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BEE -KEEPER'S GUIDE; 



Or, MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 



13,000 SOLD SINCE 1876. 



14lh THOUSAND JUST OUT! 



loth THOUSAND SOLD IN JUST FOUR MONTHS ! 

 5000 Sold Since May, 1883. 

 More than 50 pag-cs, and more than 5!) fine illus- 

 trations were added in the 8tli edition. The whole 

 work has l)een thoroughly revised, and contains the 

 very latest in respect to bee-keeping-. It is certainly 

 the fullest and most scientitic work treating of 

 bees in the World. Price, by mail, ^1.25. Liberal 

 discount to dealers and to clubs. 



A. J. <;OOK, Author and Publisher. 

 13-23 Agricultural College, Mich. 



SAY ! tlie ACME PAPER-HOIiDER holds 

 all sorts of small things, as papers, letters, 

 almanacs, magazines, pamphlets, cards, etc., 

 and does it (juick, before they get lost, stolen, blown 

 awaj% or the baby gets thera. By mail, IQc. ; two, 

 15c.; five, 25c.; twelve, 50c. Agents wanted. 

 Address N. E. JOHNSON, Medina, O. 



^^SOUTHERN HEADQUARTERS-^ 



FOR EAKl-T QI7EE1TS, 



Nuclei, and full colonies. The manufacture of 

 hives, sections, frames, feeders, foundation, etc., a 

 specialty. Superior work and best material at " let- 

 live" prices. Steam factory, fully equipped, with 

 the latest and most approved machinery. Send fo~ 

 mv illustrated catalogue. Address 

 5tfd J. P. H. BROVflV, Auis:u6ta, Ga. 



IN order that I may pay off my debts, and dev^ote 

 my whole time to i)reaching the gospel, I offer 

 my entire apiaries, consisting of about !tO colo- 

 nics of Italian and hybrid bees. (j() empty hives, 3 

 extractors, and other bee-supplies, for sale at a 

 great sacrifice. Persons wishing to buy'would do 

 well to correspond with me imnwdiateh/. I must 

 Kell. JAS. ERWIN. 



Sltfd Smith's Grove, Warren Co., Ky. 



VARIETIES 



■Vmes, Pllants, etc. 



Apple, Pear, Peach, Cherry, Plum, 

 <^uince, .Strawberry, IJaspberry, 

 Blackberry, {'iirrants, <;rape"s, 



( i oscbcrrics, &a. Send tor Catalogue 

 J. S. COtiiiiarS, Mocrestown, N. J. 



Barnes' Foot-Power Machinery. 



liead what J. I. Parent, of 

 Chari.ton, N. Y., says — "We 

 cut with one of your Combined 

 Machines last winter 50 chaff' 

 hives with 7 inch cap, 100 honey 

 racks, 500 broad frames, 3,000 

 honey-boxes and a great deal of 

 other work. This v^^inter we 

 have double the amount of bee 

 I hives, etc., to make and we ex- 

 I pect to do it all with this Saw. 

 I will do all you say it will." 

 Catalogue and Price List Free. Address W. F. & 

 JOHN?BARNES, 68 Ruby St., Rockford, 111. 



When more convenient, orders for Barnes' Foot- 

 Power Machinery may be sent to me. A. I. Root. 

 23tfd 



Oldest Bee Paper in America— Estahlislied in ISGl. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



16-page Weekly— $1.00 a year. 



Sample Free. THOMAS G. NEWMAN Si SON, 



925 West Madison Street, Cliicago, 111. 



EXCHANGE DEPARTMEITT. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

 usual rates. All ad's intended for this department must not 

 excoed 6 lines, and you must say you want your ad. in this de- 

 partment, or we will not be responsible for any error. You 

 ran have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over 

 live lines will cost you according to our regular rates. 



THOROUGHBRED fowls, Brown Leghorns, S. 8. 

 Hamburgs, W. C. B. Polish, P. Rocks and Wyan- 

 dottes, Bonney's, Forbes', Hawkins', Wilcox & Fultz' 

 strains. We will sell for cash, or exchange for fdn. 

 and beeswa.x. Price list free. 

 18-I9tfd A. H. Duff, Creighton, Ohio. 



^\f- STANDS of Italian bees for sale in new chaff 

 rC'f hives at S^T.OO, in good shape for winter. 

 ~0-21d John C. Stewart, Hopkins, Mo. 



WANTED.— To exchange my Given fdn. mill, good 

 as new. I will take honey, or good winter ap- 

 ples for it. L. Beckwith, Berlin, Wis. 



WANTED.— To exchange strawberry-plants, six 

 varieties, for untested queens. 

 20-21d J. A. Green, Dayton, 111. 



WANTED.— To exchange for extracted honey, 5 

 chaff' Eclectic hives, just as good as new, or for 

 cash, at $3.00 each— a bargain. 

 20-21d F. HoLTKE, Carlstadt, N. J. 



AVT ANTED. —Honey, extracted preferred, in ex- 

 VV change for hives, frames, section boxes, saw- 

 mandrels, and bee-hive machinery. What have you 

 got, and what do you want for if:' 

 20tldb D. S. Hall, So. Cabot, Vt. 



WANTED.— To exchange for cash, or good horses 

 and mules, 200 colonies of bees in Simplicity 

 frames; also 40 acres of land adjoining the city. 

 20tfdb Anthony Opp, Helena, Phillips Co., Ark. 



FIRE! Fire! Fire! Brother bee-keepers, you all 

 want my LIGHTNING FIRE-KINDLER, cost- 

 ing about the same, almost as necessary, and but 

 little more trouble, than matches. Perf(?ctly safe. 

 No litter. Time, temper, and match saving; house- 

 hold convenience. It makes a fire immediatel.v. 

 Lasts a lifetime. Just the thing for your smokers 

 when made one-fourth of the common size. Sent 

 by mail lor 20 cts. 

 20tfdb S. S. Butler, Los Gatos, California. 



WANTED. —To exchange fine bronze turkeys. 

 Brown Leghorns, or American silver watch, 3- 

 ounce case, cost $18.00 when new— No. 1 time-keep- 

 er, for ferrets. * 



Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio. 



31d 



ll/'ANTED.- To exchange bees for land south of 

 Vt the Ohio River. Also for sale, about 120 lbs. of 

 wax and a six-inch Pelham fdn. mill. 



M. J. Harris, Clay City, Clay Co., 111. 



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ANTED.— To exchange for extracted white clo- 

 Ti ver or basswood honey, one foot-power saw; 

 also one Pelham foundation-mill, with dipping- 

 tank, etc., nearly new. W. S. Wright, 

 21tfdb r>65 W. Van Buren St., BatUe Creek, Mich. 



V»)QAA ^^'" huy the Alderbrook poultry-farm and 

 ^ -wO' M ' apiary ground. 30 acres of good land, cozy 

 house, barn, and poultry-house, all new, pure spring 

 and; running water, fronting on beautiful pond, -J 

 miles from R. R. A delightful home; terms easy. 

 J. E. Darhow & Son, Box 2.50, West Eaton, N. Y. 



BEE-HIVES, 



One-Plece Sections, Section Cases, Frames, &c„ 



of superior workmanship, from 

 J51VEX17XZ tSa GrOOTDlESIjtTLM. 



Manufacturers of and Dealers in 



ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE CO., ILL. 



3tf(l Send for Price List. 



