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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



premiums — one for best nucleus stock 

 with the best colored drones. A tirst 

 premium (perliaps a gold or silver 

 medal) for best queen and workers, 

 etc., etc. It is not yet determined 

 what premiums to offer, or Avhat 

 entry fee to cliarge. Some plan must 

 be devised to secure money enough 

 to offer valuable premiums, and the 

 committee ask the advice, assistance 

 and counsel of local and State bee- 

 keepers' societies and all interested 

 before we publish our plans. 



Close of the Volume. 



This number of The Ajiekioan Bee 

 Journal closes Volume X. During 

 the past year we have endeavored to 

 give our pati'ons reliable bee intellig- 

 ence, and able discussions on the 

 various topics of interest to apairians. 

 IIow well this task has been accom- 

 plished we leave our readers to deter- 

 mine. During the next year we shall 

 endeavor not only to keep up to our 

 present standard, but also to vastly 

 improve the "old and reliable" 

 AMEincAif. Bee Journal. 



Selections from the bee publications 

 of Europe as well as able correspon- 

 dence from ths most reliable and ex- 

 perienced apiarians of our own 

 countrj^, will be given. We shall also 

 increase the quantity of reading mat- 

 ter, by using type two sizes smaller, 

 but having a large face, that can easily 

 be read. 



We ask our patrons to assist us, by 

 procuring new subscribers among 

 their friends or neighbors, and thus 

 increase the usefulness of the Jour- 

 nal. By getting two new subscribers 

 you can get all three for the year 1875 

 for $5. This may be divided among 

 the three, or you can get your own 

 copy for $1. Larger clubs would 

 make your subscription still less. See 

 club terms on page 291. 



Our beautiful Chrome "Just One " 

 will be sent to all who pay in advance 



for 1875, before next January 1st, 

 whether sent in clubs or singly. 



In order to assist our friends in 

 procuring new subscribers, we will 

 send specimen copies to tliose that 

 they intend to call upon, if tliey will 

 send us their names and addresses. 

 It will take but a little lime to get 

 parties to subsci-ibe when they see 

 our paper. There are thousands of 

 bee-keepers all over the country who 

 take no bee journal and consequently 

 are uninformed concerning scientilic 

 bee-keeping. These should all be so- 

 licited to take The American Bee 

 Journal, and the tliousands who now 

 read and prize the Journal can easily 

 reach them. AVill they not do it? 

 Every one wlio reads this is specially 

 solicited to act as an agent, and pre-, 

 sent the claims of The American Bee 

 Journal. We feel assured that they 

 will do it. A i'ew hours time from 

 each, devoted to the interests of The 

 Journal will add tliousands to our 

 list. 



To any person sending us a club of 

 ten, with $14, we will send a copy of 

 the American Bee Journal one year 

 fr'ee, and also the Chromo. To any 

 one sending us a club of twenty witli 

 $25 we will send a copy of Worces- 

 ter's Unabridged Dictionary in addi- 

 tion to The American Bee Journal. 

 and Chromo. 



Now who will devote a few hours 

 to benefit themselves and also extend 

 practical and scientific knowledge 

 concerning bee-keeping? We shall 

 see. 



Address all letters to Thomas G. 

 Newnnin, Cedar Rapir.s, Iowa, and 

 make postal orders payable to 



Thomas G. Newman. 



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John McAlister & Co, arc our authoriz- 

 ed agents for the Illustrated Journal, 

 at Room 27, Tribune Building, Chicago, 

 with whom any business may be transact- 

 ed with our approval, and be promptly 

 recogni/.ed by the manager of this paper. 



