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AI^FREW H. I^EWMAI^, 



BUSINESS MANAGER. 



business Notices, 



II ITou Utc near one post-office and 

 get your mall at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we have on our list. 



Hilton's nevf pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



iryou Lose Money by carelessly en- 

 closing it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 when a Money Order, which is perfectly 

 safe, costs but 5 cents. 



Paper Itoxcs— to hold a section of 

 honey for retail dealers. We have two sizes 

 on hand to carry sections 4^x4)^ and SJi^xSJ^. 

 Price, 81.00 per 100, or $8.50 per 1,000. 



Preserve Yotrr Papers for future 

 reference. If you have no m]\l>ER we 

 will mail you one for 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Joltrnai,. 



Yucca Itriishes, 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 -write American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



P«i-e PUenol tor Foal 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.— AH who intend to 



be systematic In their work in the apiary, 



should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 



begin to use it. Tlie prices are as follows : 



For BO colonieB (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



Photograplis of Bee-Keepers. — 



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

 containing the faces of 120 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 and 83.00. 



4;L,UBBirV«i I.ISX. 



>Ve Club the Americam, Bee Journal 

 for a year, with any of the following papers 

 or books, at the prices quoted in the LAST 

 column. The regular price of both is given 

 in the finst column. One year's subscription 

 for the American Bee Journal must be sent 

 with each order for another paper or book: 



Price 0} both. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00 . . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00 1 75 



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 1 60 1 40 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150 140 



Bee-Keepers' Review 150 140 



Tlie Apiculturist 175 1 60 



Canadian Bee Journal..., 2 00... 1 80 



Canadian Honey Producer... 1 40 130 



The 8 above-named papers. . 5 65 5 00 



and Cook's Manual 2 23. . . . 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman)... 2 00 176 



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



Dzierzon's Bee-Boolj(oloth).. .3 00.. .. 2 00 

 Boots A B Cot Bee-Culture.. 2 25.... 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.... 2 20 



Westein World Guide 150.,.. 1 30 



Heddon's book. "Success,".. 1 50.. 1 40 



A Year Among the Bees 1 75 1 50 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50 1 .30 



Weekly InterOeean 2 00 1 75 



Iowa Homestead 2 00... 1 90 



How to Propagate Fruit 1 50 1 25 



History of National Society..! 50 1 25 



Hastings* Pcrtection Feeder. — 



This excellent Feeder will hold 3 quarts, 

 and the letting down of the feed is regulated 



Patented Oct. 18, 1S.S7. 



by a thumb-screw. The cap screws securely 

 00. It is easy to regulate— either a spoonful 

 or a quart— and that amount can be given 

 in an hour or a 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 robber bees can get at it. A 

 single one can be had for 40 cents, or a 

 dozen for 83.50, and it can be obtained at 

 this office. Postage 10 cents extra. 



Red Isabels for Pails.— We have 

 three sizes of these Isabels ranging in size 

 for pails to hold from one to ten pounds of 

 honey. Price, 81 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 and 

 address on less than 100. Larger quantities 

 according to size, as follows : 



Size A. Size B. Size C. 



250 Labels $1.50 $3.00 $2,25 



500Labels 200 3.00 3.50 



1,000 Labels 3.00 4.00 5.00 



*a- Samples mailed free, upon application. 



The 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. 



Clover Seeds.— We are selling Alsike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : 88.00 

 per bushel; $2.35 per peck ; 25 cents per lb. 

 White Clover Seed : 810.00 per bushel; 83.75 

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

 Clover Seed: 86.00 per bushel ; 81.75 per 

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



Corl< for 'Winter Paclcing-.— 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. 



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- 

 tivatioH of this honey-plant, see page 245. 

 We supply the seed at the following prices : 

 —Per lb., 33c. ; 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 

 for bag and postage. 



"We ■»Vant 20,000 subscribers. Out of 

 the 300,000 bee -beepers in America, certainly 

 this is not an extravagant desire ! It is 

 only one out of every fifteen ! We confi- 

 dently ask those who appreciate the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal, to show it by sending 

 us oue or more new subscribers. We will 

 give them full value for their money. 



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 localitya 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this naper. 



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, 

 postpaid. 



Your Full Address, plainly written, 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



