1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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Better Supplies 



More Profits 



Vou 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 Time 



and you get the goods when you 

 want them. We are centi'ally 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. 



Write Us for 

 Prices — 



We will make you delivered 

 prices by return mail on any 

 thing you may want for your 

 apiary. 



We Manufacture 



Dovetailed hives, Hoffman 

 frames, sections, separators, 

 shipping - cases, etc.; also 

 berry boxes and crates. 



There are no Better 

 Hives than Ours. 



Prices the lowest. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed, or 

 money refunded. 



Minnesota Bee -supply Co. 



Power Bldfi.. Nicollet Island 

 Minneapolis, Minn. 



PUBLICATIONS ON 



CULTURE 



Please use this order form by check- 

 ing in the margin the items wanted 



The pamphlets and booklets listed below 

 are ot more than ordinary interest: 



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My First Season's Experienca with 

 tlie 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>iceeper 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-lceeping 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 l4-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 instractions 

 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 ot the bee. Price 10 cents. 



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 mag.izine, 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 above; 

 I inclose S to conjer the cost. 



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