May, 1910. 



American liee Jonrnalj 



treated all my colonies, the black sage 

 honey-tlow was upon me in fnll blast. I 

 quickly proceeded to go tlirout'h each hive, 

 and if I found any number of frames sealed 

 up from one up i extracted that, or them, as 

 the case was: and as soon as I was over the 

 apiary. I returned to the beginningpoint and 

 did likewise until the honey-How was at an 

 end. However the case may be. all the 

 capped queen-cells were at once cut down, 

 and while this whole Southern California 

 was over-run with what I will call a swarm- 

 ing epidemic. I did not have a swarm during 

 the season. lam now manipulating in a lit- 

 tle different way. but practically along the 

 same line, and whatever the result may be 

 will be offered to the Old Reliable for publi- 

 cation in due time. C L. GrK'.sbv. 

 El Casco. Cal.. April 6. 



Bad Weather for Queen-Breeders 



We are having the coldest, stormy weather 

 I ever saw at this season of the year. It 

 snowed Saturday. Sunday and Monday, with 

 cold wind and rain since then. All tender 

 vegetables, fruits, corn. etc.. are killed. This 

 has interfered fearfully with queen-rearing. 

 I have worked as best I could, making nuclei 

 in the snow, with bees crawling under my 

 clothes and chilling on the ground. I pre- 

 pared queen-cells in a warm room by the 

 lire, using a lamp with a reflector to select 

 the larva;. John M. Davis. 



Maury Co.. Tenn.. April 27. 



We have had winter here for several days. 

 It is still snowing this morning, with snow i 

 inches deep. All the flowersand every green 

 thing is killed, or I suppose will be before it 

 is over. We were compelled to open our 

 cell-building hives to look after queen-cells, 

 with snow falling in the hives. We were 

 getting in full shape for the queen-business 

 before the storm came on. but we can't tell 

 what the outcome will be. and we are now- 

 prepared to get out 1000 cells every month, if 

 this spell of winter weather does not upset 

 all of our plans. T. S. Hall. 



Pickens Co.. Ga.. April 25. 



Bees and Poultry— A Happy Combination. 



—Many of our readers unite poultry culture 

 with bee-keeping, to the advantage of the 

 home table and the family funds. We have 

 lately found a very valuable help for poultry 

 keepers. This is Dr. A. A. Brigham's new 

 book. "Progressive Poultry Culture." The 

 book begins right. It gives first a sensible 

 standard for the poultryman and his busi- 

 ness. By studying the first chapter any one 

 can promptly decide whether he is capable 

 of making chickens pay or not. Next, the 

 volume gives the science and best methods 

 of practice in breeding fowls for a purpose. 

 Incubation and Breeding are then treated 

 in a clear, common-sense way. showing how- 

 to succeed and what to avoid. Ingrowing 

 the chicks after brooding age. Dr. B. espe- 

 cially advocates and fully explains the col- 

 ony system, giving free range. The chapter 

 on feeding, including the oalancing of ra- 

 tions, is the best we have seen in print. 

 Parasites and diseases, preparing poultry 

 products for market, systems of selling, ad- 

 vertising, accounting, exhibiting, scoring, 

 etc.. are very practically handled. Housing 

 and fencing are given a whole chapter, and 

 the book is closed with a very careful con- 

 sideration of practical methods of manage- 

 ment. It is a good guide for the beginner, 

 and a very valuable assistant of the veteran 

 in chicken culture. It is well worth the 

 price. Si. 50. postpaid. Bound in cloth. 293 

 pages. We club it with the American Bee 

 Journal one year— both for $2.00. Send all 

 orders to the office of the American Bee 

 Journal. 146 W. Superior St., Chicago. III. 



Wants and Exchanges. 



[.advertisements in this department will 

 be inserted at 15 cents per line, with no dis- 

 counts of any kind Notices here cannot be 

 less than two lines. If wanted in this de- 

 partment, you must say so when ordering.] 



Eggs for Hatching. — Single Comb White 

 Leghorns. Send for prices. 

 3A3t .S.\MrKi. Kai-p. Morton. III. 



Golden Wyandots. Best and most beauti 

 ful chicken on earth. Stock and eggs for 

 sale. J. R. Douglas. Mound City. Kan. jAj 



RiN(;i.KT B. P. Rock Eggs from extra-light 

 birds. First Pen. Si. 50 per 15 eggs. Second 

 Pen. Si. 0(1 per 15. 



4.A2t E. E. MorT. Glenwood. Mich. 



Wanted to Sell— 125 Colonies fine Ital- 

 ian Bees in i^-story hives. 8 and 10 frame. 

 For price and description, address, 5A1 



Louis Werner. Rt. 2, Edwardsville. 111. 



S. C. Rhode Island Reds— On acct. late- 

 ness of seaSon. Eggs. 15 for 75c; too for $4. 00. 

 Neighbor & Purves Co.. Indianapolis. Ind., 

 Sta. A. R. R. No. 36. 



Back Volumes of Am. Bee Journal— We 

 have some on hand, and would be glad to 

 correspond with any one who may desire to 

 complete a full set. It may be we can help 

 do it. Address. American Bee Journal. 



146 W. Superior St.. Chicago. 111. 



Will Exchange Gladioli.— I have quite 

 a collection of these flowering bulbs. To in- 

 crease the same, I will exchange good bloom- 

 ing-size corms for varieties I have none of. 

 I will also exchange Dahlias; only one tuber 

 of a kind. What have you? Address. W. A. 

 Pry.\l. syth St.. near College Ave.. Oakland, 

 Calif. 



Gladioli and D.^iilias.— I have a splen- 

 did mixed collection of Gladioli in various 

 colors, shapes and sizes that I am offering in 

 bulblet form at 25 cents for 2 hundred, by 

 mail. This is a good way to get a start by 

 growing your own bulbs. Some w-ill bloom 

 the first year; the great majority the second 

 year. Dahlia tubers, named kinds, 15 to 23 

 cents each. Address. W. A. Prval. 5gth St., 

 near College Ave., Oakland. Calif. 



Golden Queens 



NOW READY 



Virgins, 50c; Untested, 73c: Select Untested 

 Qoc; Tested. Si.oo; Select Tested. $1.50. 



Write for prices on 6 or more. 



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A. I. Davis, Del Rio, Tex. 



Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



DOOLITTLE & CLARK 



Are now booking orders for Italian Breeding 



8ueens. at $2.50. Ss.oo and Sio.oo each. These 

 ueens are mated to Selected Drones. 

 Send for Circular 



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Langstroth 



on 

 the 



Honey-Bee 



Revised by Dadant. 



Latest Edition. 



This is one of the standard books on 

 bee-culture, and ought to be in the 

 lil)rary of every bee-keeper. Bound in 

 substantial cloth, and has nearly 60u 

 pages. Revised by that large, practical 

 bee-keeper, so well known to all bee- 

 dom — Mr. C. P. Dadant, Each topic is 

 clearly and thoroughly explained, so 

 that by following the instructions of 

 this book one can not fail to be won- 

 derfully helped on the way to success 

 with bees. 



We mail the book for $1.20, or club 

 it with the American Bee Journal for 

 one year — both for $2.00. This is in- 

 deed a splendid chance to get a grand 

 bee-book for a very little money. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



146 W. Superior St • CHICAGO, ILL. 



M. H. HUNT & SON 



The best time to buy your goods is during 

 the fall and winter months. We are mak- 

 ing Liberal Discounts for Early Orders, 



and would like to quote you net prices.on 

 your needs for next season. 



-BEESWAX WAXTED- 



LANSING, - MICHIGAN. 



1 iease mention Am. Bee Journal w'aen writing. 



"The Honey-Money Stories" 



This is a 64-page and cover book- 

 let SJ4 by 8I/3 inches in size. Printed 

 on enameled paper. It contains a variety 

 of short, bright stories, mixed with facts 

 and interesting items about honey and 

 its use. It has 31 half-tone pictures, 

 mostly of apiaries or apiarian scenes. 

 It has 3 bee-songs, namely : "The Hum 

 of the Bees in the Apple-Tree Bloom," 

 "Buckwheat Cakes and Honey," and 

 "The Bee-Keeper's Lullaby," It ought 

 to be in the hands of every one not 

 familiar with the food value of honey. 

 Its object is to create a larger demand 

 for honey. It is sent postpaid for 25 

 cents, but we will mail a single copy as a 

 sample for 15 cents, 5 copies for 60 

 cents, or 10 copies for $1,00. A copy 

 with the American Bee Journal one year 

 — both for 80 cents. Send all orders to 

 George W. York & Co., Chicago, 111. 



Langstroth Book "Special" 



We have just a few copies left of the 

 book, " Langstroth on the Honey- 

 Bee," of the edition just preceding the 

 last. It is practically equal to the 

 latest edition, and we will mail them so 

 long as they last, for 90 cents a copy. 

 (The regular price is $1.20.) Or, we 

 will send one of the above 90-cent 

 copies with the American Bee Journal 

 one year — both for $1.75. Address the 

 American Bee Journal office. 



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All of our readers who are thinking of 

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