Octol)er, 1908. 



American Tiee Journal 



We are Now 



Booking Queen-Orders for 1909 



$4.00 (or 6 queens; $2.10 (or 3; or 75c (or 



A Standard- 

 Bred 



liaiian mm-M 



Italian and Caucasian 

 BEES, QUEENS and NUCLEI 



Prices for July and After 



n). .80 



n 1.10 



iiiiviil i.'imranteed. For 



1 iur^jei quantitit-s and dv- 



^cripliun ol oich trraili; of queens, 



KenU lor prk-o list. 



All queens by return mail. A 



J. L. Strong, 



200 East Loian St. 

 Itf Clarinda, Iowa 



nnl when wrItlBK* 



Not Cheap Queens, 

 But Queens Cheap. 



Bred from the very best selected strain. 

 Guaranteed to work any flower. 



Italian Bees Work or Money Refunded 



Untested Italian queens in lots as follows: 



One. 75 cents: Si.x. U/'O: Twelve, {7.80. 



Tested Italian queens in lots as follows: 



One. $1.00: Six. $5.70: Twelve. JI0.80. 



Nuclei with fintested Italian queen: 



One fr.. S1.75; Two fr.. $2.25: Full Col. $4.75. 



Nuclei with tested Italian queen: 



One fr., $2.00: Two fr., $2.50: Full Col. $5.00. 



The above queens are all reared from the 



very best selected red clover Italian queens. 



Orders tilled by return mail. Dealer in 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies, 



jAitW. J. Liltlefield, tiuie'Rocii.^Ark. 



For a number of ytUS we have been eending out to bee-keep- 

 era exceptionally line Untested Italian Queens, purely mated, and 

 all right in every respect. Here is what a few of those who re- 

 ceived our Queens have to say about them : 



What They Say of Our Queens 



GeohgeW. Y()HK&Co.; -The two queens received of you Bome time 

 ago are tine. 'J hey are piunl hreeders. and the workers are showing up bue. 

 I introduced tli*-iii iiroung black bees, and the bees are nearly yellow now. 

 and nre dc>inB Bood work. " A. W. SWAN. 



Nemaha, Co., lian., July ir,, lBO.->. 



Geohge W. Vofk & Co.;— After importing queens for 15 years you have 

 sent me the be>t. She ki^eps 9M l-anpstroth frames fully occupied to date, 

 and, althougii I kepi the hive well contracted, to fcjrce them to swarm. Ibey 

 have never built a queen-cell, and will put up lou pounds of honcv if the 

 flow lasiis this week. CHA8. Mitchell. 



Ontario, Canada, July 22, ISTN-i. 



Geohoe W. yoFK & Co.;— The queen I bought of you has proven a good 

 one, and lias lilvcn ra« some of my beat colonies. N. P. OGLKBBY. 



Washington Co., Va., July 22, 1903. 



Geokge W. YoiiK &Co.;— The queen I received of youafew days ago 

 came through U.K., and I want t'» say that she is a beauty. 1 immediately 

 introduced her into a colonv which had been queenlesa for 2n days. Hhe 

 was accepted by them, and has gone to work nicely. 1 am highly pleased 

 wlih lierand your promptness in tilling my order. My father, who is an (dd 

 bee-keeper, pronounced her very tine. You will hear from me again when I 

 am in nped of something In the bee-line. B. B. MCCOLM. 



Marion Co., 111., July 13. 



We usually begin mailing Queens in May, and continue there- 

 after, on the plan of "first come lirst served." The price of one 

 of our UnlHBted Queens alone is 75 cents, or with the monthly 

 American Bee Journal one year— both for $1.20. Three Queens 

 (without Journal) wouM b? $2 10, or 6 for $4.00. Full instructions for introducing are sent 

 with each Queen, being prinled on the underside of Ibe address-card on the mailing-cage. You 

 cannot do better than to get one or more of our fine Standard-Bred Queens. 



Address. GEORGE W. YOK.K ®. CO.. 118 W. Jackson. Chicago. III. 



FENGE""""^*'"' 



?????^' FIVE ACRES 



factory prices on 30 days' free tri; 

 We pay all freight. ::: ii.i^--lil» ^.1 hir 

 and poultry ftjiice. Catalog Free. 



COILED SPRING FENCE CO. 

 Bos m Winchester, Indian 



ONLY Sl.OOO.OO 

 Choice Chicago 

 Suburban prop- 

 erty at Winfield. 

 -. C. &N. W.Ry.: 



Du Page Co.. III.. 27 miles we 



low commutation rates; 50 mil 



One Acre and up. Fine garde 



land River frontage. Ail nei 



place for chickens, squabs, mushrooms, bees, 



gardens and homes. «*- .Send for folder. 



VA^DERCOOK & SKIDMORE, loa la salie ST., CHICAGO 



Mrntlo 



nee Ju 



nrltlDK. 



QUEENS 



of the Robey strain of three-banded Italians 

 during the season of 1908. Warranted queens. 

 75c each: $4.25 per six: $8.00 per doz. Tested 

 queens, $1. Satisfaction or money refunded. 

 L. H. ROBEY, Worthington. W. Virginia 

 Mention Bee Journal ivben nrltlne. 



BEE-KEEPERS 



Write us now fur our Catalog ana ^et low 

 prices on good, honest, 



BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES 



Our specialty is making Sections. All other 

 eoods up-to date. 



AUG. LOTZ & SON. Cadott. Wis. 



lOA34t Please mention the Bee Josrnal. 



Watch Free as a Premium ■ 



This watch is stem wind and pendant set. It is 8 

 made t'j meet the [lopular demand for an accorata I 

 timekeeper at alow est. I 



It is open face, heavy beveled crystal. Bezel I 

 snaps on. Lantern pinions, American lever es- ■ 

 capement, polished spring encased in barrel. | 

 Short wind and long run— 30 to 36 hours in one 

 ■windiner. The manufacturers give the following 

 warranty: 



To I c in perfect running condition when ft leaves 



the fiu I 



To b. 

 Ri-p;l 



111 be 



In I 



rial and workn 



:uIh, not 1 



iihlpL 



•itatcil by < 



lie wnob is bouglit, 



Miclo^'d for letui-a 



An Easy Way lo Get This Watch Free 



Send us 4 new subscribers to the American Bee I 



Journal at 75 cents each, and we will mail you th-.s • 



Watch free .IS a premium. Or, we will mail it v.it.". ■ 



the -\mci ican Bee Journal one year— both ior cniy I 



$1.60. Or, Send us $1 10 and we will mail you the ■ 



Watch alone. ■ 



Every boy and girl can now own a good watch. I 



It would be avery nice and useful gift for a fiiend B 



or relative. Address I 



Ynt-h fS\ Cn 118 W. Jackson Boulevard, I 

 1 OFK 'M. VO., Chicago. Illlnois^J 



