1 VO.S 



(JLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1 1 09 



"If goods are ^vantecl cfuicK, send to Ponder.** 



EstablisHea 1880 



QUALITY, 



By the Bie Crank 



I am offering a discount 

 of 7 per cent on bee-sup- 

 plies sent out this month 

 for next season's use. Next 

 month the discount will be 

 6 per cent. I am very 

 glad, for several reasons, 

 that many bee-keepers are 

 taking advantage of the 

 liberal discount. I am se- 

 curing a good share of the 

 business because I have 

 been giving my customers 

 more for their money than 

 many of them have been 

 in the habit of securing elsewhere. 

 The saving will represent an ex- 

 cellent investment for any bee- 

 keeper, and with me it will be a 

 great help by relieving the strain 

 that comes with the tremenduous 

 demand for supplies in April, Max, 

 and June, when it seems that every- 

 body wants supplies on the first train. 



Bujing bee-supplies is just like 

 bu\ing any thing else. It is not 

 so much what you pay as what you 

 get for your money. Here you get 

 Root quality and prompt service. 

 Jf you have not my catalog on your 

 table I wish you would send your 

 name and address, and state the 

 number of colonies you have. I 

 want to place your name on my 

 mailing-list because I want your 

 business. I want your business be- 

 cause I know that I can give you 

 as good service for vour monev as 



you can get anywhere. I 

 will then send you print- 

 ed matter; am going to 

 write letters to you; and if 

 I could I would call and 

 see you. I have for sale 

 what you are having to buy 

 from time to time, and 

 nothing short of your en- 

 tire bee-supply business 

 will satisfy me if you are 

 within range of Indiana- 

 polis. Send your name 

 and you will confer a mu- 

 tual favor. 

 Honey. — I find that there is a 

 good demand for honey from bee- 

 keepers who have small apiaries, 

 and where their demand exceeds 

 their supply. In handling honey 

 I have always been careful about 

 the quality, just the same as in 

 handling bee-supplies. Wi.hin the 

 last month I have had large ship- 

 ments from such well-known bee- 

 keepers as S. D. Chapman, Geo. 

 E. Hilton, Geo. H. Kirkpatrick, 

 M. F. Perry, I. C. Lindley, E. A. 

 Doney, To field Lehman, Guy 

 Morrison, E. J. & Walter Hemple, 

 and others. I mention these names 

 to give an idea of the quality of 

 honey that I am handling. If in- 

 terested, let me send you my 

 monthly quotations of the Indiana- 

 polis honey market, free. 



I can use more beeswax at 28 

 cents cash or 30 cents in trade. 



Walter S. Pouder, 



513-515 MassacHusetts A.venue, Indianapolis, Ind. 



