Marcli, 1912. 



American Bee Journal 



Plants True to Name.— Buyers of nursery 

 plants are confronted witli the problem of 

 securing the varieties of fruits and shrubs 

 they want. True.it is not difiicult to find 

 the names of the varieties desired in the 

 catalogs. But after carefully unpacking, 

 planting and cultivating, too often only dis- 

 appointment awaits us at fruiting time. Be- 

 cause of these experiences with unscrupu- 

 lous growers of nursery plants, the purchas- 

 ing public has rightfully grown suspicious. 

 The result is that they have placed a pre- 

 mium on the man and his stock whom they 

 can trust implicitly. W. l'\ Allen, of Salis- 

 bury. Md.. has 120 acres planted to straw- 

 berries alone, in which there are over too 

 varieties. Besides strawberries. Mr. Allen 

 grows raspberries, blackberries, gooseber- 

 ries, currants, grape-vines, California privet, 

 and other small shrubbery on a large scale. 

 His advertisement appears in our columns, 

 and we suggest any one wishing to buy any 

 nursery plants will do well to write for his 

 catalog. He guarantees every plant to be 

 true to name, and sends a booklet on cul- 

 tural directions free with each order. Please 

 mention the American Bee Journal when 

 writing. 



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Bee-Supply Catalogs received at this 

 office are as follows: 



G. B. Lewis Co., Watertown, Wis. 

 Arnd Honey c& Bee-Supply Co.. 148 W. 

 Superior St.. Chicago. Ill, 

 A. I. Root Co.. Medina. Ohio. 

 Dadant & Sons. Hamilton, III. 

 F. A. Snell. Milledgeville, III. 

 H. S. Duby. St. Anne. III. 

 A G. Woodman Co. Grand Rapids. Mich. 

 August Lotz & Co.. Boyd. Wis. 

 Marshfield Mfg. Co., Marshfield, Wis. 



The Opfer Hive-Entrance Bee-Feeder.— 



In the spring we must feed the bees to 

 have them strong for clover-bloom. With 

 all the present feeders this is a troublesome 



job— either the hive-bottom or covers have 

 to be taken off every time we feed. With 

 the Entrance Feeder shown herewith, all 

 you have to do is to push it in at the hive- 

 entrance and leave it there until there is no 

 more need of feeding. It contracts the en- 

 trance, and that is what 3'ou want in spring. 

 The size of this feeder is 7xR inches, and J4 

 inch deep, and holds 5 ounces of feed. You 

 can feed 100 colonies in about 25 minutes. 



Incase of foul brood you can feed medi- 

 cated syrup and your bees will build up 

 strong and healthy, and be in good shape 

 when clover starts, ready to shake on foun- 

 dation. 



I have used 75 of these feeders about 8 

 years, and today they are as good as ever. 

 With proper care they will last a life-time. 



In spring or in fall most beekeepers neg- 

 lect to stimulate brood-rearing— one of the 

 most important things in having strong colo- 

 nies and good wintering. It does not de- 

 pend so much upon the amount of feed as 

 it does upon regularity every night (unless 

 the weather is too cold), ancf you will won- 

 der where your strong colonies come from. 



Some of the many good points of this En- 

 trance Feeder are these: 



1. It is made of heavy galvanized iron and 

 will last a life-time. 



2. It reduces the hive-entrance. 



3. It reaches where the bees can get at the 

 feed even in cool weather. 



4. It feeds the right amount. 



5. It will not cause robbing. 



6. It will not disturbthe colony wlille feed- 

 ing. 



7. It permits ouick work. 



8. The bees will not drown in it. 



lam in position to furnish all demands for 

 these feeders at the following prices, f. o b. 

 Chicago: One for 20c: sforiSceach; 10 for 

 I6c each; 25 for 15c each: 50 at 14c each; 7.5 at 



13c each, or 100 for $12. If ordered by mail, 

 add IOC each for packing and postage. 



Address all orders to— A. H. Offer, 117 N. 

 Jefferson St., Chicago. 111. 



Easy to Use.— The Pilling Milk Fever Out- 

 fit and the Pilling Garget Outfit should be on 

 hand now' as the time is at hand when those 

 accidents of par- 

 turition — m i I k- 

 fever and infia- 

 mation of the ud- 

 der 'garget' — are 

 apt to occur. 



If you save one 

 cow by the use of 

 the Pilling a i r- 

 t r e a t m e n t for 

 milk-fever, or re- 

 store one udder 

 to full secretion 

 that otherwise 

 would make good 

 cow worthless, 

 by the use of the 

 Pilling Ciarget Remedy, you will have saved 

 enough money to purchase the instruments 

 and remedies needed on a dairy farm for the 

 rest of your natural life. They are easy to 

 use, easy to buy : tliey are not expensive— (V^j-r 

 toprescrzre; they last for a good many years. 

 Altogether an easy way to make money — let 

 the Pilling people help you to save it. 



The Pilling Cattle Case No. 3 contains not 

 only the Milk Fever and Garget Outfits, but 

 several other " easy to use" cattle instru- 

 ments needed by every dairyman and 

 breeder. 



Write G. P. Pilling & Son Co.. 23d and Arch 

 Sts., Philadelphia, Pa., for their free books 

 on "Easy to Use" cattle instruments. Write 

 now, as you may need some of these goods 

 sooner than you expect. Please mention 

 the American Bee Journal when writing. 



Have You Received Your Copy of This 



Book 7— This book is being mailed free to all 

 interested in poultry and egg-production for 

 profit. We believe it is one of the best ever 

 published on the subject. You should not 

 fail to have a copy. It tells all about Cyphers 

 Incubators and Brooders— but it is so much 

 more than a catalog that the Cyphers Com- 

 pany calls it "Poultry Growers Guide for 

 IQ12." And the name fits the book perfectly. 

 In addition to complete description of all 

 the Cyphers styles and sizes of incubators, 

 brooders, as well as over a hundred stand- 

 ard poultry supplies manufactured by the 

 Cyphers Company— this great book contains 

 eight chapters which are almost priceless in 

 their value to the beginner or old-time poul- 

 try-raiser. Even those eight wonderful 

 chapters are not all you will find in the 

 book. Read the opinions of experts on in- 

 cubators and brooders. Read about Cyphers 

 Company Service — the greatest help to big- 

 ger poultry profits since the incubator was 

 first invented. Read about the $1000 Cash 



GUmuA BY. USA. 



INCUBATORS. BROODERS 



POULTRY APPLIANCtS. FOOOS 



AND STANDARD SUPPLIES 



To The New Century 

 Queen-Rearing Co. 



Prize offer. Read about— but get the book. 

 It is bigger than any issue of the American 

 Bee Journal. It weighs a pound Yet it is 

 gladly sent tree to any of our readers who 

 are interested. Simply write a postal card 

 to the Cyphers Incubator Co.. Dept. H3. Buf- 

 falo, N. Y, The book will come at once. 



FOH 



Goldens, 

 Caucasians, 

 Carniolans, 

 S-b'd Italians 



Untested, $1.00;'iTested, $1.50. 



Write for prices in large quantities. 

 "Right Treatment and Quick Service" 

 is our motto. Address as above, or 



JOHN W. PHARR, Propr. 



BERCLAIR, TEXAS. 



Pleafle mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Crown BdiieCulter 



Best 

 Made- 

 Lotrest 



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 Price 



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caa out up nil sortip tjniics 

 easily anil qun^kly, ami witlmul 

 any Irouhlf, oii<l biive cut boue 

 fre'sh every day tor your pnuMrv. 

 Send al ooce fi>r frt-c catitl..i!ui'. 



WILSON BROS., Boi8i4 . Easlon, Pa. 



t'ficase mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Italian Bees, Queens and Nuclei 



Choice Home-Bred and Imported Stock. All 

 Queens reared in full colonies. 



Prices for April 



OneTested Queen $1.85 



" Select Tested 2.40 



" Breeding Queen.. 3.65 

 Comb Nucleus(no 



queen) 1.50 



H Pound Bees 75 



Safe arrival guaranteed. 



For prices on larger quan- 

 tities and description of 

 each grade of Queens, send 

 for Kree Catalog. Send for 

 sample Comb Foundation. 



J. L. STRONG, 



204 E. Logan St., Clarinda, Iowa. 



PleAse mentjoo Am. B«c Journal wlten writing. 



This fine qoc Honey-Spoon and the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal for one year— both for only 

 St. 75. Send all orders to to George W. York 

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



Souvenir Bee Postal Cards 



We have 4 Souvenir Postal Cards of 

 interest to bee-keepers. No, 1 is a 

 Teddy Bear card, with stanza of poetry, 

 a straw bee-hive, a jar and section of 

 honey, etc. It is quite sentimental. 

 No. 2 has the words and music of the 

 song, "The Bee-Keeper's Lullaby;" No. 

 3, tlie words and music of " Buckwheat 

 Cakes and Honey ;" and No, 4, the 

 words and music of "The Humming 

 of the Bees." We send these cards, 

 postpaid, as follows : 4 cards for 10 

 cents, 10 cards for 20 cents ; or 10 cards 

 with the American Bee Journal one 

 year for $1.10. Send all orders to the 

 office of the American Bee Journal. 



