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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



May 7, 



no NOT ORDER liNTIl, YOU HAVE 

 IVRITTEN US FOR PRICES ON 



The "Boss" Oiie-Piece Section 



Also D. T. Hives, i^liippiii^-Crales 

 and Other Supplies. 



We have completed a larg-e addition to our 

 Factory, which doubles our floor room; we 

 are therefore ia better shape than ever to fill 

 orders on short notice. Send Ibi* Price-I<i8t 



J. FORNCROOK, 



Watertown, Jeff. Co., Wis.. Jan. 1st. 1896. 

 Mention 1heA.m.cricun Bee Joii/inial. 



Barnes' Foot-Power Machinery. 



Read what J. I. Parent. o 

 CnARLTON.N.V..aay8— "We 

 Cut with one of your Conj- 

 bined Machines, last winter 

 50 chafif hives with 7-in. cap, 

 lOu honey-racks, 5()0 broad 

 frames, ^.OdO honey-boxes 

 and a great deal of other 

 work. This winter we have 

 double the amount of bee- 

 hives, etc., to make and we 

 expect todo itwith this Saw. 

 Itwill do all you say itwlU. 

 CataloKue and Price - Jjiet 

 Free. Address. W. F. & JOHN BARNES, 



45Ctf No. 995 RubySt.. Rocbford. III. 



Mention the American Bee Joaniaf.^ 



THe RURAL CALIFORNIAN 



Tells all about Bees In California. 

 The Yields and Price of Honey; the Pastur- 

 age and Nectar - Producing Plants; the Bee- 

 Ranches and how they are conducted. In fact 

 the entire field Is (ully covered by and expert 

 bee-man. Besides this, the paper also tells 

 you all about Oalilornia Auricultiire and 

 Hortlculliire. Jl. 50 per Year; Six Months, 

 75 cents. Sample Free. 



THE RURAL CALIFORNIAN, 



218 N. Main St., - Los Angeles. Calif. 



Meotwn Vie AnuTican Bee JminiaL 



W. H. BRIGHT'S 



CIRCULAR FOR 1896, describes everyihinir 

 needed In the apiary. Bees, Queens, Hives, 

 Sections, Spraying Pumps, and Bright's Comb 

 Foundation, sold at bottom prices. Send for 

 one free. 



Win. H. BRIGHT, 

 17D4t MAZEPPA, MINN. 



Pasre&LyonMfff. Co., 



^►New London. Wis., operates two saw- 

 mills that cut, annually. ei*rht million feet 

 of lumber, thus securing the best lumber 

 at the lowest price for the manufacture of 

 bee-keepers' supplies. They have also 

 j ust completed one of 



The Largest Factories, 



^►and have the latest and most improved 

 machinery for the manufacture of Bee- 

 Hives, Sections, etc., that there is in the 

 State. The material is cut from patterns, 

 by machinery, and is absolutely accurate. 

 For Sections, the clearest and . 



The Whitest BassVood 



^^le used, and they are polished on both 

 sides. Nearness to pine and basswood for- 

 ests, and possession of mills and factory 

 equipped with best machinery, all com- 

 bine toenable this firm to furnish the best 

 goods at 



The Lowest Prices, ff 



^►For instance, it has a job lot of 200. OOo 

 No. 3 Sections that will be sold at 50 cts. 

 per 1,000; or 2,000 Snow-White Sections 

 will be sold for $4.00. and larger quanti- 

 ties at Btill lower prices. Send for Circu- 

 lar and see the prices on a full line of 

 supplies. 16Atf 



Menticm the American Bee Joiimal. 



Question;) 'Box^ 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-1-1. 



Hives Painted on tlic Inside. 



Query 12.— Are hives which have been 

 painted with white lead and oil, on the inside, 

 acceptable to the bees? I saw in Gleanings 

 that Mr. Taylor recommends painting hives 

 on the inside, but I am afraid the bees will 

 not approve it ?— Colo. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown — They are accept- 

 able. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— The bees will make 

 no objection. 



R. L. Taylor— I doubt it, and I 

 shouldn't like If they did. 



G. M. Doollttle — If paint gets dry and 

 hard it is all right for bees. 



E. France — The bees won't object to 

 the paint, where frames are used. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — Yes. No use to 

 paint them inside. The bees do it. 



P. H. Elwood — I have never tried 

 them. Let those who have, answer. 



B. Taylor — Yes. I have used them 

 for years, and know whereof I speak. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— I don't believe they'd 



object to it after the paint is well dried. 



W. G. Larrabee — I have never painted 



any, but I think I would prefer them not 



painted. 



H. D. Cutting — Inside painted hives 

 are all right if you give time for the 

 odor to pass off. 



J. M. Hambaugh — The smell of paint 

 is very objectionable to bees. I would 

 be afraid to try it. 



Emerson T. Abbott — I would not paint 

 hives on the inside. I do not think there 

 is any need for so doing. 



W. R. Graham — I tliiuk inside paint- 

 ing, as far as the bees are concerned, is 

 all right, but not necessary. 



Rev. M. Mahin — I think that newly- 

 painted hives would be objectionable. 

 Bees would not care for old and well-set 

 paint. 



Allen Pringle — When the paint is 

 thoroughly dry it does not appear to be 

 offensive to the bees, but I would not 

 paint my hives on the inside. 



Mrs. li. Harrison — Which Taylor— the 

 Midngmider or the Minnesotian ? I 

 would not be afraid to follow either, if I 

 could keep up with them. 



J. E. Pond — Yes. At least I find no 

 trouble with bees accepting them on that 

 account. I should prefer not to paint 

 them inside, though, for other reasons. 



James A. Stone — I have never tried it, 

 but I see no use in doing so, unless to 

 save the bees doing it, as they coat it 

 over with wax till it must be water-proof. 

 C. H. Dibbern — Yes, the bees will not 

 object to the paint if dried hard ; but as 

 the bees will themselves do the painting 

 with propolis, I think it a waste of time 

 and material. 



G. W. Demaree — If the paint is thor- 

 oughly dry and hard before bees are put 

 in painted hives, they do not appear to 

 object to the paint. But there is no use 

 in painting hives on the inside. 



Eugene Secor — Yes. I have hived 

 swarms in newly-painted hives. Bees 

 will accept almost anything — when they 

 feel in the humor for it. But hives 

 painted on the inside are all right if you 

 winter in a good cellar. If not — well, I 

 don't know. 



If S3l0F0R3BEBESfj 



S/ltt 'I' ^/^ gu^jj BUQKET sppyjY pu,^p > 

 on the market. It is fully described in i 

 our SPRAY PUMP CATALOGUE. Another < 

 ^valuable work is our handsome ILLUS- < 

 TRATED BOOK ON CIDER PRESSES AND FRUIT < 

 MACHINERY. Both will bp sent FREE. 



DAVIS-JOHNSON CO. 

 41 W. Randolph St. CHICAGO, IL 



ILL. 



lt)A4t Mention Oie American Bee Journal 



PURE BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK 



Eggs. $1.25 per 14. Our P. Rocks are very 

 large, with flue plumage. Also. 



BLACK MINORCA EGGS, 



a non-silting and great laying breed. Both 

 kinds raised upon our farm. Minorca Cock- 

 erels. $1.00 each. Mrs. L. C. AXTEK.!., 

 16Atf HOSBVILLB. Warren Co., ILL. 



^Sections & Foiindatioii Reduced.:^ 



I am now selling Hoot's best polished SEC- 

 TIONS at $2.50 per 1.000: 2.000 forS4 50; 

 .■5.000. $6.45; 5.000. $10.00. Tlie INew %Veed 

 Process Comb Foundation reduced 3c. 

 per pound. See prices on page 1 1 of our Cat- 

 alogue, or The A. I. Root Co.'s. 



M. H. HUNT, 



19D4t BELL BRANCH. MICH. 



New England Supply Depot ! 



You can get the most complete Bpe-Hlve, 

 also other Supplies, at— H. ALIiEV'S. 

 Boom 5, 82 Water St., - BOSTON, MASS. 



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Turkevs for Market and Profit 25c 



Capons and Caponizing 30c 



Rural Life 25c 



Preparation of Honey for the Market. .. 10c 



Bee-Pasturage a Necessity 10c 



Hive I Use, by Doolittle oo 



Foul Brood, by Dr. Howard 25o 



Foul Brood, by Kohnke 25e 



Foul Brood, by Cheshire 10c 



Bee-Keeplng tor ProBt, by Dr. Tinker 25o 



Kendall's Horse-Book— Eng. or German.. 25o 



Silo and Silage, by Prof. Cook 25c 



Hand-Bookof Health, by Dr. Foote 25c 



Maple Sugar and the Sugar Bush 35o 



Potato Culture, by Terry 40o 



Carp Culture, by Hoot & Finney 40c 



Strawberry Culture, by Terry & Hoot 40o 



Bleoen Kultur, by Newman [German] .... 40c 

 Winter Problem in Bee-Keeplng LPierce] . oOo 

 Bee-Keepers' Directory, by Henry Alley. 50c 

 Advanced Bee-Culture, by Hutchinson... 50c 

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