January, iqio. 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



GEORGE W.YORK 8 COMPANY 



146 W. Superior St., Chicago, 111. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal 

 is $1.00 a year, in the United States of America 

 (except In Chicago, where It is J1.25). and Mex- 

 ico; in Canada $1.10: and In all other countries 

 In the Postal Union. 25 cents a year extra for 

 postag-e. Sample copy free. 



THE WR.\PPER-LABEL D.\TE Indicates the 

 end of the month to which your subscription is 

 paid. For Instance. -decIO" on your label shows 

 that It is paid to the end of December. WIO. 



SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS.— We do not send 

 a receipt for money sent us to pay subscription, 

 but change the date on your addresa-label. 

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 and credited. 



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 Discounts: 

 3 times 14c a line 9 times He a line 



6 " 12c" " 12 " (1 yr.) 10c aline 



Reading Notices, 25 cents, count line. 

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National Bee Keepers' Association 



Objects of the Association. 



Ist.— To promote the Interests of Its members. 



3d.— To protect and defend its members in their 

 awful riKhts. 



»d.— To enforce laws against the adulteration of 

 honey. 



Annual Membership Dues, $i.oo. 



Oeneral Manauer and Treasurer- 



N. B. Franck. PlatteTille, Wis. 



igr If more convenient. Dues may be sent to the 

 publishers of the American Bee Journal. 



Books for Bee-Keepers 



Have you a good bee-book? Many 

 bee-keepers do not have. And that is 

 where they make a big mistake. A bee- 

 paper cannot take the place of a good 

 bee-book. The paper is a splendid thing 

 to read in connection with the book. On 

 another page v^e make some generous 

 clubbing offers of bee-books with the 

 American Bee Journal. 



Swarming Prevented 



A new niLtlnxl. just piililishcil. wortliy of 

 invcstieation by all nrciKrcssivi- hce-kecp- 

 ers. AdvantaKi'S claiiiR'd for the plan of 

 treatment. No clippini; of uiieens' wines- 

 no cairincof queens— not even necessary to 

 look for queens; no pincliini»of queen-cells 

 —no shook swarmine— no dividinc— no extra 

 expense connected with the plan— plan sim- 

 ple and easy to carry ont— satisfactory hon- 

 ey crop-saves time ami laljor. .Send ti> 



I>r. H. JONES, Preston, Minn., 



for his booklet, dcscribine his. method of 

 treatment. Price. 25 cts. l^rocess protected 

 by copyrlnlu. 



American Hee Journal 



Untested Italian Queen-Bees 



Booking Orders for 1910 



6 Queens for $4 ; 3 for $2.10 ; 1 for 75 cents 



"Td"" Italian Qo66n-B66 



For a nuraber of ytars we have been eendin^ out to bee-keep- 

 ers exceptionall.v fine Untested Italian Queens, purely mated, and 

 all riRht 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 



George W. York & Co.:— The two queeDB received of you some time 

 ago are flue. They are pcnd breeders, and the workers are showinK up fine. 

 I Introduced them amnng black bees, and the bees are nearly yellow now, 

 and are dotne good work. A- W. Swan. 



Nemaha, Co., Kan.. J uly 15. 1905. 



George W. York & Co.:— After importing queens for 15 years you have 



sent me the best. She keeps 9X Langstroth frames fully occupied to date 

 and, although I kept the hive well contracted, to force them to swarm, they 

 have never built a queen-cell, and will put up H^ pounds of honey if the 

 flow lasts this wei'k. CHA8. MITCHELL. 



Ontario, Canada, July 22, 1905. 



George W. Yopk &Co.:— Theqneen I bought of yon has proven afpooO 

 one, and has given me some of my best colonies. N. P. OGI/KBBT. 



Washington Co.. Va.. July 22. 190.'.. 



Geokoe W. Yoke & Co.:— The queen I received of you a few days ago 

 came through U.K., aud 1 want to aay that she is a beauty. I immediately 

 introduced iier into a colony which had been queenless for 2i) days. She 

 was accepted by them, and hap ifone to work nicely. 1 am highly pleased 

 with her and your promptness in Tilling my order. My father, who Is an old 

 bee-keeper, pronounced her very flne. You will hear from me again when J 

 am in need of something In the bee-line. B. E. McColm. 



Marion Co., HI., July 13. 



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

 after, on the plan of '^ first come first served." The price of on© 

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

 American Bee Jo'itdaI one year — both for $1.40, Three Queens 

 (without Journal) would be a_, or 6 for ;- i. . Full instructions for introducing are sent 

 with each Queen, being printed on the underside of the address-card on the mailing-cage You 

 fiannot do better than to get one or more of our fine Standard-Bred Queens. 



George W. York & Co., hg w superior st Chicago, 111. 



A VERY SPECIAL NOTICE ! 



75c Subscription Price Extended to Feb. 15, 1910, 

 To All Present Regular Subscribers Only 



We have decided to grant an extension of time from Jan. I to F"eb. 15, 1910, 

 on the 7oc subscription rate o«i the American Bee Journal, to all present sub- 

 scribers who remit direct to this office. This means that all who are in arrears, 

 and any others who wish to advance their subscriptions to the end of 1910 or 

 1911, at 75c a year, can do so, if they will remit to us t>e/oi-r Frh. /S — the middle 

 of ne.xt month. 



This is dijbiiil notice, and is given so that no one now getting the .Xmerican 

 Bee Journal, who wishes to clean up his or her back subscription, and also take 

 advantage of the former 7.5c subscription price to the end of 1910 or 1911, will 

 have ample time to do so. We want to be entirely fair, and even generous, to 

 our present regular readers, hence this extension of time limit. 



Now let us have a great inflow of renewals for the next 30 days. We are 

 willing to be kept busy day and night, if necessary, taking care of your subscrip- 

 tion orders. .Address all to — 



George W. York & Co. 141) W. Superior St., Chicago. 111. 



