50 PEARCE METHOD OF BEE-KEEPING 



WM. H. ANDERSON, PRES. FOURTH NAT. BANK. 



Grand Rapids, Mich., July 9, 1907. 

 To all whom it may concern: 



This is to certify that I have been keeping bees on the Pearce 

 System. They have wintered well and are doing fine. I am so well 

 pleased with the system that I have this day ordered another outfit. 



WM. H. ANDERSON. 



Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 26, 1909. 

 This is to certify that I am keeping bees by the Pearce System. 

 Last year one .outfit gave me 150 pounds of fine comb honey in one- 

 pound boxes. The work in caring for them was merely a pastime as 

 compared with the old way when they used to swarm out just when 

 we were at our haying, fighting potato bugs, and perhaps a dozen 

 other jobs. It would be well if this plan could be brought to the 

 notice of all our farmers. I am a dairy farmer in the Grand River 

 Valley north of Grand Rapids. 



L. A. HUBBARD, R. R. No. 9. 



I have kept bees in my city home in Grand Rapids, using THE 

 PEARCE METHOD OP BEE KEEPING for the past two years. 

 I had absolutely no experience with bees and gave them little care. 

 I followed the instructions in THE PEARCE METHOD and in addi- 

 tion to harvesting 144 lbs. of the finest clover honey this past summer, 

 I had such an increase in bees that I made another colony by following 

 the Pearce instructions. There was no swarming during the entire 

 year and both hives went into the winter in good, healthy condition. 

 The original outfit cost $15.00 and this year's crop of honey was worth 

 $22.80, besides the new colony of bees. — George W. Welsh, publisher 

 of The Fruit Belt. 



Grand Rapids, Mich., April 10, 1915. 

 Mr. J. A. Pearce, 



City. 

 Mr. Dear Mr. Pearce: — 



I take great pleasure in recommending your system of bee keep- 

 ing, and for the benefit of those interested, will give a very brief 

 statement of results obtained in three years. 



In 1911 I began with one swarm of bees, keeping it according to 

 the "Pearce Method." The following year I had three swarms of 

 bees and 170 section boxes of finest white honey from the one swarm. 

 The next year I took 360 section boxes from the three swarms. 



Last summer was not a very good one for the honey crop, there 

 being almost no white clover near here, however my three swarms 

 stored nearly 300 section boxes. 



About August 20 I divided two swarms, making five in all, which 

 I now have in fine condition for this year's work. 

 I shall always be grateful that I learned of your "method " 



MATTIE J. ROGERS, 



R. R. 1. 



