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May 16, 1907 



American l^ee Journal 



Trade Notes 

 The A. I. Root Company, Medina, Ohio 



THE HATCH WAX PRESS 



If you have been so unfortunate as 

 to lose some of your bees the past win- 

 ter, or even this sprinpr, save the wax 

 in the combs by the use of some good 

 wax-press. If you look about you will 

 probably find a lot of old combs in 

 your neighborhood which you can get 

 for a song. Wax is higher now than 

 for many years and you should hurry 

 it to market, for the present high pri- 

 ces will likely continue but a few 

 weeks, at most. Our new Hatch Press 

 has several valuable features, viz : 



Durability. 



Ease of operation. 



Most thorough in its work. 



Superior quality of product. 



Low cost. Price is only S6.00. 



WANTED 



If you know of any one who has bees 

 to sell this month, we can probably 

 find a purchaser for the same— any 

 number — 5 to 100 colonies— provided 

 we are given a brief, explicit descrip- 

 tion at once. Please state condition, 

 hives, race, price, etc. 



any of our offices; and the colors from 

 Medina, New York, and Chicago. Send 

 for color cards, etc. 



BEESWAX 



We are paying at this date 31 cents 

 cash or 33 cents in trade for pure, aver- 

 age beeswax, delivered at any of the 

 following offices : Medina, Ohio ; Chi- 

 cago, New York, Philadelphia, or 

 Washington. A large number of our 

 jobbing agents make the same prices. 

 See list of dealers in American Bee 

 Journal for May 2. 



BEE-HIVE PAINT 



We are distributing agents for the 

 B. P. S. Paint. This is one of the best 

 hive-paints to be found on the market. 

 We have handled it for 10 years or 

 more, and do not recall a complaint in 

 all that time. Equally good for your 

 house or any indoor or outdoor work. 

 We ship the O.W. (Outside White) from 



SPECIAL 



For the next 10 days from date of 

 this paper, to test the value of these 

 columns, we offer a copy of the book, 

 '• How to Keep Bees," price, $1.10. for 

 only 60 cents, postpaid. Furthermore, 

 we will promptly refund the money to 

 any dissatisfied purchaser, even after 

 you have read the entire book. You 

 must send your order for this to 

 Medina, and mention the American 

 Bee Journal of this date. 



LESSONS IN BEE-KEEPING BY MAIL 



There is now, and has been for years, 

 a greater demand for experienced bee- 

 help than there are men ready for these 

 places. Each winter and spring we 

 are obliged to disappoint many large 

 apiarists by telling them we do not 

 know where suitable help can be found. 

 The demand has already begun for the 

 present season. We have found that 

 many who take our course in bee-cul- 

 ture by correspondence prefer to go 

 into business for themselves, so we 

 still need active young men who have 

 a fair knowledge of the subject — men 

 whom we know something about — who 

 can be recommended for the places fre- 

 quently offered. We, therefore, offer 

 again a limited course in 



Bke-Kkeping by Mail. 

 We shall designate this as Course 

 No. 2. The lessons are identical with 

 the lessons in Course No. 1. The time, 

 however, is limited to one year from 

 enrollment. The course may be easily 

 completed in 3 to 4 months. The fol- 

 lowing is the 



Outline of Course No. 2. 

 (17 Lessons.) 



I. Definitions of Terms. 

 II. Inmates of the Hive. 



III. Comb. 



IV. Handling Bees. 

 V. Transferring. 



VI. Building Up Colonies. 

 VII. The Honey-flow. 

 VIII. Swarming. 

 IX. Rendering Normal. 

 X. Preparing for Winter. 

 XI. Wintering. 

 XII. Spring Management. 

 Xni. Bee-Diseases, Symptoms. 

 XIV. Enemies of Bees, 

 XV. Establishing an Apiary. 

 XVI. Queen-Rearing. 

 XVII. General Examination. 



Terms of Course— Full Cash Pay- 

 ment. 



Complete course as outlined, lessons, 

 personal answers to all questions, in- 

 cluding the A B C of Bee Culture (500- 

 page book), and Gleanings in Bee Cul- 

 ture (semi-monthly) for one year, S5.00. 



With either the A B C or Gleanings 

 omitted in case you have one, $4.00. 



With both omitted in case you have 

 both, $3.00. 



Use This Form in Ordering. 



190.... 



THE A. 1. ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio. 



Enclosed find in payment of one 



complete course of instritction yo. 2 iit the Hoot 

 Correspondence School of Bee Culture. 



Xanie 



r.o 



state ...' 



County or Street 



Express Office 



PLEASE AXS WEB TEE 

 FOLLOWING: 



Have you a colony of bees? 



Have you an ABC of Bee Culture? if so, what 



year published? 



Are you at present a subscriber to Gleanings? 



THE A, L ROOT CO,, Medina, Ohio 



