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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Aug. 13, 



•> Money Saved is Money Gained. •^ 



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The Iowa Policy- 

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Agents \l'auted. 



JOHN B. KING. General Agent, 



Suite 513 First Nat'l Bank Bld'g:, 

 SOAtf CHICAGO, ILiIi. 



Our New 4-page Catalog 



Contains testimonials from F. A. Gemmill, 

 Wm. McEvoy, Inspector of foul brood for 

 Canada ; also many others from those who 

 haye tested the Adel bees. All testimonials 

 came in since June 1. 1896. I chaileng-e any 

 queen-dealer in the world to produce such 

 large, fine Queens as I am now sending my 

 customers. " We get the best queens fkom 

 YOU." so say a large majority of our patrons. 

 I cannot supply SO-cent Queens— I do not rear 

 that kind. Every one of my Queens is worth 

 $5.00. But I sellonefor jil.OO; 3forS-3.50; 6 

 torS4.50; and 12 for $8.00. No swarming, no 

 stinging, and no disease among the Adels. A. 

 I. Hoot Co. have six of as fine Adel Queens as 

 any man can boast of. Can ship by return 

 mail. Send for Catalog. 



HENRY AIiIiEV, Wenliaiu, Mass. 

 32Atf Mention the American Bee Journal- 



m~ IF YOU WANT THE 



BEE-BOOK 



That covers the whole Apicultural Field more 

 completely than any other published, send 

 »1.25 to Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont, Calif., 

 for his 



Bee-Keeper's Guide. 



Iiiberal Discounts to the Trade. 



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 Climate or Resources, send tor a Sample Copy 

 of California's Favorite Paper— 



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The leadiDg Horticultural and Agricultural 

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 Sample Copy Free. 



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TEXAS QUEENS. 



If you are in need dI Queens, let me have 

 your order. Price-List Free. 

 8A261 J. D. CIVKNS, E.ii>bon. Tex. 



BEGINNERS. 



Beginners should have a copy of the 

 Amateur Bee-Keeper, a 70-pag-e book by 

 Prof. J. W. Rouse. Price 25 cents; if 

 sent bym:iil.28c. The little book and 

 the Progressive Bee-Keeper (alive, pro- 

 gressive 28-page monthly journal) one 

 year, 65c. Address any llrst-ulass dealer, 

 or 

 liEAHY MFG. CO., Higginsville, Mo. 



MOTH'S 



H02TE7 EXTKACTOB 



pbrfection 

 Cold-Blast Sniokers. 



Square <»laeiii Honey Jars. Etc. 



For Circulars, apply to Ch.\8. F. Muth & Son. 

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

 Send lOo for Practical HintB to Bee-Keepers. 



common name. It is closely related to 

 the boneset, E. perfoliatum ; the Joe 

 Pye weed, E. purpureum ; and the white 

 snake-root. E. ageratoides. All are per- 

 ennial plants, and at least one or two 

 species are usually abundant in every 

 locality. The species sent by Mr. H. is 

 one of the most vigorous, producing a 

 great number of flowers, and could 

 easily be grown by planting the roots in 

 the fall. A patch once started would 

 need no further attention except to keep 

 down weeds. This would be following 

 the proper course for every bee-keeper 

 to pursue, where it is possible, viz., to 

 devote a portion of land to the growing 

 of our best native honey-producing 

 plants. The huge family (composite) to 

 which this plant belongs, would furnish 

 many of value, especially for the late 

 summer and autumn. 



Good Fall Flow Expected. 



Bees are working lively. The fall 

 flow promises a good yield. 



F. G. WiLKE. 



Wilcox, Nebr., Aug. 4. 



Doing Very Nicely with Bees. 



My wife has four colonies of bees, and 

 is doing very nicely with them. The 

 Bee Journal is assisting her very much. 

 John Kill. 



Seattle, Wash., July 30. 



Poorest Season in Years. 



This has been one of the poorest sea- 

 sons for honey for many years. I have 

 not taken a pound of honey yet, and 

 some of my bees are starving. 



John V. Emmekt. 



Lebanon, Ind., Aug. 1. 



Quite Another Spell. 



The farmer cannot rest with EE 



Until some plan he can BVII. 

 To rob ye BB. add to his VV. 



Or flU his '• tanli " with their supplies. 

 About 1 a.m. he dons hie clothes. 



And for the B-tree off he HI 1. 

 No honey; gets stings on II and NOO, 



And CC he's not so very Y V. 

 Weeping Water, Nebr. A. B. Ginnek. 



Bees in the Fine Tree State. 



Bees here in the good old Pine Tree 

 State are storing more honey than for 

 many years. The Alsike and white clo- 

 vers were in abundance, and now they 

 are at work on the tireweed and yellow- 

 weed. Swarming in most cases was 

 very late; some have swarmed four 

 times, and the swarms have swarmed. 

 The old colonies are swarming quite 

 often, as late as July 29. They stored a lot 

 of honey from the white mustard, which 

 is in the grain-fields here, with an abun- 

 dance of pollen. I found a large swarm 

 on a large oak tree beside the road July 

 30, and hived them the next day ; they 

 are now doing nicely. 



Last winter' 1 had , five colonies and 



Honey-Clovers & Buckwheat 



SEED FOR SALE. 



We have made arrangements so that we 

 can furnish seed of several of the Clovers 

 and Japanese Buckwheat, by freight or ex 

 press, at the following prices, cash with order 



alb lOtt. 25Ib soft 



AlslkeClover $.70 J1.25 $3.00 $5.75 



SweetClover 75 1.40 3.25 6.00 



White Clover 1.25 2.00 4.50 8.00 



Alfalfa Clover 65 1.10 2.70 5.00 



Crimson Clover 55 .90 2.00 3.50 



Jap. Buckwheat... .20 .35 .90 1.25 

 Prices subject to market changes. 



Add 25 cents to your order, tor cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



CHICAGO, ILLS. 



Sweet Clover I Canada. 



At the following prices : 



5 lbs. 10 lbs. 25 lbs. 50 lbs. 



$1.00 $1.60 $3.75 $7.25. 



Also a quantity of Motherwort and Catnip 



seed. Prices on application. 



EGOS for Hatelilng. Buff Leghorns. In- 

 dian Games. & Light Brabmas. Choice Birds. 

 A breeder for 30 years. Prices on application 



JOHN McARTHUR, 

 881 Yonge Street. - TORONTO, ONT. 

 15 At f MenlUm tlie American Bee Journal, 



^ Extracted Honey 



Finest Qiialit)'. Basswood and 

 Clover. 



2 60-lb. cans in case. 8c. per pound. 1 

 60-lb. can In case, 9c. per pound. A 

 sample by mail, 10 cts. POUDER'S 

 Houey-Jars and Complete Line 

 of Supplies. Catalogue Free. 



lliiiill WALTER S. POIJDER, 



''^■'"m 162 Mass. Avenue, ISDIJ>(.»POtIS, ISD. 



Mention the American Bee Jourruii, 



HOIVFY ^® ''"^^ ^°' ^ ^l?*lf''' *1^° i^Yhite 



cheap. 



and Sweet Clover Honey we will sell 



lloney and Beeswax Wanted. 



Rfteo l»OD 0«|i<ino Warranted the best, sim- 

 DOaS MCC'CotiljIC plest and quickest Escape 

 on the market. Sent postpaid to any address 

 for 30 cts. It can be returned at our expense 

 If it is not as represented, or we will send the 

 Escape on trial to any bee-keeper wishing to 

 test It in good faith. We are agents for the 



Ferguson Patent Hive Cer'^fn^d'wic'Sf^ 



Gate Honey-Board, with the Escape. It Is the 

 easiest, quickest hive to handle for the pro- 

 duction of comb or extracted honey. 



E. S. 1.0VESY & CO., 

 355 6th Bast St.. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. 

 iafention the Arneri/an Bef Jomwi:. 9Atf 



Van Deuseii Foundation! 



I have some of the celebrated Van Deusen 

 Thin Foundation in 2.j-pound boxes, that I 

 will put on board cars for 112.50 per box. 



Also IT XIAX.^ 



dueens ! 

 Glueens I 



i^'ine Untested Queens mailed 

 I'HOMPTLY at 55 cts. each, or 

 Six for $3.00. 



Safe delivery and satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. Address, 



F. GRABBE, 



LiitERTyviLLE, Lake Co., III. 

 26 Atf Mention the American Bee Journal 



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