JANUARY 1, 1913 



" 



falcon" Foundation 



Made at Falconer, New York, in the **f^\coW Plant. 





From the best wax that can be purchased, run through our special cleansing and sheeting 

 processes, and milled with the greatest care. The bees prefer It, and work on it sooner. 



We've just finished making a large stock of pine hives, sections, separators, and many other 

 things which are in daily use by the bee-keeper. "FALCON" supplies have given satisfaction all 

 over the world, and we are confident that they will please you in like manner. 



During January we are allowing a 3 per cent discount on all "FALCON" bee-supplies. Don't 

 delay your order, but purchase them now and save the discount. Don't be one of those fellows 

 who wait until the last minute, and lose money. Write us to-day. 



Look up your stock and see if you need any supplies. Then send us list for quotation on the 

 "FALCON" Brand from our nearest dealer. 



WYlte for samples of our foundation and Red Catalog postpaid. 



Prompt attention. All goods guaranteed. A trial will convince you. 



The W. T. Falconer Mfg. Company. 



Where the good beehives come from 



Falconer, New York 



"Buying Cheap Goods to Save Money is Like Stopping the Clocl( to Save Time" ^*°''^°i|o^i°°°^l,r^^^3°4^^ 

 It Pays to Buy LEWIS BEEWARE— Always the Same— Always Standard g^.VwIs Company! Waurto^^^^ 



— «- How to Produce -i>« 



EXTRACTED 

 HONEY 



THIS is the title of a neatly print- 

 ed, illustrated booklet, the sec- 

 ond edition of which has just 

 been published. Each operation in the 

 process of extracted-honey production 

 is explained in detail, with photo- 

 graphic reproductions and drawings to 

 make the text more plain. Beginning 

 with the chapter on "Preparing Colo- 

 nies for the Honey-flow," the booklet 

 concludes with a description of "Pack- 

 ages for Extracted Honey." 



Many helpful and valuable sugges- 

 tions will be found within the 44 pages 

 this booklet contains, and it is a pleas- 

 ure to announce its addition to our 

 Bee-keepers' 10-cent Library. Order 

 by name or specify Number 25. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY 



NEW YORK MEDINA, 0. CHICAGO 



Do You Love SWEETS? 



Ralph Waldo Emerson Did 



He said you can attain to royalty by 

 loving sweets. 



" He who knows what SWEETS 

 . . . are in the ground, the waters, 

 the plants, the heavens, and how 

 to come at these enchantments, is 

 the rich and royal man." 



" HOW to come at these ? " 



Aye, there's the rub. 



How many people miss them ! and 

 perhaps some of these many, strange 

 to say, keep bees 



Want to know how? 



Send $1.00 for a year's subscription to 



The Guide to Nature 



Arcadia, Sound Beach, Conn. 



It is edited by Edward F. Bigelow, a 

 sweets extractor — in other words, "a 

 bee-man" and a naturalist. 



PROTECTION HIVE 



The best and lowest-priced double-wall hive on the market. This hive has % material In 

 the outer wall, and is not cheaply constructed of Vi material as are some other hives on the 

 market. Packing or dead-air apace as you prefer. Remember, winter is approaching. Get 

 your bees into comfortable quarters before it is here. .... Send for a catalog. 



A. G. WOODMAN CO., GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. 



