February, 1916. 



American Hee Journal 



Notice to Northern Beekeepers! 



WE are makinga specialty of the pound packije trade, and will ship from our yards at Fitzpitrick and other points in Alabama, pack- 

 ages and queens during April and May at the following prices: One frame with queen. I2 od; without queen. $1 25. Untested queens. 



single. $1.00; six for $4. so; dozen for $8.50; in lots of 50 or more. 60c each. Select tested, $2 00. Breeders. $3.50. A special price quoted 

 on packages of ;o or more and 5 percent discount on all orders by March 15th. We have improved on the pound package, making it larger, 

 lighter and giving it more ventilation. We will send sample of package on application. 



Our vast experience with the Root Company, and our father. A. ri. Marchant. enables us to know what the trade wants and needs, 

 and we are well equipped to take care of any and all orders regardless of size. Our aim is to carry surplus so as to be enable to fill all 

 orders by return mail and on the day they fall due. Our stock is of the three-band Italian, and has stood the test for 20 years. There is 

 none better. We have sold the A. I. Root Company two cars of bees and several hundred queens, and will sell again this season. 



We guarantee safe arrival, freedom from disease, pure mating, no inbreeding, and your money refunded if not satisfied. 



References: The American Exchange Bank of Apalachicola. Fla.: also The A. I. Root Company. Insure yourself against loss by 



placing your orders with 



The Marchant Bros., 



Sumatra, Florida 



AFTER MARCH 13, OUR ADDRESS WILL BE FITZPATRICK. ALABAMA 



AN AUTOMATIC FOOT SCRAPER 



Give Your Wife a Surprise 



When a fellow comes in from the barn on one of those wet 

 dayswhenmostofthefarmstickstohisshoes. itisalmost impossible 

 to get them clean with an ordinary scraper. Surprise your wife by 

 placing an Automatic Foot Scraper at the back door. Mud. snow, 

 dust and dirt will not be tracked over your floors if you use 



CRAB'S FOOT SCRAPER 



outside your door. The only device made which cleans bottoms and 

 sides of shoe in one operation. Has ten parallel plates for scrap- 

 ing soles and two stiff bristle brushes which cleans sides of shoe. 



AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTS ITSELF 



to any size shoe. Handsomely enameled. Looks neat. Can be ro 

 tated and swept under. Fastens to doorstep or any handy place 

 ^_^^^____^^„^__ .^. Get one and save yourself useless work. Price, $1.00. 



We offer^the Bee Journal one year with foot scraper ; both only $1.50 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, HAMILTON, ILLINOIS 



Paint Without Oil 



Remarkable Discovery that Cuts Down 

 the Cost of Paint 75 Percent 



A Free Trial Package is Mailed to Every- 

 one Who Writes 



A. L. Rice, a prominent manufacturer ot 

 Adams. N. Y.. has discovered a process of 

 making a new kind of paint without the use 

 of oil. He calls it Powdrpaint. It comes in 

 tfie form of a dry powder, and all that is re- 

 quired is cold water to makea paint weather 

 proof, fire proof, and as durable as oil paint. 

 It adheres to any surface, wood, stone or 

 brick, spreads and looks like oil paint and 

 costs about one-fourth as much. 



Write to Mr. A. L. Rice. Manufacturer, 23 

 North St.. Adams. N. Y.. and he will send 

 you a free trial package, also color card and 

 full information, showing you how you can 

 save a good many dollars. Write today. 



The ideaa of Cartoonist Donahey. of tbe Cleveland Plain 



Dealer, on preparedness in beekeeping. It 



pays 10 get ready nuw. 



If you ha've not yet recei'ved a copy of our iqi6 

 Catalog of Supplies for Beekeepers, drop a card 

 for it. The catalog is free and lue luant cz'ery 

 reader of the American Bee Journal to ha've one. 



The Best Buy in Beekeeping 



Too many honey-producers delay 

 their preparations for the season 

 until swarming is upon them. If 

 you get your supplies now you will 

 have time for other work during 

 the summer. 



In the winter is the time to nail 

 and paint hives, wire frames, and 

 fasten foundation. The efficient 

 beekeeper is the man whose hives 

 are ready for the swarms, whose su- 

 pers shipshape for the honey flow. 



By preparing now, your midsum- 

 mer labor of beekeeping will be 

 very largely reduced. 



Order now. It costs LESS to 

 order now. Take advantage of the 

 2 per cent discount on February 

 purchases. 



A New York state honey-producer 

 wTote us Dec. 30, 1915: "For years 

 I have been buying my supplies 

 from your New York house. I have 

 a preference for your supplies, altho 



they are higher in price than sup- 

 plies from others. I produced over 

 11,500 poiuids of honey last sum- 

 mer and have about five tons on 

 hand." 



He is right; our supplies are high- 

 er priced. But they give far better 

 satisfaction and service. This man 

 could save money on his purchase 

 of equipment but he would lose on 

 his honey crop. 



That is why he has been buying 

 of us for years. 



Some men are content only with 

 the best supplies they can buy. 

 They are successful beekeepers. 



The small difference in cost is 

 repaid many times over in larger 

 profits from the business. 



If you have ever used Root sup- 

 plies after trying the cheaper lines 

 you will recognize the truth of these 

 statements. 



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