January, 1916. 



A Prosperous New Year! 



May your success in 1916 exceed your happiest expectations. 

 It will go far toward doing so if your equipment and supplies 

 are made right. And there is just one way to KNOW the 

 best bee supplies — that's by getting 



OUR 1916 CATALOG 



Ready for delivery January 1. Drop a card for it. 



The new catalog is a complete revision. It rep- 

 resents real progress in the manufacture of sup- 

 plies -- progress tempered by the results of careful 

 and patient tests. 



The new catiilog describes the new friction-drive 

 extractors. The drive is noiseless and flexible. 

 Power is applied so gradually that there is no 

 strain on ihe comb. 



Prices in the new catalog are essentially the 

 same. Wax foundation is two cents lower. The 



heavy European demand for zinc for military pur- 

 poses has had an effect on prices of queen ex- 

 cluders. 



The new catalog forecasts Cleanings in Bee Cul- 

 ture for 1916. Features of the magazine ynW be 

 practical special numbers on building, out-apiaries. 

 wax production, advertising honev, and market- 

 ing honey. 



The new catalog explains our connection with 

 Airline Honey and shows how it benefits you. 

 The information is interesting. 



Write for the free catalog now. Remember the 3 per cent 

 discount on January purchases. 



Grand Prize was awarded Root Supplies at San Diego. 



New York 



Philadelphia 



Chicago 



St. Paul 



San Francisco 



Los Angeles 



THE A. I. ROOT CO. 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



Washington 



Dea Moines 



Syracuse 



Indianapolis 



Zanei\-ille, O. 



Mechanic Falls, Me. 



TENNESSEE-BRED QUEENS 



43 Years' Experience in Queen Rearing— Breed 3-6and Italians Only 



Nov I to May i 



I 6 12 



Untested J1.50 $7.50 J13.50 



Select Untested 2.00 850 15.00 



Tested 2.50 13,50 25.00 



Select Tested.. 3.00 1650 30.00 



May I to June i 



I 6 12 



I1.25 t 6.50 $11 50 



1.50 7.50 13 50 



2.00 10.50 18.50 



2.75 15.00 27.00 



July I to Nov. I 



I 6 12 



( .75 t 4.00 S .75 



I. 00 5.00 0.00 



1.50 8 DO 15.00 



2,00 10.00 IB.OO 



Bees by the pound, i lb.. $1.25; 2 lb.. I2.25: 3 lb.. I2.75. 



Nuclei (no queen) i fr. 51^50; 2 fr., J2.15; 3 fr. $2.75; 4 fr.. $350; pure sband Italians. 



select oueen wanted, add once. 



Capacity of yard, 5000 queens a year Select queen tested for breeding, $3.00 

 The very best queen tested for breeding, $10 



„^. „ Queens for export will be carefully packed in long distance cages, but safe delivery 

 not sUSrsntCGQ 



JOHN M. DAVIS, SPRING HILL, TENN. 



GRAB'S AUTOMATIC FOOT SCRAPER 



Give Your Wife a Surprise 



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

 days when most of the farm sticks to his shoes, it is almost impossible 

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

 placing ari Automatic Foot Scraper at the backdoor. Mud. snow, 

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



CRABS 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 stift 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 

 (jet 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. I\ice a prominent manufacturer ot 

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

 makinga new kind of paint without the use 

 of oil. He calls it Powdrpaint. It comes in 

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

 quired is cold water to makea paint weather 

 proof, hre 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. 



"A Year's Work in an Out- 

 Apiary" is the name of a booklet by 

 G. M. Doolittle, the well-known honey- 

 producer of New York State. He tells 

 how he secured an average of llij4 

 pounds of honey per colony in a poor 

 season. It is fully illustrated, and tells 

 in detail just how Mr. Doolittle has 

 won his great success as a honey-pro- 

 ducer. The price of the booklet is 50 

 cents, postpaid, but we club it with the 

 American Bee Journal for a year — both 

 for ^$1..30. Every bee-keeper should 

 have a copy of this booklet, and study 

 it thoroughly. Address al! orders to 

 the American Bee Journal 



