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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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FORCING THE BREEDING QUEEN TO LAY EGGS IN AR- 

 TIFICIAL QUEEN-CUPS. 



The scope of this work is sufficiently indicated by 

 its title. It is not a larye book by any means, but it 

 contains a good deal of meat for all that; and those in- 

 terested in ciueen-rearing will be glad to read it. As 

 mitrht be supvwsed. it is one of the Swarthmore series 

 of little books on the problems of the queen-breeder. 

 It forms one more step on the ladder of siiccessful 

 queen-rearing. Price 25 cents. 



BUSINESS OUTLOOK. 



The cold weather prevailing for the past three 

 weeks in this and many other localities has been very 

 hard on bees, and has had a depressing effect upon 

 trade in supplies. It has given us an opportunity to 

 catch up a little closer on our orders, because of the 

 slackened demand. Orders are keeping us busy to 

 our utmost, and we trust that, with returning fair 

 weather, the season may still be a good one for bee- 

 keepers. 



SECOND-HAND FOUNDATION-MILLS. 



We have the following second-hand comb-founda- 

 tion mills to offer. We give a brief description of 

 each, and shall be pleased to mail a sample of founda- 

 tion, representing any one or more of these mills, to 

 .those interested, on application: 



No. 083. 2V2XIO medium-brood mill, round cell, late- 

 style frame, in good .condition. Price $15.00. 



No. 083 2^4x10 medium-brood hex. mill, late-style 

 frame, fn good condition. Price $16.00. 



No. 2275, 2iix6 hex. thin-super mill, in good condi- 

 tion. Price $11.00. 



No. 078, 2%x6 hex. thin-super mill, in extra good 

 condition. Price $12.50. 



No. 079, 2^.4x6 hex. thin-super mill, in extra good 

 condition. Price $12.50. 



No. 085, 2%x6 hex. thin-super mill, in good condi- 

 tion. Price $12.00. 



No. 08G. 254x6 hex. extra-thin-super mill, in good 

 condition. Price $12.00. 



No. 087. 2^2x10 hex. light-brood mill, in fine condi- 

 tion. Price $15.00. 



No. 088, 2^4X12 old-style Dunham round-cell mill, for 

 heavy brood, in fair condition. Price $14.00. 



SPECIAL BARGAINS IN OLD-STYLE STOCK. 



We are making some special offers on some old-style 

 goods at some of our branches, which we desire to 

 close out. There are some who prefer some of these 

 older patterns to those adopted since, as we frequent- 

 ly find. To such this is an excellent chance to secure 

 some goods of your choice at special prices. 



At our Washington branch we offer : 



77 eight-frame covers, Danz., flat metal-bound, 

 which were standard three or four years ago. They 

 are put together, all ready for use when painted. 

 Price 25 cts. each; 10 for $2.20, or the lot at 20 cts. each. 



197 ten-frame size, same style, at same price. 



60 eight-frame and 32 ten-frame bottom-boards, Danz. 

 style of 1903. with metal-bound tilting floor-board— 

 very convenient for cleaning. Price of either size, 

 20 cts. each; $1.70 for ten, or 15 cts. each for the lot. 



50 hive-stands with slanting front, not now listed in 

 our catalog. Price 12 cts. each; $1.00 for 10. 



25 hive-stands of an older pattern, without slanting 

 front. Price 10 cts. each; 80 cts. for 10. 



At our Philadelphia branch we offer : 



89 eight-frame and 500 ten-frame Danz. flat covers, 

 metal bound on ends, same as those at Washington. 

 Price 25 cts. each; $2.20 for 10; $20.00 for 100. 



10,000 thick-top staple-spaced frames, with end and 

 bottom bars ?8 wide by ii inch thick; otherwise they 

 are just like our present style. Price $2.25 per leO; 

 $10 per case of 500. 



Of our regular pattern, a'l-wood frames, we have 

 an overstock, which we offer, to reduce it, at $1.75 per 

 100; $7.50 per box of 500. 



An overstock of regular B. bottoms, ten-frame size, 

 not reversible, 20 cts. each; $1.80 for 10; $17.00 per 100. 



Overstock of 10-inch 4-row shipping-cases, with 3- 

 inch glass, at $8.00 per crate of 50; hold 24 sections. 4'4 

 xl% plain; also of 10-inch 2-row shipping-cases, with 

 3-inch glass, at $4.50 per crate of 50. 



We have at Chicago several hundred slotted section- , 

 holders, nailed, which have been used and taken back 

 in exchange for other style of fixtures. These new 

 cost $2.00 per 100 in the flat. We offer these nailed, 

 ready for use, packed for shipment, at $1.25 per 100, 

 while they last. While they are somewhat stained 

 with propolis from use, they are a bargain at this 

 price to any one needing this style of section- holder. 



We have in stock in Ogden, Utah, to dispose of. 300 

 thick-top staple-spaced frames at $2..50 per 100; 300 all- 

 wood frames at $2.00 per 100; 2 No. 4 Novice extractors 

 at $8.50 each; 1 bee-tent at $1.75; 2.50 folding cartons for 

 4!4xl?'8 sections, $1.25; 1000 cartons, wrappers, labels, 

 etc., for brick honey, at $10.00- These goods are offer- 

 ed free on board at Ogden at catalog prices as aoove, 

 less 10 per cent discount for prompt cash order to 

 close out the stock quick. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



TESTING SEED CORN. 



May be some of the friends will think I am having a 

 great deal to say about seed corn; but if I reach you 

 before your corn is planted I have got to talk fast and 

 quick. In regard to the importance of this matter let 

 me quote from an article in the Pilgrim for May, 1907, 

 entitled " Developing Iowa's Gold-mine," by Prof. P. 

 G. Holden, who says : 



Last fall I visited a farm of two hundred acres of corn which 

 showed thirty-nine per cent of a stand. During the conversa- 

 tion it developed that the farmer had tested neither the seed 

 nor the planter, and had kept both his boys out of school dur- 

 ing the summer to work, as he was " behind " and had " some 

 bad debts to pay." He •• intended to test " his ■ seed," but was 

 so crowded with other work " that he " could not get to It." 



If he had spent Ave or six days in March, when his time was 

 otherwise of little value, in testing the germinating power of 

 every ear of corn, had properly graded it to uniform size of 

 kernels, and had picked cjut the broken, rotten, and discolored 

 kernels, and had then tested his planter and adjusted the 

 planter-plates to drop the pruper number of kernels to the 

 hill, he could have laid ott the rest of the year, sent his boys to 

 school, and been more than a thousand dollars ahead. A few 

 days spent at the right time on our seed corn may be worth 

 more to us than a whole year's work. 



Now, friends, you want to read that over and over. 

 If the grown-up men will not catch on and go to work, 

 get the young men and boys at it. Yes. let the girls 

 read the above extract. Just think of it ! the children 

 kept out of school and a loss of over $1000 just because 

 the old farmer could not understand that "whatso- 

 ever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." He is 

 not the only hard-working farmer who has only thirty- 

 nine per cent of a stand just because he could not take 

 a little time to fuss with his seed corn before planting- 

 time came. 



Well might Prof. Holden term it the "developing 

 of Iowa's gold-mine." Why, dear friends, I have just 

 this morning returned from a visit to Mr. C. F. Hun- 

 ter, of Seven Mile, Butler Co., Ohio, where I saw a 

 field where the editor of the Indiana Farmer in 1905 

 measured part of a row and husked the corn, showing 

 a yield at the rate of 247 bushels per acre. I mention 

 this right here simply to indicate to the people of our 

 land the possibilities along the line of the new corn 

 culture. It has been Mr. Hunters hobby, more or 

 less, for 48 years; and he has been working right along 

 the line of Prof. Holden's lectures. I saw great wagon- 

 loads of ears of corn going to market that I think 

 would average one pound per ear. I expect, in our 

 next issue, to tell you more about it, and to give you 

 some pictures. Let me say once more, do not lose a 

 minute in testing a few grains of corn out of every 

 ear, before you plant it. 



