. Bees and honey : our 40th edition illustrated catalogue & price list, of implements for bee culture with directions for their use. A. I. Root Company; Bee culture. 28 IMPLEMENTS IN BEE CULTURE. Oct. tflued to the bellows, on which to light the match. Is the suggestion of Mr. S. H. Hough, of Rootstown, Ohio. At present I believe the Clark smoker has the preference. It may be made a direct draft in- stantly when starting the fire by simply placing fin- ger over the nozzle. During 1882 we sold over :j,000, aud in 1883, over ten thuusand. Smoker complete, by mall "'I The same by express


. Bees and honey : our 40th edition illustrated catalogue & price list, of implements for bee culture with directions for their use. A. I. Root Company; Bee culture. 28 IMPLEMENTS IN BEE CULTURE. Oct. tflued to the bellows, on which to light the match. Is the suggestion of Mr. S. H. Hough, of Rootstown, Ohio. At present I believe the Clark smoker has the preference. It may be made a direct draft in- stantly when starting the fire by simply placing fin- ger over the nozzle. During 1882 we sold over :j,000, aud in 1883, over ten thuusand. Smoker complete, by mall "'I The same by express, or with other goods by freight â¢''U Your smoker should of course be kept in doors out of the rain, but If vou are careless and get some part of it broken or injured, we can send you the different parts at the following prices. The postage Is given in the left-hand column. 10 I Bellows complete f 25 10 I Tin case for fuel 20 1 I Leather for bellows iv â¢Z I Coiled wire spruig â â â¢â¢â¢ â¢') This spring is to be put on the outside, aud can be quicklv attached to any smoker. Teu,45c; 100, $ 1.') I Leather for bellows, per side 75 AT WHOLESALE. Crate of five, $ If wanted by mail, add * for postage. One hundred, $ FUEL FOR SMOKERS. Perhaps the nicest thing we have tried is very dry, rotten elm wood. This lights instantly with a match, and gives a dense cloud of smoke. It burns out rather rapidly, but not nearly as fast in the cold blast smokers as in those where the blast is directly on the fuel. Cotton rags are excellent, but more ex- than the rotten wood. Peat is perhaps the best 1 hing where it can be obtained in plenty. Corn cobs ' hopped up, and dried in an oven, make much smoke, and are perhaps more lasting than anything SLATE TABLETS. Even if you do use the queen cards, these are so handy, I would have one hung on a tinned nail driven into each hive. Where anything unusual happens, it can easily be noted; as, for example,


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