June 7, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



363 



mi'h Goiumn 



If you would secure a good crop of iioiiey, you 

 should aid the bees by providiug- them with 



The A. I. Root Company's 

 Weed New= Process 



Foundation, 



which is knowa by these trade marks: 



^THEA-tf^RborCo- 



.nMEgip^^i/' H 1 1 



The Weed New-Process Foundation has been 

 indorst by experiment stations and agricultural 

 ■colleg-es as well as by private individuals. 

 Wherever it has been placed in competition 

 ■with ordinary Foundation it has been found 

 that the bees will not only take to it more 

 ■quickly, but will draw it out more fully. The 

 result is that sections containing' the Weed New- 

 Process Foundation will be filled and capt over 

 sooner than those containing the old process. 



Our Foundation is put up in pasteboard boxes 

 holding 1, 2, 3, and 5 pounds, respectively, also 

 in neat wooden boxes of 5, 10, 15 and 25 pound 

 sizes. Bee-keepers will find it a great conven- 

 ience to get their Foundation in these regular 

 packages, as it is sure to reach them in lirst- 

 class order. Parties who bu.v in considerable 

 quantities to supply their neighboring bee-keep- 

 ers will find these small pasteboard boxes a 

 g"reat convenience, and to such we make a spe- 

 cial rate which we will quote' on application. 

 Our prices are as follows: 



Table of Prices ot Root's Weed New Process 

 Comb Foundation. 



When you order, be sure to tell which grade 

 you want, and give price. 



Name of Sizeandsheets In lots of- 



Gkade. per pound. 1 Hj 5 10 25 



Medium brood 

 Light brood. .. 

 Thin super — 

 Extra thin — 



7S'xl6?3 7 to 8 



7-Vxl6?a to 10 

 3",xl5^ 28 

 3'r.xl5^ 32 



Yon are likely to find right in the midst of the 

 honey harvest that you are short of Founda- 

 tion. Do not lose dollars by neglect, but order 

 a box of Roofs Weed New-JProcess Comb Foun- 

 dation at once. 



You can get this Foundation promptly of any 

 of the following dealers. Send to dealer nearest 

 you and save heavy transportation charges. 



J. M. Jenkins, Wetumpka, Elmore Co.. Ala. 

 The L. A. Watkins Co., Denver, Colo. 

 George W.York & Co., US Mich.St.,Chicago,Ill, 

 Vickery Bros., Evansville, Ind. 

 W. S. Pouder, 512 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Jos. Nysewander, Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Carl F. Buck, Augusta, Butler Co., Kans. 

 Rawlings Implement Co., Baltimore, Md. 

 M.H.Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Wayne Co.,Mich. 

 Geo. E. HiUon, Fremont, Newaygo Co., Mich. 

 John Nebel & Son, High Hill, Mont'g Co. Mo. 

 C. H. W.Weber, 2U6 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 

 A.F.McAdams, Columbus Grove,Putnam Co., O. 

 Bnell Lamberson, 18u Front St., Portland, Oreg. 

 Prothero & Arnold, Du Bois, Clearfield Co., Pa. 

 Cleaver 6i Greene, Troy, Bradford Co., Pa. 

 J. H. Back & Son, 235 West 3rd North St., Salt 



Lake City, Utah. 

 The A. I. Root Co., 1024 Miss.St., St.PauI, Minn. 

 The A. I. Root Co., Mechanic Falls, Maine. 

 The A. I. Root Co., Syracuse, N.Y. " O 

 The A. I. Root Co., 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, 



Pa., and many other dealers. 



THE fl. I. 



ROOT GO.. 



HEDINA, OHIO. 



measures to stop it. He is using- car- 

 bolic acid with ajiparently pood results. 

 The recent cxlrcme drouth (just 

 broken last ni^ht). with the cold, has 

 been afjainst the boes, and caused much 

 chilled brood over the country. 



D. KKID KiKKl'ATKICK. 



Kalkaska Co.. Mich., May 2H. ' 



Expects an All-Rlght Year. 



My bees are doing^ fine this year. I 

 never have seen tliem in better condi- 

 tion this time in the season than they 

 are now. If the weather continues the 

 same this will certainly be an all-right 

 year. ' K. D. Minehakt. 



Linn Co., Iowa. May 30. 



Not a Good Bee-Land. 



Bees are not working much at pres- 

 ent — kind of "on the loaf." Pasture 

 is scarce, and we liave to depend upon 

 a fall flow. There is very little white 

 honey for we have had too much rain 

 and too many cool days. It is warm 

 enough now, and the dagos swarm 

 some, but not like they do on a good 

 flow of honey. This will never be a 

 good bee-land, for the clovers do not 

 take well with us, and we have no hills 

 to grow buckwheat on. But I intend 

 to keep a few bees for the fun there is 

 in it. I have 48 colonies. 



Sampson Stout. 



Cowley Co., Kans., May 30. 



Italians on Red Clover. 



I have learned something new today 

 about bees, and that is, my Italians 

 are working strong on red clover. My 

 father is 60 years old, and never saw 

 bees work on red clover before this, to 

 speak of. I certainly am well pleased 

 with the queens I have received from 

 some breeders whose advertisements 

 are in the American Bee Journal, and 

 I have it demonstrated to a certainty 

 that tongues of Italians are longer 

 than those of blacks, from a practical 

 standpoint. I counted something like 

 4 Italians to 10 feet square of red 

 clover, and no blacks ; while in an ad- 

 joining field of white clover I saw 

 many blacks and few Italians. 



Ray Co., Mo. David M. Kite. 



Winter Losses a Fifth to a Half. 



In this section of Ontario bees have 

 not wintered as well as they did a year 

 ago. The losses run from one-fifth to 

 one-half. We had a short crop of 

 honey last season, and I attribute the 

 losses to lack of vitality, as bees did 

 not breed up much last season after 

 the short honey-fiow was over, conse- 

 quently they went into winter quarters 

 short of young blood and vitality. 



Honey has been sold very clean in 

 this Dominion, so if we get a crop 

 there will be no old honey to stand as 

 a barrier to a fair price. 



Wm. Filmar. 



Ontario, Canada, May 29. 



Late After-Swarms. 



On page 213, S. B. Smith tells of 

 after-swarms issuing 21 days after the 

 prime swarms. Mr. Hasty, on page 

 310, says that they were " seconds " 

 mathematically but not bee-ologically. 

 "Localities" ditVer. I had an expe- 

 rience once that proves to me that it is 



California (Queens. 



Of PURE ITALIAN STOCK. 



(THBKt-BANDED.) 



No Other bees within a radius of TEN MILES. 

 Kifirht years' experience io practical bee-keep- 

 inif. Untested yiieens, W cts. each; $'^ per doz. 

 Discounts after July 1. Write for price-list. 



ISAUt H. L. WEEMS, Hanlord, Calll. 



Please mention Bee Jotu-nal when writing. 



POULTRY^^ 



UP TO DATC, ' ' 

 (I TiMiltrv Jouniiii, 'lri<niiRU|mll<.', infll 



From liarred PLYMOUTH 

 ROCKS Thurobred, i'ine 

 Pluniafjed Fowls. Karm 

 Raised— 75c per dozen. 



MRS, L. C. AXTELL, RoseviUe, l\L 



EQQSi 



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I'lease mention ilie lie.- Journal. 



Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping 

 Device is a fine thin^ for use in 

 catching and clipping Queens 

 wiug-s. We mail it for 25 cents; 

 or will send it FREE as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW 

 subscriber to the Bee Journal for 

 a year at $1.00; or for$1.10 we will 

 mail the Bee Journal one year 

 and the Clippintr Device. Address, 



GBORQE W. YORK & COMPANY, 



118 Michigan St., Chicago. 111- 



FREE FOR A MONTH .... 



If you are interested in Sheep in any way 

 you cannot afford to be without the best 

 Sheep Paper publisht in the United States. 



Wool markets and Sheep 



has a hobbv which is the sheep-breeder and 

 his industry, first, foremost and all the time. 

 Are you interested ? Write to-day. 



WOOL MARKETS AND SHEEP, CHICAGO, ILL. 



QUEENS ! 



One Untested Queen $ .80 



Que Tested Queen 1.00 



One Select Tested Queen 1.25 



One Breeder 2.00 



One-Comb Nucleus 1.00 



All Queens ready to mai 

 on receipt of the order. 



Breeders are from last sea- 

 son's rearing. 



Send for price-list of Queens 

 by the dozen. 



J. L. STRONG, 



14Atf CLARINDA, Page Co., IOWA. 



Please mention Bee Jovtrnal when writing. 



JUST THINK OF IT! 



Only 3 or 5 cents a rod more for PAGE Fences. 

 PA(iK WOVEN WIKE FENCE CO., ADKIAS, alCH. 



Please mention Bee journal ■wh'^n writina. 



Rocku Mountain Bee- Plant Seed ! 



{CU'ume biUgi ifoUa. ) 

 ...FREE AS A PREMIUM... 



The ABC of Bee-Culture says of it: "This 

 is a beautiful plant for the flower-garden, to 

 say nothing of the honey it produces. It grows 

 from two to three feet in hight, and bears large 

 clusters of bright pink flowers. It grows natur- 

 ally on the Rocky Mountains, and in Colorado, 

 where it is said to furnish large quantities of 

 honey." ^ . 



We have a few pounds of this Cleome seed, 

 and offer to mail a >i-pound package as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW subscriber to 

 the American Bee Journal, with $1.00; or K 

 pound by mail for 40 cents. 



GEORGE W. YORK 65: CO. 



lis Michigan St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



