456 



T-mm mwmmmiGmn mmM jo-^kkmi*. 



AOA^ *i *■*-*- 



straight Tin Pails for Honey. 



These pails have a full 

 cover, and are excellent 

 for selling honey in tne 

 liome market, and alter 

 the honey is candied, it 

 canbeshipped anywhere. 

 All sizes have a bail or 

 handle, and wlien empty 

 will be found useful in 



^___^ every household. 



Assorted samples of the three sizes put inside of o"^ another as a 

 aest, price 40 cents by express. The toUowmg are tlie piaes m 



quantities: . per dozen. Perioo. 



Gallon', holding 10 lbs. of honey *1 ??V " -^^n m 



Half Gallon, " 5 " " Jon'" 7 ni 



Quart, " 3X" " 1 20.... 7 00 



Tapering Tin Pails for Honey. 



to ID B S . -»'+io~ 



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Hastings' Perfection Bee-Feeder. 



Tins Feeder will hold one quart, and the letting 

 .k.wn of the feed is regulated by a thumb-screw. 

 Tne c"p. screws on securely. It is easy to regulate, 

 -either a quart or a spoonful-and that amount 

 -au be given in an hour or a day, as desired, ay', 

 it (lie food can be .given where it is most needed- 

 just over the cluster. Not a drop need be lost, 

 nnd no robber bees can gnt at it. Price, 40 cts., 

 or a dozen for SS.SO. Postage, 10 cents e.\tra. 



It will be noticed that these pails aretapLrui,' mslnjie '^IJ the 

 sizes have a bail, and on the a5-lb. pail a wooden liiniUe is idde< . 

 These tapering pails are made h.eavier and stronger than those with 

 the straight sides, the covers are deeper, and the top edge of the pail 

 is doubled over, making it smooth and convenient to handle. 



Assorted samples of the five sizes, nested, 75 cents, by express, o« 

 the four smaller sizes, 50 cents. Prices in quantities as follows : 



Per dozen 

 Per 100.. 



To hold 



1 lb. 4 lbs. 



$ .75.... 81.25. 



5.00.... S.OO. 



7 lbs. 



.81.150.. 

 ,.10.00 



13 lbs. 25 lbs. 

 .82.00..... 153.3.5 

 ..14.50..,. 23.00 



Feeder for Top of Hive. 



It has two side entrances for the bees, and the cover of the hive is 

 the cover t(. be used on the feeder. It is the full size of the hive, 

 ami's filled wMth the us.uU. pavtitiquso.i which ."-'.•^<3V^'j'„^t,";:\^e1 ' 

 I h imo a laviTP pnnacitv Price. — Nailed, nO cents , nat, .w cenis e.ii,ii. 

 " ^ Whe*f..m'size is given, we will send them to fit the standard 



10 frame I.angstroth hive, 



SIiucl;'o Bee-Feeder. 



WOODEIV PAIIvS FOR HOXEY. 



Wooden water-pails, well painted outside, with 3 irmi lidops and 

 a tight-fitting wooden cover, at *a.00 per dozen. They hold aS lbs. 

 of honey, and, when omjJty, they can be used as an ordinary pail. 



KiiniBar I'ailx to the above, with 2 hoops, well p.ainted, to hold 

 ao lbs. of honey, at the sam*' prio*', with a cover that is driven 

 into a croze, making as tight a joint as a head of a keg. These 

 Pails, filled vpith honey, can be as safely shipped as kegs or barrels. 



Red Labels for Pails. 



Three sizes, ranging in size for pails to liold from one to ten 

 pounds of honey. Price, ?l. 00 for a hundred, with the name and 

 address of the bee-keeiier printed on them. Smaller (luautities at 

 one cent each ; but we cannot print the name and address on less 

 than one hundred. Larger quantities according to size, as follows : 



Size A. Size B. Size C. 



2.50 Labels SI -W §2 OU $2 25 



.500 Labels 2 00 3 00 8.50 



1,000 Labels 3 00 4 00 5 00 



Samples of each of the Labels will be sent free, upon application. 



YUCCA BRUSH. 



For hrnshina lii'cs from 

 the combs. Price, 5 cents 

 each, or 50 cents per dozen. 

 ^ Postage, lo. each, extra. 



A Shuck Feeder may bt 

 iilaccd at the entrance o. 

 tiiC hive, any time of the 

 (l;iy, without danger froii; 

 iiil'iljers; it feeds much o:' 

 little as may be desired - 

 the feed can be read led b y 

 the bees only Irom the 

 inside of the hive. Price, 



by mail, 30 cents. By express, 25 cents each, or 553.40 per dozen 



WIRE NAILS. 



We carry a full line of wire nails, and can fill ordera for an, 

 luantity promptly. For nailing Sections, Cases, Irames, Kacks, 

 'Jrates, etc., they are very essential. 



The entire length of the nail being the same thickniess, they do not 

 loosen like ordinary iron nails, and are not as liable to bentt or 

 >reak. They can be easily driven through two pieces of .m. 



From the assortment of lengths given in the table below, any kuid 

 d nailing may be done, even to making large boxe.s. 



SizenfWire. NumDor in -me Ih. ' Price. 



Length of Nails, 



SEEDS for HOlS'EY PI.A1TTS. 



White Clover— per lb., 3Uc— per peck, $2.75— per bu.(BO lbs.). .810 00 



Alsike Clover— per lb., 25 -—per peek, $2.25— per bushel S 00 



Melilot or Sweet Clover— per lb., 30c— per peck, ,151.75— per bu. 6 00 



Bokhara Clover— Imported— per pound 50 



Spiiler Plant per oz., 20c.... per lb. 3 00 



Motherwort " lOc... " 100 



Cleome, Kocky Mountain Bee-Plant " 15c — " 125 



We keep no seeds in stock except those enumerated above. 

 IF TO BE SENT BY MAIL, add 10 cents per pound for postage. 



i inch long, wire No. 20, 10,000 



IK 



IM 



19, 



18,. 



18, 



17,, 



17,. 



16,. 



10,. 



1.5,. 



5,.>30 



3,300 



3,750 



1,780 



1,.5.55 



910 



700 



435 



per lb a5c 



" 30c 



" 16c 



' 1.5c 



. " 13c 



. " 13c 



. " 10c 



. " 10c 



. " s)c 



If wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound for postage. 

 8S- We can furnish larger nails, in 5-pound packages only-up to 

 I inches in length— when desired. 



Enameled Cloth, 



For covering frames. Price per yard (4.5 inches wide), 30 cents ; a 

 whole piece of 12 yards for 82.25. If ordered by mail, send 15 cents 

 per yard, extra, for postage. 



SUPPLIES FOR BEE-KEEPERS— For Sale by Thomas G. Kcwuiaii & Son, Chicago, 



Ills. 



