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AMERICAN BEE lOURNAL. 



March 28, iv 1. 



mention Bee Journal ■when "writing. 



MARILLA'""'"'™^ 



and BROODERS 



tJielr construction the best material, best work- 

 i^hlp und finish and the be*«t Eeneral plBn§t we know how to 

 bilnp: together in such a machine. For this reason we eay 

 to our customers that if they are not found exactly as repre- 

 sented and don't do all we claim for them after a thorough 

 trial, it is no sale. Eleventh year on the market We make 

 both Hot Water and Hot Alt^take your choice. So 

 Miiiple a child can run it. Send 2c. in stamps for eatuiogue. 



MARIUA INCUBATOR CO., 80X31 ROSE HILL, N. Y. 



on this vehicle. The qualit},' outweighs the pri«^_J^heJ)alaIlCe is. 

 always in your favor on m/rJinCvi5^Why5===tec3Bscwe mak»f\the' 

 highest gra(]ejL=gQaii5'=3Sd— sTTfll them to you direct 

 price^j-saTingyouthe two profits! of the jobber and 

 dealer. Besides all thig we send any ve- 

 hicle on 10 days free triffl. If not entirely 

 satisfactory, return it \at our expense. 

 Can you ask more? IWrite for catalog, 

 lialamaxoo Carriage and Harness Company, 



^^J^^ 0OX 53 . Kalsmoxoo, Mich, 





A HANDY TOOL-HOI<D£H i 



Sent by Express, for $1.50 ; or Avilli the Bee Juuriia" 

 one year — bolli for $2.00. 



Every Manufacturer, Miller. Carpenter, 

 Cabinet Maker, Machinist. Wheelwright and 

 Quarryman, Farmer, or any one using a grind- 

 stone, should have one of these Tool-Holders. 

 One boy can do the work of two persous, and 

 grind much faster, easier and with perfect 

 accuracy. Will bold any kind of tool, from 

 the smallest chieel to a draw shave or ax. 

 Extra attachnjeut lor sharpening scythe 

 blades included in the above price. The work 

 Is done without wetting the liands or soiling 

 the clothes, as the water flows from the opera- 

 tor. Jt can be attached to any size stone for 

 baud or steam power, is always ready for use, 

 Dothini; to get out of order, and Is absolutely 

 worth 100 tiiues its co^l. 



No farm is well-equipped un- 

 less it has a Tool-Holder. Pays 

 'or itself in a short lime. , 



How to Use the Holder. 



Directions.— The Tool is fas- 

 tened securely In the Holder by 

 a set-screw and can be ground 

 to any desired bevel by Insert- 

 ing the arm of the Holder into 

 a higher or lower notch of the 

 standard. While turning the 

 crank with the right hand, the 

 left rests on an steadies the 

 Holder ; the Tool is moved to 

 the right or left across the 

 stone, or examined while grind- 

 ing, as readily and in the same 

 way as if held in th-> bauds. 



For grinding Roniid - Edi2;e 

 Tools, the holes in the stand- 

 ard are used instead of the 

 notches 



CilEOROE W. TORK &: CO., 144 Sl I4C F.i-ie St., CUicago, III. 



the brood-frames. They generally winter weU 

 when packt in this way. 



I had 10 colonies last spring, increast to 19, 

 and secured about T.5II pounds of comb honey. 

 They went into winter quarters strong, and 

 seemed to have plenty of good honey, so I am 

 looking for a good harvest the coming season, 

 as we have plenty of sweet and white clovers. 



The "Old Reliable '' is a regular Thursday 

 visitor: long may it live! 



W. A. Harrington. 



Boone Co., 111., Feb. 25. 



Bumble-Bees in Winter— Prospects 

 Good. 



For a number of years it has been, and still 

 is, a mystery how bumble-bees get safely thru 

 the winter. If some one will tell me how they 

 get there I will tell where to find them. During- 

 the winter months a little round ball can be 

 found underground, on the inside of which is 

 a white, downy bumble-bee, apparently about 

 ready to emerge. About the time of wild 

 gooseberry bloom the occupant comes forth 

 and partakes of Nature's best. This round 

 ball, so far as I can tell, is precisely the same 

 as those formed by the tumble-bug. 



Bees are wintering splendidly, and the pros- 

 pects are good for the coming season. 



Fr.VXK COVERDiLE. 



.Jackson Co.. Iowa, Feb. 25. 



Bee-Keeping Experiences. 



About six years ago I bought two colonies 

 of black bees, paying -*5 each for them in 

 July, and from one of these I obtained a super 

 of nice honey that season. After wintering 

 them in the cellar, from whence they came in 

 vigorous condition in the spring, they gave 

 an increase of three colonies, and, if I remem- 

 ber rightly, three supers of nice white honey. 



About two years ago I bought 11 more colo- 

 nies from a bee-keeper, and as I wanted to 

 have them in time to put into winter quarters, 

 the arrangement was that he should take 

 them to town, and should notify me when he 

 did so. It was about five days after he sent 

 me word before I could go after them, but 

 when I finally did so I found that they had 

 been moved during a rain and sleet storm, 

 and placed in a wood-shed covered with some 

 old rain-soakt carpet. The hives and carpet 

 were ah icy mess, as well as the bees. 1 hauled 

 them home — a distance of 30 miles — placed 

 them in the cellar, which was dry and well 

 ventilated, and after raising the covers, and 

 uls. .the hives from the bottom-boards, in order 

 til give thi'in a chance to thaw and dry, I left 

 them tu their fate. After three or four days I 

 went down to see how they were getting on, 

 and found one colony a mass of wet, dead 

 bees, and so they kept going until the whole 

 11 colonies were dead before it was time to 

 put them outdoors in the spring. The next 

 summer I bought 22 colonies, sold about 20, 

 and obtained a few hundred pounds of honey. 



Last spring I took 56 colonies from the cel- 

 lar, and i>ut the same number in again in the 

 fall. Three dwindled away, leaving only 53 



If you want the Bee-Book 



That covers the whole Apicultural Field more 



completely than aav other publisht, 



sendSl.'2Sto 



Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont, Cal., 

 " Bee=Keeper's Guide." 



Liberal Discounts to the Trade. 



I BEE-SUPPLIES! I 



r$ ;»-Rooffl Goods at Roofs Prices'^* ^ 



• ^ Pouder's Honev-Jars and every- ^. 

 ^^5 thing used by bee-keepers. Prompt ^^ 



• •^ Service — low freight rate. Catalog t^* 

 ^ free. WALTER S. POUDER, ^ 



• ^ .512 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. ^* 



