1906 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



121 



ABOUT DISCOUNTS 



EVERY bee-keeper in the United States 

 should fully understand the advan- 

 tages of the early - order discount 

 offered by all the dealers in Root's Goods. 



There are three ways they affect you 

 personall y. 



First. —You save money on every dol- 

 lar's worth of goods you purchase before 

 the rush season. Just for convenience in 

 figuring we vv'ill assume that you will need 

 $100.00 worth of supplies. 

 The discount for Janu- 

 ary is 6 per cent. If you 

 put off ordering until April 

 1st you obtain no discount. 

 Thus, for being three 

 months forehand you save 

 $6. CO; and $100.00 drawing 

 4 per cent interest for this time would earn 

 only $1.00. But you earn six times as much. 

 —24 per cent. Worth while now, isn't it? 



Second. —You have losses in more ways 

 than mere money. During the next few 

 months you will have times when you have 

 am.ple opportunity to nail your hives and fit 

 your supers— time enough to do a first- 

 class job of it. After April 1st every thing 

 is hurry, hurry. Wasn't that the case last 

 year ? Now imagine your hives all stacked 

 up ready for new swarms, and supers ready 

 to go on at a moment's notice. All ready ! 

 That's what makes a successful bee-keeper. 

 Twenty-four hours' waiting would mean a 

 great difference in the crop. Worth a little 

 thought just now— no ? 



Third. —You save annoyances all around. 

 If you wait until April 1st, every chance is 



that you will fail to receive your goods 

 promptly. The agent will be out of goods 

 or the factory behind with orders, or the 

 railroads will be unearthly slow in deliver- 

 ing the goods; bees swarming; honey roll- 

 ing in ; no supplies. Ever been in such a 

 pinch? Just think, too, how much trouble 

 you will save other people. V/hy not try 

 the safer plan this season ? 



You have nothing to lose. Almost any 



one can figure very close 



his needs only 3 months in 

 ■fi^^i'J* advance. A few extra 



I^ supplies will keep without 



deterioration till next sea- 

 ^ son. Better sure than 



sorry. 



But how can the man- 

 ufacturer and agent afford to give such lib- 

 eral discounts? It's very plain. Un^er 

 ordinary circumstances 75 per cent of their 

 business comes within four months of the 

 year. That is 25 per cent in 8 months. 

 Those eight months are a worry. Then 

 they need money, work for their employees, 

 room for the stock which they must carry. 

 That's why they need your orders then, and 

 are glad to pay for them— just what the dis- 

 count is. 

 The discounts are as follows : 



January, 6 per cent ; February, 

 4 per cent ; March, 2 per cent ; after April 

 1, no discount. These discounts apply to all 

 goods listed in general catalog intended for 

 next season's use. 

 Let's co-operate! 



The A. 1. Root Co. HSsTofEe Medina, Ohio, U.S.A. 



lO.Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. Branch Offices in United States 44 Vesey St.. New York City 



1100 Maryland Ave., S. W., Washington, D. C- 1024 Mississippi St., St. Paul. Minn. 



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