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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



Our subscription list now embraces 

 that of the Bee Hive, Advance and Bee 

 World, besides several thousand of our 

 own subscribers, yet our advertising 

 rates remain the same.* Shrewd ad- 

 vertisers readily understand why ads. 

 pay so well in the Bee- Keeper. 



TO OUR CUSTOMERS. 



During the past two years we have 

 given our customers frequent causes 

 for complaint, by our inability to ship 

 goods promptly, and by our not fur- 

 nishing in all cases the snow-white sec- 

 tions which we formerly sent out. 

 Both these difficulties arose from the 

 lack of a good supply of first-class 

 basswood lumber. Owing to the very 

 open winter of 1889-90 it was practi- 

 cally impossible for us to get any 

 quantity of white section lumber at 

 any price; a difficulty that was exper- 

 ienced by all large supply manufac- 

 turers. Last winter we purchased over 

 one million feet of the nicest basswood 

 that we have ever seen, and hereafter 

 wecau possitively guarantee to furnish 

 our customers with as nice sections — 

 and other goods — as we have always 

 done in the previous ten years. 



Early in the past teason we endeav- 

 ored to ship sections made from our 

 present sto.ck of lumber, but as it was 

 not then sufficiently dry a great many 

 of them became mouldy before being 

 used. This difficulty cannot possibly 

 occur hereafter. And as to prompt 

 shipping, we wish to say we have 

 greatly enlarged our capacity at an 



expenditure of over S12,000.00, so 

 that we feel amply able to fill all 

 orders with greater promptness. 



We make this explanation to our 

 friends so that none may hesitate to 

 favor us with their orders the coming 

 season. We want your orders, and 

 assure you will endeavor to send you 

 better goods than you have ever pur- 

 chased elsewhere, and at prices as low 

 or lower than any other dealer or 

 manufacturer. 



Our new illustsated catalogue for 

 1892 will be mailed you about Jan. 

 15th. Until then the prices in our 

 1891 catalogue will hold good, but we 

 are allowing 5 per cent, discount on 

 all orders received before Dec. 1st, 

 excepting on shipping cases and honey 

 pails and jars. The discount in De- 

 cember will be 4 per cent. ; Novem- 

 ber, 3 per cent. ; January, 2 per cent. 



Awaiting your valued orders, we 

 remain, Yours very truly, 



The W. T. Falconer Mpg Co. 



Bees enter the hive best against the 

 wind. Most of the wind and rain 

 comes from the west. If the lay of 

 the land, etc., is convenient, the hives 

 should face the east. The next best 

 position is to face them to the south. 

 [J. H. A. 



