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BUSINESS MANAGER. 



lusincss Notices. 



U Tou L.ive near one post office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give tlie 

 address that we have on our list. 



Hilton^s new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this oflBce. 



If you I>ose Money by carelessly en- 

 clo.siuH it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 wlien a Money Order, which is perfectly 

 safe, costs but 5 cents. 



Paper Itoxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 4Xx4J^ and 5}4x5}{. 

 Price, »1.00 per 100, or $8..50 per 1,000. 



Pi-eservc Your Papers for future 



reference. If you have no UII^UER we 



will mail you one for CO cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Journai,, 



Yucca Brushes, for removing bees 

 from the combs, are a soft, vegetable fiber, 

 and do not irritate the bees. We supply 

 them at 5 cents each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if 

 sent by mail, add 1 cent each for postage. 



Please -irrite American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to tliis ofBce. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a connnission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Pure Plienol I'or Foul Brood.— 



Calvert's No. 1 phenol, mentioned in Che- 

 shire's pamphlet on pages 16 and 17, can be 

 procured at this office at 35 cents per ounce. 

 Not being mailable, it must be sent by ex- 

 press. 



Apiary Register.— All who intend to 



be systematic in their work in the apiary, 



should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 



begin to use it. The prices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $100 



" 100 coLonieB (220 pajfes) 125 



*' 20O colonies (420 paifes) 150 



Pliotograpiis ot Bee-Keepers.— 



The " medley " gotten up by E. 0. Tuttle, 

 containing the faces of 131 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Journal for one 

 year for 81.75; or we will present it free, by 

 mail, to any one, for a club of three subscri- 

 bers ana 83.00. 



C'i>i;ieuix,i LIST. 



Wc C^Iiib the American Bee Journal 

 for a year, witli any of the following papers 

 or books, at the prices quoted in the I..AST 

 column. The regular price of both is given 

 in the first column. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Jounial nuist be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book: 



Price of both. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00... 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00 1 75 



Bee-Keepere'Magazine 1 50 1 40 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150 140 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150... 140 



The Apiculturist 175 160 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00 ... . 1 80 



Canadian Honey Producer...! 40 1.30 



The 8 above-named papers 5 65 5 00 



and Cook's Manual 2 25 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman)... 2 00 175 



Binder for Am. Bee Journal..! 60 1 50 



Dzierzon's Bee-Book (cloth)... 3 00 2 00 



Root's A B C of Bee-Culture.. 2 25., .. 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00 2 20 



Western World Guide 150 1 30 



Heddon's book. "Success.".. 1.50.. 1 40 



A Year Among the Bees ! 75 1 50 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50 1 .SO 



Weekly Inter-Ocean 2 00.... ! 75 



Iowa Homestead 2 00... 1 90 



How to Propagate Fruit 150 125 



History of National Society. . 1 50 1 25 



Corlt Vav ^Vinter Packing:. — Its 



advantages are that it never becomes musty, 

 and it is odorless. Cushions can be made 

 of cloth and filled with the cork, for winter 

 packing. We can supply all orders now at 

 10 cents per pound. Or a seamless sack of 

 it, containing 15 pounds, for $1.00. 



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, f 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 tjie name and 



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 



SOOLabels 2 00 3.00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



«" Samples mailed free, upon application. 



A Modern BEE>FARM, 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, 81 ; }4 pound, 

 81.75 ; 1 pound, 83. One pound of seed is 

 sufficient for half an acre, it properly 

 thinned out and re-set. 



Alfalfa Clover. — For habits and cal- 

 tivatioii of this honey-plant, see page 245. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 22c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, 8.5..50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., 810.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 18 cents per pound 

 for bag and postage. 



Convention.^.— The time for holding 

 Bee-Keepers' Conventions will soon be 

 here, ami we cannot give any better advice 

 than this : Let each one attend who can 

 do so, and take part in making these meet- 

 ings interesting and instructive. If you 

 have not already obtained the "Bee-Keep- 

 er's Convention Iland-Book," do so at once 

 to post yourself up on how to conduct such 

 meetings correctly. It contains a simple 

 Manual of Parliamentary Law and Rules of 

 Order for the guidance of officers and mem- 

 bers of Local Conventions— Model Consti- 

 tution and By-Laws for a Local Society- 

 Programme for a Convention, with Subjects 

 for Discussion— List of Premiums for Fairs, 

 etc. Bound in cloth, and suitable for the 

 pocket. Price, .50 cents. We will club this 

 book and the Asierican Bee Journal for 

 one year for Sl.iJS. 



Clover Seeds.— We are selling .4 teifce 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : 88.00 

 per bushel; 82.25 per peck ; 35 cents per lb. 

 White Clover Seed : 810.00 per bushel; 83.75 

 per peck ; 30 cents per lb. Sweet, orMeUlot, 

 Clover Seed: 86.00 per bushel ; 81.75 per 

 peck: 30 cents per lb.— by express or freight. 



Colored Posters for putting up over 

 honey exhibits at Fairs are quite attractive, 

 as well as useful. We have prepared some 

 for the Bee Journal, and will send two 

 or more free of cost to any one who will use 

 them, and try to get up a club. 



Excliang-e.- We will accept Honey 

 and Beeswax in exchange for Bee-Keepers' 

 Supplies in any quantity. Those desiring 

 to make a trade are invited to correspond 

 with us, stating quantity, quality, and 

 price, and the goods they want in exchange. 



Xlie Convention. — The pamphlet 

 containing the report of the proceedings of 

 the Union Convention in Chicago, Ills., is 

 published, and can be obtained at this office 

 for 25 cents. Or bound up with the history 

 of the International Society, and a full re- 

 port of the Detroit and Indianapolis conven- 

 tions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



Ilonie Markets for honey can be 

 made by judiciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine." 

 Such will create a demand in any locality at 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this paper. 



Please to get your I\eiglibor, 



who keeps bees, to also take the American 

 Bee Journal. It is now so cheap that 

 no one can afford to do without it. 



Your Full Address, plainly written, 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



Scatter the Leaflets.— Look at the 

 list (with prices) on the second page. 



