January, 1916. 



American l^ee Journal 



R. A. MORGAN. VERMILLION. S. DAK. 



to what extent the plant has grown in favor 

 in the United States during the past 20 

 years. 



I notice on page 338. American Bee Jour- 

 nal for October. 1Q15. Mr. Wesley Foster is 

 poking a little fun at me (which of course is 

 taken in good part), but needs a little ex- 

 planation. My statement was this: I will 

 give $25 per acre as rental for white sweet 

 clover that is left to go to seed each year, 

 amount limited to 100 acres within one-half 

 mile of my apiary. . 



I will say that this offer is still in force, 

 and that I think I can make good with it. I, 

 of course, would not make this offer to supj 

 ply a greater number of bees than I could 

 manage myself. I believe that it is the best 

 honey-plant known to modern apiculture. I 

 have been in the bee-business since 1870. 

 and have samples of honey put up in 1882 

 South Dakota leads the world in the quality 

 of honey, and the future prospect for honey 

 in this State is almost unlimited. I did not 

 make South Dakota, but I did help to make 

 beekeeping possible here. The most of my 

 experience was gained in Columbia Co . 

 Wis, I took first prize on honey at the State 

 Fair at Madison, Wis., in 1883. as a young 

 man. I should be pleased to correspond 

 with any one interested in apiculture or 

 anything pertaining to it. R. A. MORGAN. 



Vermillion. S. Dak . Oct. 14. 



[Reports indicate that sweet clover yields 

 more freely and regularly west of the Miss- 

 issippi than farther east. The experience 

 of beekeepers along the Missouri river and 

 westward seems to justify a higher regard 

 for sweet clover as a source of nectar than 

 is usually given in the East.— Editor.1 



European Foulbrood and Moths Destroy 

 the Keeping of Bees 



In 1Q12. after the colonies became strong. 

 I divided them up. giving untested queens 

 to the Queenless parts. Soon after that I 

 became aware that there was something 

 wrong with the brood in many of the hives. 

 Until that time I had never seen foul- 

 brood of either variety. I immediately cor- 

 responded wilh State Inspector Pellett. and 

 he directed me to the Department of Agri- 

 culture. They sent me a tin box in which to 

 send them a sample, which I did. In due 

 time I was notified that my bees had Euro- 

 pean foulbrood. All the treatment I gave 

 them that fall was to double up so that all 

 would be strong, and see that every colony 

 had a young Italian queen. 



About mid-summer the deputy inspector 

 called. I drove him over the country a lit- 

 tle. We first visited my own apiary where 

 we found disease in only one colony. After 

 that we called on a farmer about one mile 

 southwest of where I live. He had five or 

 six colonies all more or less diseased. The 

 next farmer we visited had 15 to 20 empty 

 hives, but no bees. He said the moths took 

 them. 



About two miles farther east we visited 

 a farmer who used to have 15 to 20 colonies. 

 He had two colonies left, both rotten with 



foulbrood. Going south a mile we called on 

 another farmer who formerly kept about a 

 dozen colonies. He had one left and it was 

 badly diseased. Going east a mile we vis- 

 ited a farmer who had four or five colonies 

 that were free from disease. This was the 

 sixth yard we had visited, and the first 

 where we had not found European foul- 

 brood. 



I got practically no honey this year [1014). 

 It has been an off year. I am not worrying 

 about that. I have seen many such years. 

 Neither do I fret about European foulbrood. 

 I have not seen a trace of it this year. But I 

 may expect it any time. Still, at the rate it 

 is doing its work it must soon run out of 

 material. Looking at it in that light I am 

 not sure but it is a blessing in disguise. 



Jefferson. Iowa. Geo. M. Thomson. 



[This is another proof that there is no 

 need of becoming despondent over Euro- 

 pean foulbrood, since it may be easily over 

 come, with a little energy.] 



Classified Department 



[Advertisements in this department will 

 be inserted at 15 cents per line, with no dis- 

 counts of any kind . Notices here cannot be 

 less th.in two lines. If wanted in this de- 

 partment, you must say so when ordering. 



BEES AND QUEENS. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens will please 

 you. 



Tell several thousand people what you 

 have for sale with a few words in this de- 

 partment. 



Bees and Queens from my New Jersey 

 apiary. J. H. M. Cook. 



lAtf 70 Cortland St.. New York City. 



Northern Bred Italians. "Nutmeg" 

 strain Circular. A. W. Yates. 



li Chapman St., Hartford. Conn. 



Golden all-over Queens. Untested, $1.00. 

 Tested, $3.00. Breeders. $5.00 and $10. 



Robert Inghram. Sycamore, Pa. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Bees are hustlers. 



Queens from the Penn Co. See our large 

 ad. elsewhere in this Journal. 



Bee-Keeper. let us send our catalog of 

 hives, smokers, foundation, veils, etc. They 

 are nice and cheap. White Mfg. Co., 



4Atf Greenville. Tex. 



Place your order early to insure prompt 

 service. Tested. Ji. 25: untested. $1.00. Ital- 

 ians and Goldens. John W. Pharr. 

 Berclair, Tex. 



Queens— Italians exclusively, golden or 

 leather colored. One select untested. $t. 00; 

 6. $4.25; 12. $8.00. Tested. Ji, 25. Best breeder. 

 JS 00, J. E. Wing. 



155 Schiele Ave.. San Jose. Calif. 



Those Wishing to buy queens next sea- 

 son will find it to their advantage to write 

 me for price list or watch ad in this paper. 

 I. N. Bankston. Box 135. Buffalo. Tex. 



My Bright Italian queens will be ready 

 to ship after April ist at 60c each. Send for 

 price list. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. M. Bates. Rt. 4. Greenville, Ala. 



For Sale— Bright Italian qu;ens at 75 cts. 

 each: J7. 50 per dozen or $60 per 100. Ready 

 April 15. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. W W. Talley. 



Rt. 4. Greenville. Ala. 



For Sale— Three-banded Italian queens. 

 Nuclei a specialty. My stock will please 

 you. as it has others. Let me book your or- 

 der for spring delivery. Write for circular 

 and price list. J. L. Leath. Corinth. Miss. 



For SALE-Bees inz-lb. pkgs. Build up 

 your weak colonies and make your increase 

 by ordering young bees from the South. 

 Price, per pkg. $1.75. Untested young Italian 

 queens, each. 75c. Bees are free from dis- 

 ease, and safe delivery guaranteed. 



Irish & Gressman. Jesup, Ga. 



Golden Queens that produce Golden 

 Workers of the brightest kind. I will chal- 

 lenge the world on my Goldens and their 

 honey-getting qualities. Price, $1.00 each; 

 Tested. $2.00: Breeders. $5.00 and $10.00. 



2Atf J. B. Brockwell, Barnetts, Va. 



Queens, improved three - band Italians 

 bred for business. June i to Nov. 15. Un- 

 tested Queens. 75ceach; dozen, $8.00; Select. 

 $1.00 each; dozen. $10. Tested Queens. $1.25; 

 dozen. $12. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. H. C, Clemons, Boyd. Ky. 



Golden and 3-banded Italian and Carnio- 

 lan queens, ready to ship after April 1st. 

 Tested. $1.00; 3 to 6. 95c each ;6 to 12 or more, 

 goc each. Untested. 75c each; 3 to 6. 70c 

 each; 6 or more. 65c. Bees, per lb.. $1.50; 

 Nuclei, per frame. Ji.so. C. B. Bankston, 

 Buffalo, Leon Co., Tex. 



Queens from my honey-gathering stock 

 3 and 5 band Italians. Bred in separate 

 yards. Queens Ihe rest of the season— one. 

 75c; six. J4.00; 12, $700; 2?. J13. Safe arrival 

 and satisfaction guarannteed. 



D. E. Brothers. Attalla, Ala. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine 

 the qualities you want. They are great 

 honey gatherers, beautiful and gentle. 

 Mated, $1.00; six, $5.00; Tested. $3.00; Breed- 

 ers. $5.00 and $10. C. W. Phelps & Son. 



3 Wilcox St., Binghamton. N. Y. 



Early Swarms of Young Bees in light 

 screen cage a specialty. One i-lb. package, 

 colonies. I am booking orders now with 10 

 percent deposit, balance before shipment. 

 Deliveries start March 15. Safe arrival, 

 prompt service and satisfaction. I guaran- 

 tee. Circular free. J. E. Wing. 



155 Schiele Ave.. San Jose. Calif. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



For Sale— Finest white clover extracted 

 honey in 60-pound cans. 



Henry Hettel. Marine. III. 



Wanted— Comb, extracted honey, and 

 beeswax. R. A. Burnett & Co.. 



6Ai2t 173 S. Water St.. Chicago. 111. 



P"OR Sale— Light extracted honey, clover 

 and basswood blend, in any style packages. 

 Write for prices. Sample. 10 cents, which 

 may apply on order. M C. Silsbee. 



R. F. D. 3. Cohocton. N. Y. 



Von. Sale— Well ripened and mild flavored 

 extracted honey, two 60-pound cans to case, 

 white, 7c; amber. 6c per lb. Amber put up 

 in pails, six lo-lb. or twelve s-lb. for $6.00. Fall 

 comb honey. No. i.$3.oo per case; No. 2. $2,75; 

 No. 3. $2.50 per case of 24 section, six cases to 

 carrier. H. G. Quirin. Bellevue. Ohio 



