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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



April 19, 1900 



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m mauy cases when you buy vehicles and hcrnes:^ from the acent cr ( 

 dealer. We do without, these people an.l rediK-e the price of ourirouds I 

 Co you to the extent ol' their commisL^iuus. V.'e make ISS atyles ctJ 

 vehicles and 05 styles ot hariiessand t^ei i tht^m * 



tt> the consumer direct from our lattury at J 

 wholesale prices. • 



No. 66 — Sinple Biipfry ^ 

 Harneas-Price wilh rubber i 

 tniDminje. gl6. Goi.d 



tails for 922. 



No. 21— DriviQ^ Wagon. Hag '-LcDi; L'iat- MP f 



kDic" axlt;s, open rubber head springs, Etidlev 

 f shaft couplers and B^ey loops. Price witi You pay a proiit to nobody except our mau- 

 C shafts. S-'^it. Same as othara sciJ for &io to £50 ufaclurinp profit, and you gretpositively tho 

 ' more than oQr price, best guods wliich a j^iven amount of money 



will buy. In a factory of the siJe of ours you 



r i„ . J „ . C<?* t'le be(*t pOM»iblc selcetSoii. Ourlarpe 



i 'llustrated Catalogue contaiDS cuts of everything' «'e make. Remember that we ship 

 our vehicles and harness aiiy where for examination and guarantee cafe delivery and 

 wan-ant everythi-'-j , 



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HATCHING CHICKENS-EASY JOB 



when you imow just how to proceed. When the courseds mapped 



" ■ >r you by others of experience. Whenyouaretold justwhat 



and how to do do it and what not to do. All thete things 



•mpletely covered by the master hand of experience in our 



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■iwn litre iH iincof ajieciril lueriU 



Kijuij.j'd wilh SuperUrood 



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ALBINO QUEENS UZT^l^^r^^ 



waut the gentlest Bees— If yon want the best 

 honey-gratherers you ever saw— trv my Albinos. 

 Untested Queens in April, fl.ixi; 'Tested, $1,511. 



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Queens, Bees, Nuclei, Etc. 



llaviiiif- been 27 years rear- 

 ing- Queens for the trade on 

 the best plans, will continue 

 during 1%0 to rear the BEST 

 we can. 



PRICES: 



"ne I'ntested Queen Sl.t") 



' ine Tested Queen 1.2S 



iJne Select Tested Queen 1.50 



One Breeder 3.00 



One Comb Nucleus 1.80 



Untested Queens ready in 

 May. Tested are from "last 

 season's rearing, ready now. 



FROM PURE, 

 YELLOW WAX. 

 Send for price-list of Queens bv the dozen; 

 also sample of Foundation. J. L. STRONG, 

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QUEENS 



Smokers. Sections. 



Comb Foundation 

 And Bll Apiarian ijappUei 

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soapt the cloth also. Now just imagine my- 

 surprise when I come to look at my nice 

 cake of yellow wax, to find that it had not 

 hardened, but was a mass of thick, sticky 

 paste! The whole batch was ruined, and I 

 will caution beginners to use no soap, and 

 then they will take no chances on getting 

 too much. 



These experts who tell us how to do the 

 work so nicely, failed to tell us how many 

 failures they made while they were learn- 

 ing, 



I am glad to add that I didn't melt all my 

 wax at once, and will try to profit by my 

 own experience in rendering the rest. 

 When I read of mistakes others have made 

 (and there are very few who tell of their 

 mistakes) it makes me feel encouraged to 

 know that I am not the only one, and I feel 

 like trying again. 



There are a few things in the apiary that 

 I can do successfully, but I can't render 

 beeswax so it is salable. 



Now, I imagine if this appeared in the 

 Bee Journal with my address, I would re- 

 ceive circulars from half the supply houses 

 in the United States, recommending their 

 solar wax-extractor ; but what could I do 

 with one now. with 6 inches of snow on the' 

 ground ? Alas, experience comes high, but 

 is a good investment. 



I have read with interest the articles 

 from Messrs. Aikin, " Old Grimes," and 

 always am pleased when an article appears 

 from Doolittle or Dadant; and Dr. Miller's 

 answers to questions are a real treat. I 

 often wonder if he has not the patience of 

 Old Job, 



Our bees are doing nicely so far, but the 

 next six weeks will be the hardest on bees 

 here, A little later we will try Mr. Aikin's 

 plan of spreading brood, and if successful I 

 will report — and also if I make a failure of 

 it, Mrs, Emma Woodmansee. 



Arapahoe Co,, Colo,, April 9. 



SeeuFing Inerease Without Surplus. 



Bee-keepers here had a good season in 

 1899. The crop averaged 45 pounds to the 

 colony, I have been here since last March. 



I have become nearly blind within the 

 last six months, and as I can not get 

 around to buy any colonies that are for 

 sale, I must rely on increasing the few that 

 I have. 



I would like to ask Mr. T. F. Bingham, or 

 some other experienced bee-keeper, to give 

 the best way to secure increase without re- 

 gard to surplus. 



The seasons are backward here in the 

 spring on account of the cool, high winds, 

 and the snow on the mountains. The first 

 alfalfa flow is about June 15, There is not 

 much nectar earlier, as during fruit-bloom, 

 the winds and coo! weather prevent gath- 

 ering. James Anderson. 



Montrose Co,, Colo. 



A Mississippi Report. 



I am home again among the bees after 

 spending the winter trapping. 



The home apiary of 97 colonies wintered 

 all right, only 4 having died ; at the Mt. 

 Zion apiary 4 miles north, 83 colonies, none 

 were dead ; at the Concordia apiary of 77 

 colonies, 9 were dead. The last apiary came 

 thru better than I expected, as it contained 

 all the weak colonies I had last fall. At 

 the Stokes apiary of 01 colonies, 3 were 

 dead. 



Bees are booming now. working on box- 

 alder and elm which are in full bloom, also 

 peach and plum trees, I have bought an- 

 other apiary of 63 colonies which I shall 

 move nearer home as soon as the roads are- 

 settled. I have gone out of the queen-busi- 

 ness and will work all my bees for extracted 

 honey. 



This Delta valley is one of the best honey- 

 districts in America, There is lots of room, 

 for bee-keepers, in a first-class location. 



Every colony is in a double-story hive, 

 and on full frames of comb, and not a two- 

 year-old queen in any yard except the last 

 one I bought, so I ought to get some honey 

 this season. 



I am trying 3 sizes of hives. In the home 



