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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



March 26, 



COMPLETE STOCK. 



Good Supplies and Low Prices 

 ^Our Motto. 



Largest Factory ti°e West 



READ THIS— Mr. Keyes saj's: Tbe 100 rounds of Extra-Thin Foundation you sent as] is 

 superior to anything- he ever saw; and I think tbe same. R. L. TucKE(t, Wewahitchka. Fla. 



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

 are as g-ood as the best. Charles H. Thies. SteeleviUe. Illinois. 



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

 Hlve-Stutf 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. Ol.mstead. drleans. Nebr. 



Dear Sirs:— Tbe Sections arrived in due time, and are all O. K. so far as examined. They 

 are simply perfection. 1 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 " Higginsville Smoker " all O. K. It's a dandv; please find enclosed 

 stamps for another. Yours truly. Otto Enders, Uswegathe, 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 tbe 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 '* Higginsville Goods " are the best. 

 Tlie *^ HiggiiiMville " Ooods are for sale by the following parties : 



Chas. H. Thies. Steelville, lU. E. T. Flanagan. BeHeville. 111. 



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



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



And 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 Beantil'til Catalogue Free. 



Address, LEAHY MANUFACTURING CO.. HIGGINSVILLE. Mo. 



49A Mention the American Bee Joui'imL 



Honey-Clovers & Buckwheat 



SEED FOR SALE. 



We have made arranfi-ements so that we 

 can furnish seed of several of the Clovers 

 and Japanese Buckwheat, by freigiit or ex- 

 press, at the following prices, cash with order: 



olb lOft 251b oOIb 



AlslkeClover $.80 H.-^o $3.50 $ e.L'o 



SweetClover 1.10 1.80 4.25 8.00 



WhiteClover 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. Add 25 

 cents to j-our order, for cartage, if wanted by 

 freight. 



Tour orders are solicited. 



GEOBGE W. YORK & CO., 



CHICAGO, ILLS. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 



UNION ^°-|;':,*T'°'' 



*'nn do the work of four 

 men using^ hand tools, in 

 Hipping:, Cutting-off. Mi- 

 tring, Kal)beting', Groov- 

 ing'. Gaining. Dadoing, 

 Eil^!lng-up. Jointing- Stulf, 

 elr. Full Lineof Foot and 

 Hand Power Machinery 

 Soil! on Tri;il. Caliilosue Free. 

 SENECA FALL** IUFG. CO., 

 46 Water tit.. SENECA FALLS. N. T 



lAly Meyition the Amerirnn Bee JoumaL 



$1.50 a M. 3 M. $4.25. 

 These .ire not Seconds, but perfect Sections. 

 As they are not up to our present high stan- 

 dard, we wish to close them out. Sample free. 

 Widths— 7-to toot. 1 15-lB in., and 2 in. 

 Catalosof BeestV Supplies FREE. 



I. J. STRIKOHA1VI, 



105 Park Place. NEW TOKK, N. T. 



MOVED TO LARGER QUARTERS ! 



In order to take care of the business properly at this Branch, we have moved to 118 Micbi- 

 gau St., [3rd Floor], within two blocks of the Northwestern Passeng-er station, where we've 

 secured larger quarters, making ample room for a Fall Assurdiient, Send along your or- 

 ders, remembering that we guarantee satisfaction, aud at prices as low as the best quality of 

 Goods can be furnished for. Special Prices on a lot of Stock we are closing out. Send for 

 Catalog and a List of Goods at Special Prices. 



In order to close them out quickly we offer some good Sections, for the next 30 days, or 

 while they last, at these special prices ; 



TO'liUe Sections, 4^ix4%. 

 25,000 7-to-ft. at these low prices -1,000 for $1.75; 2,000 for $3,00; 5,000 for $T. 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. Catalogne Free. 



The A. I. ROOT CO., 11§ Micliigan SI., CHICAGO. ILL,. 



Cieo. "W, York, Mscr, Please mention the American Bee .lourual. 



fflUTH'S 



HOKET EXTBACTOB 



PERFECTION 



Cold-Blast Smokers, 



Square Glass Honer Jars, Etc. 



For Circulars, apply to Chas. F. Mdth & Son. 

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

 Send 10c for Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers. 



A Barffain-EARLY QUEENS. 



110 Colonies Italian Bees in ChatT Hives: two 

 acres land; good house; excellent well. 



Early Qiieeus— Tested, $1.50 ; Untested, 

 75c. E. li. C\RKINGTON, 



llA4t 



PETTCS, Bee Co., TEX. 



Qej;)eral ltcn)s^ 



Large Yields of Honey. 



On page 44 is published a list of large 

 yields of honey. While I have never kept 

 a strict account of all my bees any season, 

 I have kept an account of a few of the best. 

 In 1894 I got from my five best colonies 

 L.'JOO pounds of extracted honey, getting a 

 little over 460 pounds from the best single 

 colony. This count was commenced in the 

 early part of June, after I had divided my 

 bees and strengthened them up for the 

 honey-fiow. In 1S95 this same colony I 

 divided, getting three new swarms and 400 

 pounds of honey from the whole. In the 

 spring of 1S95 they were the first to fill the 

 hive to overflow, so I commenced dividing 

 them up, manipulating to the best advan- 

 tage until I obtained six new swarms and a 

 little over 500 pounds of honey, but we 

 could only call them one colony, spring 

 count: but then they are what Mr. S. M. 

 Broyles (see pageTS) calls "Mormon bees," 

 but they are rustlers, I tell you. They are 

 leather-colored, and " up to date." 



Salt Lake City, Utah. E. S. Lovest, 



It Pays to Care for Bees. 



The honey-flow the past season was good. 

 Those who had strong colonies secured a 

 good crop of honey, and those that did not 

 look after them received a small crop, and 

 they wonder why they did not get as good 

 a crop as those who looked after them. 

 They think that they must get as much 

 without taking any care of the bees as those 

 who take care of them. 



It is just the same with bees as with 

 cows, horses or sheep — if you don't take 

 care of them you won't receive anything 

 from them. If beekeepers would take care 

 of their bees just half as well as they do 

 their other stock, they would get something 

 from them, but no. they think they must 

 go it without any care, and bring in lots of 

 honey. Such people you can never get to 

 read a paper or take one. If they would 

 read the valuable American Bee Journal, 

 thoy would see why they did not get better 

 returns. A. T. Ball. 



E. Blackstone, Mass. 



A Correction. 



In the report with my signature on page 

 107, I was referring to Mr. J. Z. Rhodes, of 

 Verndale. I think he must have made a 

 mistake; if not. he has done better than 

 the writer, who has kept bees here for the 

 last 20 years. Having spent the summer 

 in Oregon, I did not keep any last season, 

 but 1 shall try it again here in cold Minne- 

 sota, but it is away ahead of the Coast as 

 regard bees and honey, and many other 

 things. As one writer said, speaking of 

 Texas as a bee State — All that was lacking 

 was plenty of rain and good society. That 

 strikes any arid country. M. S. Snow. 



Osakis, Minn., Feb. 1.3. 



Dummies and Bats. 



Mii. Editor: — On page 143, in my reply 

 to the Query 6, as to " Single or Double 

 Brood-Chambers for 12 Frames," the 

 printer sets off my answer at a tangent. 

 One wrong letter does much mischief, and 

 the word it ends, being a brand new one, 

 the reader would not be apt to supply the 

 right letter to make the new word. As Dr. 

 Miller, yourself and others, were going 

 ahead at a great rate coining new words in 

 Apicultural Nomenclature. I thought I had 

 as good a right as anybody to coin one, and 

 so I coined one, but it had to come to grief 

 before it saw the light. 



Tbe querist wanted to know whether it 

 was best to have his 12 frames in a single 

 hive or in "two S-frame hives, fllling up 

 the vacancy with dummies." The last sen- 

 tence of my reply was : " If you must 

 have 13 frames or more in the brood-cham- 



