1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



171 



Largest Factory t^e West Go?d°CpHe7|AT£^oes 



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

 superior to anything he ever saw; and I thinlf the same. R. L. Tuckek, Wewahitchlsa. Fla. 



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

 are as good as the best. Charles H. Thies, Steeleville. Illinois. 



Leahy Mfg. Oo. :— 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 smoothness 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. so far as examined. They 

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

 you may live long and do well. Yours respectfully, Z. S. Weaver. Courtney, Tex. 



Gents:—! received the " HigginsvlUe Smoker " all O. K. It's a dandy; please find enclosed 

 stamps for another. Yours truly. Otto Enders. Oswegathe, N. Y'. 



Gentlemen:— 1 have bought Supplies from nearly all the large manufacturers by the car- 

 load, and I must say yours are as good as the best. Indeed, in many lines they are the best. 

 It is a pleasure to handle them E. T. Flan.^gan, Belleville, Illinois. 



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



Our prices are reasonable and the " HigginsvlUe Goods " are the best. 

 The " Higgiiisville " Goods are for sale by the following parties : 



Chas. H. Thies. Steelville, 111. E. T. Flanagan. Belleville, 111. 



Henry L. Miller. Topeka. Kans. E. A. Seele.v, Bloomer, Arkansas. 



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



Ana by a number of others. 



If you 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 Beautil'iil Catalogue Free. 



Address, LEAHY MANUFACTURING CO.. HIGGINSVILLE, Mo. 



49A Mtntwn the American Bee Journal. 



Honey-Clovers & Biickwlieat 



SEED FOR SALE. 



We have made arrangements so that we 

 can furnish seed of several of the Clovers 

 and Japanese Buckwheat, by freight or ex- 

 press, at the following prices, cash with order : 



5tb 101b 25tt aOt) 



AlslkeClover $.80 %\.^b $3.50 $6.25 



SweetClover 1.10 1.80 4.25 8.00 



White Clover 1.50 2.40 6.00 1100 



Alfalfa Clover 75 1.20 3.00 5.25 



Crimson Clover 65 1.00 2.50 4.00 



Jap. Buckwheat... .30 .45 1.00 1.50 



Prices subject to market changes. 

 The above prices include a good, new 25- 

 cent two-bushel bag with each order. 

 Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE "W. YORK & CO., 



CHICAGO, ILLS. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 



UNION ^°^|),':,'^^'°'^ 



Can do the work of four 

 men using hand tools, in 

 Kipping, Cutting-off, Mi- 

 tring, Rabbeting, Groov- 

 ing. Gaining, Dadoing, 

 Edging-up. Jointing Stuff, 

 etc. Full Line of Foot and 

 Hand Power Machinery 

 Sold on Trial. Catalosrne Free. 

 SENECA FALLS MFG. CO., 

 46 Water St., SENECA FALLS. N. Y 



1 Aly Mention the Amer-iran Bee Journal. 



Buy Bees or Supplies until you have sent 

 to us for special prices on what you need. 

 The Goods and Prices " are right." 



Our '96 Circular now ready. 



I. J. STRUVOHAin, 



105 Park Place. NEW YORK, N. Y. 



We have at this Branch among the Stock purchased of Thos. G Newman the foUowiDg 

 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 special prices i 



AVhIte Sections, 4<ix4H- 

 40,500 7-to-ft. at these low prices -1,000 for $1.75; 2,000 for $3.00; 5,000 for $7.00 



We also have a stock of Triangular Top Langstroth 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, please add 25c. for cartage. Catalogae Free. 



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



MUTH'S 



HONEY EXXBACTOB 



PERFECTION 



Cold-Blast Smokers, 



Square Glass Honey Jars, Etc. 



For Circulars, apply to CHA8. F. M0TH & So^. 

 Cor. Freeman & Central Aves., Cincinnati, 0. 

 Send lOr for Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers. 



A Barffain-EARLY QUEENS. 



lin Colonies Italian Bees in Chaff Hives: two 

 acres land; good house; excellent well. 



Early Queens— Tested, $1.50 ; Untested, 

 75c. E. L. fVRUlNCTON, 



llA4t I'KTTLTS. Bee Co., TEX. 



A'HEN A^SWERING This AOVeRTISeMENT. MENTION THIS JOURNAU 



Qet)cral ltcn)s^ 



Some Good Honey- Yields. 



Father began keeping bees at South Ches- 

 ter, Vt., when 17 years old. He owned bees 

 from that time until his death, which oc- 

 curred Jan. 10. 1894, at which time we had 

 1-50 colonies. T think I was born with the 

 same love for the little bee that father had. 



The largest yield we ever had was in 

 1800, taking 20.000 pounds from 100 colonies. 



In the spring of 1894 I fed my 100 colonies 

 about 125 pounds of rye-flour; they bred up 

 strong, and the last half of May and all of 

 June they hung on the outside of hives, 

 and did nothing but eat honey. There was 

 nothing for them to get. Then the first of 

 July they began on thebasswood, and I ex- 

 tracted 10,000 pounds, besides leaving them 

 plenty for winter. Last spring the same 

 thing occurred again. Now the question 

 is, does it pay to breed them up early in the 

 season ? 



Some years the white clover blossoms, 

 and the bees store hundreds of pounds of 

 honey in June, but who can tell six weeks 

 before hand whether it will blossom or not? 



I was just reading in my last Bee Jour- 

 nal where some one asks how much honey 

 an acre of buckwheat will yield. It I were 

 to answer that question I would say it de- 

 pends a great deal upon the atmosphere. 

 Last year there was at least 100 acres of 

 buckwheat in reach of my bees, and they 

 did not store a pound of honey from it. 



My 101 colonies in chaff hives had a 

 splendid flight Jan. 10. 



F. B. Farrington. 



Strawberry Point, Iowa. 



A ■Virg'inia Report. 



There are not many bee-keepers in Nor- 

 folk county, but quite a number in other 

 counties in Virginia. I have kept bees but 

 little over two years. I love to work among 

 them. My cousin gave me one colony of 

 black bees in a box-hive the spring of 1893. 

 Then I got three swarms from the one col- 

 ony, and but very little honey. The four 

 colonies wintered all right without feeding. 

 In January, 1894, I bought 8 colonies of 

 Italian-hybrid bees, in box-hives, for .?'22. 

 The r2 colonies wintered without feeding. 

 During the summer of 1895 I had 25 swarms 

 from the 12 colonies. I killed 12 of the 

 weak colonies after the honey-flow was 

 over. I got very little honey last year. 



In December, 1895, I bought 5 colonies of 

 Italian bees in 8-frame hives from a bee- 

 keeper in Illinois, for $25, and the expres- 

 sage on them to Norfolk was .$10. I thought 

 that was like paying for them twice. 



I have now 30 colonies of bees in good 

 condition, wintering on the summer stands. 

 Our hives are in rows feet apart each 

 way. We have evergreen trees between 

 the hives. The ground is seeded with white 

 clover, which is our main honey-plant here. 

 A few days ago we sent for some sweet 

 clover seed, which we expect to try this 

 year as a honey-plant. 



I can't see how any one can keep bees 

 without taking one or more bee-papers. 



Norfolk, Va., Feb. 1. W. W. Seelet. . 



A Beginner's Experience. , 



I am a novice in bee-culture, having put 

 my first colony into a Quinby-Dadant hive 

 June 27. 1895. My father has kept bees for 

 the last 30 years in the box-hive, or bee- 

 gum, as we call them. He has been inod- 

 erately successful, considering the hives 

 and other disadvantages, compared with 

 the present bee-appliances; having had at 

 one time 75 colonies, but for the want of 

 the proper attention they have dwindled 

 down to only 12 now. 



About June 1, 1895, I happened to read 

 an article on bees in an agricultural paper, 

 and it just set me all a fire in bee-culture. 

 I at once sent for "Langstroth on the 



