November, 19 lo. 



American l^ee Journal 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY HV 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY 



146 W. Superior Strett, Chicago, lU. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE 



THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal 

 18 f 1.00 a year. In the United States of America 

 (except In Chicago, where It l.s$I.2;>).and Mexico: 

 In Canada. ?1.I0: and In all other countries In the 

 Postal Union, 25 cents a year extra for poBtagre. 

 Sample copy free. 



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 that It Is paid to the end of December, 1910. 



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ffatiu...! Bee-Keepers' Association. 



(Organized in 1870.) 

 Objects. 



1. To promote the interests of bee-keepers. 



2. To i>rotect and defend its members in 

 their lawful rigiits as to keeping bees. 



3. To enforce laws against the adulteration 

 of honey. 



Membership Dues. 

 One dollar a year. 



Officers and Executive Committee. 



President— GEORrjE W. York, Chicago, III. 

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

 N. Y. 



Secretary— Louis H. Scholl, New Braun- 

 fels Tex 



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

 ville. Wis. 



Twelve Directors. 

 G. M. Doollttle. Borodino, N. Y. 



JaH. A. Stone, Rt. 4, Sprlngrfield. 111. 

 R. A. HulL'kamp. 4-^f.3 Va. Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 

 Wni. McEvoy, Woodbiim, Ont., Canada. 

 M. H. McndleBon, Ventura. Calif. 



R. C. Aikln, Loveland, Colo. 

 R. L. Taylor. Lapeer. Mich. 



E. D. Townsend. Remiis, Mich. 



Udo Toeppcrweln, San Antonio, Tex. 

 J. E. Crane. Middlehury, Vt. 



E F. Atwater. Meridian. Idaho. 



R. A. Morgan, Vermilion, S. Da^ 



Are Yoir a member? If not, why not send 

 tlio annual dues jf $1.00 0/ once to Treas. 

 1' ranee, or to the office of the American Bee 

 lournal, 146 W. Superior St., Cliicato. III.? 

 It will be forwardea promptly to the Treas- 

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

 is : lie desire of the officers to increase the 

 membership to 5000 by the end of I'jio. Every 

 progressive bee-keeper should be a member 

 of this, the greatest bee-keepers' organiza- 

 tion in America. 



u fed cut grct-ii t«(no Iiiy 

 riKiri; I'Kgs. Oct a Crown Bouo 

 utti.T. Si'iid to-dar for ciitjiloKiJc. 

 ^WilMB Ur«a., Box 814, Eut«ii, t^ 



BEST MADE 



Lowest 

 in Price 



Untested Italian Queen-Bees 



Our Standard-Bred 



6 Queens for $4.00 ; 3 for $2.10 ; 

 1 for 75 centd. 



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 erood 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. 



GsoROE W. York & Co.:— After 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 Hwarm. they have never built a queea-cell, and will put up 

 lUO poundH of honey If the flow lasts this week. 



Ontario, Canada July 22 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 cftloutes. 



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 bad 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 hear from me again when I am In need of something In the bee- 

 line. E, E, McColm. 



Marion Co., Ill,, 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 Queeri, being printed on the 

 underside of the address-card on 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. &„^ st Chicago, III. 



FOR SALE 



Oueens and Honey. Also three Remington 

 Typewriters, These machines cost, new, 

 $100 each; they look like new. and work like 

 new. Will take $35 each, or will exchange 

 for anything we can use. 



QUIRIN-THE-QUEEN -BREEDER, 



BELLEVUE, OHIO 



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IVIAKE HENS LAY 



Py fee.ilii^- rxw hone. Its e(.'k'-prodin.Mnff value iti four 

 times lUat of pram. Kirps more fertile, chicks more 

 vlt^'oroue, broilers earlier, fowls heavier,! 

 jirutits larger. 



MANN'S '.SSIII Bone Cutter 



Cuts all bone ■with adherlnj? meat and 

 erlstle. Never clotrs. 10 Days* Fr»» Trial. 

 No money In advance. 



Send Today for Fr«o Book. I 



F. W. Mann Co., Box J4a* Mllford, Mass, j 



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Ye who are in need of HONEY write to us for^prices. 



Samples lO cents 



We have the following Fine Honey to offer : 



Extracted Honey 



ORANGE BLOSSOM 

 SWEET CLOVER 

 FLORIDA AMBER 



In Crates 

 hohliiig: 2-(>0 

 poiiiKl €aii8. 



fninK Tfnnav * Strictly Fancy Comb Honey ; 

 tOniD noney i also Fine chunk Comb Honey. 



The FRED W. MUTH CO. 



"THE BUSY BEE-MEN" 



51 Walnut Street, CINCINNATI, OHIO 



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