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AI.FREU H. I«E¥V9IAIV, 



BUSINESS MANAGER. 



liisitttss Uotic^s, 



It You Lave near one post-office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we have on our list. 



Oive a Copy of " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " to every one who buys a package 

 of honey. It will sell lots of it. 



I>r. itiiller's Uook, "A Tear Among 

 the Bees," and the Amemcan Bee Jouk- 

 NAL for one year— we send both for $1.50. 



If yoii Liose 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. 



IXcw !>$ut»sci*ibers can obtain the full 

 numbers for 1888 and 1889 tor 81.80, if appli- 

 cation be made at once, before all the sets 

 of 1888 are gone. 



Paper Boxes — to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 4Xx43^ and 53^x5)^. 

 Price, $1.00 per 100, or $8.50 per 1,000. 



Preserve IToiir Papers for future 

 reference. If you have no BlI^OER 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 Journal, 



Please wi-ite American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Honey.— We have for sale a quantity of 

 Extracted Honey 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 your renewal, we 

 make you this offer. For each yearly sub- 

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

 worth of any books or supplies tliat we have 

 for sale— as a premium. 



Apiary Kcg-ister.- 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. Tlie prices are as follows : 



For SOcolonies (laOpages) $100 



'• 100 colonies (220 padres) 125 



" 200 coloaiea (420 pa^es) 1 50 



Ked Isabels «or 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 



500Label8 2.00 3.00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



«a- Samples mailed free, upon application. 



Alfalfa Clover.— For cultivation of 

 this honey-plant, see page 345, of 1888.— 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 22c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, $5.50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., $10.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



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. 



Money in Potatoes, by Mr. Joseph 

 Greiner. Price, 85 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 

 for sale at this office. 



Pure Phenol for Foal Brood. — 



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

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

 procured at this office at 35 cents per ounce. 

 Not being mailable, it must go by express. 



Yucca Brushes, for removing bees 

 from 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. 



"Wc -OT-ill Present a Pocket Dictionary 

 for two subscribers with $2.00. It is always 

 useful to have a dictionary at hand to decide 

 the spelling of words, and their meaning. 



Simmins' IVon-Swarminjg^ Sys- 

 tem, and the Amehican Bee Jouknal 

 for one year, for $1.25. The subscription 

 to the Bee Journai- may begin anew at 

 any time. 



■We Supply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 SEEM at the following prices : One 

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

 $1.75 ; 1 pound, S3. One pound of seed is 

 sufficient for half an acre, if properly 

 thinned out and re-set. 



Send Us tlic IVames of bee-keepers 

 in your neighborhood who should take and 

 read the American Bee Journal, and we 

 will send them a sample copy. In this way 

 we may obtain many regular subscribers, 

 for thousands have never seen a copy, or 

 even know of its existence. This is one 

 way to help the cause along. | 



CI^UBBIIWO L.I8T. 



'Wc Club the American Bee Journal 



for a year, with any of the following papers 



or books, at the prices quoted in the L,ASX 



column. The regular price of both is given 



in the first column. One year's subscription 



for the American Bee Journal must be sent 



with each order for another paper or book: 



. Price of both. Club 

 The Amencan Bee Journal 1 00. . . 



and Gleaning-s in Bee-Culture 2 00 1 75 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.... 140 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150 140 



The Apiculturist 1 75 165 



Bee-Keepers' Advance 1 50 r.l 40 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00 180 



Canadian Honey Producer... 1 40 130 



The 8 above-named papers 565 500 



and Langstroth Revised (Dadant).3 00. ... 2 75 

 Cook's Manual (old edition) 2 25.... 2 00 



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



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



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



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



Farmer's Account Book 4 00 2 20 



Western World Guide 1 60. . . . 1 30 



Heddon'8 book, "Success,".. 1 50.. 1 40 



A Year Among the Bees 1 75 1 50 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50 1 30 



Weekly Inter-Ocean 2 00 1 75 



How to Propagate Fruit 150.... 125 



History of National Society . . 1 50. . . . 1 25 



I>o not send to us for sample copies of 

 of any other papers. Send for such to the 

 publishers of the papers you want. 



Ilasting-s' Perfection Feeder.— 



This excellent Feeder will hold 3 quarts, 

 and the letting down of the feed is regulated 

 by a thumb-screw. The cap screws securely 

 on. It is easy to regulate— either a spoonful 

 or a quart — and that amount can be given 

 in an hour or a day, as desired. By it the 

 food can be given where it is most needed- 

 just over the cluster. Not a drop need be 

 lost, and no robber bees can get at it. A 

 single one can be had for 40 cents, or a 

 dozen for $3.50, and it can be obtained at 

 this office. Postage 10 cents extra. 



International Bee-Convention. 



—The Pamphlet Report of the Columbus, 

 Ohio, Bee-Convention 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 of 

 the International Society, and a full report 

 of the Detroit, Indianapolis and Chicago 

 conventions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



Clover Seeds.— We are selling .4 (*0£e 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : $8.00 

 per bushel; $2.25 per peck ; 25 cents per lb. 

 White Clover Seed : 810.00 per bushel; $3.75 

 per peck ; 30 cents per lb. Melilat or Sweet 

 Clover Seed: $6.00 per bushel ; 81.75 per 

 peck: 20 cents per lb. — by express or freight 



A Modern Bee-Farm and its Eco- 

 nomic Management, by S. Simmins, of Rot- 

 tingdean, Brighton, England, is the title of 

 a new book of about 200 pages, printed on 

 excellent paper, and nicely bound in cloth. 

 Price $1.00. For sale at this office. 



The Bate 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. 



