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% The letter produced below from a well-known poultry man is representative of hundreds ^ 



^ of unsolicited letters received annually, commending the Root goods. Whether you area .f^ 



^ dealer in supplies or a bee-keeper, you will be interested in what Mr- Rigg says, especially %> 



y^ if you have never used our supplies. In this letter we call your attention to three points : — /<! 



% 1st:— Mr. Rigg could get along without GLEANINGS, but could not afford to do ^ 



./^ so. Neither can any one keeping bees, even if only a single colony. ;% 



^ 2nd:— In purchasing bees, as with other stock it pays to get select stock. See what ly, 



y, results Mr. Rigg obtained from our red-clover strain of bees. /'' 



'% 3rd— We respectfully urge you to notici- that Mr. Rigg used our Danzenbaker comb- ^ 



^ honey hive. If you want to produce fancy honey, this is the hive to use /4, 



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^ WHITE WYANDOTTES HOUDANS ^ 



'% Lint Brtd Since 1897 Line Bred Since 1874 ,^ 



^ Unapproached in 5iu, Style and Finish Acknowledged Sund&rd of Houdm Excellence in Amcricft ^\ 



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%: THOS. F. RIGG % 



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y/i Iowa Falls, Iowa, Aug. 29 .190.6 'y 



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if Iledina, Ohio % 



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% Find enclosed draft for $1.50 for which please give me credit %; 



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^ on subscription account to Gleanings, ^ 



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^ I could get along without Gleanings, but cannot afford to do 3o. %, 



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^ Let me tell you of the result secured from the three-frame nucleus ^ 



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Z% purchased of you. This was received here l.Iay 23rd. This was given .% 



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'f4, good care and has made rae 64 pounds of surplus honey and will yet have ^-'- 



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to its credit nearly 32 pounds more. Is not that good for a "greenhorn"? 

 But it was all on account of the worth of that queen. An experienced 



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% bee man tells me that this was an exceptionally good queen. T/hen he .f/, 



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■% saw the immense swarm busy at work, and was told that only a short time ■y^/, 



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>^, before it was only a small nucleus, he remarked, "Got them of Root, did S, 



% you not?" 



% I give full credit to Root and the queen. I cared for thepj in a 



S, Danz hive according to Root's advice, and got the usual Root results, -A 



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■A Yours respectfully, — "^ 



^' Our early order discount for October is 6 per cent. If you can't make up your specifica- ^ 



% tions today, send along your remittence ti> cover approximately yourneeds, and claim the ^ 



^ discount, and let your order follow by a later mail. If iou want goods to the amount of |^ 



^ 150.00 remit us only $4().S0. Other amounts in proportion. Claim the benefit of the discount ^ 



^ when your lemittence is sent. Send orders and remittences either to our home office, branch ^ 



^ offices, or .iobt)ing agents. ^ 



% Dealers at remote points can not always make the same prices and discounts that we do at % 



% Medina, but are able todoso in manycases. Correspond with such dealers in these matters. %_ 



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I THE A. I. ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio. % 



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