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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



March 16 1905. 



GRAND CONTEST! BIG PRIZES FREE! 



TWn DIANnCI PAQUf GASOLINE ENGINES, INCUBATORS, 

 IffU rillllUOi UHOni CREAM SEPARATORS, BUGGIES, ETC. 



rnprifYouCanTellHow 

 rnCC Many Dots in Ohio? 



IF YOU CAN COUNT AND PLAN YOU CAN WIN ! 



Those who can count the dots in Ohio correctly or nearest 

 correctly will be given the following list of prizes: 

 Two Elegant Pianos, one to a lady and one to a gentleman. 



2nd. An Elegant Cabinet grand six octave Organ, 



3rd. $ 1 50 cash, 4tll. $ 1 00 cash, 5th. $50 cash. 



6th. Weber Gasoline Engine. 



7th. DeLaval Cream Separator. 



8th. Elegant Elkhart Top Buggy. 



9th and 1 0th. Each a first-class 100 or 150 



Egg Incubator. 

 I Ith. Empire 6-hole Steel Range. 

 12th. F. W. Mann Bone Cutter. 

 Next 20, S5.00 each. Next 25, S2.00each.' 



DITIONS: We have made arrangements with Successful Farminpof Dea 



jes lowa.to send both FARMERS" TRIBUNE and Successful Farming: one 



year tor 81.00 which gives you one free count, or both papers two years for 



is 00 and give you three counts. You should liave three counts as It means 950 



If you win. See below. 



If you want a Piano or other Prizes Uf|M| Utfinf WlllV 

 fx-ee, send your counts at once. WVIIIl Wfllll WVIIIl 



Don't Delay! 



If this chart gets destroyed 

 another printed upon lieavy 

 paper will be sent jou upon 

 receipt of 2c stamp for postage 



TEST OF SKILL 



-This contest Is not to be confused with the 

 guessing or estimating contests which are not 

 ! ' ' .11 ■■ permitted by the Post (.ttfice Department. Our 



contest i-< :i test of skill In counting and getting up best plans and the 

 best man v.lns it deperulir upon you. There is no guess or chance about 

 It. Do not Hesitate abuut entering but get your counts in at once. 



Do not fail to get counts in at once. Our complete list of prizes contains six pianos, 

 five Ertei, five OldTrusty and HveSiire Hatch Incubators. Ave Galloway harrow carts, 

 live Empire Steel six hole ranges. HooverProut Potato Digger. Smith Manure Spreader. 

 Star ftlfg Co. Feed Mill. Parlln (:)rendortf Corn Planters; Osgood Scales, a 8175 I>eLoach 

 Sawmill outfit, Deere & Co Cultivator; an Electric Handy Wagon; Campbell Fanning 

 Mill, fower Cultivator, Kaestner Feed Grinder. MJlne Stump Puller. Stearnes' Bone 

 Cutter. Carriages Hapgood Plow, five C. A. S. Farm Forges. Wilson Bone Cutter; £ek- 

 hart Driving Harness, etc. 



Send in counts ond subscription as above and get our complete premium offer. Never 

 did you have such an opportunity before. I>ou't delay, you want some of these premiums. 

 Now is your chance 



PRIZE WINNERS IN PAST CONTESTS 



& Dlann fni* 'Kl ftO Surely penple may enter your conteHta knowing that they 

 A rlallU lUr JH.UU. will receive fair treatment, H'^w giad I was to win a 

 >lano for BO email an amount and wlif'lly iiiiexpecled. The paper alone is worth all I 



CONDITIONS:— 81. tW pays for one full year s subscription to both the FARMERS' 

 TRIBUNE and Successful Farming and entitles you to one count, *3.fl0 pays for 

 two years and tutUlesyou to three counts and makes you eligible tor the 85000 

 prize. 



*I^'^^ PI) I 7FQ'^® believe everybody should have three connts so they 

 ^tJv rKIZ.L^ citn have one each side of what ihey think is correct to 

 be mote sure lo hit it 'J'o encniinige this we will give $.'il).UU exira to 

 winners of ]st prizes it tbey have three counts Uenietnberif you hiive one 

 count you uet Ist prize odIt but if you have three counts you get, $r>U extra 

 A AV ADH^ will be made as follows— The person giving correct or nenr- 

 t\ »T rtlvl/J est correct count will get first prize Next nearest correct, 

 second prize, etc. In case of a tie tor any prize it will be awiirded to the 

 person giving best plan for counting ilie dots. State whether you enter 

 ladies' or gents" contest, as one piano goes to lady sending befat count or 

 plan tlie other to yentieniun sending best count or plan 



DON'T FAIL to enclose remittance with your letter giving counts, 

 as we cannot enter you as a contestant until it is received. 



II|niTCC— 'J'he awarding of prizes will be wholly in the hands of dislnter- 

 uUI/\IL<3 ested jutlgt*s We have chosen bankers, ministers, public offic- 

 ials, etc , to act as indges in .)ur contests Ex-(iovern<irs, Mayors. Treasur 

 eis. etc . have acted as judges. We are bound our contests must be 

 ahs<iliitety fair. 



■As to whether we are 

 abundantly able to do as 

 we say, we are glad to refer to SiouiCity Stock Yards Co. or First National 

 Bank of Sioux City 



In the event more than one person should submit the same plan 

 and this was considered the best plan by the judges, each person so tieing 

 will be asked to tell in r>U words how best to improve Successful Farming 

 Tiie one nialiing best suggestions gets first itrize, next best next, etc 

 Understand this is only incase of tie in plan, which is not at all likely 



PIANO 



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OUR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY"^^ 



Publishers FARMERS' TRIBUNE, Sioux City. Iowa. 



Ienc!ose$.. ., for year's subscription to both 



FARMERS TRIBUNE and Successful Farming and I wish to enter the 



(write Indies' or gentsM Contest. If $2 00 .s 



paid send three counts; if more than J3.00send one count for each Jl.UU 

 over $2.00. If only one year is paid send only ONE COUNT The extra 

 $50 go only to those having THREE or more counts entered. 



W C tLUOTl, 

 Audulx I la 



850.00 CASH 



My Count Is; (1) 



(3) 



Nam* 



Atmarkt: My plan oi eounUng It . 



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.P.O.. 



Slala. 



Dept 



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SUOLML l-tU HMLR, 



paid. SIRS. L. W. NOTT, Mulon, Is 



A Piano for Illinois. ^^.I;', 



Pill t raDollarl That is what I (, t 

 a 1 body that tbliiko your prizes Bit 

 I t arde-i lairly don't know. Tl 

 c n 1 1 no favoi Itte or I would not 1 

 w Q MIBA E.P7BSUAV, Panola lU 



A Piano for Pennsylvania. 



■ft wav I ever -"aw to get a p t 

 peoj'le are surely Talr. Fri' le 

 I at me ami said frlenda receivtl 

 ea. N'>w they are sorry thej Ud 

 ^r. Will never be without youp 

 r D. L. FREEBORN, KnoxviUe, Pa- ^^ L.'~PREEB0BN7^ 



He Won a Piano. f:'zr<'";i'y '''■"■:i!!l''"*- 



\\attt know whether you are honest, I SIOO-OO TASH 



g til ano for a piize and never heard 



of u intll I auflweied your ad. Ymir 



p r i9 worth twl<e the aubflcrlptl.m 



W. C. ELLIOTT, Audubon, la, 



$100 00 Prize. I.^^LTh^Zf;.^ 



1 paru'-d. The aol9 are hard to 



) ut r Udow the prizes go to those 

 11 t\,em ti.lrlv. 



AMY R. UAKNE3, Van Home, 1b. 

 To ^Hiora It 

 May Concern: 

 n grand prize of taPO.OO Cash in 

 oniest. I was much aurpriaed. 

 1 a t to vouch ns lo SuccesBful Farm- 

 lilt a ftiirness to any and everyboily. 



JOHN A. GOODWIN. 



Akron, Ohio. 



$50.00 for Canada. Z°Z i"S 



Caniiiia I won J-'iO. Never knew there waa 

 111' !i a [inper until I auswerfld ad, Nowl 

 will never be without It aRaln. 



MIS3 E. FOUUNIER, Mataoe, Quebec. 

 NEWTON RARICK, 



Ligonier, iDdlaoa. 



tlOO— Eva 

 1. Buikuer 

 FredoQia, Kan. J25.00 — Clara Albere. 

 1209, Wnl , Clnrhmatl, O. $100.00— C, S. 

 Wyman, Viuton. la. 150.00—3. Irving 

 Stoyer, 225 K, Bait,, Baltimore, Md. 

 tlOO.oa— E. U. Hall, ItloQtroMj Mo. I26.C9 



Won $350 Cash. 



AMT R. BARNES, 

 Vau Uorne, la. 



S50.00 CASH 



$50.00 



Others Who Won: 



NEWTON RARICK, 



LigoQl«r, lod. 



Nobody connected with our paper will be allowed to compete. Contest 

 closes April 30. but get your counts in at once. See about time prize above. Any- 

 body having three counts entered may enter additional counts at 25 cents eacb. 

 Be careful to give your p\&a of counting, as the best plan used will aecide all ties. 



Address all letters to FARM ERS' TRIBUNE, SIOUX CITY, IOWA. 



