October, 191 r. 



American Bac Jonrnalj 



with foul air in mines. I am glad to be- 

 lieve that impure air is today the chief cause 

 of many troubles pertaininu to bee-keeping. 

 Dr Miller tells us he had quite a few colo- 

 nies in his cellar which hung far below the 

 bottom-bars. This reminds me of mine ex- 

 periences. When we were working far 

 ahead of circulation, we would invariably go 

 to the parting of our place, to eat our 

 lunch, where the air was more pure. His 

 bees found the air much purer down there 

 than it was up overhead. He uses a deep 

 bottom with one end open. Had he opened 

 wide the other end, he would havehad these 

 clusters higher up. The air in the cellar is 

 never at a standstill, whilst you may think it 

 is; but you are mistaken if you do. It is 

 continually on the move, like the tide— ebbs 

 and flows— but the single holes never get the 

 full benefit of this movement, for there is 

 not pressure enough to it to force much dis- 

 placement of hot air within. Had the bar- 

 rier at the opposite end been removed, then 

 the movement across the bottom would 

 have taken place, and his bees would have 

 had the benefit. .... 



I use my poorest plan of ventilation in my 

 cellar. I have three other plans which give 

 circulation up over the top- bars and just un- 

 der the supers, right where it is needed 

 most. I may tell later how it is done, 



I can not put this in as fine a shape as the 

 staff correspondents do, for the reason that 

 while those of three-score were attending 

 high-school, I was trudging off down the 

 path leading to the coat-pit. dinner-pail in 

 hand, where I took a 20-year course in one 

 of the best air-experiment stations our land 

 affords-a coal-mine. Give me a light, some- 

 body, and we will see what the shot has 

 done. J. P- Bluxk. 



Moorland, Iowa. 



Northern Washington Conditions 



You are getting so many gloomy reports 

 that perhaps it will be a pleasant surprise 

 to learn that we are having the best honey 

 season since I have been m this .State 

 (nearly 3 years). At this writing the hives 

 are chock-full of that beautiful snow-white 

 comb, and it is just bulging with new. spark- 

 ling honey: in fact, one of the heaviest flows 

 I ever saw. , u . ,1 u- 



Bees wintered very poorly, but all hives 

 having young, vigorous queens built up very 

 rapidly with the coming of warm weather. 

 In June there was some swarming, and the 

 latter part of the month a slow but steady 

 flow started up, lasting about 3 weeks. It 

 then slackened off, but not entirely, enough 

 honey coming in all the time to keep brood- 

 rearing going in great shape; so. with the 

 coming of the last flow some lu days ago, the 

 hives were just boiling over with bees, and 

 now we are reaping the benefit. 



Alfalfa is not grown here in suRicient 

 quantities to furnish any surplus, but our 

 early honey-flow from wild flowers is about 

 the same quality. The heaviest flow, which 

 generally comes in August, is not quite so 

 good. It is produced by a curious sort of 

 plant which grows in great profusion along 

 the rocky flats of the Columbia river. This 

 is the curious fact about it: It thrives best 

 right among the rocks and gravel, with not a 

 particle of soil about the roots. It requires 

 to be submerged by the water from the 

 swollen river from two weeks to a month, 

 after which it springs suddenly into bloom, 

 transforming the desolate, rocky bars, as if 

 by magic, into a beautiful shimmer of gold. 



On account of its peculiar requirements, 

 the range of this plant is restricted to the 

 lover river-levels, otherwise it would be our 

 most important honey-plant, as it yieds con- 

 siderable quantities of nectar every season. 

 The only requirements for a honey crop are 

 —a good force of workers, and suitable 

 " flying" weather at the time of bloom. 



J. D. Yancey. 



Bridgeport, Wash., Aug. 26. 



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Wanted— Second-Hand Barnes' Foot-Pow 

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I''OR Sale— 52 cols. Bees in 8-fr, hives. Bar- 

 gain. W. E. Boyd, Georgetown, Texas. 



Queens from New Hampshire, so cents. 

 8Atf W. B. Burlingame. Exeter, N. H. 



For Sale.— Bees, honey, and bee-supplies. 

 We are in the market for beeswax and honey. 

 sAtf Ogden Bee & Honey Co., Ogden Utah. 



Wanted— Early orders for the Old Relia- 

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 liAtf T. F. Bingham. Alma, Mich. 



For Sale— 50 colonies bees in lo-fr. hives 

 in good condition. Price on application. 

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Indian Runner Duck Culture Book. In- 

 formation that beginners are looking for. 

 (Special price, so cents.) Catalog for two 

 stamps. Levi D. Yoder. 



8.\5t Box 44. Dublin. Pa. 



For Sale — Fine Italian Queens, hustlers; 

 untested, one, 75 cts. ; 6 for $4.00; tested. Si. 25 

 each. Edw. A. Reddert. Baldwinsville. N. Y 



For Sale— Empty second-hand 60-lb. cans, 

 as good as new; two cans to a case, at 25c 

 per case. C. H. W. Weber ^ Co.. 



2nh Central Ave.. Cincinnati. Ohio. 



200 Tested Red Clover and Golden 

 young Queens, after 20th of September— 50 

 cents each. Evansville Bee & Honey Co., 

 Evansville, Ind. 



Second-Hand Cans— Good ones, twos-gal. 

 in a box — s boxes at 45 cts. a box; 10 boxes at 

 40 cts. a box; or 20 boxes at 35 cts. a box. Ad- 

 dress. George W. York & Co.. 



117 N. Jefferson St., Chicago, 111. 



Colonies of Italian bees in L. hives. lo-tr., 

 built on full brood-fdn.. wired, body and sh. 

 super, redw.. dovet.. 3 coats white, sheeted 

 lids, each neat, modern and full-stored— any 

 time. Jos. Wallrath. Antioch. Cal. 2Aiit 



For Sale— 5000 lbs. Yellow Sweet Clover 

 Seed, new crop (biennial); 4 lbs. hulled, by 

 mail, prepaid. Siio; so to 100 lbs.. 15 cts. per 

 lb.; unhulled, 3 cts. per pound less. Alfalfa 

 Seed. S16.00 per 100 pounds. 7Atf 



R. L. Snodgrass, Rt. 4. Augusta, Kan. 



The Michigan Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion Booklet— The booklet is now ready 

 for distribution. Send in your request on a 

 postal card and a copy will be sent you free. 

 The members have much less honey to sell 

 this year than last, so you should write 

 quick. E. B. Tyrrell. Sec. 



o.A2t 230 Woodland Ave., Detroit. Mich. 



For Sale.— 500 3 and 5 Band Queens. Not 

 Cheap Queens, but Queens Cheap. 3-Band 

 Queens as follows: Untested Queens— i for 

 75 cts.: 6 for $4. 20. Tested Queens— i for$i; 

 6 for $S-7o. 5-Band Queens as follows: Untes- 

 ted Queens — i for $1.00; 6 for $5.70. Tested 

 Queens— I for $1.50; 6 for S8.70. *' Directions 

 for Building Up Weak Colonies." 10 cts. 



2Atf W. 1. Littlefield. Little Rock. Ark 



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Editor and Publisher. 



loAtf 230 Woodland Ave., Detroit, Mich, 



Honey to Sell or Wanted 



Wanted — Choice extracted white and 

 amber honey in barrels or cans. Send sam- 

 ple, and price delivered f. o. b. Preston 



iiAtf M. V. Facey. Preston, Minn. 



Will Pay for early shipments of good 

 flavored clean honey. Extracted. 60-lb. cans. 

 Be. Comb infections, frames or boxes. 15c 

 net weight. F. O. B. Baxter Sprint's. Kan. 



3Atf O. N. Baldwin. 



For Sale. — Absolutely pure California 

 sage extracted honey; several cars white 

 and light amber, in 60-lb. tins, two tins to a 

 case. Write us for samples and prices. 

 Rather Bros.. Managers, 

 Hemet 'Valley Bee-Keepers' Association. 

 7Atf Hemet, Cal 



Honey for Sale— We have some of the 

 Finest Water-White Alfalfa Honey in 60-lb. 

 cans, two in a box, at iic a pound; 4 or more 

 cans, at lojic, 10 or more cans at io^4C. We 

 have some other fine Extracted Honey, put 

 up in the same way. but not quite so white, 

 at '4c less per pound. A good sample of ei- 

 ther kind for 10 cts.. which amount can be 

 deducted from your first order. Address. 

 George W. York & Co.. 

 117 North Jefferson St.. Chicago. 111. 



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- TOLEDO - 



Is the point to get Goods Quick and at least 

 cost. 



6 Per Cent Discount 



This month. Send list of Goods needed and 

 let us figure witli you. Can take Honey and 

 Wax in exchang^e for Supplies. 



S. J. GRIGGS & CO., 



24 N. Erie St., TOLEDO, O. 



"Griggs The King-Bee." 



" Advanced Bee-Culture." — A 



new edition of this book, by the late 

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 It has many fine illustrations. It is 

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 Send all orders to the office of the 

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"A Year'.s Work in an Out- 

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 G. M. Doolittle, the well-known honey- 

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 how he secured an average of 114^ 

 pounds of honey per colony in a poor 

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 won his great success as a honey-pro- 

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 for $1..30. Every bee-keeper should 

 have a copy of this booklet, and study 

 it thoroughly. Address all orders to 

 the American Bee Journal, 117 North 

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