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December, 1914 



American ~5$e Journal 



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PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



American Bee Journal 



1st Nat'I Bank Bldg. Hamilton, Illinois 



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Reading Notices. 25 cents, count line. 



Goes to press the 23d of the precedine 



month. 



Celebrated Queens Direct from Italy 



Baes More Beautiful, More Gentle, More 



Iidiitrigii, Long Toiiied, Tke Bill Hone; Githtrcri. 



PRIZES:— VI Swiss Agricultural Exposi- 

 tion. Berne. iSus. Swiss National Exposition, 

 Geneva. i8«6 Bee-Keeping Exhibition, Liege 

 Belgium, i8ot>. Bee-Keeping Exhibition. 

 Frankfort O. M. (Germany). Convention of 

 the German. Austrian and Hungarian Bee- 

 Keepers. August. 1007. 



Universal Exposition, St. Louis, 

 U.S.A., 1904, HIGHEST AWARD 

 Dominion of Canada. Ijeiiarlment u[ Agri- 

 culture. Central Experimental Farm. 



Ottawa. Sept. 5. igij 

 Sir.— I am pleased to inform you tliat the 

 three queens were received in good condi- 

 tion, and have been safely introduced. 



(Signed; C GoRU N Hewitt. 

 Dotninioii Entomolof^ht. 

 Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station. 

 Stillwater. Oct 7. H113. 

 Vourqueen arrivedin first class condition, 

 and introduced \\<'\ without any difficulty. 

 (Signed) Prof. li. C. Sanbukn, 

 State f.ntoinotoj^ist. 

 Extra BreedingOueens.$3.oo: Selected. $2.00; 

 Fertilized. $1.50; lower prices per dozen or 

 moreQueens. Safe arrivalguaranteed. Write 



Member of the) ANTHONY BIAGCI, 



National Hee-r Pedevilla. near Bellinzona. 

 Keepers' Ass'n I Italian Switzerland 



This country, politically. Switzerland Re- 

 public, lies geographically in Italy, and pos- 

 sesses the best kind of bees known. 

 Plfase mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Bee-Supplies 



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We know we can satisfy you on quality. 

 Write for catalog. 



C.C.CLEMONS BEE-SUPPLY CO. 

 Dept. S., Kansas City, Mo 



FEATURES OF ADVANTAGE OF THE 



ROLLER ENTRANCE BOTTOM BOARD 



1. It allows feeding 

 during any time of the 

 day or year— at mid-day 

 or in mid-winter. 



2. It controls the mat- 

 ing of the queen so that 

 mismatingis prevented. 



3. It settlesthe robber 

 bee question as the rol- 

 ler can be quickly turn- 

 ed to bring the small 

 entrance into position 



4. It sifts automatical- 

 ly undesirable drones 

 out of the hive, and 

 cages them in the drone 

 trap. 



5 It permits ample 

 ventilation at the height 

 of the honey-flow. 



6. It can be instantly closed when moving bees in and out of cellars or from one yard to 

 another. 



7. It permits undesirable queens to be sifted out by screening the bees through the 

 wire entrance. 



8. It prevents swarms from going to the tops of trees or away to the woods when the 

 beekeeper is away. 



0. It practically eliminates swarming, as the colonies usually show no inclination to 

 swarm. Why. I do not know. 



10. It is adjustable to make a shallow bottom for summer and a deep one for winter 

 It contains many other valuable featuies which will be apparent to any beekeeper upon 

 investigation, and if it isonce tried it will always be used 

 S-frame size, $2.00: 10-frame size, $2.50. Italian Queens, Breeders, $10 to $25 . 



Nothing sold under $10. 



CHAS. G. SCHAMU 



INVENTOR AND 

 MANUFACTURER 



Box 48, LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK 



PERFECTION IN WAX RENDERING 



Has been reached by our process. Ship us 

 comb and cappings, and secure highest 

 returns. Write for prices and full information. 



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"The Busy Bee Men" 

 204 Walnut Street Cincinnati, Ohio 



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