November, 191 1. 



American ^ae Journal 



Are You Good at Figures? 



These Books would help you much 



Practical Brief Figuring 





subscriptions and renewals. 

 The postpaid price of ' 



Makes figuring easy and attrac- 

 tive. It contains "sliort cuts " for 

 the merchant, manufacturer, me- 

 chanic and farmer, besides a trea- 

 tise on the Civil Service Examina- 

 tion in arithmetic. 



Freaks of Figures 



Is a collection of interesting s 

 very amusing mental diversior:-. 

 for parlor entertainments and si 

 cial gatherings for old and youn^ 

 Both of these books are printed 

 on an excellent Quality of paper, 

 and neatly bound. 



We have completed arrange- 

 ments with the author by which 

 these books may be secured by all 

 subscribers of the American Bee 

 Journal at a nominal figure as fol- 

 lows; 



We will send you the American 

 Bee Journal for one year and a 

 copy of either "Practical Brief 

 Figuring" or " Freaks of Figures." 

 prepaid, for $1.30. 



We will send you the American 

 Bee Journal for one year and a 

 copy of both books, prepaid, on 

 receipt of $1.70. 



These offers are good for new 



Practical Brief Figuring" is 60c; of "Freaks of Figures." 50c. 



George W. York & Co., 117 N. Jefferson St., Chicago, III. 



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First Lessons in Bee-Keeping " 



SEE 

 PAGE 

 322 



J/ouA/ecL 



PILLING 



arned 

 30c. a poundj while ordinary poul- 

 try brinps only 15o. a pound. 

 PVogresaive poultry men know 

 the.se thin^rs and use 



CAPONIZ- 

 ING SETS 

 Sent postpaid, $2.60 i>ersetwitli 

 " Easy-to-use *' instructions. 

 . We also make P' i(/(rv 

 .Vnr^'er, 25c. Gape i^orni Extractor, 2^c French 



Killing Knife, 60c. Booklet, "Guide for Caponiilng," FREE. 



C. P. PILLI NG & SON C O.. 23d & ArctStj., P hUaJelpU, ?t. 

 t*Waae ment'on Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Souvenir Bee Postal Cards 



We have 4 Souvenir Postal Cards of 

 interest to bee-keepers. No. 1 is a 

 Teddy Bear card, with stanza of poetry, 

 a stravir bee-hive, a jar and section of 

 honey, etc. It is quite sentimental. 

 No. 2 has the words and music of the 

 song, "The Bee-Keeper's Lullaby;" No. 

 3, the words and music of "Buckwheat 

 Cakes and Honey;" and No. 4, the 

 words and music of "The Humming 

 of the Bees." We send these cards, 

 postpaid, as follows: 4 cards for 10 

 cents, 10 cards for 20 cents ; or 10 cards 

 with the American Bee Journal one 

 year for $1.10. Send all orders to the 

 office of the American Bee Journal. ' 



FREE Booklets for Bee-Keepers ! 



Make good use of your spare time this Winter. Get a better honey crop by fittimg yourself to be a better bee- 

 keeper. The booklets named below are sent, free of charge, to our friends who request them. Each is of 

 considerable value to the apiarist who is interested in the particular phase of the work treated. You may have 

 all of them, if you desire. Perhaps you have a friend who would like copies, too. 



Here are a Few Titles: 



BEE-KEEPER AND FRUIT GROWER 



How and Why their interests are mutual. New edition. 

 24 pages. 



HOW TO PRODUCE EXTRACTED HONEY 



Explains in detail complete process of extracted 

 honey production. 44 pages — illustrated. 



FACTS ABOUT BEES 



or the Danzenbaker Hive and its management. &) 

 pages illustrated from photographs. 



THE BUCKEYE HIVE 



Wintering bees in the double-walled hive. 76 pages- 

 just published. 



Other interesting booklets and the leading text-books on bee-keeping are listed in our catalog of bee-keepers' 

 supplies. Better refer to these and " study-up " in your spare moments. 



We have prepared a 16-page catalog of Money Saving Combination on Magazines, Books, and Useful articles 

 with GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. These apply for new and renewal subscriptions alike. Send post- 

 card for the catalog. 



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This discount applies to goods listed in our general catalog except as follows: Paint, Porter bee-escapes, 

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