January, 1913. 



lAmcrican Bee Joarnal 



The Fruit-Growers' 

 Guide Book 



is a complete En- 

 cyclopedia of hor- 

 ticulture. It has 

 300 pages, and is 

 well illustrated. 

 All about spray- 

 i n g, fungicides, 

 insecticides ; how 

 to can Fruits, Veg- 

 etables, etc. It was 

 written for the 

 man with a thou- 

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 as fortheone with 

 a few trees in the dooryard. It is the 

 result of years of study and travel. 



The Fruit Crower.published month- 

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 horticulture. 



THE GUIDE BOOK, regular price $1.00 



FRUIT GROWER, one year • 1.00 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, one year 1.00 



We club all three of these sent to 

 one address for $1.50, or we will 

 send the first two for $1.00. 



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is the best, handsomest and most valuable 

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White Sweet Clover Seed 



Sweet Clover is rapidly becoming one of the most useful things that can be 

 grown on the farm. Its value as a honey-plant is well known to bee-keepers, but 

 its worth as a forage-plant and also as an enricher of the soil is not so widely 

 known. However, Sweet Clover is coming to the front very fast these days. 

 Some years ago it was considered as a weed by those who knew no better. The 

 former attitude of the enlightened farmer today is changing to a great respect 

 for and appreciation of Sweet Clover, both as a food for stock and as a valuable 

 fertilizer for poor and worn-out soils. 



The seed should be sown either in the fall or early in the spring. 20 to 25 

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We can also furnish the yellow biennial seed. This variety blooms about 

 two weeks earlier than the white which makes it preferred by some bee-keepers. 

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 variety. Seed will be shipped promptly on receipt of order. 



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Hamilton, Illinois. 



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