1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



139 



Largest Factory ti°o West Go?d°^pji!7|AT?^ces 



READ THIS— Mr. Keyes says: The 100 rounds of Extra-Tuin Foundation you sent us" is 

 superior to anything: be ever saw; and I think the same, R. L. Tuckkk, Wewahitchba. Fla. 



Dear Sirs:— The Sections came duly co hand. Indeed, ihey are very nice. Yes, sir; they 

 are as g-ood as the best. Charles H. Tries, Steeleville, Illinois. 



Leahy Mfg". Co.: — I have received the bill of goods, I must say they are the choicest lot of 

 Hive-Stuff 1 have ever received from any place. I admire the smooihoess of your work, and 

 your close selection of lumber. Yours very truly. O. K. Olmstead, Orleans, Nebr. 



Dear Sirs:— The Sections arrived in due time, and are all O. K. j^o far as examined. They 

 are simply perfection. I can't see how you can furnish such goods at such low prices. I hope 

 you may live loaj;: and do well. Yours respectfully. Z. S. Weaver, Courtney, Tex. 



Gents:— 1 received the *' Hig-ginsvUle Smoker " all U. K. It's a dandy; please And enclosed 

 stamps for another. Yours truly. Otto Endehs. Oswegathe. N. Y. 



Gentlemen:—! have bought Supplies from nearly all the large manufacturers by the car- 

 load, and i must say j'ours are as good as the best. Indeed, in many lines they are the best. 

 It is a pleasure to handle them. E. T. Flanagan, Belleville, Illinois. 



The above unsolicited testimonials are a fair sample of hundreds we receive. 



Our prices are reasonable and the *• Higglnsville Goods " are the best. 

 Tlie ** If l^i»iiiKville " OoodM are for sale by the following parties : 



Chas.'H. Thies, Steelville, fU. E. T. Flanagan. Belleville, III. 



Henry L. Miller. Topeka. Kans. B. A. Seeley, Bloomer, Arkansas. 



J. W. Rouse & Co., Mexico, Mo. P. J. Thomas, Fredooia, Kans. 



And by a number of others. 



If 5'ou need a Carload of Supplies, or only a Bee-Smoker, write to us. Remember, we are 

 here to serve you, and will, if you give us a chance. A Beaittil'iil C'nialouue Free. 



Address, LEAHY MANUFACTURING CO.. HiGGINSVILLE. Mo. 



49A Mention the American Bee JournaL 



Honey-Clovers & Buckwheat 



SEED FOR SALE. 



We have made arranfrements so that we 

 can furnish seed of several ot the Clovers 

 and Japanese Buckwheat, hy freight or ex- 

 press, at the foUowiaff prices, cash with order: 



lOIb sot) lOOIb 



Alslke Clover Seed $1.35 $ 6,'J.5 $12.00 



Sweet Clover Seed 1.50 6.50 12.00 



White Clover Seed 2.40 11.35 22 00 



Alfalfa Clover Seed 1.20 5.25 10.00 



Crimson Clover Seed.... 1.00 4.00 7.00 



Jap. Buckwheat Seed 45 1.50 2.20 



Prices subject to market changes. 

 The ahove prices include a good, new two- 

 bushel bag with each order. 

 Tour orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



CHICAGO, ILLS. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 



UNION ^o^'i;':,*^'^^ 



("an do the work ot four 

 men using- hand tools, in 

 Ripping-, Cutting-otf, Mi- 

 tring, Rabbeting, Groov- 

 ing:. Gaining, Dadoing", 

 Edj^lng-up. Jointint? Stuff, 

 etc. Full Lineof Foot and 

 Hand Power Machinery 

 Sold on Trial. Caliiloarue Frte. 

 SENECA FALl^S MFO, CO., 

 46 Water St., riENECA FALLS. N. Y 



lAly Mention the AmeHmn Bee JournaL 



DON'T r 



Buy Bees or Supplies until you have sent 

 to us for special prict-s on what j'ou need. 

 The Goods and Prices " arc riglit." 



Our '96 Circular now ready. 



I. J. STRIIVGHAM, 



105 Park Place. NEW YORK, N. Y. 



We have at this Branch among; the Stock purchased of Tbns. G Newmau the foUowingr 

 stock of Sections— not of our manufacture— which we desire to close out to make room for our 



Superior Extra Polished Sections. 



In order to close them out quickly we offer them for the next 60 days, or while they last, at 

 these spc4-ial prices ; 



Wliite Sections, 4>iX'l>i. Cream Sections, 4^x4!^. 



1 1,000 for$l. 75 1 1,000 for $1.25 



45,500 7-to-ft. V 2.000 for 3.00 3,000 1 15-16 V 2,000 for 2.00 



) 5,000 for 7.00 ) 5,000 for 4.50 



We also have a stock of Triangular Top Laugstroth Frames at these Special prices: 

 100 for $1,00; 300, $2.70; 500, $4.00; 1000, $7.00. 



On all freight orders of $5 or less, at this Branch, pleaee add 25c. for cartage. Catalogue Free. 



The A. I. Root Co., 56 5tli Ave., Chicago, 111. 



READERS Hi£HH?; i THRniTi^™-FV 



ordering, or a.Uing about ti.e Goods 1 [1 llUH CH clro"' ' h o% V 



offered, will please state tl.at they saw I III I W I I I CHICAGO. Hours 9 to 4. 



tbe Advertisement In tbis paper- | Mention the American Bee JaiLmal. 



(^cr)€ral ltcn)s^ 



Bees Wintering Finely. 



I have 10 colonies o£ bees, and they are 

 in fine condition for wintering. We had a 

 fine honey crop here last year, in the latter 

 part of the season, though too wet in the 

 spring for much honey. W. W. BucT. 



New Concord, Ky., Jan. 20. 



Electric Humbugs. 



In regard to electric batteries and appli- 

 ances — subjects upon which my opinion is 

 frequently asked — I unhesitatingly say that 

 ninety-nine (1 may as well add the other 

 unit) are unmitigated humbugs. The idea 

 that they exercise other than a moral effect 

 is preposterous in the extreme. All ■' belts," 

 soles, jackets, bands, are simply devices to 

 catch the dollars of gullible people. Nor 

 are ''machines" — " eiectropoise," ''motor 

 via," and all the rest of these high-sound- 

 ing and misleading appliances — other than 

 sheer rubbish. The fact is. the proper ap- 

 plication of electricity puzzles physicians 

 whose every-day business is to investigate 

 its merits; and if such is the case, how can 

 a person unaccustomed to its nature and 

 uses hope to profitably use it, even if he 

 were given a practical instrument, instead 

 of the worthless affairs for which large 

 prices are charged ? Db. Peiro. 



100 State St., Chicago, 111. 



Hives — Moving Eggs — Transferring. 



Dr. Miller's answer to size of hives (on 

 page 745, 1895), 18'<sXl4J„x9'.; inches for a 

 10-frame hive, does not agree with mine — 

 18?„xl4'4XlO inches (or 0'.^ inches below 

 the top of the brood-frames), inside meas- 

 ure. I can't account for that extra °4 inch, 

 unless the Doctor uses a dummy with 10 

 frames, but how will a 14\ inch super or 

 combined crate fit bis hive ? Ten inches 

 deep makes room for a bee-space above the 

 brood-frames. 



I would say for the benefit of J. A. S., of 

 Tracy City, Tenn., that I make my hives 

 two story double-walled, and painted three 

 coats at a cost of 87 cents per hive, empty, 

 including tin rabbets (material surfaced at 

 both sides at $'30 per 1,000). 



I think D. D. M., of Tidioute, Fa., on page 

 761 (1895) had a case of bees moving eggs, 

 and from some other hive. too. I had a 

 case somewhat similar, except the swarm- 

 ing. I used the young queens as soon as 

 hatched for requeeuing, except the very 

 last one from a colony tbat swarmed Aug. 

 14. and she was lost on her wedding-flight. 

 She was all right two or three days alter 

 she was hatched. I did not look at that 

 colony again until tbe young queen should 

 have been laying, but I found no q'ueen or 

 eggs; then I did not look again for a week 

 or ten days, and I found no queen or eggs, 

 but queen-cells with larv;B in them, also 

 larviB in drone-cells, but no larvae or eggs 

 in worker-cells; no eggs in either queen or 

 drone-cells at this time, Sept. IG or 17. I 

 cut the cells when they were in the state 

 of nymph (they appeared to be all right), 

 and introduced a queen caged on a frame 

 of brood, from a nucleus, which was ac- 

 cepted all right. 



B. F. Onderdouk (see page 786, 1895),! 

 think, will find bees swarm just as quick if 

 the queens are clipped, but they will not 

 abscond unless the queen can go with them. 

 His was rather a hard experience, but I 

 don't think he will have rheumatism very 

 soon. Tbe fruit-bloom, tulip and bassvvood 

 were all killed here by the late frost, and it 

 was too dry for clover and golden-rod. 

 Nearly all my swarms were cast in August, 

 and my surplus, which was small (16 pounds 

 per colony, spring count), was frotn wild 

 aster, and the broo<l-chambers ore well 

 filled with white boney from aster. I have 

 my bees all packed in double-walled hives 

 on the summer stands, with a Hill's device 

 over the brood-frames, and a piece of bur- 



