  There are certain necessary things used in queen-rearing which I can supply at the prices given opposite each article named. The queen nursery, 35 cages, $1.50. The tin pipe for burning tobacco when introducing queens, 50 cents. Small hive, four frames, nailed ready for use, including cone-feeder, 50 cents. Small hive complete, including pint of bees, one best Adel breeding queen, $5.00. Same with select tested Adel queen, $4.00. All the above, and one of the latest improved queen-traps, sent for $9.00. These goods must go by express, as they are too large to go by mail. A successful swarm-catcher. Used in the Bay State Apiary with great success many years. It consists of a brood-box in front of the hive in connection with the queen-trap. The A. I. Root Co. Medina, Ohio, Makes a Specialty of Manufacturing Bee=keepers’ Supplies of All Kinds
In fact, a full line of everything required by bee-keepers. The superior excellence of these goods is such that they have a world-wide reputation, and dealers handling them generally say: Root’s Goods AT Root’s Prices For convenience of bee-keepers in obtaining supplies without sending direct to factory and paying high freight charges, as well as suffering long delays in transit, a number of dealers have established distributing-points at many large centers, where goods are shipped from factory in carload lots. In a notice of this kind it is impossible to give a list of dealers that will be accurate year after year. If you do not find their card in Gleanings in Bee Culture or other journals, send to us and we will give you name of dealer located nearest you. In addition to twenty-five such distributing-houses in United States, there are wholesale dealers in Kingston, Jamaica; Havana, Cardenas, and Cienfuegos, Cuba; at various points in Gt. Britain; also in Australia and New Zealand. An illustrated catalog mailed free. The American Bee Journal THE OLDEST BEE PAPER IN AMERICA In order to become a progressive apiarist, and at the same time realize the most money from your bees, you cannot afford to be without a good bee-paper. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, established in 1861, is a 16-page weekly, well illustrated, and fully up-to-date in everything pertaining to bee-culture. Its Departments Contributed Articles Discussions of Important Topics and Bee-Keeping Experiences—by experts. Convention Proceedings—Just what this implies. Questions and Answers In charge of Dr. C. C. Miller, a bee-keeper of over 40 years’ experience, who answers all questions. Invaluable to beginners in bee-keeping. Editorial Comments—Just what this indicates. The Weekly Budget Being mainly personal items and miscellaneous matters of interest to bee-keepers. Beedom Boiled Down—Cream of bee-literature. The Afterthought This is in charge of Mr. E. E. Hasty, who reviews what has appeared in recent numbers of the AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, pointing out any errors and commending the good things. Our Bee=Keeping Sisters Miss Emma M. Wilson (sister-in-law and assistant in the apiary of Dr. C. C. Miller) has charge of this department. It is especially intended for women bee-keepers, though its contents are just as helpful to the men-folks. From Many Fields Short experiences and reports of the honey crop, conditions of bees, etc. Price of the BEE JOURNAL, one year, $1.00; or for $1.75 we will send the BEE JOURNAL a year and a copy of Dr. Miller’s “Forty Years Among the Bees,” book alone, $1. Send for free Sample Copy, and Catalogue of Bee Supplies. GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 E. Erie St., Chicago, Ill. We are the Largest Manufacturers of Bee-Keepers’ Supplies in the Northwest ? SEND FOR CATALOG MINNESOTA BEE-KEEPERS’ SUPPLY MANUFACTURING CO. Charles Mondeng, Prop. Minneapolis, Minnesota. We have the Best Goods, the Lowest Prices, and the Best Shipping Facilities OUR DANDY or SHALLOW DOVE HIVE With Super for Sections, 4×5 or 3?×5, is the Best for raising COMB HONEY We manufacture the Best SWARM CATCHER Up to the present time that is put on the market. Our Improved Daisy Foundation Fastener Is in the lead of all others. If you want your Bees to winter well get our WINTER CASES They will winter Bees for a Century. You must remember that we manufacture THE BEST BEE-KEEPERS’ SUPPLIES and we guarantee everything to be just as represented. We also manufacture the finest Sections; they are the best on the market. Our sections are made by an automatic section machine, which will make 120,000 finished sections in ten hours. |
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