1896. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



349 



Qerjeral Iten^s^ 



Good Season in Texas. 



I am well pleased with the Bee Jour- 

 nal, and don't want to be without it. My 

 bees are doing splendidly. We are hav- 

 ing good seasons in Texas, and prospects 

 are very flattering for a good honey crop 

 this year. S. F. Ozburn. . 



Meridian, Tex., May 18. 



Bees Came Out in Good Condition. 



I have SO colonies of bees that came 

 out in good condition this spring. I have 

 been keeping bees for about 85 years. 

 We are getting plenty of rain here now, 

 so it is not so good for bees. 



William Fleming. 



Emerald, Wis., May 14. 



Number of Eggs in a Queen-Bee. 



I would like to have this question an- 

 swered in the Bee Journal : 



How many have ever examined a 

 queen-bee after pinching her head off, 

 and in so doing estimated the number of 

 eggs found in her, at any time ? 



Later I will give my reason, in the 

 Bee Journal, for asking this question, 

 which may seem strange to many. 



Pollock, Mo. Andrew Cotton. 



Has the Black Bees. 



I keep the common black bee, but 

 think I shall change them to Italians. 

 Last year I had only three swarms from 

 25 colonies, but I had about 500 pounds 

 of comb honey. I winter my bees on the 

 summer stands, and have very good suc- 

 cess in wintering. I lost but two colo- 

 nies the past winter. 



My bees were so cross and ugly last 

 year that I had about decided to give up 

 the bee-business entirely ; but they have 

 come out so well this spring, that I 

 think I will keep them on trial this one 

 year yet, and see If they will do better 

 this time. I am a farmer, and run a 

 market garden. I can sell all of my 

 honey in my own market, with but little 

 expense. D. L. Chukcher. 



Big Flats, N. Y., May 19. 



An Old Bee-Keeper's Report. 



Feeling it a duty to report, and seeing 

 it is a rainy day, I take the opportunity 

 to write. Thia being my TSth birthday 

 you cannot expect much. 



As you all know, 1895 was a very 

 poor season for honey. I commenced 

 the season with 38 or 39 colonies ; they 

 commenced to swarm the forepart of 

 July, and by Aug. 10 they had finished 

 their labors. The last swarms had prac- 

 tically no honey at all. What to do I 

 did not know. A friend living 10 or 11 

 miles away, said there was lots of buck- 

 wheat around his place, and advised me 

 to bring some out there. He said his 

 bees were doing well. Finally, about 

 the middle of August, I moved 30 colo- 

 nies—three one-horse loads. About Sept. 

 20 I went after them, and it was a sorry 

 looking mess. A good many hives were 

 empty, all but moths and worms. I 

 loaded them all on, and brought them at 

 one load with one horse. No use telling 

 the pleasure (?) I had in cleaning up my 

 hives. I then put two together, one top 





BEE-SUPPLIES! 



We have the best equipped Fac- 

 tory In the West. Capacity— one 

 carload a day; and carry the larg-est 

 stock and prreatest variety of every 

 thinjr needed in the apiary, assur- 

 ing BEST goods at the LOWEST 

 prices, and prompt shipment. 



Illustrated Catalog. 80 pages. Free. 



2E8t 



Address, 



E, ERETGHMER, Red Oak, Iowa. 



:3iS YOUNG QUEENS BY RETURN MAIL :3;S: 



From the South. Bred from onv }iardij strain ot GRAY CARNIOLANS and GOL- 

 DEN ITALIANS. Untested Queen, 75 cts.; Tested, $1.50. If you want a Fine 

 Imported or a Select Tested Breeding-Queen, or Bees by the Poond, Nuclei and 

 Full Colonies, we can furnish you ot boHoni prfee.s. We never saw Foul Brood or 

 Bee-Paralysis. Satisfaction guaranteed. Pkicb-List Free. 



F. A. LOCKHART & CO., Lake George, N. Y. 



Please mention the American Bee Journal. 



16Etf 



Beaiitifii! Golden (jueeiis Kan. 



Let me tell you why my Golden Italians are 

 better for comb honey than the a-baoders. 

 Simply this— they cap their honey white like 

 the blacks, and are splendid workers. 



1 Untested Queen. T.j cents or .3 for $2.00 



1 Tested Queen. $1 00 Breeders 2.50 



1 Breedei which T h;ive bred from and 

 found tobethebest 4.00 



1 Frame Nuclei with Queen 1.75 



2 " *' '' ... 2.2.5 

 a •■ ■• •• .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' 2.75 



All orders filled promptly. Safe delivery 

 guaranteed. P. J. THOMAS, 



22A8t FREDONIA, KAN. 



Mention tlie American Dee Journal. 



Agent's ]:irofits per month. Will prove 

 )it or i)ay tortrit New articles just out. 

 A SI. 50 sarnpli- and terms free. Try us. 

 22A8t Chiuesteh & Son, 28 Bond St., N. T. 



WHEN ANSWERING TMlS ADVERTISEMENT. MENTION THIS JOURNAL- 



Hives & Combs For Sale. 



45 lO-frame Langstioth Hives, two-story, for 

 extracting, as made and sold by T. G. New- 

 man. These are empty— no frames- are well 

 paicted. and have been kept in the bee-house. 

 Price, 75 cents each. 



Also, 400 Brood or Extracting Combs for 

 the above hives ; they have the triangular 

 top-bar as made by Newman. They are clean 

 and in good condition. Price. $15.00 per 100. 



I would take IS5.00 for the whole lot of 

 Hives and Combs. 



Eefereuce— American Bee Journal. 



21Atf 



W. C. liYMAN, 



DOWNER'S GROVE, ILL. 



MUTH'S 



HOITEY EXTBACTOB 



PERFECTION 



Cold-Blast Smokers, 



Square Glass Honey Jars, Etc. 



For Circulars, apply to CHA8. F. MUTH & SON. 



Cor. Freeman iS Central Ayes,, Cincinnati, O. 



Send 10c tor Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers. 



Mention thcAiiicriean Hce journal. 



BERLIN FRXnr-BOX CO , 



IJEHLIN Heights, Ohio. 



Address, 

 28A8t 



Mention the Aiiicrloan Dee Journal. 



WOVEN ME FENCE 



Over50 StyleSiThe bestonEartli. Horsehigh, 



^-'Eull strong, Pig and Chicken 



tight. You can make from 40 

 to 60 rods per day for from 



14 to 22c. a Rod. 



niu.'^trated Catalo^'vie Free. 



KITSELMAN BROS., 

 Ridgeville, - Indiana. 



'^ 



48Etf MemtionthKAvencanBetJcmmaL 



TWO APIARIES! 



500 Nuclei devoted to Queen-Rearing. Prices 

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

 doz., $1.00: Tested. $1.00. June — Untested, 

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

 promptly sent by return mail. 



LEININGEK BROS., 

 6Etf Ft. Jennings, Ohio. 



I have one of the choicest flocks of 



BROWN LEGHORNS IN THE STATE 



Keep no other kind. Eggs, 75c. per 13; 

 $1.25 per 30. B. G. SCOTHAN, 



16Etf OTISVILLE. MICH 



Mention the Amjertoan Bee Jourwtj. 



Diivall's Oiieeiis ra-J 



become 

 liar for 

 — - - ^ „„^ir superior 



qualities and the price is way down now. 

 Be Hure to send lor Circular. 



C. D. DUVAIiL, Satstima Heig'hts, Fla. 

 18Etf Please mention this Journal. 



ITALIAN BEES. 



Untested Queens. $1.00. Tested, $1.25. Bees 

 by the lb . $1.00. Nuclei— Two frame, with 

 Queen, $2.50; one frame. $2.00. 



Also. Barred and White Plymouth Rock 

 Eggs for setting; $1.00 for 15. 



Mrs. A. A. SI.MPSON, 



18E7t Sw.tKTS, Pa. 



Mention the American Bee Journal. 



Up to Guarautee ! 3lr 



On June 1 I shall be prepared to ship Queens 

 of my famous 



This strain of beautiful yellow-banded Bees 

 Is practlcall.vnon-swarmlng and non-stinging. 



Queens, each. $1.00. Special prices by the 

 dozen. Everything guaranteed. Cat'l'g free. 

 HEISKY ALLEY, 



18Ett WENHAM, Essex Co., MASS. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide— see page 347. 



