July, \'.nr,. 



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American Hee Journal t 



.lager at the Iowa State meetine in Des 

 Moines, of liearini,' liim talk, of sittint; with 

 him during' the lunch liour. of lioint; to his 

 train witli him. and it made a tleeo impres- 

 sion on my mind, wliich stays with me. 



I venture tlie assertion that he is one of 

 the most practical and thoroughly up to date 

 men in the country, and it is a blessing to 

 us all to know that he is in a State that is 

 doing more for apiculture than any other 

 State. 



Dr. Phillips is also the right man in the 

 right place, and I trust that with these two 

 men workiut; in perfect harmony we shall 

 shortly real) some great results. With Mr. 

 Jager as president of the National, we shall 

 all feel an interest in it and shall want to 

 boost it. K A Morgan. 



Vermillion. S. lOak., April K 



More Disease in California 



I with the rest have had the same trouble 

 that my neighbor, Mr. Miner, of Fowler, 

 Calif., had with his bees. AV-«vk,; ,!/'is Some 

 of the bees are t'lmhid ii/', others spin v. 

 others 7(«M/r or Jhii-y. They crawl out of 

 the hive and wander off to die. Some hives 

 cast out sick bees as an act of house clean- 

 ing, and the very bees that act as police to 

 cast out the lepers are the sick bees of to- 

 morrow. The queen sometimes seems to 

 get the disease and dies. The brood dies 

 from disease or is chilled (I think it is 

 chilled). I tried Mr. Poppleton's remedy, 

 and found it severe, somewhat like cutting 

 a man's head off to cure rheumatism. 



1 did not like this mode of curing the trou- 

 ble. I consulted my neighbor beekeepers, 

 who told me to put sulphur on the aliehting- 

 boards. I tried the plan with indifferent 

 success; observing that sulphur had a good 

 effect, but that the mode of using it was at 

 fault. About this time I saw men fighting 

 mildew on grapes and red spiders on fruit 

 trees by blowing fine flour of sulphur over 

 the vines and trees during the warmest part 

 of the day, so as to get the best use of the 

 sulphur for their purpose. 



I got the inspiration to trv blowing a fine 

 cloud of flour or sublimated sulphur into 

 the entrance of each hive. I think that my 

 nephew and I had 150 sick colonies at that 

 time; in fact, the whole apiary of nearly 300 

 colonies seemed in a very demoralized con- 

 dition : the bees crawling over the ground in 

 all directions and dying by the thousands 

 We used a machine that is used here on the 

 ranch to sulphur the vines and trees. We 

 blew in quite a blast of tine sulphur into 

 each hive about twice a week. We treated 

 the whole apiary. It did not cause the brood 

 10 die like tlie Poppleton method did. but 

 the bees got better all at once, and seemed 

 well in about three weeks We had a return 

 of the disease in a few colonies, but the sul- 

 phur spray cured all.of them. 



The sulphur seemed to do the most good 

 when used during the hottest period of the 

 day, preferably above go degrees Fahr. I 

 believe the sun heat has something to do 

 with the good effect of the sulphur. 



Selma. Calif. (1. S. Davis. 



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. 



Finest Italian Queens. Send for booklet. 

 Jay Smith, 1150 DeWolfe St., Vincennes, Ind. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens will please 

 you. 



Fine three-banded Italian queens. Circu- 

 lar and price list free. J. L. Leath. 

 Corinth. Miss. 



Rhode Island northern-bred Ital. queens, 

 $1.00. Circular. <). K. Tulip. Arlington. R. I. 



Tell several thousand people what you 

 have for sale with a few words in this de- 

 partment. 



For SALE--Untested(;olden Italian queens 

 6nc each J. V. Michael. Winchester, Ind. 



DoOLiTTLE & Clark's untested queens 

 $1,011 each; ts.oo for 6; per dozen. $g .jo. 



Marietta, N. Y. 



Bees and Queens from my New Jersey 

 apiary. J. H M Cook, 



lAtf 84 Cortland St., New York City. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Bees are hustlers 



Ready now i-lb. 3-band Italian bees with 

 queen. Ii 65 2-fr. nuclei with queen. $2.21;. 

 Rosedale Apiaries. J.B.Marshall. 



Big Bend, La. 



Northern hred Italian queens of the F. 

 E, Mott strain. Unt queens. 75c for July and 

 on. Send for free list. Earl W. Mott, 



Glenwood. Mich. 



For Sale— Tested hybrid queens by re- 

 turn mail at 25c each. 



Peter Schaffhauser. Havelock. N. C. 



1-Band Italian Queens bred for business 

 Untested, 50c each Whitt & Lovejoy. 



Sinking Creek Apiaries. Gimlet. Ky. 



Place your order early to insure prompt 

 service. Tested, $1.25; untested. Ji. 00. Ital- 

 ians and Goldens. John W Pharr, 

 Berclair. Tex. 



Golden Italian Queens, no better honey 

 gatherers anywhere at any price. Untested, 

 ti 00. Tested, (i 50. Wallace R Beaver, 



Lincoln. III. 



P^iNE Tlalian Queens bv return mail, is- 

 land bred. Tested. () for 16 00; 12 for $11 Un- 

 tested. 6 for $^ 00; 12 for $0 00. No disease. 

 E. J. Blaine St, Petersburg, Fla. 



For Sale— Bright Italian queens at 55c 

 each, or $6 00 per dozen. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed, 



T. J. Talley. Kt. i. Greenville, Ala. 



Three- Banded Italian queens. Prices: 

 ' >ne. 75c; 12 for $800. Tested. $125 each. 

 Write for prices on nuclei and full colonies. 

 J. F. Diemer, Liberty, Mo. 



For Sale— 200 strong colonies with ex- 

 tracting equipment Unlimited range, con- 

 tinuous honey flow. No disease 



J. O. Hallman. Unadilla. Ga. 



Italian Queens as good as can be pro- 

 duced Untested, 50c each. Sel. unt.. 60c. 

 Tested. $1 00. Safe arrival and no diseaes. 

 Guaranteed. W. J, Forehand & Sons 



Ft. Deposit, Ala. 



Italian Queens that produce hustlers. 

 Nothing but select queens sent out Un- 

 tested, $1.00; $y,oo per dozen. 



A. E. Crandall & Son, Berlin, Conn. 



Bright Italian Queens at 6oc each; $6.00 

 per doz; $50 per 100, Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. W. W. Talley. 

 Rt 4 Greenville. Ala. 



Vigorous prolific Italian queens. $1 00; 6. 

 $500. My circular gives best methods of in- 

 troducing, A. V. Small. 



2302 Agency Road. St. Joseph. Mo. 



For Sale— 10 acre fruit farm, near town, 

 well improved; ideal location for bees. Will 

 sell cheap. Address. R. C. Hugg, 



Burlington. Iowa. 



Queens— 1 banded Italians untested, 50c 

 each. We guarantee safe arrival and satis 

 faction or your money refunded. 



Sinking Creek Apiaries. Gimlet. Ky. 



(iOLHEN Italian queens, select tested. 

 Ji 25. Tested, $1.00. Untested. 60c; 12. $.7n'i. 

 Select untested, 70c; 12, $8.00. .No foulbrood. 

 D. T. Gaster. Rt. 2. Randleman. N. C. 



Leather Colored "Nutmeg strain" of 

 queens, $i,uo; doz , $1.1, Tested, $1 50. Spe- 

 cial price on large lots. Return mail. 

 A. W, Yates. 3 Chapman St., Hartford, Conn. 



A Little Ad in our classified columns 

 will sell that perfectly good equipment that 

 you no longer need. '.Inly 15 cents per line 

 each insertion. 



Choii K Italian. Carnlolan or Caucasian 

 queens. Untested. 75c. Tested, li. 2;. Breed- 

 ingyueens. $2.50 Virgins. 40c each; 3 for $10./. 

 C. W Finch. 1451 fJgden Ave., Chicago. 111. 



Phone Haymarket 338). 



Leather colored Italian 3 band queens. 

 Untested. 70c. Tested. $100, by mail. No 

 disease. Safe delivery guaranteed. Send 

 your orders to C, H. Cobb, Belleville, Ark. 



"Queens ok QuALirv ' reared from a 

 daughter of one of Dr. Miller's famous 

 queens, $1.00 each by return mail After July 

 1st, 75c each ; $8 00 per doz. 



J. Ivan Banks. Dowelltown. Tenn. 



My Bright Italian queens will be ready 

 to sfiip after April 1st at 60c each. Send for 

 price list. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

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



Quirin's superior northern-bred Italian 

 bees and queens are hardy, and will please 

 you. More than 20 years a breeder. Orders 

 booked now. F^ree circular. Honeydew for 

 bee food, so a lb. H G. Quirin. Bellevue. O. 



For Sale— 300 colonies of bees, free from 

 disease; mostly in Root hives, with equip- 

 ment, at a bargain; should have about 10,000 

 pounds of honey to take by July iS- 



R, W. Rogers. Lometa. Tex. 



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. I5.00 and $10.00. 



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



For Sale— Good Italian queens, untested, 

 75c; tested. $1.00; nuclei, 2-frame, $300; lib. 

 package, $2.00; 2-lb, package. $!. 00. Untested 

 queen with bees at above prices. Will be- 

 gin to send about April ist. G. W. Moon. 

 i<jo4 Park Ave.. Little Rock. Ark. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine 

 the qualities you want. They are great 

 honey gatherers, beautiful and gentle. 

 Mated. $1.00; six. $5.00; Tested, $300; Breed- 

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



3 Wilcox St.. Binghamton, N. Y. 



GOLDEN' Italian Queens by June 1st. 

 Untested, 75c or $4 00 per half doz. ; $8.00 doz. 

 Select untested. $1.00. Tested. $1.2'; each or 

 $7.00 per half doz.; $12 a doz. Breeder^, $3 00 

 to $5,uo each. Purely mated guaranteed. Send 

 for circular. J I. Danielson. 



Rt. No. 7, Fairfield. Iowa. 



Carniolan. golden, and 3-banded Italian 

 queens. Tested, $1.00. Untested. 75c; 6. $420; 

 12. $7.80. 5^-lb. bees, 75c; i-lb. $1.25. Nuclei, 

 per frame, $125. No disease; everything 

 guaranteed. Write for price list. 



C. B. Bankston. Buffalo. Leon Co , Tex. 



An established strain of honey gathering 

 golden stock. Honey is what you want with- 

 out much swarming. Book your orders early 

 to save delay. One untested queen, Ji. 00; 6 

 for $5.00; 12 for $0.00. Wri*e us what you 

 want. T. S. Hall. Talking Rock. Ga. 



Golden Italian Queens bred strictly for 

 business that produce a strong race of bees 

 as honey gatherers. Untested 75c each; 6 

 for $4.25; 12. $8.00. Safe arrival, prompt de- 

 livery, and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 L. J. Dunn. Box 338. J. R.R. 6. San Jose. Calif. 



Gray Caucasians— Early breeders; great 

 honey gatherers; cap beautifully whit,;; 

 great comb builders; very prolific; gentle; 

 hardy; good winterers. Untested, $100. Se- 

 lect untested. $i.2.s. Tested. $i.,^o. Select 

 tested. $2.00. H. W. Fulmer, 



Box 10. Andalusia, Pa. 



Queens, improved three - band Italians 

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

 tested Queens, 7Sceach; dozen, $8.00; Select, 

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

 dozen, $12. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. H. C. demons. 



Rt. 3, Williamstown. Ky. 



F"or Sale— Three-banded Italian queens 

 and bees from the best honey-gathering 

 strains obtainable. Untested queen. 75c; 6. 

 J4.25; 12, J8.00. Tested queens. $125; 0. $7.00; 

 12. $12. For select queens add 2?c each to 

 above prices. Queens in quantity lots or 

 bees by the pound, write for prices. 

 Robt. B. Spicer, R.F.D. 181. Wharton, N. J. 



