American lim Journal 



April, 1912. 



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PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY 



1 1 7 K. Jefferson Street, Chicago, III. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE 



THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal 

 Is 11.00 a year, In the United States of America 

 (exceptlnChlcaEro. where It la $1.35). and Mexico; 

 In Canada, 81.10; and In all other countrtes in the 

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 Sample copy free. 



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(Organized 1870.) 



National Bee - Keepers' 

 Association 



OIJJECTS 



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 

 beeswax; and to pramote the interests of 

 bee-keepers in any other direction decided 

 upon by the Board of Directors. 



Ollicer.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.. Remus. Mich. 

 Wesley C. Foster, Boulder, Colo. 

 Franklin Wilcox. Mauston. Wis. 

 J. E. Crane. Middlebury. Vermont. 

 J. M. Buchanan, Franklin. Tenn. 



Annual Membership Dues $1.50, one- 

 third (50 cents) of which goes to the local 

 branch where such branch is organized. 



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



Can't Do Without the Bee Journal. 



Messrs. George W. York & Co. 



Gcnllemen: — Enclosed you will find my re- 

 newal for another year to the "Old Reliable." 

 I simply cannot do without your paper, and I 

 believe if I could not get it I would certainly 

 have to give up keeping bees, so closely is it 

 linked with my bce-keepinR 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. 1010. 



Queens That "Are Better" Italians & Banats 



Untested Queens. 75c each; S8.00 per doz. ; two or more doz. in one order. $7.50 per doz. 

 Tested Queens. $1.25 each ; $12.00 per dozen. 

 Breeder Queens. $3. 00 each. Foreign trade add 5c each extra. 



's-lb. Packages of Bees after May 1st. $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-Frame Nuclei, with Untested Q jeen. Jj.oo each: 2-fr.. $.).oo: 3-fr.. $4.00. Full Colony of 

 Bees in lo-fr. hive. $7.00, .^dd 30c if Tested Queen is wanted; $2.00 if Breeder Queen is 

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



I 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 ion. 



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 toSabinal 

 National Bank or any businee firm in Sabinal. 



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

 your trade. 



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



PSease mention Am. Bee Journal when writinf. 



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 Southern Alabama. 



Send all orders to CORDELE, CA., and 

 state from which point you wish your Sup- 

 plies shipped. J. J, WILDER. 



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Nr. New Beeman : "Well, well, nailing up your bee-hives al- 

 ready ? Aren't you rather early? " 



Mr. Successful Beeman : " Now, then, that is where so many 

 make their mistake — they wait until the last moment 

 and then rush and buy anything- they can get. You 

 have often asked me the secret of my successful bee- 

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