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AMERICAN BEE ;OURNAL, 



April 4, 1900. 



PUBLISHT WEEKLY BY 



GEORGE W. York & Co. 



144 &l46ErieSt.,GhiGagoJll. 



IMPORTANT NOTICES: 

 The Subscription Price of this journal is $1.CK) a 

 year, in the United States, Canada, and Mex- 

 ico; all other countries in the Postal Union, 

 SOc a year extra for postagre. Sample copy free. 



The Wrapper-Label Date of this paper indicates 

 the end of the month to which your subscrip- 

 tion is paid. For instance, " DecOl " on your 

 label shows that it is paid to the end of De- 

 cember, 1901. 



Subscription Receipts— We do not send a receipt 

 for money sent us to pay subscription, but 

 change the date on your wrapper-label, which 

 shows you that the money has been received 

 and duly credited. 



Advertising: Rates will be given upon applica- 

 tion. 



Reformed Spelling.— The American Bee Journal 

 adopts the Orthography of the following Rule, 

 recommended by the joint action of the Amer- 

 ican Philological Association and the Philo- 

 logical Society of England: — Change "d" or 

 *'ed" final to "t" when so pronounced, except 

 when the "e" affects a preceding sound. Also 

 some other changes are used. 



National Bee Keepers' Association 



OBJECTS: 



To promote and protect the interests of its 

 members. 



To prevent the adulteration of honey. 



To prosecute dishonest honey commission- 

 men. 



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Ernest R. Root, President. 



R. C. AiKiN, Vice-President. 



Dr. a. B. Mason, Secretary, Toledo, Ohio. 



Eugene Secor, General Manager and Treas- 

 irer, Forest City, Iowa. 



Membership Dues, $1.00 a year. 



Rocku Mountain Bee- Plant Seed ! 



{(■leonie i/ifegiifoUa.) 

 ...FREE AS A PREMIUM... 



The ABC of Bee-Culture says of it: "This 

 is a beautiful plant for the flower-garden, to 

 say nothing of the honey it produces. It grows 

 fromtwo to three feet in hight and bears large, 

 clusters of bright pink flowers. It grows natur- 

 ally on ihe Rocky Mountains, and in Colorado, 

 where it is said to furnish large quantities of 

 honey." 



We have a few pounds of this Cleome seed, 

 and offer to mail a H-pound package as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW subscriber to 

 the American Bee Journal, with $1.00; or % 

 pound by mail for 40 cents. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michigan St. 



CHICAGO, ILL 



Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping' 

 Device is a fine thing for use id 

 catching and clipping Queens 

 wings. We mail it for 25 cents; 

 or will send it FREE as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW 

 subscriber to the Bee Journal for 

 a year at $1.00; or for$1.10 we will 

 mail the Bee Journal one yeai 

 and the Clipping Device. Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY, 



Chicago, IlL 



Lono-Tonouefl Bees 



ARE DEMANDED NOW. 



ONE Untested Italian Queen FREE as a Premium 

 for sending- us TWO new subscribers to the 

 American Bee Journal for one year (with $2i; 

 or, one Tested Queen free as a premium for sending us FOUR 

 new subscribers (with $4.00.) 



We have arranged with one of the oldest and best queen-breed- 

 ers (havinfj many years' experience) to rear queens for us the coming 

 season. His bees average quite a good deal the longest tongues of 

 any yet measured. The Breeder he will use is direct from Italy, 

 having imported her himself. Her worker-bees are large, somewhat 

 leather-colored, very gentle, and scarcely requiring veil or smoke. 

 They stored red clover honey last season. 



Orders for these fine, " long-reach " queens will be filled in rota- 

 tion — "first come, first served" — beginning about June 10th. It is 

 expected that orders can be filled quite promptly, as a large number 

 of nuclei will be run. All queens will be guaranteed to arrive in 

 good condition, and all will be dipt, unless otherwise ordered. 



CASH PRICES of these fine queens will be as follows : Untested, 

 Sl.OO each ; Tested, §2.00 each. Send all orders to 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



144 & 146 Erie St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



28 cents Cash 



•^ This is a good time 

 ^ xv to send in your Bees- 



paid for Beeswax. W ^sSlsB 



low, upon its receipt, or 30 cents in trade. Impure wax not taken at any price. 

 Address as follows, very plainly, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., CHICAGO. 



Zi^^^^fe^fe^fe^2fe?lfe^fe^^fe 



Best 

 White 



Alfalfa or Basswoood Extracted Honey 



ALL IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. 



ALFALFA 

 HONEY,,.,.,, 



This is the famous White 

 Extracted Honey gathered iu 

 the great Alfalfa regions of 

 the Central West. It is a 

 splendid honey, and nearly 

 everybody who cares to eat 

 honey at all can't get enough 

 of the Alfalfa extracted. 



BASSWOOD 

 HONEY....... 



This is the well • ku 

 light-colored honey gathered 



fron 



the 



■ich. 



basswood blossoms in Wis- 

 consin. It has a stronger 

 flavor than Alfalfa, and is 

 preferred by those who like a 

 distinct flavor in their honey. 



A sample of either, oy mail, 8 cents ; samples of both, IS cents — 

 to pay for package and postage. By freight — one 60-pound can, 9^^^ 

 cents per pound; two cans, 9 cents per pound; four or more cans, 

 8J2 cents per pound. Cash must accompany each order. If ordering 

 two or more cans you can have half of each kind of honey, if you so 

 desire. The cans are boxt. 



Order the Above Honey and then Sell It. 



We would suggest that those bee-keepers who did not produce 



enough honey for their home demand this year, just order some of 



the above, and sell it. And others, who want to earn some money, 



can get this honey and work up a demand for it almost anywhere. 



Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., Chicago, III. 



