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We Cliib the American Bee Journal 

 for a year, with any of tlie following papers 

 or books, at the prices (nioted in tlie I..ASX 

 coluuui. Tlie regular price of both is given 

 in the first colunni. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Journal must be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book: 



II Yoii Live near one post office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we have on our list. 



Hilton''^ new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at tliis office. 



If you I>osc Money by carelessly en- 

 dosiug it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 when a Money Order, which is perfectly 

 safe, costs but 5 cents. 



Paper Boxes— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 4Kx4)i and 5^:^x5^^. 

 Price, 81.00 per 100, or SS..50 per 1,000. 



I»reserve If our l»apei-s for future 

 reference. If you have no WI."\I>KK we 



will mail you one for 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FKEE, if you will sen<l us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Journai,. 



Yucca Briislies, 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 ^rrKe American Dee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to this ottice. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Pure Plienol lor Foul Brood.— 



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

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

 procured at this office at 25 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 Kigister and 

 l)egiu to use it. The prices aie as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $100 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 patfeB) 1 50 



PliOtosrrapIis o< Bee-Keepers.— 



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

 containuig the faces of 1.31 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Jouunal for one 

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

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

 bers and 83.00. 



TIte 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, aud a full re- 

 port of the Detroit and Indianapolis conven- 

 tions, for .50 cents, postpaid. 



Clover Seeds.- We are selling Alsike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : 88.00 

 per bushel; 8'i25 per peck ; 25 cents per lb. 

 WhiU Clover Seed ; 810.00 per bushel; 83.75 

 per peck ; 30 cents per lb. Sweet, or Melilot, 

 Ckrver Seed: 80.00 per bushel ; 81.75 per 

 peck: 20 cents per lb.— by express or freight 



Hastings' Perfection Feeder.- 



This excellent Feeder will hold 3 quarts, 

 and the leftin--' 'Inwn of the fe"d is regulated 



Pmenteci Oct. is. is»7. 



by a thumb-screw. The cap screws securely 

 on. It is easy to regulate— either a spoonful 

 or a quart— and that amount can be given 

 inanhourora day, as desired. By it the 

 food can be given where it is most needed- 

 just over the cluster. Not a drop need be 

 lost, and no rohber bees can get at it. A 

 single one can be had for 40 cents, or a 

 dozen for $3..50, and it can be obtained at 

 this office. Postage 10 cents extra. 



Red Isabels for Pails.— We have 



three sizes of these Labels ranging in size 

 for pails to hold Ironi one to ten pounds of 

 honey. Price, 81 for a hundred, with the 

 name and addrf ss of the bee-keeper printed 

 on them. Smaller quantities at one cent 

 each; but we cannot print the 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 J2 '25 



500Lahel8 2 00 3 00 3.50 



1.000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



«a- Samples mailed free, upon application. 



Cork for Winter 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 81.00. 



Excliange.— 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. 



Alfalfa Clover.— For habits and cul- 

 tivation of this honej'-plant, see page 245. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., •2'2c. ; per peck, $3.00 ; per half- 

 bushel, 85.50 ; per bushel of 60 lb., 810.00. 

 If wanted by mail, add 10 cents per pound 

 (or bag and postage. 



■We W^ant 20,000 subscribers. Out of 

 the 300,000 beekeepers in America, certainly 

 this is not an extravagant desire ! It is 

 only one out of every filteen ! We confi- 

 dently ask those who appreciate the Ameri- 

 can Bee Joiirnal, to show it by sending 

 us one or more new subscribers. We will 

 give them full value for their mouey. 



A Home Market 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 naper. 



A Modern BEF-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. 

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

 postpaid. 



■your Full Address, plainly written, 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



