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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Sept. 22 1904. 





Tlarshfield Manufacturing Co. 



Our specialty is making SECTIONS, a°d they are 



the best in the market. Wisconsin Basswood is the 

 rig^ht kind for them. We have a full line of BEE- 

 SUPPLIES. Write for frBE Illustrated Catalog and 

 Price-List. 



LTHE MARSHFIELD MANUFACTURING CO., Marshfield, Wis. 



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DITTMER'S FOUNDATION 



RETAIL AND WHOLESALE, 



Has an established reputation, because made by a process that produces the Cleanest and 

 Piire<«l, Rictae»it in Color and Odor, jTIo!!it XranMiparent and 1'ougli- 



est — in fact, the best and most beautiful Foundation made. It you have never seen it, don't 

 fail to send for samples. Working wax into Foundation for Cash a specialty. Beeswax al- 

 ways wanted at highest price. A full line of SUPPl-IES, retail and wholesale. Catalog 

 and prices with samples free on application. 



E. Grainger & Co., Toronto, Out., Sole Agents in Canada for Dittmer's Foundation. 



aUS. DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



Uoyls Hanssen's Sons 



Carry a complete stock of 



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B-WAEE 



Lovrest prices and quick service. 

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The Novelty Pocket=Knife. 



Your Name and Address on one side — Three Bees on the other side. 



[This Cut is the i'OLL Size of the Knife.) 



Your Name on the Knife.— When ordering, be sure to say jnst what aame and 

 address you wish put on the Knite. 



The Novelty Knife is indeed a novelty. The novelty lies In the handle. It is 

 made beautifully of indestructible celluloid, which is as transparent as glass. Un- 

 derneath the celluloid, on one side of the handle is placed the name and residence of 

 the subscriber, and on the other side pictures of a Queen, Drone, and Worljer, as 

 Bhown here. 



The Material entering into this celebrated knife is of the very best quality; 

 the blades are hand-forged out of the very finest English razor-steel, and we war- 

 rant every blade. The bolsters are made of German silver, and will never rust or 

 corrode. The rivets are hardened German silver wire; the linings are plate brass; 

 the back springs of Sheffield spring-steel, and the finish of the handle as described 

 above. It will last a last-time, with proper usage. 



Why Own the Novelty Knife ? In case a good knife is lost, the chances are the 

 owner will never recover it; but if the " Novelty " is lost, having name and address 

 of owner, the finder will return it; otherwise to try to destroy the name and ad- 

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 lunate as to have one of the -'Novelties," your Pocket-Knife will serve as an identifier; and In 

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. J lasting memento could a mothei 



■ a ladv to a gentleman, the knife having 



How appropriate this knife is for a present! What: 

 ^ve to a son, a wife to a husband, a sister to a brother, or ; 

 the name of the recipient on one side? 



The accompanying cut gives a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representation of 

 this^eautiful knife, as tb^ " Novelty " must be seen to be appreciated. 



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pounding corn into the mules' ears 

 This new feeder may be ahead of ev 

 erything novp, but when it comes to 

 work it will not be ahead of the bee. 



I have kept some bees for years, and 

 would not be without them. I keep an 

 itemized account of all receipts and 

 expenditures connected with the bees, 

 and as a whole I think they have paid 

 me well, and we have had all the honey 

 we could use ourselves besides. I am 

 a great lover of honey. This year the 

 yield has been but about 67 pounds per 

 colony of comb honey. 



Chas. AlbbrT. 



Dane Co., Wis., Sept. 13. 



Indian Turnip. 



Will you please tell me what the en- 

 closed seed is ? L,. Nusbaum. 

 Iberia Co., I/a. 



[The seeds are those of the Indian 

 turnip. The juice is extremely acrid, 

 and one taste of the turnip-like bulb 

 will not soon be forgotten. — C. L». 

 Walton.] 



Not a Good Season— Demand 

 Greatep tlian Supply. 



I had 14 colonies, spring count. To 

 date they have stored an average of 10 

 pounds per colony. 



I do not think this season has been 

 a very good one here, as it was too wet 

 and cold all spring, and too dry at 

 present for a fall flow. The thermom- 

 eter was 93 degrees here yesterday, and 

 the nights are very cool for this sea- 

 son of the year. 



The only trouble I have is that I 

 can't get honey enough to supply the 

 demand. I can sell all I have at my 

 apiary for 25 cents per pound. 



I could not get along very well with- 

 out the American Bee Journal and the 

 good information I get in it from other 

 bee keepers. It comes regularly every 

 week. Long may it live 1 



W. C. Edgeworth. 



Pulaski Co., Ark., Sept. 11. 



GEORGE W, YORK £ CO. 



^>~Please allor" ■'bout two weeks for vour knife order to be fllleo. 



Chicaga 111 



Sneezeweed op Helenium 

 Autumnale. 

 Please tell me the botanical and com- 

 mon name of the enclosed flower. The 

 bees visit it sometimes. It is a wild 

 flower which I found in this vicinity. 

 It is a perennial plant, and beautiful 

 in in its growth. Kate V. Austin. 

 Wayne Co., Ind., Sept. 7. 



[In Farmers' Bulletin No. 86, which 

 gives a description of 30 poisonous 

 plants of the United States, the plant 

 is called sneezeweed, staggerweed, 

 swamp sunflower, and several other 

 names descriptive of its various qual- 

 ities. The botanical name is Helenium 

 autumnale. The flowers secrete a 

 poisonous substance which sometimes 

 proves fatal to cattle and sheep. The 

 bitter taste of cow's milk or even the 

 butter may be due to this weed grow- 

 ing in the pasture. It is not probable 

 that bees get much honey from the 

 flower.— C. L. Wai,ton.] 



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