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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1 The Root Dovetailed Hive, 



2 Ttie Danz. Hive- 



The comb-honey hive. 



3 The Root Chaff Hive- 



Our all- the -year- around -out- door 

 hive. — Costs more and is worth more. 



4 Ail otiier Supplies 



used or needed in the apiary — and all 

 *' Root Quality." 



5 Material and Workmanship 



of the very best — yet reasonable in 

 price. 



Write us for prices on quantities, according to your needs, either 



f. o. b. Lansing, or delivered to your station. Send for 



onr 1909 catalog. :: Beeswax wanted. 



M. H. HUNT & SON 



Opposite Lake Shore Depot. 



LANSING, MICH. 



Bee Supplies 



Our new stock lias arrived; all orders 



are shipped promptly. 



Do you know, Mr. Bee Man, that 



our business increases each year from 



25 to 50 per cent.'' 



Why.' Because we are saving our 



customers money in freight. 



\N'hy not allow us to save for you.' 



Send us > our orders and try us. 



Satisfaction Guaranteed. 



Honey in cans or barrels, also beeswax, 

 wanted in exchange for supplies. Write us 

 what you have to offer, and let us tell you 

 what we can do. 



No cartage on Honey or Beeswax in or 

 Supplies out. 



Free catalog for the asking. 



The Griggs Bros. Co., 



Toledo, Ohio. 



PUBLICATIONS ON 



CULTURE 



Please use this order form by check- 

 ing in the margin the items wanted 



The pamphlets and booklets listed below 

 are of more than ordinary interest: 



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My First Season's Experience with 

 the Honey-bee. By the " Spectator," of the 

 Outlook, of New York. A ten-page leaflet detail- 

 ing the experiences of this well-known writer. 

 You will read the leaflet through before you lay 

 it down. Free. 



The Bee-keeper and Fruit-grower. A 

 15-page booklet giving actual facts regarding the 

 value of bees to fruit, and showing how bee- 

 keeping may be doubly profitable to the fruit- 

 grower. Fruit-growers are realizing as never 

 before the necessity of having honey-bees in 

 close proximity to their blossoming fruit. Free. 



Bee-keeping for Sedentary Folk. A 

 24-page leaflet reciting the actual experiences of 

 an amateur bee-keeper, showing what equipment 

 is best, points derived, etc. Free. 



Catalog of Bee - keepers' Supplies. 

 Our complete catalog will be mailed free to any 

 address on request. 



Transferring Bees. A i4-page booklet 

 giving instructions and illustrating appliances. 

 No need to keep your bees in old out-of-date 

 hives when they can easily be transferred into 

 new hives and earn profits for you. Price 10 cts. 



Bee-hunting, Gives information necessary 

 to enable one who is active and intelligent to 

 engage in bee-hunting with success. It is well 

 gotten up and worth the price, which is 25 cents. 



Spring Management ot Bees. A 14- 

 page booklet detailing the experiences of some 

 successful bee-keepers, and giving instructions 

 on this oftimes perplexing matter. Price 10 cts. 



Habits of the Honey-bee. By Dr. E. F. 

 Phillips. A somewhat scientific handling of the 

 habits_and anatomy of th e bee. Price 10 cen ts. 



How to Keep Bees. A book of 228 pages, 

 detailing in a most interesting manner the ex- 

 periences of a beginner in such a way as to help 

 other beginners. Price $1.10 postpaid. 



The A B C of Bee Culture. A complete 

 encyclopedia on bees, of nearly 540 pages, fully 

 illustrated. $1.50 postpaid; half leather, $2.00. 



Cleanings In Bee Culture. A 64page 

 illustrated semi-monthly magazine, the leading 

 exponent of bee culture in this country. Ten 

 cents per issue, but to new subscribers we will 

 furnish it six months for 25 cents. 



This sheet may be used as an order sheet 

 by properly checking on the margin your 

 signature, and remittance, if required. 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, O.: 



Please send me the items checked abo'-ue; 

 I inclose $ to co-ver the cost. 



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