SEPTEMBER 1, 1916 



SI'ECIAL PREMIUMS. 



The Board of County Commissioners of Pueblo 

 County offer the following premiums for products of 

 bees owned in Pueblo County: 



20 Dozen jars white extracted honey. .$2.00 $1.00 



21 Display extracted honey 4.00 2.00 



VERMONT STATE FAIR. 

 September 12, 13, 14, 15. 



37 Best display of bees and 



honey . ." $6.00 $4.00 $2.00 



38 Sample of honev, 3 pounds or 



more 3.00 2.00 1.00 



39 Best extracted honey, in glass, 



3 pounds or more 3.00 2.00 1.00 



40 Display of honey, granulated 



or candied 4.00 2.00 1.00 



41 White-clover honey, not less 



than 3 pounds 3.00 2.00 1.00 



BURLINGTON (IOWA) TRI-STATE PAIR. 



1211 Display of comb honey, 



quality, quantity, and 

 manner of putting up for 

 market considered $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 



1212 Display of extracted honey, 



quality, quantity, and 

 manner of putting up for 

 market considered 5.00 3.00 2.00 



1213 Display of beeswax, quan- 



tity and quality to be 



considered 3.00 2.00 1.00 



1214 Honey vinegar, not less 



than one gallon, in glass 5.00 3.00 2.00 



1215 One-frame observatory hive 



Italian bees, showing 

 queen, workers, and brood 



in all stages 10.00 8.00 6.00 



Demonstration by W. F. Reppert. 



Your Honey Crop 



Depends on Your Interest in Bees 



The greater the interest, the greater 

 the crop. Increase your interest by 

 studying what happens in the egg. 

 Here the indiWdual bee begins life. 



The Embryology of the Honey Bee 



By Dr. Jas. A. Nelson 



Prioe 3*2.00 prepaid 

 Clubbed with "Gleanings" one year, $2.75 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY 



Address the Medina OfiSce 



60 -lb. Honey -Cans 



Good second-hand, fit to refill 

 with honey for use again. . , . 



For shipment from New York, Philadelphia, 

 or Medina, while stock lasts, 10 cases, two bO- 

 Ib. cans, $4.00; 25 cases, |8.5(l; 100 cases, $30, 

 delivered on cars or boat. These cans have 

 been used once for honey and emptied, leav- 

 ing a film of honey adhering to the inside, 

 protecting the tin from rust. Well worth the 

 price to anyone in need of cans. Send orders to 



The A. I. Root Company 



New York Philadelphia Medina, Ohio 



QUEENS 



Our July, August, and September SPECIAL 



PRICE on untested leather-colored queens- 



— a bargain never offered to the American 



beekeeper before. 



Prices on 1 to 10 queens, 50 cts. each 



" 11 to 25 queens, 45 cts. each 



'' 26 to 100 queens, 40 cts. each 



101 to 1000 queens, 38 cts. each 



Safe delivery. If not satisfied, return queens and get your mone 

 back. The Root Company, The American Bee Journal. Dadant i. 

 Sons, any mercantile agency, and others will tell you who we are 



The Penn Company . . Penn, Miss. 



