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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



subscriber at the expiration of his term 

 of subscription by a blue pencil mark 

 on the paragraph at the head of the 

 editorial page, and then if no attention 

 was given the notice we would continue 

 sending the magazine to him six 

 months, and then would notify again 

 and stop sending. We hope every one 

 who receives a card will remit at once 

 and advise us if they wish us to con- 

 tinue mailing the Bee Keeper to their 

 address. 



Our subscription list now embraces 

 that of the Advanes, the Bee Hive and 

 the Bee World, besides all the new sub- 

 scribers which we have obtained by 

 liberal advertising and otherwise dur- 

 ing the past year. Advertisers should 

 take the above into consideration when 

 they are ready to place their advertis- 

 ing for the coming season. By the way, 

 the proper time to begin advertising is 

 now. A much greater benefit will be 

 reaped by those who begin early than 

 those who wait until the busy season is 

 here, when no one has time to write 

 for prices, circulars etc. 



"The .Bee World has merged into the 

 American Bee-Keeper, of James- 

 town, JN. Y. The latter has a great 

 capacity for swallowing up its cotem- 

 poraries. It ha* already taken the Ad- 

 vance, tin' Bee Hive and now takes the 

 World. Will 'the World' satisfy the 

 Falconer Co. V " — A. B. J. 



No, friend Newman, we are not quite 

 satisfied, and if you wish to dispose of 

 the A. B. J. we are open to inducements. 



Last month we had a dearth of cor- 

 respondence, but this month we have 

 more than made up for it. Our letter 

 from Cuba will open the eyes of some 

 of our readers as to the capabilities of 

 the "busy bee" in the southern climate. 



AVe regret to learn that The D. A. 



Jones Co., of Beeton, (Jan., has been 

 compelled to go into liquidation, and 

 will cease operations. Mr. Jones will 

 continue the publication of the Cana- 

 dian Bee Journal, however. 



We have just received from Chas. C. 

 Hardy, of Burrs Mills, N. Y., a 48-lb. 

 case of the finest basswood honey we 

 have ever seen. Mr. Hasting's bees 

 furnished him with about 6,000 lbs. 

 this season equally as good. 



Next month we will publish a com- 

 plete index of Vol. I, The December 

 edition will be a very large one, and 

 advertisers will do well to send in their 

 copy early to get a good position. 



TO OUR CUSTOMERS. 



The "signs of the times" already 

 point to a very busy and prosperous 

 spring season, and it will behoove 

 everyone to look over their stock of 

 supplies, and if there is anything need- 

 ed that can possibly be ordered this 

 winter, we hope you will not hesitate 

 to send in for it as soon as possible. 

 This month is the last one in which we 

 can allow 5 percent, discount. 1 he dis- 

 count for Dec. will be 4 percent.; Jan. 

 3 per cent.; Feb. 2 per cent. 



Out goods the coming season will be 

 made from the very best materials and 

 in the best manner. We have all the 

 latest devices in machinery, and we are 

 now at work constructing a machine for 

 making one-piece sections, which will 

 enable us to produce better sections 

 than we have ever made heretofore, 

 and with our immense stock of dry and 

 white basswood, there will be no liabili- 

 ty whatever of our sending out an in- 

 terior article. I hose of our customers 

 who last season received from us sec- 

 lions or other goents that were not up to 

 our usual excellent standard are especi- 

 ally inviteel to favor us with a trial 

 order. We are sure we can please you. 



Our new illustrateel catalogue for 

 1892 will be mailed you sometime in 

 January. It will be larger and more 

 complete than ever. 



