April, 1910. 



American fiee ■Journal 



North-West Breed!! 



HARDY GOLDEN 



and 



RED CLOVER 



ITALIAN QUEENS 



I lielifVL' Bee-Keepers of the Xorth-VVest 

 and Pacific States apDreciate the fact that 

 Reliable Queens can be secured near home. 

 We thank one and all for the liberal patron- 

 age i;iven us in the past. 



As the Queen-Rearing Business of Sires 

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

 furnish you as GOOD QUEENS and better, 

 if possible) this season. 



By fair and honorable dealings, 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; 6 for 

 $5.: doz., $Q.5o. 



Tested. $1.50 each: 3 for$j.2s: 6 for $8.00; 



doz.. $14.00. 



Select Tested, $2 each; 3 for S3.75; 6 for 

 $0.25: 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. 



Viroil Qirpc north yakima 



■ llgll ailCd, WASHINGTON. 



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Swarming Prevented 



A new method, just published, worthy of 

 investigation by all progressive bee-keep- 

 ers. Advantages claimed for the plan of 

 treatment. No clipping of queens' wings- 

 no caging of queens— not even necessary to 

 look for queens; no pinching of queen-cells 

 —no shook swarming— no dividing— no extra 

 expense connected with the plan— plan sim- 

 ple and easy to carry out— satisfactory hon- 

 ey crop— saves time and labor. Send to 



Dr. H. JONES, Preston, Miim., 



for his booklet, describing his method of 

 treatment. Price. 25 cts. Process protected 

 by copyright. 

 Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



fifational Bee-Keepers' Association. 



(Organized in 1870.) 



Objects. 



r. To promote the interests of bee-keepers- 



2. To protect and defend its members in 

 tireir lawful rights as to keeping bees. 



3. To enforce laws against the adulteration 

 of Iioney. 



Membership Dues. 

 One dollar a year. 



Officers and Executive Committee. 

 President— George W. York. Chicago. III. 

 Vice-President— W. D. Wright. .Altamont. 

 N. Y. 



Secretary— Lours H. Scholl. New Braun- 

 fels. Tex. 



Treas. & Gen. Mgr.-N. E. France. Platte- 

 ville. Wis. 



Twelve Directors. 

 G. M. DooUtUe. Borodino. N. Y. 



Jas. A. stone. Rt. 4. Sprlngfleld, 111. 

 R. A. Holekamp. oa Va. Ave.. St. Louis, Mo. 

 Wm. McEvoy. Woodbum. Ont.. Canada. 

 M. H. Mendleson. Ventura. Calif. 



R. C. Aikin, Loveland. Colo. 

 E. L. Taylor. Lapeer. Mich. 



E. D. Townsend. Remns, Mich. 



Udo Toepperwein, San Antonio. Tex. 

 J. E. Crane. Middlebury. Vt. 



E P. Atwater. Meridian. Idaho. 



R. A. Morgran. Vermilion, S. Dak. 



Are voir a member? If not. why not send 

 the annual dues jf $1.00 17/ <>«<<■ to Treas. 

 France, or to the office of the American Bee 

 Journal, nh W. Superior St.. Chicago. III.? 

 It will be forwarded promptly to the Treas- 

 urer, and a receipt mailed to you by him. It 

 is the desire of the officers to increase the 

 membership to 5000 by the end of loio. Every 

 progressive bee-keeper should be a member 

 of this, the greatest bee-keepers' organiza- 

 tion in America. 



^ Hand's 

 I HANDSOME 

 I HUSTLERS 



Are a superior honey-gatliering 

 strain of hardy Northern-bred 

 three-band Italians. The Hand 

 system of queen-rearing pro- 

 duces queens of the highest de- 

 velopment. Every queen a 

 breeder, and warranted to pro- 

 duce large, beautifully marked 

 bees. Warranted, $1.00 each : six, 

 $5.00 ; dozen, $9.00. Tested, $1.2.5 ; 

 six, $6.50; dozen, $12.00. Three- 

 frame nucleus, without queen, 

 $3.25; add price of queen wanted. 

 Don't take chances. Get the real 

 thing. Send for circular. 4.M 



J. E. Hand 



Birmingham, Erie Co., Ohio 



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How About Your Aelvertisiug? 



Have you anything to sell? Any bees, 

 honey, hives, or anything else that you 

 think the readers of the American 

 Bee Journal might want to buy? If so, 

 why not offer it through our advertis- 

 ing columns? See rates in the first 

 column of the second page of every 

 number of the Bee Journal. We try to 

 keep our columns clean and free from 

 any dishonest advertising. Such can 

 not get in, if we know it. 



We will pay 30 cents a pound for 

 Choice Quality Pure 



BEESWAX 



delivered New \ ork, until fur- 

 ther notice. 



Alfalfa Honey 



New Cans and Cases — Fancy 

 Light, 8 cents a pound; Fancy 

 Amber, 7 cents a pound, f. o. b. 

 New York, in not less than 5- 

 case lots. Will shade prices on 

 larger quantitfes. Shall be glad 

 to send samples. 



HILDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



265-267 Greenwich St., 



NEW YORK, N. Y. 



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17 Cents a Day 

 Buys an OLIVER 



SAVE YOUR PENNIES AND OWN 



TypoWri-fer 



The Standard Visible Writer. 



Can you spend 17 cents a day to 

 better advantage than in the pur- 

 chase of this wonderful machine ? 



^^"Write for Special Easy Payment 

 Proposition, or see the nearest Oli- 

 ver Agent. 



THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER COMPANY 



47-00 Dearborn St., 

 CHICAGO, - ILLINOIS 



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Not Cheap Queens, 



But Queens Cheap 



Prices of 3 -Band Queens 1 6 



Untested Queens S -75 $4.20 



Tested Queens i.oo 5.70 



Breeder's Queens 5.00 



Golden or 5-Band Queens 



1 



6 



Untested Queens S i.oo { S.70 



Tested Queens 1.50 8.70 



Breeders' Queens 10.00 



3-Band Nuclei 1 6 



One-frame. Untested Queen. ..S 1.73 %u.2a 



Two " " "... 2.25 13.20 



One " Tested " ... 2.00 11.70 



Two " " "... 2.S0 14.70 



5-Band or Golden Nuclei 1 6 



One-frame. Untested ijueen...$ 2.00 $11.70 



Two " " "... 3.00 17.70 



One " Tested " ... 2.50 14.70 



Two " " "... .3.50 20.70 



Reared from the best 3 and 5 Band Red 

 Clover Italian Breeder Queens. 



^"Directions for Building Up Weak 

 Colonies— 10 cents. 



W. J. Littlefield, Little Rock, Ark. 



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We havu a Car of 



! California Extracted Honey ! 



which we offer at 6?i cents per pound. Sam- 

 ples on request. 



C. C. CLEMONS PROD. CO. 



2Atf KANS.A.S CITY. MO 



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