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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



MAKE YOUR OWN 



FER TILIZERS. 



Where to gel tlic m.-itenals in the cheap- 

 est lonn ; how to iii;ike up rormiilns for ditUi- 

 ent crops ; seven \va\ s ti make plant fooil <>i 

 biines, ground and whole ; all about fish Jur 

 manure and where to get them, and wood 

 ashes, lie, &c. A book ot" 120 pages, crowded 

 with valuable information, all given in the 

 plain, common sense wav farmers can under- 

 stand. Bv mail 40cts. Also books on Onion, 

 Squash, Cabbag^e, and Carrot and ManguM 

 r aismg, at .10 cents each, or the five for .$[.35 

 bv mail. I'wo of ihese have been throufjli 

 10 and It; editions. My large Seed C'ata- 

 tor/ lie free to all ivho write for it. 



JAMES J. H. GREGORY, 



MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 



A 92-LB. CABBAGE! 



M 



E. Leedham of Aroyo Grande, Cal., and 

 C. Ward of Plymouth, Me, 



write me that /ro; 

 my strai7i of teedSy thev raised Marblehead Mam- 

 moth Cibbiges weighing qi and 92 Jbs. Seed 

 ■"1^^ taken from the 



f ^ same lot from 



lohicJi th ese 

 monster cab- 

 h fi ge a were 

 irou-n^ accom- 

 panied with a 

 statement of 

 how they were 

 grown, sup- 

 plied at I5cents 

 \ package. I 

 will pav $1.00 per lb. 

 for the largest Cab- 

 bage from this seed 

 _ (freight prepaid), pro- 



vided it weighs not less than 70 lbs. when received. 

 Mv large \'e2:etahle and Flower Feed Catalogue 

 will be sent/rc'? to all who write for it. 



James J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass. 



SECTIONS. 



Job Iiot— Olieap! 



WE have received a Job Lot of 25,000 

 One-Piece Sections with square groove, 

 which we will close out at $4.00 per 1,000, or 

 $2.50 for 500. The size is : top aud bottom, 

 6 inches; sides, 5J4 inch; width of section, 1% 

 inches— narrow tops. 



THOS. G. NEWMAN Sc SON, 



92.3 & 925 West Madison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



BEE-KEEPERS' GUIDE; 



Or, MANUAL OF TOE APIAKY. 



I2,000 SOLD SINCE 1876. 



13th TheuHund Just Out! 



10th Thousand Sold in Just Four Months ! 



4,000 Sold Since May, 1883. 



More than .50 pages, and more than 50 ane illus- 

 trations were added in the Hth edition. The whole 

 work has been thorouKhiy revised, and contains the 

 Tery latest in respect to bee-keepinK. It is certainly 

 the fullest and most ecieniiOc work treating of 

 bees in the World. Price, by mall, JiSl.JCS. Liberal 

 ■discount to dealers and to clubs. 



A. J. COOK.. Author and Publisher, 



lAly Agricultural ColleKe, Mich. 



Dadant'sFoiindatiouFactory, wholesale 



and retail. See Advertisement in another column. 



MNew Style, Embossed Hidden Name and 

 Ohromo Viaitint: Cards, no J alike, name on, 

 IOC.. i;ipack9*i ; warranted best sold. Sam- 

 llAly plebook,4c. L. J0NES&C0.,Na88au,N. y. 



Dadant'sFouudatioii Factory, wholesale 



find retail. See Advertiaement In another column. 



Bingham Smokers 



AND 



HONEY-KNIVES. 



Send for Circulars. 



Bingham k Hetherington, 



ABRONIA, imCH. 



Dadant'sFouiulationFactory, wholesale 



*nd retail. See Advertisement In another column- 



Bee-Hives, Honey-Boxes, Sections. 



Largest Bee-Hive Factory in the World. 



Capacity, one car-load per day. Best of Roods at 

 Jowest prices. Write for price-list. 



G. B. LEWIS & CO. 



olAtf. WATERTOWN, WIS. 



Muth's Honey Extractor, 



Perfection Cold-Blast Smoker, 

 SQUARE GLASS HONEY-JARS, etc. 



For Circulars, apply to 



CHAS. F. MITTH .& SON, 



Freeman & Central Ave., - CINCINNATI, O. 

 P.S.— Send 10c. for Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers 



FLAT - BOTTOM 



COMB FOUNDATION, 



high 3ide-wnll3.4 to Hi square feet tc 

 the pound. Circular and samples free 

 J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

 Sprout Brook, Mont, o^x^ N. Y. 



Given's Foundation Press 



THE GIVEN PRESS stands in the front 

 rank for manufacturine FOUNDATIOX 

 In "W^lred Frames, as well as foundation for 

 SECTIONS. Without a dissenting voice, all of 

 our customers affirm its superiority. 

 Send for Circular and Samples. 



<r. R. CALD^V^ELr, A. CO., 

 lAtf HOOPESTON. Vermillion Co., ILL. 



WANTED.— Two young men to work with 

 bees. Three hundred colonies— 27 years' ex- 

 perience. Address, S.I.FREEBORN, 

 4Atf ITHACA, WIS. 



BEES, bee-hives, impt)rted queens— flrst-class— 

 cheap. OTIS N. BALDWIN, Clarksville, Mo. 

 4Aly 



(ESTABLISHED 1864.) 



DFF-SUPPLIES.ar 



Wm ^^ ^^ We furnish everything needed 

 ^^ ^™ ^™ in the Apiary, of practical construc- 

 tion, and at the lowest price. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. Send your address on a 

 Postal card, and we will send vou our Illustrated 

 Catalogue free. E. KR^TCHAIER, 



6A8t 14Ctf COBURG, Montgomery Co.TlOWA. 



THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL 



AND BEE-KEEPER'S ADVISER. 



The British Bee Journal is published every 

 Week, at Ten Shillings and lOd. per annum, and 

 contains the best practical information for the 

 time being, showing what to do, and when and 

 how to do it. It is edited by T. W. Cowan, Esq. 



The British Bee Journal and the American 

 Bee Journal, one year, for S.3.50. 



Fruit-Farm & Apiary 



FOR SAIi£ CHEAP! 



no ACRES, hill-land,?^ well-stocked with apples. 

 fjyj peaches, pears, plums, quinces, grapes, and 

 small fruit, in fine bearing condition. The remain- 

 der is in pasture, grass, grain, etc. Apiary contains 

 140 ITALIAN COLONIES in Langstroth 

 hives. Bee-house and all modern appliances for 

 apiculture, in as good location for bees and honey 

 as can be found. Good n^-room house, beautifully 

 located, commanding a view of ttie city, river and 

 surrounding country. New barn and out-buildlngs, 

 cistern, never-failing springs, etc. Reasons for 

 selling— age and ill-health. 



lAtf S. A. STILLMAN, LOUISIANA, MO. 



l AULE'S S 



GARDEN 



Cannot be Surpassed. New Seed Catalogue tor 1886. 

 Frrt- to nil. Bf^st pn^iisiipd. Over 2'ri,iiiKi copies al- 

 rfiid\- iii*uled. V<»u oujrht to lia^e il. Send your 

 ii'ldrfss at once on a postal card tor a vi}\iy to 



Win, Henry Maule, 1738 FilDerl street, PmiadelpMa, Pa. 



lC3t 



Friends, if vou are In any way interested in 



BEES OR HONEY 



We will with pleasure send a sample copy of the 

 Semi-Monthly Oleanlners In Bee-Culturei 



with a descriptive price-list of the latest improve- 

 ments in Hivest Honey JExtraetor«, Comb 

 Foundation, Section Honey Koxen.all books 

 and journals, and everything pertaining to Bee 

 Culture. Sothing Patented. Simply send your ad- 

 dress written plainly, to 

 Ctf A. I. ROOT, Medina, O. 



VaWervort Comb Fdn. Mills, 



Send for Samples «fe Reduced Price-List* 



Atf J.VANDERVORT, Laceyville, Pa. 



NOTICE,— For $3.00 1 will mail direct, Frank 

 Cheshire's great scientific work now publishing 

 in parts, "Bees and Bee-Keeping. "—Arthur Todd,— 

 Dadant Foundation Depot— Germantown, Pa. 

 6A4t 



BEES, NUCLEI AND QUEENS. 



AFTER June 1st, l-franie Nuclei, with un- 

 testefl queen, $1.5i) ; with tested queen, $2.50. 

 Two-frame Nuclei, with untested queen. $2.00 ; 

 with tested queen, $3.'io. Queens from To cents to 

 $3..50. For more frames in nuclei, add .'io cts. for 

 each extra frame, and .'iO cts. extra if witli selected 

 queen. These prices are for Italian or Carniolan 

 queens, and by the dozen ; for less, add 10 per ct. 

 write for price-list. 

 2C6t A. J. NORRIS. Cedar Falls, Iowa. 



