January 



American ?ae Jonrnal 



habit of puttinE empty supers on top does 

 much to check swarming. Pres, 'rownsend 

 (luietly remarked with a knowine smile that 

 these side-spaces are very important, giving 

 us the impression tliat he had long used tlie 

 method in his own yards. As for the prac- 

 tise of putting empty supers on top instead 

 of next to the brood, practically every " big " 

 man present approved of it; and there you 

 are. books all saying one thing, and big men 

 here all doing the opposite thing. 



Mr. C. F. Smith told an amusing story of 

 his experience in cellar-wintering. His cel- 

 lar is in a clay bank, and is damp— has had 3 

 feet of water in it at times, and there is no 

 ventilation. The temperature runs up to 

 70 degrees F. To use his expression, the 

 bees "rotted" in this place. One spring he 

 noticed the cover had fallen from one of the 

 hives, and he expected to hnd the colony 

 dead. It was not. It made his best colony 

 that year. Since that time he has always 

 left the covers in the yard, and with all his 

 supposed drawbacks) has never had a col- 

 ony winter poorly on account of bad cellar 

 conditions. Two inches is allowed between 

 the hives as they are piled up: covers and 

 bottom boards are omitted. Burlap is used 

 over the bees. As he keeps II5 colonies, he 

 is apparently a man of experience. So much 

 for Ouinby's method revived. 



There were many other excellent papers. 



In his address. Pres. Fownsend said the 

 main hope for big crops is in alsike clover. 



Mr. Guernsey's talk on foul brood was es- 

 pecially edifying. 



Altogether, the convention was a great 

 success, and we are hoping for another of 

 the same kind next year. 



Battle Creek. Mich. Chas. A. Johnson. 



Had a Fair Honey Crop 



I had a fair crop of honey the last season. 

 I commenced with bees 4 years ago. and 

 they certainly are a great pleasure to me. 



Last sprim; I started with lo colonies, 

 which had all wintered well, increased them 

 to 15 during the summer, and produced 750 

 pounds of chunk comb and extracted honey. 

 The very dry weather in early summerand 

 the excessive rains during September cut 

 my honey crop short by a whole lot. During 

 the past summer 1 saw my bees work on 

 red clover, the first time I have ever seen 

 them do so. I am using the iiframe Lang- 

 stroth hive, and have all Italian bees. I love 

 to read the "old reliable" American Bee 

 Journal. F. A. Wicklein. 



Percy. 111.. Oct. 26. 



Packing Bees for Winter 



Ihaveawayof packing bees to winter on 

 the summer stands which 1 think is worth 

 telling about. Put 3 or more section-holders 

 in a super and spread a burlap sack or any 

 cloth over the bottom of the super inside 

 and fill it with dry autumn leaves full and 

 tight, and put the cover on. This keeps the 

 bees warm. and allows ventilation up through 

 the leaves, and the bees have room to pass 

 from one comb to another over the top of 

 the frames and under the mulch of leaves. 



I probably keep more bees than anyone 

 in this (Cowley county, but last season, as 

 well astheone before, were very light honey- 

 yields, owini; to the extreme dry weather 

 and shortage of flowers, but we are hoping 

 for next season, as the ground is moist and 

 in good condition now, and that was not the 

 case a year ago. W. L. Powell. 



Arkansas City. Kan. 



Bad Season for Bees 



The past was a bad season for bees on 

 account of the drouth. A great many bees 

 starved during the summer on account of 

 nothing coming in. They didn't breed up. 

 but dwindled almost to handfuls. I still 

 have V) colonies with few bees in after doub- 

 ling up a good many. This has been the 

 worst season I ever saw. I have fed 4co 

 pounds of sugar. The bees that are not fed 

 will all be dead by spring We will have to 

 wait till IQ13 for a white honey flow, which is 

 our main source I have 120 hives all to- 

 gether, with bees all dead but ib colonies. 

 which will be very weak next spring. I will 

 (ill the empty hives as fast as possible. 



Wm. Richards. 



Louisburg, Kans.. Dec. 14. 



Wants, Exchanges, Etc. 



[Advertisements in this department will 

 be inserted at is 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.] 



■Wanted— A hustling helper in the bee 

 and honey business. B. Walker. Cicero, III. 



Sample of Honey 10 years old. and Best 

 Mailing Case — free. i2,^iy 



C. W. Dayton, Chatsworth, Cal. 



Wanted— Bees in eastern North Carolina 

 or South Carolina. I. J, Stringham. 



I2.'\2t 105 Park Place. New York, N. Y. 



W..\nted— by an expert — bees on shares, or 

 to buy bees. Nlichigan preferred. 



Boyd F. Howard. Union Center, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Choice white clover honey in 

 f>n lb. cans, at S(>- per can. f. o. b. Way mart. Pa. 

 Sample 5c. J. D. Hull & Bro..Honesdale. Pa. 



For Sale. — Bees, honey, and bee-supplies. 

 W^e are in the market for beeswax and honey. 

 sAtf Ogden Bee & Honey Co., Ogden Utah. 



Wanted — Position with some good bee- 

 keeper, by a young man of good character, 

 who wishes to learn the business. 



C F'. Warner, 317 Becker St., Flint. Mich. 



For Sale— Choice light-amber extracted 

 honey^thick. well ripened, delicious flavor. 

 Price cents per pound in new 60-lb. cans. 



lAlf J. P, Moore, Morgan, Ky. 



Small Trees of the Beautiful Magnolia. 

 F'lowers 6 inches in diameter, i year, $1.00, 

 and 2 years, $1.50 per dozen, postpaid. 



i2A2t R. H. Manly. Riverton. La. 



Indian Runner Duck Culture Book. In- 

 formation that beginners are looking for, 

 (Special price, 50 cents.) 



George W. York & Co., 

 117 N. .Jefferson St., Chicago, III. 



For Sale— F^mpty second-hand 6o-lb. cans, 

 as good as new; two cans to a case, at 25c 

 per case. C. H W. Weber & Co. 



214*1 Central Ave.. Cincinnati. Ohio. 



Three Months' Trial for 15 cts. for the 

 bee-journal that "Grandpa" can read. Large 

 type. New cover design. Eight extra pages. 

 The Bee-Keepers' Review, 230 Woodland 

 Ave., Detroit, Mich. 



For Sale Cheap— 55-acre ranch, all fenced' 

 20 acres in cultivation; good orchard, berry- 

 patch, etc. Good well and plenty of good 

 buildings, in a bee-keeper's paradise, with 

 over 100 colonies of bees in dovetailed hives. 



i2.Atf L. L. Skaggs, Llano. Tex. 



For Sale.— One No. 15 Cowan Reversible 

 Extractor, Root make. Has been used only 

 part of one season: in good condition; price 

 $1050. Fifty second-hand T Supers in fairly 

 good condition; price 18 cents each, or the 

 lot for $8. M. C. Silsbee, 



Rt. 3. Cohocton. N. Y. 



Complete Comb Honey Outfit for 1000 

 colonies, consistingof 460 Colonies of Bees 

 in good condition. Hives with worker-combs, 

 supers filled with sections, etc. Corres- 

 pondence solicited from parties meaning 

 business. Address. Frank Rauchfuss, 1440 

 Market Street, Denver, Colo. iA3t 



Wanted— A married man to run on shares, 

 an apiary and vineyard. Have 4-room house. 

 !; acres irrigated land planted in grapes, 

 figs, apricots, peaches, blackberries, and 

 other fruit: 72 colonies of black and Italian 

 bees in 8 and 10 frame hives; also outfit for 

 extracted and section honey. Good climate 

 for bees. Write me for any further infor- 

 mation desired, and give experience, etc. 

 Address, Wm. Winkler, 



Aldama, Est de Chihuahua, Mexico. 



The Bee-Keepers' Review. — Have you 

 read it ? Just the journal for both the be- 

 ginner and expert. Tells the former in plain 

 simple language just what the latter are do 



ing. Helps the latter by giving all the latest 

 methods. Send 15 cts. in stamps for three 

 months' trial subscription. Agents wanted 

 in all localities. Subscription price, $1.00 

 per year. E. B. Tyrrell, 



F^ditorand Publisher, 

 loAtf 230 Woodland Ave., Detroit, Mich, 



Honey to Sell or Wanted 



Wanted — Choice extracted white and 

 amber honey in barrels or cans. Send sam- 

 ple, and price delivered f. o. b. Preston. 



iiAtf M. V. Facey, Preston, Minn. 



For Sale. — Absolutely pure California 

 sage extracted honey: several cars white 

 and light amber, in 60-lb. tins, two tins to a 

 case. Write us for samples and prices. 

 Rather Bros., Managers, 

 Hemet Valley Bee-Keepers* Association, 

 7Att Hemet, Cal 



South Dakota Convention. — The Soutli 

 Dakota Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 meet at the Auditorium, Siou.x Falls, S. 

 D., Thursday and Friday, Jan. 18 and 19, 

 1912, beginning at 1 :30 p.m., Jan. 18. 



In addition to the question-box and 

 discussions of various questions, the 

 following topics are on the program : 



"Bees on the Farm," by Geo. Web- 

 ster; "What Size Sections are Best 

 for Shipping f by W. P. Southworth ; 

 " What Size of Hive and Sections Shall 

 We Adopt?" by L. A. Syverud ; Presi- 

 dent's Annual Address, by R. A. Mor- 

 gan ; "Wintering Bees," by Rhoda 

 Carey; "Sweet Clover as a Honey- 

 Plant," by R. A. Morgan ; " Our Foul 

 Brood Law — Is it O.K.?" by Henry Gins- 

 bach. 



For any further information that 

 may be desired, address the secretary, 

 L. A. Syverud, Canton, S. D. 



Wisconsin Convention The 33d an- 

 nual convention of the Wisconsin State 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will meet in 

 the Supervisors' Room at the Court 

 House, Madison, Wis., Feb. 20 and 21, 

 1912, beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday. 



The last convention provided for 

 premiums of $-5, $3, $2 and $1 respec- 

 tively, for the four best papers, each 

 paper to occupy not less than 5 min- 

 utes, nor more than 10 minutes. This 

 is open to all members, and all papers 

 must be handed to the Secretary not 

 later than the first day of the conven- 

 tion, otherwise they will not be admit- 

 ted for contest. The main feature of 

 our conventions has always been the 

 Question-Box, and we want you to 

 come prepared with questions, or if 

 you can not come, send your questions 

 to the Secretary, and you will hear of 

 them through the printed proceedings. 

 George W. York, President, and N. E. 

 France, Manager and Treasurer, of the 

 National Association, will attend this 

 meeting, and both have promised just 

 what Vie may expect from them. 



Headquarters of the bee-keepers is 

 usually the Simons Hotel — a clean, 

 moderate-priced house. To secure a 

 room, it will be necessary io write a 

 week ahead of time, and enclose $1.00 

 in your letter. 



We invite every member to renew 

 his membership. We invite every bee- 

 keeper to become a member. 



Augusta, Wis. Gl'S Dittmer, Sec. 



