October, lOio. 



American T^ee Journajj 



CAPOJ 



CAPONS bring the largest profltg 

 — lUU percent more than other poul- 

 try. C:iponizlng Is easy and soon 

 learned. i*rogressive poultrj-men usa 



PILLING Pn'o'^'e't's 



PostpaiJ ?-.f>0 per set with free Inetrae- 1 



tions. Thf convenient, durable, ready-' 



for-use kind. Bestmaterial. We also make 1 



Pnultj^ ^fa^ker 25<y, QapeWorm Extractor 2oo \ 



I French KiUing Knife 6O0, Capon Boole Free. 



f G. P. Pilling &> Son Co., Pkiiadelphia.Pa. ' 



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FOR SALE 



Secorid-Hand Winter-Cases, complete with 

 7-inch covers, nailed and painted. 8 and lo 

 frame sizes — Root manufacture. 



Have about loo of these at 75 cts. each. 

 Some of them have been used but one sea. 

 son. and all in good condition. 



Also 25 Telescope Caps, nailed, at 30 cts. 

 each; and 6 Sframe Hives. Address. 



CRYSTAL APIARY, 



58th & Wood Sts.. CHICAGO, ILL. 



(Telephone. Wentworth 2446J 

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Prize Takers 



Pharr's Goldens took first prize at 3 ex- 

 hibits in Texas in 1007. . We will furnish 

 Golden. Carniolan. Caucasian, and 3-band 

 Italian Queens, untested. Si. 00 till June i. 

 then 75 cents. Tested. $1.50 till June i. then 

 $1.00. For large quantities, write. Our 3- 

 band Breeders from W. O. Victor and Grant 

 Anderson strains; other races from the best 

 obtainable. "Prompt service and satisfac- 

 tion." is our motto. Address. f.Atf 



NEW CENTURY QUEEN-REARING CO. 



or JOHN W. PHARR, 

 Berclair, - - Texas 



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Good Queens 



If you are going to want any Queens for in- 

 crease, or replacing old queens next June, it 

 is time to begin to think about it. I have 

 been breeding leather-colored Italian queens 

 for years, ana they are giving excel lent satis- 

 faction. IE you are interested, write. Good 

 queens; no disease; prompt shipment, and 

 absolute satisfaction guaranteed. Prices- 

 June, one. one; three. J2.S0; six. S4.75; doz., 

 lo.oo; 20 or more at boo each. 2Aot 



S. F. Trego, Swedona, Ills. 



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NORWOOD'S Texas-Bred— QUEENS 



Three-banded Queen - Bees bred for busi- 

 ness. Try them, then you'll know. Untes- 

 ted. $1.00; six. Ss.ito. Write us. 



sAtf E. 8. NORWOOD, Del Valle, Tex. 

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" If goods are wanted quick, send to Pouder" 



(ICstablishi'd iSK')) 



B E E-S U PPLI ES 



'-'tandard hives with latest improvement; Danzenbaker 

 1 lives. Sections. Comb Foundation. Extractors. Smokers — 

 111 fact, everything used about the bees. My equipment, 

 my stock of goods, the quality of my goods, and my ship- 

 ping facilities, can not be excelled. 



Paper Milk Bottles, 



for Extracted Honey. Made of heavy paper and paraffin 

 coated, with tight seal Every honey-producer will be in- 

 t'_'rested. A descriptive circular free. 



Finest White Clover Honey on hand at all times. 



I buy Beeswax. Catalog of supplies free. 





Waiter S. Pouder, Indianapolis, Ind. 



859 Massachusetts Ave 



J 



HAND-MADE SMOKERS 



BINGHAM ^ Extracts from Catalogs— 1907: 



0LE«N ^^^^9 Chas. Dadant & Son, Hamilton, 111.— This is the Smoker we 



BEE "SMOKER I^A S recommend above all others. 



u. B. Lewis Co., Watertown, Wis. — We have sold these Smok- 

 ers for a good many years and never received a single complaint. 



A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. — The cone fits inside of thelcup 

 so that the liquid creosote runs down inside of the smoker. 



All Bingham Smokers are stamped on the tin, " Patented 1878, 

 1892, and 1903," and have all the new Improvements. 



Smoke Kngine— largest smoker made $1.50 — 4 inch stove 



Doctor- cheapest made to use 1.10 — 3)i " 



Conqueror— right for most apiaries 1.00 — 3 " 



Large — lasts longer than any other 90 — 2J^ " 



Little Wonder — as its name implies 86—2 " 



The above prices deliver Sm aker at your post-office free. We send circular if requested. 



Orlgrinal Bingham & Hetherinfton Uncapping-Knife. 



T. F. BlNGflflM. Alma, MiGtl. _ ^ ^_,^ 



Patent-d. May 20. 1879. BEST ON EARTH. 



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DOOLITTLE'S 



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Scientific 



Queen-Rearing" 



This is G. M. Doolittle's master-piece on 

 rearing the best of queens in perfect accord 

 with Nature's way. It is for the amateur and 

 the veteran in bee-keeping. The A. I. Root 

 Co.. who ought to know, say this about Doolit- 

 tle s cjueen-rearing book: 



■ It is practically the only comprehensive 

 book on queen-rearing now in print. It is looked upon by many as the foundation of mod- 

 ern methods of rearing queens wholesale." 



Mr. Doolittle's book also gives his method of producing comb honey, and the care of 

 satne: his management of swarming, weak colonies, etc. It is a book of 12fi pages, and is 

 mailed at the following prices ; Bound in cloth, $1.00 : bound in leatherette,;75,cents. 



Special Clubbing Offer 



We offer a cloth-bound copy of this book with the American Bee Journal one year— both 

 for 51.50; or a copy of the leatherette-bound edition, with the American Bee Journal one 

 year— both for $1.25. The cloth-bound book given free for getting 3 new subscribers at Si. 

 each : or the leatherette-bound copy given for 2 new subscribers. 



Every bee-keeper should have a copy of Mr. Doolittle's book, as he is one of the stan- 

 dard authorities of the world on the subject of queen-rearing and everything else connected 

 with bee-keeping and honey-production. 



George W. York m. Co., 



ChicaLgo, ill. 



Queens 



Of the 3 -Band 

 Leath'r Color'd 



75 cents each. 



Strain from Im 

 ported Stock 



Selected. Si, 



(Jircul.ir liCL- 



3.A8 



0. F. Fuller, Blackstone, Mass. 



Ref.— Arthur C. Miller. Providence. R. I. 

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Bee-Supplies 



Distributor of Lewis" Bee-Supplies at Fac- 

 tory Prices in Iowa. Also Red Clover and 

 Leather-Colored Italian Queens; and the 

 Folding Berry Boxes, and the old-style 

 Boxes. 



Beeswax wanted. Send for Catalog. 



W. ]. McCARTY. Emmettsbur^. Iowa 



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