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ALFRED n. NE^VJIAI^, 



BUSINESS MANAGER. 



justness Sl0tijces, 



It Yoii IJve near one post-office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give tlie 

 address tliat we liave on our list. 



«ivesiCopyof "Honey as Food and 

 Miilicine " to every one who buys a package 

 ot honey. It will sell lots of it. 



I>r. Miller's ICook, "A Tear Among 

 tlie Bees," and the Ameuican Bee Jour- 

 XAi, for one year— we send both for $1.50. 



If yoii I.,ose Money by carelessly en- 

 closing it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 when a Money Order, which is perfectly 

 safe, costs but 5 cents. 



Pure Plienol lor Foul Broo«l.— 



Calvert's No. 1 phenol, mentioned in Che- 

 shire's pamphlet on pages 16 and 17, can be 

 procured at this office at 25 cents per ounce. 

 Not being mailable, it must go by express. 



Pi*eser»'e Your Papers for futiu"e 



reference. If you have no Bi:!^I»EI8. we 

 will mail you one for 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Joubnai,. 



Vucra Urnslies, for removing bees 

 ftrom the combs, are a soft, vegetable fiber, 

 and do not irritate the bees. We supply 

 them at 5 cents each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if 

 sent by mail, add 1 cent each for postage. 



Please ■write American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to tliis office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatioiLS delay and trouble. 



A Home Marltet for honey can be 

 made by judiciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine." 

 Such will create a demand in any locality at 

 1 . uiunerative prices. See list on the second 

 I'Uge of this paper. ' 



Cold, I'ure and brown ilo hillside, dale and plain. 

 'I'liey rest from, labor now ; yet flower, fruit and 

 jirain 

 Mnill cover them afraiu. Complain not that they 

 sleep- 

 Sow worthy seed;a worthy harvest shall thou reap. 



Care in the selection ot seed is of prime 

 iiiipoitance in securing good results. Get 

 worthy seed ; seed that is 7)uie and fresli ; 

 -lull seed as James J. H. Gregory, of 

 -Marbleliead, Mass., raises on his farms, and 

 lias sold to the public for thirty years, and 

 worthy harvests slialt thou reap. Send for 

 his ISh'J catalogue, free to all. 



Wv Cliib the AmeHcan Bee Journal 

 for a year, with any of the following papers 

 or books, at the prices (juoted in the l-AST 

 column. The regular price of both is given 

 in the fir.st column. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Journal nnist be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book: 



Price 0} both. Chub 

 The American Bee Journal 100... 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00 1 75 



Bee-Keepers'Mag^azine 1 50 1 40 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150 140 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150 140 



The Apiculturist 1 75 1 65 



Canadian Bee Journal 200.... 180 



Canadian Honey Producer...! 40 1 .'30 



The 8 above-named papers 5 65 5 00 



and Cook's Manuai:(old edition) 2 25.... 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman).. .2 00 175 



Binder lor Am. Bee Journal.. 1 60 1 50 



Dzierzon's Bee-Book (cloth) ... 3 00 ... . 2 00 

 Hoot's A B C of Bee-Culture. .2 25.. .. 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00 2 20 



Western World Guide 150.... 130 



Heddon's book, "Success,".. 150.. 1 40 



A Year Among the Bees 175 1 50 



Convention Hand-Uook 150 1 30 



Weekly Inter-Ocean 2 00.... 1 75 



How to Propagate Fruit 150 125 



History of National Society.. 150 125 



I>o mot send to us for sample copies of 

 of any other papers. Send for such to the 

 publishers of the papers you want. 



Iiiternalioiial Uee-Conveiition. 



—The Pamphlet Ileport of the Columbus, 

 Ohio, Convention is now issued, and copies 

 have been sent to each member, as well as 

 to the Colleges, Agricultural and Horticul- 

 tural Societies and periodicals devoted to 

 the industry. Copies can be obtained at 

 this office, by mail, postpaid, for 25 cents. 

 This pamphlet contains the new bee-songs 

 and words, as well as a portrait of the 

 President. Bound up with the history ot 

 the International Society, and a full report 

 of the Detroit, Indianapolis and Chicago 

 conventions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



Paper Boxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections4>^x4)^ and 5Kx5}4'. 

 Price, Sl.OO per 100, or $8.50 per 1,000. 



Xiie l>ate on the wrapper label of 

 your paper indicates the end of the month 

 to which you have paid. If that is past, 

 please send us a dollar to carry the date 

 another year ahead. 



Honey.— We have for sale a quantity of 

 Extracted Floney in kegs holding about 220 

 pounds each, which we are selling, free on 

 board the cars, at 8 cents per pound for 

 Amber and 9 cents per pound for White. 



In order to pay you for getting new 

 subscribers to send with yoijr renewal, we 

 make you this offer. For each yearly .sub- 

 scriber, with Sl.OO, you may order 25 cents 

 worth of any books or supplies that we have 

 for sale— as a premium. 



IVe Supply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 SKEI> at the following prices : One 

 ounce, 40 cents ; 4 ounces, $1 ; K pound, 

 S1.75 ; 1 pound, SS. One pound ot seed is 

 sufficient for half an acre, if properly 

 thinned out and re-set. 



ICed Isabels lor Pails.— We have 

 three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 

 for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 

 honey. Price, $1 for a hundred, with the 

 name and address of the bee-keeper printed 

 on them. Smaller quantities at one cent 

 each ; but we cannot print the name and 

 address on less than 100. Larger quantities 

 according to size, as follows : 



Size A. Size B. Size C. 



250 Labels $1.50 $2.00 $2.25 



SOOLabels 2.00 3.00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.D0 



JtO" Samples mailed free, upon application. 



Oover Seeds. — We are selling AUike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : $8.00 

 per bushel; S2.25 per peck ; 35 cents per lb. 

 White Clover Seed : SIO.OO per bushel; $3.75 

 per peck ; 30 cents per lb. Melilot or Sweet 

 Clover Seed: 86.00 per bushel ; $1.75 per 

 peck: 30 cents per lb.— by express or freight. 



Ity Usin^ llie Hinder made ex- 

 pressly tor this Bee Jouknai,, all can have 

 them bound and ready for reference and 

 examination every day in the year. Price 

 60 cents, postpaid. Subscription for one 

 year and the binder for $1.50. 



Money in Potatoes, by Mr. Joseph 

 Greiner. Price, 40 cents, postpaid. This 

 is a complete Instructor for the practical 

 potato-grower, and explains the author's 

 new system in 40 interesting lessons. It is 

 tor sale at this office. 



Siininins' Non-S\»arminf!: Sys- 

 tem.— We have a few of these books left, 

 and we will club them with the American 

 Bee Journal for one year, both postpaid, 

 for $1.3.5. The subscription to the Bee 

 Journal can be for next year, this year, or 

 may begin anew at any time. 



Always Mention your Post-Office, 

 County and State when writing to this 

 office. No matter where you may happen 

 to be for the hour when actually writing — 

 never mention anything but your perma- 

 nent address. To do otherwise leads to 

 confusion, unless you desire your address 

 changed. In that case state the old as well 

 as the new address. 



Apiary Register.— All who intend to 

 be systematic in their work in the apiary, 

 should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 

 begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (1'20 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (320 pages) 125 



" 200 coloaies (420 pages) 150 



Pliotograplis of Bee-Keepers. — 



The " medley " gotten up by E. 0. Tuttle, 

 containuig tlie faces ot 120 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Journal for one 

 year for $1.75; or we will present it free, by 

 mail, to any one, for a club of tluee subscri- 

 bers and $3.00. 



'I'iic Time lor Reading: has come, 

 with the long winter evenings. We have a 

 large stock of bee-books, and would like to 

 fill orders for them. To read and post up is 

 the way to succeed in any pursuit— in none 

 is it more important than in bee-keeping. 



