HOW ABOUT NEXT YEAR? 



The season of 1917, just closed, has been a most unusual one. Beekeepers who 

 did not fortify themselves early in the season by securing their hives, sections and 

 other goods and having their equipment ready for the bees, found that when the 

 honey season was upon them that they were up against the following conditions : 



EVERYBODY WANTED BEE GOODS— DEALERS HAD DEPLETED STOCKS ON 

 ACCOUNT OF THE UNUSUAL DEMAND— MANUFACTURERS WERE SEVERAL 

 WEEKS BEHIND ON ORDERS— THEIR FACTORIES WERE WORKING OVER- 

 TIME, SOME BEEKEEPERS WERE DELAYED, SOME DISAPPOINTED, SOME 

 GOT THEIR GOODS WHEN IT WAS TOO LATE. 



Now, Mr. Beekeeper, what are you 

 going to do about Next Season? 



Prospects are favorable for a big demand for bee supplies next year. Profit by 

 the experience of the past. Prepare! Order your goods this fall. Write us or 

 our dealer nearest you for a list of new prices. 



If you are not on our mailing list, write us at once and we will send you a catalog 

 containing name of the distributer nearest you, and in this way you will also be 

 sure to receive a copy of our new 1918 catalog when it is issued, which will be in 

 January, as usual. 



LEWIS 



Hives and Sections and all other goods are made of the 

 best material and are scientifically manufactured =^^ 



OUR GUARANTEE 



We absolutely guarantee that our goods are perfectly manufactured of the 

 best material for the purpose. On examination, if our goods are not as rep- 

 resented, ive do not ask you to keep them. Return same at our expense and 

 we mil refund your money, including any transportation charges you 

 have paid. If you purchase our goods from one of our distributers, the 

 same guarantee holds good, as we stand back of them. 



REMEMBER, IN HARMONY WITH THE GENERAL CALL MADE BY THE PRESIDENT, 

 ALL BEEKEEPERS NOW OWE IT TO THE NATION, IN ORDER THAT BEEKEEPING 

 MAY FULFILL ITS HIGHEST OBLIGATION, TO REDOUBLE THEIR EFFORTS TO IN- 

 CREASE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEEKEEPING AS AN AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY 

 WHICH CONSERVES A VALUABLE NATIONAL RESOURCE AND WHIlH PRODUCES A 

 NON-PERISHABLE, CONCENTRATED, WHOLESOME FOOD WHICH PLAYS A VERY 

 IMPORTANT PART IN THE ENDURANCE OF ANY NATION. 



ORDER YOUR BEE SUPPLIES EARLY AND ORDER STANDARD GOODS IN ORDER TO 

 SAVE TIME AND ENABLE MANUFACTURING PLANTS TO ACCOMPLISH THE MOST 

 IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME. 



G. B. LEWIS COMPANY 



WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, U.S.A. 



Send for catalog giving name of distributer nearest you 



