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BUSINESS MANAQEB. 



ittshxjess Moiitts. 



II Yoii Ure 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. Blillcr's Book, " A Year Among 

 the Bees," and the Amekican Bee Jouk- 

 NAL for one year— we send both for 81.50. 



If yoii IjOsc 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. 



!%e«- Suljscribers 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 4Kx4K and 5J^x5>^. 

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



Presen-e Your Papers for future 



reference. If you have no BIi>'I>ER 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 -write American Bee Jmi/mal 

 on the envelope when writmg 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 320 

 pounds each, which we are selling, free on 

 board the cars, at 8 cents per pound for 

 Amber and » 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, with 81.00, you may order 2.5 cents 

 worth of any books or supplies that we have 

 for sale— as a premium. 



Apiary Register.— All who intend to 

 be systematic in their work in the apiarj', 

 should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 

 begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonlCB (120 pages).. $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 150 



Red I^al»els IVn- Pails.— We have 



tliree 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 tlie 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 



500Labels 2.00 3.00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



«S- Samples mailed free, upon application. 



AK'alt'a Clover.— For cultivation of 

 this honey-plant, see page 245, of 1888.— 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 23c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, 85.50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., $10.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



Al-\vays 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, 35 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 Plienol lor Poul 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 Bruslies, 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. 



IVewill Present a Pocket Dictionary 

 for two subscribers with $3.00. Jt is always 

 useful to have a dictionary at hand to decide 

 the spelling of words, and theur meaning. 



Simmins'' I^oii-SwarminK Sys- 

 tem, and the Amkhican Bee Journal 

 for one year, for $1.35. The subscription 

 to the Bee Journal may begin anew at 

 any time. 



We Saipply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 Si''KI> at the following prices : One 

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

 $1.75 ; 1 pound, $X One pound of seed is 

 sufficient for half an acre, if properly 

 thinned out and re-set. 



Send Us tlie >iiines of bee-keepers 

 in your neighborhood who should take and 

 read the Ameuica.n 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.IJBBIIWO I^NX. 



M'e dub the American Bee Jmi/mal 

 for a year, with any of the foUowgig papers 

 or books, at the prices quoted in the I..AST 

 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 0/ both, duty 

 The American Boe Journal 1 00 . . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00 1 7& 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 1.50.... 140 



Bee-Keoptrs' Review 1 50 1 40 



The Apicultiirist 1 75 1 65 



Bee-Kecpcrs' Advance 1 50 ;il 40 



Canadian Beo Journal 200... 180 



Canadian Honey Producer. .1 40 130 



The 8 above-named papers 5 65 — 5 00 



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 50 130 



Heddon's 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 ot National Society..! 50.... 125 



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. 



Hastings' Perlec^ion 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-Couvention can be obtained at 

 thi? office, by mail, postpaid, for 35 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 >4Jsifce 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : $8.00 

 per bushel; $3.35 per peck ; '35 cents per lb. 

 White Clover Seed : 810.00 per bushel; $3.75 

 per peck ; 30 cents per lb. MeUlot or Sweet 

 Clover Seed: $6.00 per bushel ; $1.75 per 

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



A Modern Bee-Parm and its Eco- 

 nomic Management, by S. Simmins, of Ro^ 

 tingdean, Brighton, England, is the title of 

 a new book of about 200 pages, printed on 

 excellent paper, and nicely bound in cloth. 

 Price 81.00. For sale at this office. 



Xl«e Itate 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. 



