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American Hee Journal 



August, 1S'.2. 



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I'UBI.ISHED MONTHLY HY 



George W. York & Company, 



1st Nat'l Bank Bldg. Hamilton, Illinois 



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(Organized 1870.) 



National Bee - Keepers' 

 Association 



OltJECTS 



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 promote the interests of 

 beekeepers in any other direction decided 

 upon by the Board of Directors. 



Officer.s 



President— George W. York. Sandpoint. Ida. 

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

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

 Treasurer— N. E. France. Piatteville. Wis. 



Directors 



E. D. Townsend. Chm.. Remus. Mich. 

 Wesley C. F'oster. 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. E. B. Tyrrell. 



Michigan 



Established 

 in 1878 



Texas 



Pioneer Establishment for the Breeding of 

 Pure Caucasian Queens. All Imported 

 Oueens bred under my instructions in the 

 Caucasus Mountains. 'I'ested two years be- 

 fore breedingfroni. The whitest comb-build- 

 ers on earth. Will work while others starve. 

 Gentle as flies. Hive full of brood all 

 through the season. My Italians need no 

 commenting on~-llie thousands I have sold 

 tell the tale. Send for iirices. sAbt 



A. D. 1>. WOOD 



Box 82, Houston Heights. Tex., or 



Box 61. Lansing, Mich. 

 Pkuc mention Am. Bee Journal wken writini. 



FOR SALE-A CAR LOAD OF BEES 



Consisting of 300 colonies at $6.00 a colony, spring delivery 1913. 



I will accompany the bees and guarantee safe delivery. Purchaser to pay the freight. 

 MY SEVEN YARDS ARE OVERSTOCKED. 



and I do not care to start others, as I have all that I can well attend to. Terms 

 of sale, $ iO(l to accompany copy for contract, and placed on deposit in the Sabi- 

 nal National Bank of this place against bill of lading ; balance payable on arrival 

 of car. Bees are in Standard Dovetailed 10-frame hives, painted, and new bot- 

 toms (Danz. style) of ?:s lumber. 



Bees are Italians and Banats crossed, and many of them are pure mated for 

 the production of honey. Could ship if wanted after Sept. 15, this year, at $5.50 a 

 colony. Health certificate furnislied. 



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



Pltasc mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Southern Bee-Keepers! 



I have a Large and Complete Stock of BEE- 

 SUPPLIES at Cordele, Ca., and have erec- 

 ted a large Warehouse and filled it with 

 New Bee -Supplies at O'Brien, Fla., near 

 Live Oak. the best shipping-point for all 

 sections of Florida. Southeast Georgia and 

 Southern Alabama. 



Send all orders to CORDELE, CA., and 

 state from which point you wish your Sup- 

 plies shipped. J. J. WILDER. 



GOOD Honey-Flow Coming IN 



You Want More Supplies to Get that Honey 



We can fill your order the same day it's re- 

 ceived at lowest living price. 

 Get our free catalog. 



H. S. DUBY, ST. ANNE, ILL. 



P. S.— Send for samples and price of our 

 Best Rooting. 



Pleaae mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



BEE - KEEPER'S NOVELTY POCKET - KNIFE. 



HOWARD M. MELBEE, 



HONEYVILLE, O. 



Your Name and A«l<lress will be put on one side of the handle as shown in 

 the cut, and on the other side a picture of a Queen-Bee, a Worker-Bee, and a 

 Drone-Bee. The handle is celluloid, and so transparent, through which is seen 

 your name. If you lose this Knife it can be returned to you, or it serves to iden- 

 tify you if you happen to be injured fatally, or rendered unconscicius. The cut is 

 the exact size; it is made of best steel. When ordering be sure to write exact 

 name and address. Knife delivered within two weeks after we receive order. 



Price, postpaid, $1.00 ; or with a year's subscription to the American Bee 

 Journal — both for $1.80; or given Free as a premium for sending us 3 New sub- 

 scriptions at $1.00 each. 



American Bee Journal, Hamilton, Illinois. 



SURE, Old Combs are Valuable 



IF SHIPPED TO US FOR RENDERING 



We Extract 991 Percent of Wax 



And then Pay you Highest Market Prices, or 2 cents addi- 

 tional in Trade 

 YOU CAN'T APPROACH THAT FOR PROFIT 

 We need great <juantities of Comb and Extracted Honey 



Write us 

 THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



"The Busy Bos-Men " 



51 Walnut Street, CINCINNATI, OHIO 



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