1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



315 



Largest Factory tife West Go?«He J^^Al^ces 



READ THIS— Mr. Keyes sajs: The 100 rounds of Kxtra-Tuin Foundation you sent us is 

 superior to anything- he ever saw; and I think the same. K. L. Tucker, Wewahitchlfa. Fla. 



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

 are as good as the best. Chahles H. Thies, Steelevllle, Illinois. 



Leahy Mlg-. Co. ;— I have received the bill of poods, [must say they are the choicest lot of 

 Hive-Stuff 1 have ever received from any place. I admire the smdoi bness 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 0. K. so far as examined. They 

 are simply perfection. 1 can't see how you cau furnish such goods at such low prices. I hope 

 you may live lonj? and do well. Yours respectfully. Z. S. Weaveh. Courtney, Tex. 



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

 stamps for another. Yours truly. Otto Enoehs, Uswegathe, N. Y. 



Gentlemen:— 1 have bought Supplies from nearly all the large unnufacturers 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. Flanagan, Belleville, Illinois. 



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

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

 The " HIggliisville " 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. Seeley, Bloomer, Arkansas. 



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



Fulton & Gregg, Garden City. Kans. W, J. Finch, Jr., Springfield, 111. 



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 Bcaiitil'iil Catalogue Free. 



Address. LEAHY MANUFACTURING CO.. HIGGINSVIULE, MO. 



4nA Mention the American BeeJ^urnaL 



CHEAPER THAN EVER 



T Super* 



Fotiiidalloii 



Smokers 



Hiltoii>ii 'IVIiite 



Cliaflr HoliMlied 



Hives ScetioiiK 



And everything needed in the apiary. 

 1896 Catalog of 36 pages free. 



GEO. E. HILTOiV, 



13Atf FKEMONT, MICH. 



Mention the Amerlctui UeeJouma,r, 



Dadaiif s Foiiudation 

 " in Chicago ! 



No other Goods kept here. 



Send for Price-List, 



CHAS, DADANT & SON, 

 118 Michigan St., - CHICAGO, ILL. 



ISAtf Please mention the Bee Journal. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 



UNION '=°«^|;':;-'°'^ 



I an do the work of four 

 men using hand tools, in 

 Kipping, Cutting-otf, Mi- 

 tring. Kabbeting, Groov- 

 ing. Gaining. Dadoing, 

 Edging-up. Jointing Stutt, 

 etc. Full Lineof Foot and 

 Hand Power Machinery 

 .Sold on Trial. Oatalosue Free. 



M^^K^;A fal.l« mfg. co., 



46 Water M., SENECA FALLS, N. T 



lAly Mention the .4mert>«TJ, Bee Journal. 



BEES. QUEENS, 



and Several Carloads of 



APIA.RIAN SUPPLIES 



always on hand. 

 Brood Found., -i'Jc lb.; Section. 50c lb. 



I. J. 8TRIi\GIIAIVI, 



105 Park Place. 



NEW YOKK, N. Y. 



That Glueen-Clipping Device Free ! 



Works Like a Cliarin. 



Couldn't Do Without It. 



I have clipped lf> queens, and must say the 

 Monette Queen-Clipping Device is by far tho 

 best invention ever made, and will be wel- 

 come to many beekeepers as it was tome. I 

 could not do without one now. 



Dr. Geo. Lacke, Newburgh. Ind, 



The Monette Queen Clipping Device woiiKS 

 LIKE A charm. With it I have clipped 30 

 queens, all in one day, when examining my 

 bees. Wm. Stolley. Grand Island, Nebr. 



PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING OFFER : 

 Send asjiini une new 'name for the American Bee Journal u year (with $1.00), and we 

 ■will mail you the Queen-Clipping Device fkee of charge. Or, the Queen-Clipping Device 

 will be sent postpaid for .50 cts. But why not get it as a Preuiiuoi by the above offer? 

 You can't earn 50 cts. any easier. Almost every bee-keeper will want this Device. See 

 page 130 (Feb. 27) for full description of it. Complete directions accompany each one 

 ent out. It is a most ingenious and useful article. Address, 



GEORGE 'W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan St., Chicago, 111. 



Qei;)eral Hcn)s^ 



■Working in the Sections. 



Bees are doing finely. They have 

 been working in the sections for 10 days. 

 J. H. Haight. 

 Fruitdale, Ala., April 24. 



Almost a Total Failure in 1895. 



My 75 colonies of bees have wintered 

 with a loss of about 10 per cent., and 

 are now in fairly good condition. Last 

 year was almost a total failure with me. 

 I secured about 400 pounds of honey, 

 about 16 pounds of beeswax, and in- 

 creased from 73 to 75 colonies. 



G. F. Tubes. 



Derrick City, Pa., April 24. 



Time of Blossoming. 



I have written down the dates of 

 plants that bees work on when they are 

 in bloom. They are in north Georgia 

 and East Tennessee, and are as follows, 

 for 1895: Alder, March 15; maple, 

 March 20 ; willow and peach, April 1 ; 

 redbud, sugar-tree, and beech, April S ; 

 apple-tree, April 15 ; huckleberry, April 

 IS ; white clover. May 2 ; poplar, May 

 4 to SO ; black gum. May 4; persim- 

 mon, June 1 ; basswood, June 15 to 30 ; 

 corn, July 1 ; sourwood, June 24 to July 

 30. B. A. Armor. 



Doogan, Ga. 



Beautiful 'Weather for Bees. 



We have beautiful weather now, and 

 bees are making good use of it. 1 be- 

 gan the winter with 77 colonies on the 

 summer stands, all packed on top with 

 chaff cushions, and 76 came through. I 

 have lost one since, by robbing, and one 

 is queenless, some are a little weak, but 

 all are working nicely. The prospect 

 now is for a heavy fruit-bloom. I hope 

 the nice weather will continue, so that 

 bees can use the bloom for all it is worth. 

 Mine are about entirely caring for them- 

 selves now. lam so allllcted with rheu- 

 matism that I cannot attend to them. 

 A. H. Snowbekger. 



Huntington, Ind., April 18. 



An Oregon Report. 



I cannot well do without the American 

 Bee Journal, even if I have passed ray 

 75th milestone. 



I keep a few colonies to amuse myself 

 with, and have them in a house, which, 

 to my mind, is so much better than out- 

 of-doors. One year ago I had six colo- 

 nies of Italians; I divided them at the 

 proper time, and had 12 to winter. A 

 few weeks ago I noticed one colony was 

 not flying. I examined them, and found 

 nearly all had starvecl to death. I 

 thought I had examined all in February 

 to see if they had stores enough. About 

 the middle of February* they were rust- 

 ling for pollei.. Lately we have had a 

 protracted spell of cold rain, and some 

 snow, which is a very uncommon thing 

 at this time of year, although some 

 springs we have rain so as to cheat our 

 bees out of much of the nectar from 

 fruit-blossoms. 



My hives are of the 8-frame size, and 

 all have a pane of glass in one side and 

 end, and the supers have a 2-inch strip 



