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Red Isabels for Pails.— We have 

 three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 

 for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 

 honey. Price, $1 for a hundred, with the 

 name and address of the bee-keeper printed 

 on them. Smaller quantities at one cent 

 each ; but we cannot print the name aud 

 address on less than 100. Larger quantities 

 according to size, as follows : 



Size A. Size B. Size C. 



250 Labels $1.50 $2.00 $2.25 



SOGLabels 2.00 3,00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



JW Samples mailed free, upon application. 



Alfalfa Clover.— For habits and cul- 

 tivation of this honey-plant, see page 345. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 32c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, 55.50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., $10.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



A nioderD UEE-FARJM, and its 



Economic Management ; showing how bees 

 may be cultivated as a means of livelihood ; 

 as a health-giving pursuit ; and as a source 

 of recreation to the busy man. By S. 

 Simmins. For sale at this office. Price, $1. 



"We Supply Chapman Honey-Plant 

 SEEI> at the following prices : One 

 ounce, 40 cents ; 4 ounces, $1 ; K pound, 

 81.75 ; 1 pound, S3. One pound of seed is 

 sufficient for half an acre, if properly 

 thinned out and re-set. 



Paper Boxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 4Kx4J^ and 5i^x5J^. 

 Price, 81.00 per 100, or $8..50 per 1,000. 



gidxrertisjemjetcts. 



OUR No. 3 One-piece Sections are the 

 cheapest in use— $2.60 per M. No. 1 are 

 the best in use— $3 60. These are iy^xiM. of 

 various widths. Address as in out. 20A4t 

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FOR. SJ^X-jE. 



QC C01.01N1ES of Italian Bees In Langstroth 

 OQ hives made trost-pioof. Apply to, 

 20A2t PKTEK DIXON, Saginaw, Mich. 

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ITAIvIAKS on LanuBtrnth frames-Two-frame 

 Nucleus (no Queen) Jl.'.";; 3-fraine. $1.75. Bach 

 Nucleus to cuntain franie« fllledwi'h lirood and a 

 plentv of bees. Orders Hlled promptly. TES'l'Bl) 

 QUEENS. t2.i»): Untesied, after May an, »1. BEES 

 per Pound, after May a i. n.s cents. Sate arrival and 

 aatlsfftclion taiaranteed. No foul brood. 

 19A4t H. L. Panffborn, Maquoketa, Iowa. 



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Dadants' Foundation Factory, wholesale 



and retail. See advertisement tn anolber column. 



The Bee-Keepers' Review 



FOR MAV is now out. Having regained 

 the time lost during his illness, the editor 

 will hereafter take pride in getting out the 

 Review promptly on the 10th of each month. 

 The special topic of the present Number Is 

 " Hiving Bees." The review of Mr. Cheshire's 

 work, which was begun in the March No., is 

 finished in the present Issue. We have a sur- 

 plus of the Numbers containing this review, 

 and, so long as they last, these three Numbers 

 win be sent free to all who apply. 

 J^r Price of the Review, 50 ets. a year. 

 Tbe Production of Comb Honey, 



A neat little Book of 45 pages, price 25 cents. 

 The REVIEW and this book for 65 cents. 

 Stamps taken, either U. S. or Canadian. 



Address, W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 

 20Atf 613 Wood St., FLINT, MICHIGAN. 



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(Patent applied for). 



BEST FOUNDATION FASTENER for 

 Brood-Frames and Sections. Bescription 

 and Illustration sent free on application. 



J. W. BITTENBENDER, 

 20Etf KNOXVILLE, Marion Co., IOWA. 



7 per cent. OFF 



ON SECTIONS, from prices piven in price- 

 list. We make lour grades of COMB 

 FOUNDATION - Heavy Krood, Ligbt 

 Brood, Tliin A: Esitra Thin for Sections. 

 ^F" Send for free Price-List and Samples.— 

 Dealers, write for special prices. 

 Address, M. H. HUNT, 



Bell Branch, Wayne Co., Mich, (near Detroit). 

 2Ett 



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SAMPI-E COPIES of the AMERICAN 

 - APICUIiTUBIST and our Price-List of 



Winter Strain of Pare Italian Bees 

 sent free. Address, 

 ISEtt APICULTUEIST, Wenham, Mass. 



OUR ILLUSTRATED 



CATAI.OGUE 



FOR 1888 



WIIiL be mailed free to any one who is not 

 already supplied with it. Send us your 

 address, plainly written, on a Postal Card. 

 THOS. G. NEWMAN A: SON, 



923&925 W. Madison-St., - CHICAGO. ILLS. 



HOW TO RAISE COMB HONEY, 



PAMPHIiET full Of new and improved 

 methods : Price, 5 one-cent stamps. You 

 nf ed also my list of Italian Queens, Bees by 

 the lb., and Supplies Oliver Foster, 

 13Atf Mt. Vernon, Linn Co., Iowa. 



WANTED, 



BeesM-ax.— We will pay SO o<-nlM per 



pound, delivered here, for Yellow Beeswax. 

 I'o avoid mistakes, the name of the shipper 

 should always be on each package. 



THOS. C NEHnHAN & SON, 



923 & 925 WoBt MaalBon St., - CHICAGO, ILLS. 



SMITH & SMITH 



We have one of the largest 



Bee-Hive Factories in tlie World. 



fS~ If you are interested in BEES, send for 

 our Prlce-Llst— Free. Good Goods, and fair 

 Prices. Address, SMITH A SMITH, 



lOKtf KENTON, Hardin Co., O. 



BEESUPPLIE8, 



MMUMl The Largest Steam 



RETAII. 



AND 



TFIioIesale. 



The Largest Steam-Power Shops 

 in the West; exclusively used to make Every- 

 tblng needed in the Apiary, of practical con- 

 struction and at Lowest Prices. Italian 

 Bees, Queens, 12 styles of Bee-Hives, Sections, 

 Honey-Extractore, Bee-Smokers, Bee-Feeders, 

 Comb Foundation, and everything used by 

 Bee-Keepers always on hand. My jfliustrated 

 Catalogue FREE. E. Kretchmer, 

 16Etf Coburg, Iowa. 



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THE NEW HEDDON HIVE 



NAILED AND PAINTED. 



WE have a FEW of the above hives, all 

 complete, for sale, at S4.00 each. As we 

 do not handle these hives this year, we cannot 

 fill orders for them in the flat. Those nailed 

 and painted are left from last year's stock. 



TB08. G. NEWMAN di SON, 



923 & 925 West Maaison-Street, - CHICAGO, ILLS. 



1 C\Ci COIiONIES of Italian and Hybrid 



-Lv/U Bees for Sale at bottom prices. Also, 

 Japanese Buckwheat for Sf-ed. It has a pro- 

 fuse bloom and is wonderfully productive. — 

 Write for prices. A. J. A: E. HAT FIELD, 



14Etf SOUTH BEND, IND. 



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Eaton's Improved 

 SECXIOrV-CASE. 

 BEES & QUEENS. Send 

 for free eataloKue. Address 

 FBANK. A. EATON, 

 7Etf BLUFFTON, OHIO. 



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ITALIAN BEES and QUEENS. 



ONE Untested Queen, »1.00 ; 3 for |2.no. BEES 

 by the Pound and Nucleus. Send for Price-List. 

 Address, B. e. FRAME. 

 9E13t North Manchester, Ind. 



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IMPORTED QUEENS. 



FRIENDS J I have QUEENS in my Apiary as fine 

 and as good as you --an import to tbe free land of 

 America- My Bees equal any that ever spread wing 

 •neath the t-unny skies of Italy. You have but to try 

 tb era ami be convinced. Untested, $1 ; Tested. $2 ; 

 Select Tested, $-2.50; Standard Breeders.fS.OO. BEES 

 by the lb.. $1; Frame of Brood, 75 cts. 



R. H. CAMPBELL, (Lock Box 2T5). 

 12E12t MADI80N, Morgan Co.. GEORGIA. 



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2-Story LangsM Hive, 80c. 



WE still hare a few of those Two-Story 

 Liangstrotli HIVES with 10 Brood- 

 Frames, at 80 cents. ^ 



Who wants them ? Speak Quick, or It will 

 be too late. Address. 



lOEtf KENTON, Hardin Co., OHIO. 



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I nni^ UCDC I If ~^o" Think of giving 

 LUU^ nCriL ■ the Betslnger Case or the 

 Paper Bo.x a trial the coming season, send for 

 Circular and Prices of these, and other BEE- 

 SliPPI^IES. If you wish to have your honey 

 crop in the best shape for market, do not fall 

 to send me your address (written plainly) on a 

 postal card. A. M. GANDER, 

 14E4t (Box 591). ADRIAN, MICH. 



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