March, 1912. 



American Hee Journal 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY 



1 1 7 N. Jefferson Street, Chicago, 111. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE 



THE SDBSCRIPTION PRICE of thla Journal 

 Is Jl.OO a year. In the United States of America 

 (except in Chicago, where It Is $1.25), and Mexico; 

 In Canada. Jl.lO; and In all other countries in the 

 Postal Union, 25 cents a year extra for postage. 

 Sample copy free. 



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(Organised 1870.) 



National Bee - Keepers' 

 Association 



OliJECTS 



The objects of this Association shall be to 

 aid its members in the business of bee-keep- 

 ing; to help in the sale of their honey and 

 beeswat; and to pramote the interests of 

 beekeepers in any other direction decided 

 upon by the Board of Directors. 



Officer.s 



President— George W. York. Chicago. III. 

 Vice-Pres. — Morley Pettit. Guelph. Ont. Can. 

 Secretary— E. B. Tyrrell. Detroit. Mich. 

 Treasurer— N. E. France. Platteville. Wis. 



Directors 



E. D. Townsend. Chm.. Kemus. Mich. 

 Wesley C. Foster, Boulder, Colo. 

 Franklin Wilcox. Mansion. Wis. 

 J. E. Crane. Middlebury, Vermont. 

 J. M. Buchanan, Franklin. Tenn. 



Annual Membership Dues $1.50, one- 

 third 150 cents) of which goes to the local 

 branch where such branch is organized. 



Send Dues to the Secretary. K. H. Tyrrell. 



Can't Do Without the Bee Journal. 



Messrs. George W. York & Co. 



Gentlemen: — Enclosed you will find my re- 

 newal for another year to the "Old Reliable." 

 I simply c.innot do without ynur paper, and 1 

 believe if I could not get it I would certainly 

 have to give up keeping bees, so closely is it 

 linked with my bce-kceping life. You can 

 certainly count on me for life, as I get more 

 pleasure and profit out of a single number of 

 your paper than a whole year costs. 



Walter E. Atkinson. 



Baltimore Co., Md., Sept. 14, 1910. 



Queens That "Are Better' -itaiians & Banat 



Untested Queens. 75c each; 53. 00 per doz. ; two or more doz. in one order. J7.50 per doz. 

 Breeder Queens, 53. 00 each. Foreign trade add 5c each extra. 



54-lb. Packages of Bees after May ist, $2.00. Select queen wanted and add to this. The ex- 

 press charges on these will be very small in comparison with charges on frame nuclei. 



One-F'rame Nuclei, with Untested Qjeen, 52.00 each; 2-fr.. $?.oo; 3-fr., 540o. Full Colony of 

 Bees in lo-fr. hive. 57.00, Add 5o<: if Tested Queen is wanted; S2.00 if Breeder Queen is 

 wanted. For 10 or more Colonies or Nuclei, deduct 25c each. 



f have successfully shipped Bees and Queens from this place every month of the year. I 

 started two colonies Jan. 25th on their voyage to Nutsusarida, Kobe, Japan. Each con- 

 tained a Breeder Italian Queen. 



My Bee and Queen Exhibits at the State Fair of Texas were awarded six premiums in iqii. 



Italians also were awarded First Prize at The Cotton Palace, in Waco, Tex. 

 ' Your Money's Worth " is my motto. Terms are Cash with order. I refer you to Sabinal 

 National Bank or any businee firm in Sabinal. 



I have seven yards, and with several hundred nuclei 1 can serve many customers. I solicit 

 your trade. 



J. A. Simmons, Uvalde Co. Apiaries, Uvalde, Texas. 



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Send all orders to CORDELE, CA., and 

 state from which point you wish your Sup- 

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