March, igio. 



American "Bee Jonrnal 



North-West Breed!! 



HARDY GOLDEN 



and 



RED CLOVER 



ITALIAN QUEENS 



I In'lit'vi- Hee-KoepLTS of the North-Wfst 

 and Pacific States appreciate the fact that 

 Reliable Queens can be secured near home. 

 We thank one and all for the liberal patron- 

 age given us in the past. 



As the pueen-Kearine Business of Sires 

 Bros. Co. is now owned bv myself. I want to 

 furnish you as GOOD QUEENS land better, 

 if possible) this season. 



By fair and honorable dealines. and GOOD 

 QUEENS. I hope to secure the patronage of 

 all wishing to secure a Superior Stock of 

 Bees. Order now. Delivered when wanted: 



Select Untested, Si each; 3 for $2.75; for 

 $5.; doz.. $g.5o. 



Tested. $1.50 each; 3 for $4.25; 6 for $8.00; 

 tloz.. $14.00. 



Select Tested. S2 each; 3 for $5.75; 6 for 

 Sq.25; doz.. $16.00. 



Untested Queens ready May ist. 



Tested Queens ready to mail any time. 



Price-list Circular of Queens, Nuclei, Bees by 

 the Pound, etc., on Request. 



NORTH YAKIMA 

 WASHINGTON. 



Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Virgil Sires, 



1910 



PATENTED 



JANUARY 4th, 



1910 



WHY 



(Serial No. 505,633) 



WHY '^ '* that the bee-keepers al! over the 

 "" ■ world are losing K of their bee-families 



DrQAIICC the rains and the intense heat 

 ''^*"**'*^ of the summer warp the bottom 

 of the bee-hives into a form like the bottom 

 of a stiff hat. Through such warpint; thou- 

 sands of moths, excluded bees, and other in- 

 sects contmually attack the inner families 

 and destroy them. 



do we put stones, or other weights, on 

 the top of our bee-hives? 



IN ORDER ^^ ^'^^ ^vi"^s don't blow off the 



WHY "^^o" * y*^" seal (lock) water- and air- 

 ""' tight all your old and new bee-hives. 

 top as well as bottom, with my patent Safety 

 Sealing Clamp or Locks? 



I will sell my Patent Hive Clamps, oo cents 

 for 4 sets, enough for one bee-hive. The 

 Clamps are made from galvanized tin, and 

 the springs are made of steel wire, and 

 painted well so they will not rust. P'or a 4- 

 set order I charge locents extra for express; 

 and on 8 or more sets I will pay the express 

 charges to any place in the U. S. A. 



When ordering, please give the exact out- 

 side dimensions of your hive. For sale only 

 in the United States, by the inventor. Ad- 

 dress. 



JOHN TOTH, 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies 



From East to West, 



Rt. 5, Mapleton, III., U.S.A 



Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writinR. 



Alsike Clover Seed. 



Small and large Red. Alfalfa, and Timothy 

 Seed for sale. Seed recleaned and choice. 

 Write for prices. 



Catalog of APIARIAN SUPPLIES Free. 

 Address. 



F. A. SNELL, 



2A3 MILLEDGEVILLE. Carroll Co.. ILL. 

 Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



fnr ^alo 12 In iian Runner Duck egi^'S. Si-';^- 

 rui tfdIC ,; W'liite Wyandotte eggs. St. 00; 

 IS Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds. $i.so. 2.'\it 

 J. F. MICHAEL, Rt. 1, Winchester, Ind. 



MARSHFIELD BEE-GOODS 



FRIEND BEE-KEEPER— We are prepared 

 to fill your orders for Sections. A large stock 

 on hand. Also a Full Line of Bee-SuppHes. 

 We make prompt shipments. 



MARSHFIELD MFG. CO., 



Marshfield, Wis. 



lOWA-J. W. Bittenbender, Knoxville, 



Gregory & Son. Ottumwa. 

 KANSAS— S. C. Walker & Son, Smith 



Center. 

 MICHIGAN-Lecgst & KoeniE.127 South 

 13th St.. Saeinaw. E. S. 

 S. D. Buell. Union City. 

 NEBRASKA— Collier Bee-Supply Co., 



Fairbury. 

 CANADA- N. H. Smith. Tilbury, Ont. 



ARIZONA-H. W. Ryder. Phoenix. 



MINNESOTA-Northwestem Bee-Sup- 

 ply Co., Harmony. 



ILLINOIS-D. L. Durham. Kankakee. 



OHIO-F. M. Hollowell Harrison. 



TEXAS-White Mfg. Co., Blossom. 



WISCONSIN— S. W. Hines Mercantile 

 Co., Cumberland. 

 J. GobeU. Glenwood. 



Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Untested Italian Queen-Bees 



Our Standard-Bred 



6 Queens for $4.00 ; 3 for $2.10 ; 

 1 for 75 cents. 



For a number of years we have been sending out to 

 bee-keepers exceptionally fine Untested Italian Queens, 

 purely mated, and all right in every respect. Here is 

 what a few of those who received our Queens have to say 

 about them : 



George W. York & Co. ;— The two Queens received of you some 

 time ago are fine They are good breeders, and the workers are 

 showing up fine I Introduced them among black bees, and the bees 

 are nearly yellow now. and are doing good work. 



Nemaha Co , Kan , July 15. A. W. Swax. 



George W. York & Co :— .\fter Importing queens for 15 years you 

 have sent me the best She keeps 9 1-2 Langstroth frames fully oc- 

 cupied 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 

 100 pounds of honey If the flow lasts this week. 



Ontario, Canada July 23, Chas, Mitchell 



George W. York & Co. :— The queen I bought of you has proven a 

 good one, and has given me some of the best colonies. 



Washington Co., Va., July 22, N, P, Oglesby, 



George W York & Co. :— The queen I received of you a few days 

 ago came through O. K . and I want to say that she Is a beauty, I Im- 

 mediately Introduced her Into a colony which had been queenless for 

 20 days. She was accepted by them, and has gone to work nicely. I 

 am highly pleased with her and your promptness In filling my order. 

 My father, who is an old bee keeper, pronounced her very fine. You 

 will bear from me again when I am In need of something In the bee 

 Une. E. E. McColm. 



Marlon Co.. III., July 13. 



We usually begin mailing Queens in May, and con- 

 tinue thereafter on the plan of " first come first served." 

 The price of one of our Untested Queens alone is 75 

 cents, or with the old American Bee Journal for one 

 year — both for $1.40. Three Queens (without Journal) 

 would be $2.10, or 6 for $4.00. Full instructions for in- 

 troducing are sent with each Queen, being printed on the 

 underside of the address-card orl the mailing-cage. You 

 cannot do better than to get one or more of our fine 

 Standard-Bred Queens. 



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



