1911 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



23 



WRITE FOR GRAND FREE ILLUSTRATED 



HOME-BUILDERS' 



CATALOG 



and Complete PLAN BOOK 



Our great new HOME- BUILDERS' CATALOG, contain- 

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Doors, SI. 62 and up; four-light 

 windows, 70c; corner blocks, 2c; 

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 stair balusters, 3c: stair newels, 

 $2.57; porch brackets. 5c: porch 

 columns, 81.85; oak tlooring, per 

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 plate rail, per foot, 4c; corner 

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