plant for furnishing light for the factory and 

 yards; the side-tracks from the railroad, and 

 the perfect arrangement of the plant as a 

 whole, established the fact in my mind that 

 this concern has the facilities for turning 



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to be congratulated on their equipment, and the 

 facilities at their disnosal to supply the needs 

 of the bee-keeper. Their goods are of the high- 

 est standard and aside from this fact, they are 

 entitled to the patronage of the purchasing 



quantity of native basswood in the vicinity of 

 River Falls, and that Mr. Putnam is installing 

 a new equipment for the manufacture of bet- 

 ter and more perfect sections than are usually 

 found on the market. 



W. H. Putnam Sawing Basswood Bolts for Sections at River Falls. Wis. 



out first-class goods in the shortest possible 

 time. 



Employing 60 men, the plants have a capac- 

 ity of about 60,000 sections, 2,000 shipping- 

 cases, and 300 hives, per day, as well as numer- 

 ous other lines of supplies, berry-boxes and 

 crates. Car-load orders are filled at either 

 plant, but orders for smaller quantities are 

 filled from the warehouses in Minneapolis. 

 The facilities for prompt shipment over the 

 many railroads, and the advantages in purchas- 

 ing lumber from the great lumbering center, 

 makes Minneapolis an ideal spot for the home 

 of a bee-supply and berry-box manufacturing 

 industry. The Minnesota Bee-Supply Co., are 



public for the many courtesies extended to 

 their customers at aii times. 



Progressive Bee-Keeper. 



Putnam's Bee-Supply Factory. 



We show our readers herewith a picture of 

 one of the familiar scenes at the bee-supply 

 factory of W. H. Putnam, of River Falls, 

 Wis. The question of sections is one that 

 concerns every honey-producer. Basswood is 

 about the only material that has proven en- 

 tirely satisfactory for making sections. We 

 are informed that there is still a considerable 



We remember Mr. W. H. Putnam as one of 

 the jolly crowd that went in the snecial car 

 to attend the 'National convention at San An- 

 tonio, Tex., in November, 1906. He has de- 

 veloped some skill as a public demonstrator 

 with live bees. His colonies have taken first 

 premium at a number of State Fairs, and 

 nis method of dealing direct with the consumer, 

 is, in a way, an innovation from the estab- 

 lished custom. We have met Mr. Putnam per- 

 sonally several times, and take pleasure in call- 

 ing attention to his growing and deserving 

 institution. Its advertisement will be found 

 on another page. 



Tennessee- Bred Queens 



37 Years Experience, breed 3-band Italians only. 



Breeders $4.00. Add twenty percent for queens to be exported. 



Nuclei, without queens: 1-frame, $2.50: 2-frame. $3.50: 3-frame. $4.50. 1 Full 

 Colony. 8-frame, $9.00. 



Select the queen wanted and add to the above prices. 



NOTE 



I have transferred to my son, Benj. G. Davis, my atraipht 5-hand and Golden depart- 

 ment, and in order to receive the promptest attention, all correspondence for these should 

 be sent direct to him. He practically grew up in my queen yards, rears queens by my 

 methods, has had charge of this department for years, and understands his business. 



Prices same as above except Breeders, which are fl.oo to $10.00. No disease. 



JOHN M. DAVIS, Spring Hill, Tennessee, U. S. A. 



"A Year's Work in an Out-Apiary" 



This is the title of a 6o-page, paper- 

 bound book, 6x9 inches in size, vi^ritten 

 by G. M. DooHttle, of New York State, 

 vifho is so vjeU known to our readers. It 

 tells how an average of 114^^ pounds of 

 comb honey per colony was secured in 

 a poor season. Mr. Doolittle's over 35- 

 years' experience in producing comb 

 honey gives the weight of authority to 

 what he says on the subject of bees and 

 bee-keeping. The book is sent postpaid 

 for 50 cents ; or with the American Bee 

 Journal one year — . both for $1.10. Send 

 all orders to the American Bee Journal, 

 118 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111. 



Books for Bee-Keepers 



Have you a good bee-book? Many 

 bee-keepers do not have. And that is 

 where they make a big mistake. A bee- 

 paper cannot take the place of a good 

 bee-book. The paper is a splendid thing 

 to read in connection ivith the book. On 

 another page we make some generous 

 clubbing offers of bee-books with the 

 American Bee Journal. Why not order 

 a book when renewing your subscrip- 

 tion? You will find the book and the 

 Journal a great combination. You 

 should have both of them. 



