THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



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the Bees " will be advanced to one 

 dollar per copy. Or the Api will be 

 mailed one year and one coi:)y of Thirty 

 Years for one dollar and fitly cents. 



Our advertising rates will be two dol- 

 lars per inch. Special rates given on 

 large ads. and those inserted for six 

 months or one year. 



This arrangement does not apply to 

 any contract made previous to April 

 I, 1891. 



We have also advanced the prices of 

 Italian queens. After this date or- 

 ders for queens will be accepted only 

 at the following prices : — 



For one to three queens, each ^2.00 



For six queens, each $1.75 



By the dozen, each $1.50 



Prices for golden Carniolan queens 

 will be the same as for those reared 

 from our twohundred-dollar quken. 

 All queens will be tested and satisfaction 

 guaranteed in every respect. 



SPECIAL KOriCE TO CUSTOMERS. 



We will say here and in as plain words 

 as it is possible to do, that if any cus- 

 tomer receives a queen that is not up 

 to our guarantee and worth all you pay 

 for her, just write us and state the case 

 and what you desire, and the trouble 

 will be made satisfiictory at the earliest 

 possible moment. You will find this a 

 much pleasanter way to do business 

 than it is to go among your friends 

 branding us as a fraud. Several parties 

 have taken the latter course of getting 

 "square" with us. We really hope 

 they got satisfoction and feel better for 

 such an exhibition of contemptible 

 meanness. 



We also give notice here that if we 

 have any unfilled orders left over from 

 1890, the parties will jjlease notify us of 

 the fact about May 20th, not soone7', and 

 state the time they desire their queens 

 sent. All such orders will receive early 

 attention. 



Our customers may depend upon hav- 

 ing their orders filled as soon as possi- 

 ble after we receive them. No order 

 will be held longer than it is actually 

 necessary. A queen dealer is obliged 



to ship his queens as rapidly as possi- 

 ble in order to make room for the 

 young queens that are coming on every 

 day. Do not think the dealer is im- 

 posing upon you if you do not get your 

 order filled by return of mail. 



GIVING CllEDIT. 



We are willing to send out goods on 

 credit to those whom we know. If you 

 are unknown to us, and desire time, 

 just get the postmaster in your town 

 to say you are O. K., and the goods will 

 be sent. As we have but a limited cap- 

 ital to work with, cash with the order is 

 desirable. 



WUITK YOUK ADDliKSS PLAINLY. 



We desire to impress upon our cus- 

 tomers the importance of writing plainly. 

 ]\Iuch trouble has been experienced 

 here in deciphering either the name of 

 the writer, or the name of town or 

 state. We do not have the time to 

 spend in that business. 



ABOUT P.EMITTING. 



Directions for remitting will be found 

 in each issue of the Apr. Don't make 

 money orders payable at the Wenham 

 post office. Salem, Mass., P. O. is our 

 nearest money-order office. 



now TO INCRKASE THK SUBSCRIPTION LIST 

 OF THE APICULTURIST. 



Is the reader of this aware of the fact 

 that he can do us a great favor by send- 

 ing one (if no more) new subscribers? 

 We assure our friends that we will ap- 

 preciate all such favors. Some day 

 when you feel like talking bees, just take 

 a few copies of the Api in your pocket 

 and start out among your beekeeping 

 friends and see what you can do. Get 

 several subscribers and then tell us 

 what we can send you by way of a pre- 

 mium for your trouble. 



Will those who receive more than 

 one copy of the Api hand the extra one 

 to some beekeeping friend? 



PHICE OF Tlia BAY STATE HIVE. 



After March 10 the prices of this hive 

 will be as follows : 

 One or more hives complete $3.00. 

 In the flat, by the h.ilf dozen, each $2.50. 

 Trices of the tlroiic-and-queen traps "will 



