6LE AGINGS LN BEE CULTURE. 



Names of responsible parties will be Inserted in 

 either of the following departments, at a uniform 

 price of 20 cents each Insertion, or $2,00 per year. 



$1.00 Queens. 



Names inserted in this department the first time with- 

 out charge. After, 20c each insertion, or $2,00 per year. 



Those whose names appear below agree to furnish 

 Italian queens for $1.00 each, under the following 

 conditions: No guarantee is to be assumed of purity, 

 or anytbingof the kind, only that the queen be reared 

 from a choice, pure mother, and had commenced to 

 lay when they were shipped. They also agree to re- 

 turn the money at any time when customers become 

 impatient of such delay as may be unavoidable. 



Bear in mind that he who sends the best queens, 

 put up most neatly and most securely, will probably 

 receive the most orders. Special rates for warranted 

 and tested queens, furnlsncd on application to any 

 of the parties. Names with *, use an Imported queen 

 mother. If the queen arrives dead, notify us and 

 we will send you another. Probably none will be 

 sent before July 1st. If wanted sooner, see rates in 

 price list. 

 *E. W. Hale, Wirt, C. H. W. Va. 1-12 



*A. I. Boot, Medina, Ohio. 



*H. H. Brown, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa. 7-9 

 *E. M. Havhurst, Kansas City, Mo. 1-12 



•J. M. C. Taylor, Lewiston, Fred. Co., Md. 1-6 



•Paul I,. Viallon, Bayou Goula, La. 8ttd 



*K. Stehle, Marietta, O. 1-6 



*J. Oatman & Sons, Dundee, Kane Co., IIL 2-1 



*J. E. Walcher, Miilersville, Christian Co., 111. S-S 

 *S. M. Hitchcock & Co.. Warthen, Wash. Co., Ga. 2-S 

 *J. B. Keeler. Carlinville, III. 3-« 



•Newman & Baker, Norwalk, Huron Co., O. 4-7 

 Miller & Hollam. Kewaskum, Wash Co., Wis. 4-4 

 •D. A. MeCord, Oxford, Butler Co., O. 4-9 



•J. T. Wilson, Morti-nsville, Woodford Co. Ky 4-t 

 Amos Johnson, Sugar Grove, Warren Co., Pa. 5 

 *S. D. Moore, Atlanta, Ga. 5-10 



Sam'l Greenawalt, Cearfoss, Wash. Co., MJ. 5-7 

 *Amos Johnson, Sujrar Grove, Warren Co., Pn-5-10 

 B. B. Barnum, 380 Preston St., Louisville, Ky. 5 

 •S. W. Salisbury, Kansas City, Mo. M 



n. S. Elkins, Kennedy, N. Y. . 5-10 



Hive Manufacturers. 



Who agree to make such hives, and at the prices 

 named, as those described on our circular. 

 A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



F. A. Salisbury, Geddes, Onon. Co., N. T. 12-5 



A. A. Fradenburg, Port Washington, O. 2-6 



F. A. Snell, Milledgeville, Carroll Co., HI. 3-7 



H. Scovell Columbus, Cherokee Co., Kans. 4-3 



Newman, & Baker. Norwalk. Huron Co., (). 4-6 



Nic hols & Elkins, Kennedy, N. Y. 5-10 



*1.50perYEAK; IXtTIlS of 5 or ITIorc 91.00. 

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The American Bee Journal 



The Oldest, Largest and Best Bee Paper. 

 THOMAS O. NEWMAN A'SON, CHICAGO. 



^JD"VTEIR.TISEl^EBISrrS- 



THE NEW SWARMING BOX, 



For taking swarms down from tqces, or other 

 places where they may chance to cluster. 



Price, all complete, with pole, the whole neatly 



Painted, and bound with iron to nvoid splitting, ,oc; 



in the flat, 50c: without pole, 10c less. The box can 



be tent by mall in the flat, for 90c. „ _ 



A. I. KOOT, Medina, O. 



Advertisements will be received at the rate of 20 

 cents per line. Nonpareil space, each Insertion, cash 

 in advance; and we require that every advertiser 

 satisfies us of responsibility and intention to do all 

 that he agroes, and that his goods are really worth 

 the price asked for them. 



THE RIGHT WAY 



To start an Apiary is to send for strong, 4 framo Nu- 

 clei, in new Hives, all complete, for $5 00 



Two Frame Nuclei 2 50 



All queens reared in full colonics from choice Im- 

 ported Mothers. IIIIIAM HOOP, 

 3tfd Carson City, Montcalm Co., Mien. 



~ 1879. 



Headquarters for 



Italian Bees & Queens, 



Modest & Langstroth Bee Hives, 



Honey and Section Boxes, 



AND 



COMS FOUNDATION FOR M ELI, 



Our new illustrated price list is now ready for dis- 

 tribution, containing our experience in the use of 

 Comb Foundation, and telling how to use it to best 

 advantage: giving best mode for securing large 

 yields of Comb Honey; telling about Bee Hives, 

 Honey and Section Boxes, Extractors, Smokers, Ac: 

 and containing much other matter of general inter- 

 est to one and all. Four name and the names or 

 your bee-keeping friends, written on a postal card 

 and sent us, will entitle each of you to receive it by 

 return mail, TTrite at once ; dehtyis danprous, and 

 we will try to help you. J. OATMAN & SONS. 

 3_ 5< 1 Dundee, Kane Co., IIL 



I HAVE a few tested queens, which I will ship dur- 

 ing the month of May, for *2.75 each. A cage— 

 almost a little hive,-3x4xo inches, containing a 

 comb of honey, otfxi inches, will be used, thus giv- 

 ins-ufficient room, and bees enough to insure safety 

 to the queen. A cage for introducing, with direc- 

 tions, will accompany each. Safe arrival guaranteed. 

 1 ' MISS MEKOA ANDUEWS. Medina, Ohio. 



COMB FOUNDATION PEESS 



FBOltt 15 TO 5 DOL LARS . 



Fein. Made on Wire Sewed in Frames. 



Owing to our improved machine we are able to sell 

 foundation as follows: „ , 



"Wired Foundation, per lb »"■ 



Foundation 10 feet to lb., per lb »ca 



_ Samples and circular free. '^j^n/llls. 



METAL Corner Fastening for the ^uinby Hive, 

 at Y2% cts. per set. L. C. AXTbLL,, 



" Roseville, Warren Co., Ills, 



send Foa mm price list 



the™ gularly appointed jurtgesat the Centennial I Ex- 

 plffiof hi ,\lso Section Honey Boxes of all 



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