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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



May 14, 



The Bee-Keepers' Guide: 



Or Manual of the Apiary, 



By Prof. A. J. Cook. 



This 15th and latest edition of Prof. Cooli's 

 magnificent boolj of 460 pages, in neat and 

 substantial cloth binding, we propose to give 

 away to our present subscribers, for the work 

 of getting NEW subscribers for the American 

 Bee Journal. 



A description of the book here is quite un- 

 necessary— it is simply the most complete sci- 

 entific and practical bee-book published to- 

 day. Fully illustrated, and all lyritten in the 

 most fascinating style, The author is also 

 too well-known to the whole bee-world to re- 

 quire any introduction. No bee-keeper is 

 fully equipped, or his library complete, with- 

 out " The Bee-Keeper's Guide." 



Oiven For 2 New §ubscribers. 



The following offer is made to present sub- 

 scribers only, and no premium is also given 

 to the two new subscribers— simply the Bee 

 Journal for one year : 



Send us Two New Subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal (with S'J. 00). and we will mail you a 

 copy of Prof. Cook's book free as a premi- 

 um. Prof. Cook's book alone sent for$l.'J.5, 

 or we club it with the Bee Journal for a year 

 —both together for only $1.75. But surely 

 anybody can get only 3 new subscribers to 

 the Bee Journal for a year, and thus get the 

 book as a premium. Let everybody try for it. 

 Willyou have one ? 



GEORGE W. "iORK & CO., 



CHICA GO, ILLS. 



A Barsrain-EARLY QUEENS. 



119 Colonies Italian Bees in Chaff Hives: two 

 acres land; good house; excellent well. 



Early Queens— Tested, .tl.SO; Untested, 

 75c. E. 1,. C.%RKIINOTON, 



16Atf PKTTUS. Bee Co., TEX. 



Beferenoe— 1st National Bank of Beeville. 



Menvtion flic Amcrlcnn Bee Journal. 



CARLOADS 



Of Bee-Hives, Sections, Ship- 

 ^~"''''^-r~ce^ ping-Cases. Comb Foundation, 

 ^.~-^_^j jjjjjj EverjUiiiig used in the 

 "~ ■ ■ Bee-Industry. 



I want the name and address 

 of every Bee-Keeper in Aiiier- 

 ■ ica. No reason why you can- 

 not do business with me. I have 

 Cheap Lumber and E.tperienced Workmen ; 

 a good Wtiter-Power Factory and hnow how 

 to run it. I am f^upplying Dealers as well as 

 consumers. Whv not you? Send for Cata- 

 logues. Quotations, etc. W. II. PUTNAM, 

 IK River Falls, Pierce Co.. Wis. 



AU.7ition the A-inericaa Bee Jownii^'.^ 



Pasre & Lyon Mfar. Co., 



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

 mills that cut, annually, elffht million feet 

 of lumber, thus securing- the ijest lumber 

 at the lowest price for the maaul'acture of 

 hee-kcepers' supplies. They have also 

 just 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 Basswood 



^^18 used, and they are polished on both 

 sides. Nearness to pine and basswood for- 

 ests, aud possession of mills and factory 

 equipped with best machinery, ail com- 

 bine to enable this firm to furnish the best 

 floods at 



The Lowest Prices, tf 



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

 No. '2 Sections that will be sold at 50 cts. 

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

 will be sold for .S4. 00, and larger quanti- 

 ties at still lower prices. Send for Circu- 

 lar and see the prices on a full line of 

 supplies. 16Atf 



Mention the A.merlcan Bee JoumaL 



balance — 14 colonies — are now in very 

 good condition— all having queens and 

 sealed brood. 



I see at present no reason why I should 

 regret the removal of the bees from the 

 cellar at that early date. For a number 

 of years the old-time bee-keepers on Fox 

 river have made it a practice to put 

 their bees out-doors early — as near the 

 first day of March as possible, and they 

 let them remain out. We like the prac- 

 tice. M. M. Baldridge. 



St. Charles, 111., April 20. 



Gathering Honey and Pollen. 



I have been keeping bees for only two 

 years. I have only three colonies, and 

 have been working with them, studying 

 their habits, and trying to learn their 

 natural requirements. Bees gather 

 about 40 pounds of surplus honey per 

 colony, in this section. Mine are gath- 

 ering pollen and honey to-day from fruit 

 bloom, and what we call red bud and 

 spring bloom. G. Stephens. 



Tygart's Valley, Ky., April 18. 



Report for Several Years. 



The year 1892 was the poorest I had 

 since I kept bees, and I began bee-keep- 

 ing somewhere in the early 60's. That 

 year (1892) I got neither swarms nor 

 honey, but had to buy sugar to feed my 

 bees, and by the spring of 1893 I lost 

 50 out of 80 colonies. I 893 was a bet- 

 ter year, but I lost most of my bees, and 

 what I had left were in poor condition. 

 1894 brought me a little nice linden 

 honey and a few swarms, and last year 

 (1895) was another poor year for me; 

 all I got was a little dark honey in the 

 fall, and since I took them out of the 

 bee-cellar, I have lost 9 out of (52 colo- 

 nies, most of them by bee-disease. 



JoSEPU Hentkich. 



Dickeyville, Wis., April 19. 



FULL COLONIES 



Of Italian Bees for $4.00. Are worth twice 

 the money. Queens bred from fine imported 

 mother. Lang-stroth frames: 10-frame hives. 

 All combs built on foundation in wired frames 

 and perfect. Can't possibly break down in 

 shipment. I have been keepiniy; bees as a spe- 

 cialty for many years, and wifrh to retire from 

 business. A rare chance to g'et superior colo- 

 nies cheap. No circular. Seud the price and 

 get your bees. See the foilowiog: from Mr. T. 

 C. Potter, Indianapolis, Ind.: 



"April 21st, 1896. Mr. T. H. Kloer. Dear 

 Sir:— The colony of bees came last eveninc. 

 It is perfectly satisfactory. In fact, I have 

 bought bees off and on lor 15 years, and do 

 not know that I ever have ourrha&ed a nicer 

 col"ny at the time of year, or lor such a 

 moderate price ] found the queen readi- 

 ly. The bees were very gentle, not one offer- 

 ing to sting. So T fancy I have a gentle strain 

 —just what I wanted. Now 1 thank you very 

 much for giving me agood colony for so small 

 a price, and for packiiig them so that they 



could be opened up so readily If any one 



wants recommendation, refer to me " 

 Address. T. H. KLOER^ 



426 Willow St., TEKKE HAUTE, IND. 



20Atf Mention the American Bee Jourjial. 



Bee-Iieepors* Pliotograpli. — We 



have now on hand a limited number of ex- 

 cellent photographs of prominent bee-keep- 

 ers — a number of pictures on one card. The 

 likeness of 4'J of them are shown on one of 

 the photop:raphs, and 121 on the other. We 

 will send them, postpaid, for 50 cents each, 

 mailing from the 121 kind first; then after 

 they are all gone, we will send the 49 kind. 

 So those who order first will get the most 

 " faces '■ for their money. Seud orders to 

 the Bee Journal office. 



WOVEN WIRE FENCE 



Over50Styles 



Tlie bo ton Earth. Horv^ehieh.l 

 Bull j^tiong, Fig and Cliicken I 

 tit-'ht. You can make from 40 1 

 to 60 rods per day for from I 



(4 to 22c. a Rod. 



llliistt^iteil Catalo^'iie Free. 



KITSELMAN BROS., 

 Ridgeville, - Indiana. | 



iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiwiiiiiffni 



48Ktf Msntiontif ■ A verican Bee Jour7uii. 



TWO APIARIES! 



.tOO Nuclei devoted to Queeu-Iieariog:. Prices 

 for May will be as follows : Untested. 75o. ; % 

 dnz.,*4.rO; Tested. $1.00. June — Untested, 

 65c ; 1,4 doz., $3.60; Tested. 85c. All Queens 

 promptly sent by return mall. 



LEININGER BROS., 



6Et( Ft. Jennings, Ohio. 



When Answering this advertisement, mention this journai. 



T have one ol" tlie choicest flocks of 



BROWN LEGHORNS IN THE STATE 



Keep no other kind. Eggs, 7ne. per 15; 



.351.25 per 30. B. G, sei>TH,VN, 



16Etf OTISVILLE. MICH. 



MenJiowi ihe Am/erican Bee Jourm:,, 



m 



Lnrg^fst Stock 

 'U'l Greatest 

 'ariot\ in the 

 .\'e^.t. BEST 



> iood-at Low- 



FPT prices, fiit. 



of su ),ai:rs FREE. 



E. KRETCMtR, RED OAK, IOWA. 



Mention the Amet icmt Bee JnuniaU l^E8t 



Duvall's Qneeiis SiES 



qualities and the price is ivay down now. 

 lie Mire to send fur Circular. 



C. D. DTTVAIiIi, Siitsuma Heiirlits, Tin. 



ISEtt Please mention this Journal. 



ITALIAN BEES. 



Untested Queens. SI. 00. Tested, 81.25. Bees 

 by the lb . $1 00. Nuclei— Two frame, with 

 Queen, «2. 50; one frame. $2.00. 



Also. Barred and White Plymouth Rock 

 Eggs lor setting; $1.00 for 15. 



Mrs. A. *. SI.TIPSON, 



ISETt SwARTS. Pa. 



litention Vie American Tbeejoumo.l, 



Up to Guarantee ! il^ 



Oq June 1 I shall be prepared to ship Queens 

 of my famous 



This strain of beautiful yellow-banded Bees 

 is practically non-^ warming and non-stinging. 



Queens, each. $1.00. Special prices by the 

 dozen. Everything guaranteed. Cit'l'gfree. 

 HEMtY AL.LEV. 



ISElf WENHAM. Essex Co., MASS, 



iUTH'S' 



EOmT EXTBACTOB 



PEKFECTION 



k>ld-Bla«t Suiokers, 



Square GlaoK Honey Jars, Rtc. 



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

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

 Send lOe for Practical Hints to Beo-Keepers. 



SAVE 

 MONEY 



U^liTJ'^^ii^s'. ITALIAN QUEENS 



Foiindaliun at Wholesale Prices. Hives, 

 suited for the South, or SIIPF1.1ES, send for 

 Prlce-List— to 



-O-A..- 



J. P. H. BROWSI, 



