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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Aug. 15 



DOLL 

 SHIPPING 



CASES 



are very well made of fine white 



basswood with one-piece cover 



""^anH bottom. Can furnish with 



either corrugated paper or "no- 

 drip sticks." 



Doll Shipping - Cases 



are made for any number or 



size of sections, with either two 



or three inch glass front. 



We Have a Large . . . 

 Stock on Hand 



which means prompt shipment, 

 and our prices are the lowest. 



HONEY - PACKAGES 



IN TIN 



for shipping or storing extract- 

 ed honey prevents leakage and 

 taint from wood; being square, 

 they are extra strong and econ- 

 omize space. One-gallon cans, 

 ten in a box ; five-gallon cans, 

 one or two in a box. 



Send for Our Estimate for 1909. 



Minnesota 

 Bee-supply Company 



123 Nicollet Island 



Minneapolis, Minnesota 



Better Supplies 



More Profits 



You know to how large an extent the 

 profits of bee culture depend upon 

 the right kind of supplies, and you 

 know, too, that just as important as 

 the right supplies is to get them 

 when you want them, at the right 

 price. 



In every way — location, stock, and 

 low prices — we are fitted to serve 

 you to your profit. 



We Ship on Tim e 



and you get the goods when you 

 want them. We are centrally locat- 

 ed, and can ship direct by boat and 

 over thirty different railroads. Our 

 stock is the best, and we sell the 

 best goods at the lowest prices. 

 What more can you want? Write 

 today for our big book and special 

 prices for this month. 



Blanke & Hauk Supply Co. 



1009-13 Lucas Ave. St. Louis, Mo. 



SUPPLIES . . . 

 and QUEENS 



Every thing needed by the bee- 

 keeper, and purest strain of 

 Italian queens and bees. Test- 

 ed queens, $1.50; untested, 75c. 



J. M. JENKINS 



WETUMPKA ALABAMA 



HOW TO KEEP BEES 



■MB By ANNA BOTSFORD COMSTOCK ^b 



'T'HIS is an excellent book for the beginner. 

 -*- Nothing better. We cordially recom- 

 mend it to all who are learning bee-keeping 

 by their own effort. Having commenced 

 bee-keeping three times, the talented author 

 is in a position to furnish the right kind 

 of advice. You can not go wrong in order- 

 ing this book. It is charmingly written and 

 easily understood. Price $1.10 postpaid by 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, MEDINA, OHIO 



