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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 23, 1903. 



Split H'cfcory Buggy Bargains 



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This In f 



SPLIT HICKORY 

 WINNER 



It Dot only wins 

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 genuine leath- 

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carpet, double 



braced shafts, in fact everythlnRcompleteandup-to- 

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he get ketched up vid da times mebby he vir 

 coDect, den ay tank he goan to have plenty 

 to do.'' 



Den somljody begin to laff, an von l)oy he 

 ask Peter if he kno dat he vas talken to da 

 nigger cook in town. An' den Peter begin to 

 ketch on, an he ring off. An' now Peter don't 

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 good ting, but it don't vas perfect yet. 



Yon Yonson. 



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Bees Winteped Well. 



The bees have wintered well. I have four 

 yards. The season is much farther advanced 

 than usual. White clover appears to be in 

 abundance, and dandelions are opening, but 

 the cool winds prevent hees from working; 

 in fact, I think we are losing quite a few bee& 

 from their eagerness to work. They fly out 

 when too cool, and become chilled before they 

 can return to the hive. H. G. Quirin. 



Lucas Co., Ohio, April J). 



Prospects Good. 



Bees are in the best shape this spring that I 

 ever had them at this time of the year. I have 

 some booming stock to breed from. Prospects 

 are good for a good year. D. J. Blocher. 



Stephenson Co., 111., April 1.3. 



Results of the Season of 1902. 



My iasD year's report is, (spring of 1903), 45 

 colonies, increased to .W by division the latter 

 part of August, and got 2.i0 pounds of comb- 

 honey and 3300 pounds of extracted. I sold 

 the most of it at home for 1.5 cents per pound 

 for the comb and 9 cents per pound for the 

 extracted. I lost 2 colonies in cellar-winter- 

 ing, and the remaining .57 coloniesare in good 

 condition. I took them out of the cellar 

 March IT, and March IS they carried in 

 natural pollen ; but, Ijesides, I used about (10 

 pounds of rye-flour which they carried in. 



The outlook for the coming honey crop is 

 fair, on account of almost all the fields that 

 are not plowed being covered with white 

 clover. I had no natural swarms last year. 



Dodge Co., Wis., April 14. Wm. Seitz. 



Bees Starving. 



Bees are starving all over this part of the 

 country. Many will spring dwindle because 

 of no breeding last fall. I don't know my 

 loss yet, but it will not be more than usual. 

 John C. Stewart. 



Nodaway Co., Mo., April 14. 



Experience with Bees. 



I have received the American Bee Journal 

 regularly since I subscribed for it, and I am 

 well pleased with it, as well as with the book 

 which contains so much bee-information. 



I commenced keeping bees about five years 

 ago, and in 1901 I, with most other bee-keep- 

 ers, met with almost an entire loss, the bees 

 seeming to have had the dysentery; they died 

 leaving plenty of honey, which would have 

 wintered them. When we came to examine 

 the honey we found it strong and watery, un- 

 fit for use In any way. 



In 190'2 I bought 5 colonies with which to 

 start a new apiary. In November I placed 

 them in the cellar for the winter, all well pro- 

 vided with winter stores, and wintered very 

 nicely. 



The first part of last season (1902) being a 

 wet one the bees scarcely made enough to 

 keep them, but cast some strong swarms. The 

 season closed with a good flow of Ijeauliful 

 honey. One large swarm was hived June 20, 

 which filled the lower chamber and 4S one- 

 pound sections of surplus. I sell all my comb 

 honey at 18 to 20 cents per pound. 



