1901 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



489 





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THE HIVE 



Uus much to do with your profit in hand- 

 ling- bees. 



Our Dovetailed Bee-Hives include all 

 the modern improvements, and are de- 

 sigrned to produce the most honey in the 

 best marketable shape. 



They are made of first-class stock, ex- 

 cellently finished, and the absolutely 

 perlect fit of all their parts makes these 

 hives the most convenient and satisfac- 

 tory on the market. 



We are headquarters for everything- 

 used by bee-keepers in the management 

 of their apiaries. 



Orders lor Sections, Comb Foundation, 

 and other b ee-supplies»also receive im- 

 mediate at eniion. 



/^-rv A sample of the Weekly 



L'T^^t^^^Q> American Bee Journal 



« -'-^^1^^-^ and illustrated Catalog- of 



bee-supplies, sent free on 



request. 



G. W. York 6 Co. 



144 & 146 Erie St. 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



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Long=tongued Qoldens. 



According to E. R. Root's measurements our breed- 

 ers' bees show a reach of 20 and 21-hundredths inches. 

 We are booking orders for breeders, to be delivered in 

 August and September. These queens will produce 

 bees showing 95 percent (or better) straight 5band- 

 ers, and have a guaranteed tongue-reach of 19- 

 "hundredths or better; all queens large and prolific. 

 Price S5 00; orders filled in rotation. Untested ones, 

 this stock, ready June 1st, each 75c; 6 for 84 25; 12 for 

 moo. Select warranted, $1.00. Tested, 81.25. Select 

 tested. 82.00. Also have a fine stock of three-banded 

 Italians at the same price. Give our stock a trial. 

 Our motto— good queens and prompt attention to bus- 

 iness. O. P. Hyde & Son. Hutto, Texas. 



Your Order for Queens 



— Tested and untested — will be promptly filled 

 by return mail. Our strain of Italians is un- 

 surpassed as honey-gatherers. Every queen 

 guaranteed. Choice tested queens, 81 00 each; 

 $12.00 per dozen ; choice untested, 75c ; 88.00 

 per dozen. Send for price list. Address . . 



J. W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauville, La. 



I901====Qolden Italian Oueens====1901 



Untested — April, May, and June — 

 $1.00 each, or 811.00 per dozen; after 

 June, 50c each, or 85.00 per dozen. 

 Tested queens, half more. Breed- 

 ing queens 83.00 and $4.00 each. W. 

 P. Rock eggs from 94-scoring birds 

 at 81.00 per 15. Cocks, 81.00 each. 

 QEORQE W. COOK, - SPRING HILL, KANSAS. 



pOR SALE. One 10 h.-p. engine and boiler (up- 

 * right boiler), one 18-inch planer, one Root saw- 

 table, 30 ft. line-shafting, hanger pullevs, and belting. 

 Will take 8250. J. W. Bittenbender, Knoxville, la. 



WHEELS 



FARM WAGONS 



for 

 your 



any size wanted, any width of 



tire. Hubs to fit any axle. 



No blacksmith's bills to pay. 



No tires to reset. Fit your old wagon 

 with low steel wheels with wide 

 tires at low price. Onr catalogue 

 tells you how to do it. Address 



EMPIRE MFG. CO.. Quincy, III. 



$5 BATH CABINET FOR $2,507" 



Every one can afford one 

 now. For Turkisii, Hot 

 Air and Vapor Baths. 

 Ot>ens the millions of 

 (lores, draws out the 

 poisons which cause dis- 

 ease and keeps the body 

 in a clean and healthy 

 state, during the hot 

 summer weather. The 

 Cabinet is 36 in. sq., by 

 12 in. in heignt. Folding frame covered with 

 specially prepared white canvas^ giving same 

 results as those selling for from $5 to $10. Send 

 $2.50 for sample, and be convinced. Agents 

 wanted. Easy to sell. Big income for liustlers. 

 DENNIS &. LAWSON, NORWALK, 0. 



[D. & L. are reliable.— A. I. R. CO.] Dept. Z. 



U- NEED -A GLOSSOMETER. 



It measures the actual reach of the tongue 

 of a living bee to thousandths of an inch, 

 also the capacity of the honey-sac; accu- 

 rate, durable, practical. No rule or mag- 

 nifying-glass needed. Satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Price 81.00 postpaid. Send for Queen 

 Circulat, and learn how to get a glossom- 

 eter free. High-grade queens of the Sweet- 

 heart and other strains at reasonable prices. 



A. J. WRIGHT. Bradford, Steuben Co., New York. 



Minnesota Bee-keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 



Manufacturers of 



Bee-hives. Sections. Shipping-cases, and 

 Everything Used by Bee-keepers. 



Orders filled promptly. We have the best shipping 

 facilities in the world. You will save money by send- 

 ing for our price list. Address 



Minnesota Bee=keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 

 Nicollet Island Power Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 



AlKinrk Cittf^e^rte. I^ vou want the most 

 AVIUIIIU yUCClia, prolific queens; if you 

 ~^~^^~^~""'~^"^~~~~~^-~ want the gentlest bees ; 

 if you want the best honey-gatherers you ever saw^, 

 try my Albinos. Untested queens, 81.00 ; tested, $1.50. 

 J. D. GIVENS, Lisbon. Texas. 



We are headquarters 

 for the Albino bees — the 

 best in the world. If 

 you are looking for the bee that will gather the most 

 honey, and the gentlest in handling, buy the Albino. 

 We can furnish others, but orders stand 50 to 1 in fa- 

 vor of the Albino. I manufacture and furnish sup- 

 plies generally. Send for prices. 



S. VALENTINE, Hagerstown. Md. 



Qlli:k|^t1C ^ have 150 fine tested three- banded 

 UCClld. Italian queens for sale. They are last 

 August queens, a^d their bees are fine honey-gather- 

 ers. Tested, $1.25; select tested, 81.50; breeders, 82.00; 

 untested, 75c each, or 88.00 per doz. I guarantee safe 

 arrival, and satisfaction on every queen. I have been 

 a queen-breeder for 12 years, and know what good 

 queens are. J. W. Taylor, Ozan, Ark. 



pOR SALE CHEAP.— 100 nearly new second-hand 

 ^ Hilton chaff-hives. For particulars enquire of 

 L- C. Woodman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Take Notice. 



