THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



SPECIAL NOTICES. 



Inducements to Subscribers.— The pre- 

 sent liberal iniUicements lo subscribers will 

 continue until March 1, 1888. After that 

 date, the An will be mailed at the following 

 rates : 



One copy, one year $1.00. 



Four copies " •' 3.50 



Six " " '• 5.00 



Any yearly subscriber can get after Feb- 

 ruary 1, 1888: 



One sample drone-and-queen trap, by mail, 

 $0.30. 



One selected queen, as good as we can 

 select Irom 2U0 nucleus colonies, $.50. 



One copy of the '• Beekeepers' Handy Book, 

 bound in cloth, by mail, $0.75. 



"No Index was sent out with Vols. IV and 

 V, of the API. We are about ready to bind 

 those two volumes ami will then mail a com- 

 plete index of each volume to all subscribers. 



O0R ADVERTISERS. 



While in Boston a few days ago. we ran in 

 and saw the "Chipman engine," work. The 

 one running was a one-horse i)ovver. It run 

 very smootlily and noiselessly. The fuel is 

 keroseue. Anyonecan run them as noexperi- 

 enced engineer is needed. The necessary 

 room to set one in would not be over four leet 

 square. 



If in need of an engine we should certainly 

 purchase one of the above. 



W. T. Falconer, Jamestown, N. Y., will 

 allow a discount of tlu'ee per cent on all sup- 

 plies ordered in February. His gootls are 

 noted tlie world over for fine quality and 

 workmansliip. 



Clias. F. Muth & Son of Ci'ioinnati, Ohio, 

 offer the "Cold Blast Smoker", Honey Ex- 

 tractor and Honev-Jars for sale and a full as- 

 sortment of Beekeepers' Supplies. 



Chas. Dadant & Son, of Hamilton, III., make 

 some of the best brands of comb foundation 

 and guarantee every inch of it to be equal 

 to sample. 



J. Van Dusen & Sons, of Sprout Brook > 

 N. y., ofl'er "Patent flat bottom comb loun- 

 dation"\vith high sidewalls.eiglit to ten feet to 

 the pound. 



Smith & Smith, Kenton, Ohio, offer Sec- 

 tions, Hives, Smokers, etc. 



Geo. T. Hammond, Brockport, N. Y., will 

 furnish Self-inking rubber stamps. Catalogue 

 sent free. 



Dr. G. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 

 manufacturer of line sections, and the best 

 perforated zinc made; also, queens and sup- 

 plies for sale. 



Dr. C. C. Miller, Marengo, 111., offers his 

 book "A Yeak among the Bees" at 75c. 

 We think all should read it. 



W. F. & John Barnes, Itoekfort, 111., foot- 

 power machinery. Catalogue free. 



J. M. Shuck, Des Moines, Iowa, hives, 

 feeders and supplies generally. 



J. D. Goodrich, East Hardwick. Vt., fine 

 foundation, sections, and Alley's drone-and- 

 queen trap. 



G. B. Lewis & Co., Watertown, Wis., offers 

 sections, beehives and other supplies very 

 low. 



Wakeman & Crocker, Lockport, N. Y., have 

 a new invention in the shape of a " Box Con- 

 structor" for putting sections together rapidly 

 — try one. 



Wo have received a coi)y of "The IModern 

 Bee Farm," a book upon bee culture by Mr. 

 Simmins, of England. Mr. Simniins has 

 criticised our plans for rearing queens. As 

 he does not seem to understand our method 

 we will endeavor to put him right in a future 

 issue ol' the ''API." 



It costs us twelve cents to send a drone- 

 and-queen trap by mail. We have arranged 

 with the American Express Company to de- 

 liver them at any place, where they have an 

 office, for 10 cents each. Those who can re- 

 ceive the traps more conveniently l)y Express 

 will idease notify us when they subscribe for 

 the API. Bear in mind that no trap will be 

 sent unless requested to do so. 



The number of pages of the Api devoted to 

 correspondence and general articles is twenty 

 four, thus leaving eight pages for miscella- 

 neous matter, adveitisements, etc. We claim 

 the right to use the last eight pages for our 

 own advertisements, or for any remarks which 

 are in keeping with the rules of a first-class 

 publication. Sometimes we encroach upon 

 the twenty-four pages, but not often. 



A Valuable Book Given Away-— We 

 have made arranirements by which we can 

 supply ilie A:mki!ICan ApicuLruiusx and 

 the New York Weekly IVorld— for one year, 

 for $'2.1U, andpi-esent'lhis subscriber witli one 

 of these books bound in Leatherette Free Call : 



HiSTouY OP THE United Spates— from 

 43-2 to 1887.— 320 pages.— Pri(!e $2.00. 



Hlstory of England — from before the 

 Christian era to 1887.— Price $2.00. 



Everybody's Book— a treasury of useful 

 knowledge.— 410 i)Mges.— Price $2 00. 



The book must be selected by the sub- 

 scriber at tlie time of sending the subscription, 

 and canniit be afterwards exchansied. 



The book selected will be mailed in a card- 

 board case, at the subscriber's risk; if lost 

 it cannot be replaced. Be sure to write your 

 name, postnffice, county and state pl.aiidy, 

 and tlieii the i-isk of loss is veri/ small. The 

 subscription can commence at any time. 



Remember, the amount is $2.10 for both 

 papers, and tlie book free by mail. 



NOTICE. 



Notwithstanding the fact that the 

 prices of nearly all kinds of metals are 

 advancing, we will make a discount of 

 13 per cent on all orders for drone-and- 

 queen traps received before April 1, 

 1888. 



With each half dozen or dozen traps 

 we send one made up, making 7 traps 

 in one case and 13 traps in the ottier. 



Regular price of traps is $3.50 per 

 dozen or $2.00 per half dozen. 



