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the difficulty referred to, and greatly 

 assist in making a clear, smooth cut, 

 if the knife is A'Cry sharp, us it should 

 be for uncapping. A good uncapping- 

 knife is indispensable in the apiarj-. I 

 believe there is but one good knife, 

 made for that purpose ; I have used a 

 number of diflerent kinds, but I find it 

 "false economy" to butcher combs 

 with a cheap knife. The Bingham & 

 Hetherington uncapping-knife is worth 

 just its price more than any otlier I 

 have ever used. 



Bee-Keeping a§ a Bu§iiies§. — 



James A. Scott, Harrison, O., on Mar. 

 13, 1889, writes : 



In this locality there are many bee- 

 keepers owning from 3 to 20 colonies. 

 Many have had the "bee-fever," but 

 did not avail themselves of the many 

 excellent bee books and papers, and 

 consequently failed for want of knowl- 

 edge. The general opinion here is, 

 that keeping bees as a business is un- 

 profitable. We have had three poor 

 years in succession. Foul brood pre- 

 vails extensivelj' — several apiaries of 

 from 12 to 20 colonies being entirely 

 dead. I must admit that no one has 

 followed bee-keeping intelligently and 



t persistently, long enough to know how 

 profitable it may be. I greatly prize 

 the back volumes of the American 

 Bee Journal, as books of reference. 



Costly iVeglect. — It is a very great 

 mistake for a farmer to pay big prices 

 for machinery to till his soil, and then 

 leave them out to take the weather. 

 Yet, strange to say, a man can hardly 

 travel fifty miles through our settle- 

 ments without counting a dozen or 

 more ploughs, hay-racks, reaping ma- 

 chines, etc., standing in the field where 

 the farmer unhitched from them when 

 the season's work was done. Some even 

 have tool-houses, but have neglected to 

 store their implements. This is a burn- 

 ing shame, for next year tlie farmer 

 will be patching up and trying to work 

 with old, weather beaten, sun-warped, 

 rusty implements, and one year hence 

 he will be in the market buying new 

 ones. Thus he will be at a great loss 

 of time this year in making his much- 

 abuseil implements answer, and at the 

 great expense next year of buying new 

 machinery, which if served in a like 

 manner will soon wear out also. Now, 

 the first object of every farmer should 

 be to house his tools when through 

 work with them, as they will last double 

 as long by this treatment. Nothing 

 is truer than the statement that sun, 

 wind, rain and snow wear machinery 

 more than judicious use. 



■We Club the American Bee Journal 



for a year, with any of the following papers 



or books, at the prices quoted in tlie L,AST 



cohimn. Tlie regular price of both is given 



in the first column. One year's subscription 



for the American Uee Journal must be sent 



with each order for another paper or book: 



Price 0] totA. Olttb 

 The American Bee Journal 100 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00 175 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.... 140 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150 140 



The Apiculturiat 1 75 1 65 



Bee-Keepers' Advance 1 50....;!l40 



Canadian Bee Journal 200 180 



Canadian Honey Producer...! 40 130 



The 8 above-named papers 5 65 500 



..2 75 

 .. 200 

 .. 175 

 .. 150 

 .. 200 

 .. 310 

 .. 2 20 

 .. 130 

 140 

 .. 150 

 .. 130 

 .. 175 

 .. 125 

 .. 125 



AL,FRED H. IVEIVIVIAIV, 



BUSINESS MANAOER. 



Utsmcss 3l0tkjes, 



IToiir Full Address, plainly written, 

 Is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



14 If oil LJTe near one post-office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address tliat 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. 



l>r. miller's Book, "A Tear Among 

 the Bees," and the American Bee Jour- 

 nal for one year— we send both for $1..50. 



If you K^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. 



I^ew Subscribers can obtain the full 

 numbers for 1888 and 1889 tor $1.80, 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 band to carry sections 4Xx4J^ and SJ^xSJi'. 

 Price, Sl.OO per 100, or 88.50 per 1,000. 



Preserve Your Papers for future 

 reference. If you have no BII^BER we 

 will mail you one for 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, it you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bbb Jouknal, 



Please ■\rv\t« AmerUian Bee Jowmal 

 on the envelope when writing to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a conunission 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 S 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, with Sl.OO, you may order 25 cents 

 worth of any books or supplies that we have 

 for sale— as a premium. 



A Home Market for honey can be 

 made by judiciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine." 

 Such will create a demand in any locality at 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this paper. 



and Langstroth Revised (Dadant).3 00. , 

 Cook's Manual (old edition) 2 35. . 

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

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal..! 60.. 

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

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



Farmer's Account Book 4 00 . . 



Western World Guide 1 50. . 



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



A Tear Among the Bees 1 75.. 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50.. 



Weekly Inter-Ocean 2 00.. 



How to Propagate Fruit 150.. 



History of National Society..! 50.. 



Do not send to us for sample copies of 

 of any other papers. Send for such to the 

 publishers of the papers you want. 



Hastinj^s' Periection 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 S3.50, and it can be obtained at 

 this office. Postage 10 cents extra. 



International Bee-Convention. 



—The Pamphlet Keport of the Columbus, 

 Ohio, Bee-Convention can be obtained at 

 this 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. 



A Favorable fVord from any of our 

 readers, who speak from experience, has 

 more weight with their friends than any- 

 thing we might say. Every one of our 

 readers can lend us a helping hand, in this 

 way, without much trouble, and at the same 

 time help to scatter apicultural knowledge 

 and promote the welfare of our pursuit. 



Xhe Date 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. 



Sininiins' .'Von-SMarniin^ Sys> 

 tein, and the American Bee Journal 

 for one year, for S1.35. The subscription 

 to the Bee Journal may begin now. 



