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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Aug. 13, 1903. 



can find so much help in the good old Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal. I can not do without it, 

 and I am not like the poor fellow who wanted 

 it stopped because he had no time to read it. 

 Poor fellow ; I pity the man. 



I shall want to ask a question or two after a 

 little if it is all right, as I am building a bee- 

 bouse and want to go into extracting a little 

 next year. John Coates. 



Dunn Co., Wis., July 29. 



[Send on your questions any time. — Ed.] 



Home-Made Grape-Nuts and Postum. 



In a late editorial there was an objection 

 made to mixing honey with some cheaper 

 food to increase the sale of honey. I wish to 

 give an account of a little discovery that I 

 lately made. 



I was eating a slice of bread well saturated 

 with honey when I was called away. I slipped 

 the plate in the oven, and when I resumed my 

 meal I had "Grape-Nuts." Further experi- 

 menting showed me that crusts of bread sat- 

 urated with honey and dried in the oven gave 

 me "Postum."' I was using Postum and 

 Grape-Nuts at the time, but I make my own 

 now at a wonderful saving. 



I wish that you would test this, and also 

 discuss it at the coming convention. 



Understand, the crusts of bread for Postum, 

 and the inner loaf for Grape-Nuts — a " predi- 

 gested" food— at a saving of 7.5 percent. 

 What would it amount to if all the bee-keep- 

 ers would use it? S. Trowbridge. 



Clay Co., Fla., July 22. 



Not Satisfied with Honey-Prices. 



My 65 colonies of bees came through in 

 good condition, although an exceptionally 

 cold April was very hard on them. May, 

 however, brought its fine weather, and we 

 have done, I think, very well considering that 

 we keep bees as a " side line." 



We have increased, by swarming, to 88 col- 

 onies, and taken 3575 finished sections of 

 honey. 



I am not satisfied with the prices. For in- 

 stance, the Kansas City quotations on the 

 same grade of honey that I produce is *3..50 

 and $3.75 per case, while the Birmingham, 

 Ala., price is $3.00 a case, less freight, and 10 

 percent commission. When we remember 

 what a city Birmingham is, and what a fine 

 market it is for other produce, we can readily 

 see the importance of asking more for our 

 honey. And to ask more means to get more 

 — X have tried it. We should get together 

 and get 13>., cents at the apiary for our No. 1, 

 and 16?s' cents a pound for our fancy comb 

 honey. 



My wife enjoys the Sisters department, and 

 if we did not have so many girl babies to 

 look after she might sometimes write a line 

 for it. 



Register us as being in favor of black bees 

 for comb honey ; and the American Bee Jour- 

 nal for our guide. R. V. Goss. 



Walker Co., Ala., Aug. 3. 



rLj_: Fin e W hite Clover Flow._c=i 



The white clover houey-flow was fine, 

 although a good deal of rain and bad weather 

 have been sandwiched in. Had we gotten 

 through the winter with strong colonies, or 

 if we had even had fair weather to build up 



Tliousands ot Hives ■ Millions oi SeGiloos 



Ready for Prompt Shipment. 



We are not selling goods on NAME ONLY, but on their quality. 

 In addition to the many car-loads we are shipping to all parts of the United 

 States, we have just made one shipment of five car-loads to England. 



G. B. LEWIS CO., Watertown, Wisconsin, U. S. A. 



Natick House, 



Cor. First and Haln Sts., 



LOS ANGELES. 



HART BROS., Proprietors 



"The Popular Hotel," remodt led; 75 additional rooms, all newly furnished. Everything 

 strictly first-class. Elevator. American plan, $1.2S to $3.00; latter includes suites with private 

 baths. European plan, 50 cents up. 



HEADQUARTERS of the National Bee-Keepers' Association during the Convention. 

 Aug. 18, 19 and 20. 



Please mention Be© journal ■when writing. 



SWEET CLOVER 



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: 



SB) lOft 2511; SOB) 

 Sweet Clover (white).... $ .75 $1.40 $3.25 $6.00 



Sweet Clover (yellow) 90 1.70 4.00 7.50 



AlslkeClover 1.00 1.80 



WhiteClover 1.50 2.80 



Alfalfa Clover 1.00 1.80 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Single pound 5 cents more than the 5-pouud 

 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 

 wanted by mall. 



GEORGE W. YORK A CO. 



144 & 146 Erie Street, - CHICAGO, ILI . 



4.25 8.00 

 6.S0 12.S0 

 4.25 8.00 



Italian Queens, 



Bees and Nuclei. 



We have a strain of 

 bees bred specially for 

 honey - gathering and 

 longevity, at the follow- 

 ing prices : 



One Untested Queen $ .60 



One Tested Queen 80 



One Select Tested Queen. 1.00 



One Breeder Queen 1.50 



One - Comb Nucleus (no 



Queen) 1.00 



These prices are for the re- 

 mainder of the season. 

 Queens sent by return mail. 

 Safe arrival guaranteed. For price on Doz. lots 

 send for Catalog. d. L. STRONG. 



16Atf 204 E. Logan St., CLARINDA, IOWA. 

 Flease meutinn Bee Journal ■when ■wiitlna 



BEE-KEEPERS' SPECIAL TOURIST CARS 

 VIA SANTA FE ROUTE TO LOS ANGELES 



*^ LEAVE CHICAGO^ 



First Special Car via 

 Grand Canyon of Arizona, 



Wednesday, flua. 12111, 10 p.m. 



Arrive Grand Canyon 

 Saturday, Aug. IS, 5:30 p.m. 



(Spend Sunday at Canyon.) 

 Leave Canyon Monday, Aug. 17, 9 a.m. 

 Arrive Los Angeles Tuesday, 18, 8 a.m. 



Second 

 .... Special Car .... 



Friday, 



fluQust utn, 



10 p.m. 



Arrive Los Angeles 

 Tuesday, August 18th, 



Round Trip— Los Angeles, S.".Tuni?.*oc«;fer'.sth, 

 San Francisco, ie"r°n";.'..'"'""=' $50.00. 



Sleeper— Double Berth, $6.00. 



Additional for Grand Canyon Side-Trip, $6.50. Sleeper, 12.00. 



, M. CONNELL, 

 Qen. Agt. 



SANTA FE 



Marshfield M annfactiirin g Company. 



Our specialty is making SECTIONS, and they are the best in the market. 

 Wisconsin BASSWOOD is the right kind for them. We have a full line of BEE- 

 SUPPLIES. Write for free illustrated catalog and price-list. 



Marshfield Manufacturing Company, Marshfield, Wis. 



6A26t Please mention Bee Journa] wten WTitine. 



