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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Jan. 15, 1903. 



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luiy ofihu United States. 1903 

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Johnson & Stokes' Garden and Farm Manual 



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And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrangements so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freight 

 or express, at the following prices, cash with 

 the order: 



Sits loss 25ni son 



Sweet Clover (white) $.75 fl.40 $3.25 $6.00 



Sweet Clover (yellow) 90 1.70 4.00 7.50 



Alsike Clover 1.00 1.80 4.25 8.00 



White Clover 1.20 2.30 5.S0 10.50 



Alfalfa Clover 80 1.40 3.25 6.00 



Prices subject to market changes. 

 Single pound 5 cents more than the 5-pound 

 rate, and 10 cents extra for postage and sack. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight, or 10 cents per pound if 

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Complete stock for 1903 now on hand. Freight rates from Cincinnati are the 

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You will save money buying from me. Catalog mailed free. Send for same. 



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it my business to chase up the hens, about 135 

 of them, and have <rathered and sold eggs to 

 the amouat of S83. HJ, besides what were used 

 [U the family, and raised chickens. 



I was greatly shocked and pained to learn 

 of the tragic death of Dr. A. B. Mason. Of 

 course, I knew him only in bee-literature, and 

 as a lover of bees, and respected him as such, 

 as 1 am inclined to feel toward all men— and 

 women, too— engaged in that business. 



A. F. FOOTE. 



Mitchell Co., Iowa, Dec. 15. 



Gpowing Ginseng. 



In reply to F. Durant, on page 812, I will 

 say: It takes ginseng seed 18 months to ger- 

 minate. For instauce, seeds gathered and 

 planted in the autumn of 1903 will not come 

 up until the spring of 1904. The roots will 

 reach their best size in six years from seed, 

 when they should be taken up and dried. 

 Young plants begin to bear seed when two 

 Tears old. C. W. Bradish. 



Lewis Co., N. Y., Dec. 33. 



Lost in Winter and Spring. 



There was a general loss of bees last winter 

 and spring, with nearly every one that had 

 bees. I lost all my colonies but one, and it 

 was very vveak ; I got no surplus honey from it 

 until in the fall. Nearly all others were in the 

 same way. Cold winter and late spring were 

 the cause of loss and failure ; the bees are in 

 belter shape tor winter now than they were a 

 year ago. We hope they will do better next 

 year than they have for two years past. 



H. M. Shekfet. 



Washington Co., Tenn., Dec. 29. 



A Report from Washington. 



I started last spring with 7' colonies, which 

 were on the place I bought. I paid S2.00 a 

 colony. I took hold of them .June 1. and to 

 my surprise I found them in very poor condi- 

 tion — they had apparently had very poor 

 attention, combs built iu every which way, 

 and too late in the season to straighten them, 

 so I concluded to let them alone until next 

 spring, when I shall try to put them in proper 

 shape. 



I have the black bee, or nearly so, but will 

 improve the stock just as soon as I can. I 

 increased to 14 colonies, and, as near as I can 

 tell, they are all in good condition, with 

 plenty of stores to winter. Bees are wintered 

 on the summer stands here, without any pro-. 

 tection, with only a little chaff on top to keep 

 them dry. My bees have Ijeen Hying almost 

 every day up to this time. 



.ludging from what my bees did the past 

 summer, and from what I can learn of those 

 that have kept bees here in the past, I would 

 call this a fairly good bee-country. 



Two of my colonies proved to be of no 

 account, or at least did not store any surplus. 

 So from 5 colonies, spring count, I received 

 over MO well-filled sections of nice, white 

 honey, as nice as I had when keeping bees in 

 Chicago. I can sell it right here in town at 

 13' .J cents a piece or section. 



Our principal honey-plants are alfalfa and 

 sweet clover. Our honey season here is a 

 tritle longer than in Chicago. We get our 

 surplus from June 10 to the middle of August. 



I shall try to increase from year to year, and 

 if I find the business profitable I may devote 

 all tqy time to bees in a few years. 



I certainly love to be around bees. It makes 

 my heart glad to hear their hum. I do wish 

 you could be with me about the middle of 

 April, when my 10-acre apple-crchard is In 

 full bloom — everything white with blossoms; 

 it is a sight to behold, and to hear the '• Hum 

 of the beesin the apple-tree bloom,'' a regular 

 bee-paradise. 



1 enjoy the old American Bee Journal as 

 much as ever, and would not like to be with- 

 out it; if anything, I read it with greater in- 

 terest since I am out here than I ever did be- 

 fore. Wm. Miller. 



Y'akima Co,, Wash., Dec. 9. 



I Mr. Miller lived in Chicago until last 

 spring, when he removed to Washington. He 

 was one of our intimate neighbors, and was 



