June 14, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



379 



Root's Column 



If you would secure a good crop of honer, you 

 should aid the bees by providing them with 



The A. I. Root Company's 

 Weed New= Process 



Foundation, 



which is knowa by tliese trade raarks: 



^r- Ar.i ay 



^THEAifK^ROOTGO- 



■O /ftEDINA K^ ^ OH LP- •> 



The Weed New-Process Foundation has been 

 indorst by experiment stations and af^ricultural 

 coUeg-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 containiutiT 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, re=^peciively, also 

 in neat wooden boxes of 5, 10, l5 and 25 pound 

 sizes. Bee-keepers will find it a !;rreat conven- 

 ience to get their Foundation in ihese regular 

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

 class order. Parties who buy in considerable 

 quantities to supply their neighboring bee-keep- 

 ers will find these small pasteboard boxes a 

 great convenience, and to such we make a spe- 

 cial rate which we will quote on application. 

 Our prices are as follows: 



Table of Prices o! Root's Weed New Process 

 GombFouiulation. 



When you order, be sure to tell which grade 

 you want, and give price. 



Name of 

 Grade. 



Size and sheets 

 per pound. 1 lb 5 10 25 



Medium brocd V^^xlo^^s 7 to S 

 Light brood. ..jT^ixltj'a 9 to 10 



Thin super 3"jxl5'.^ 2S 



Extra thin |3':,xl5'/< 3.2 



You are likelj- 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 Root's Weed New-Process 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., 118 Mich. St., Chicago, 111. 

 Vickery Bros., Evansville, Ind. 

 W. S. Ponder, 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. Hilton, Fremont, Newaygo Co., Mich. 

 John Nebel & Sou, High Hill, Monfg Co. Mo. 

 C. H. W.Weber, 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 

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

 Buell Lamberson, ISO Front St., Portland, Oreg. 

 Prothero S: Arnold, Du Bois, Clearfield Co., Pa. 

 Cleaver &. 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.Paul, Minn. 

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

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

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



Pa., and many other dealers. 



THE. ft. I. ROOT CO., 



HEDINA.OHIO. 



Before we sell any we must have more 

 than we can consume on the farm, as I 

 tell the good woman we are entitled to 

 it as pay for all of those stings. 



This spring wc took from the cellar 

 all the colonies that we put therein 

 December. Our queens are all dipt 

 and we expect no trouble in finding 

 them during swarming-time. One 

 could see a pin on the ground about the 

 hives as there are no weeds or grass. 

 Yellow willow afforded early feed. 

 Swarming now begins, and of course 

 the patient is happy. 



If the Doctor and " George " would 

 do penance just once, and go a-fishing 

 with the patient, he would forgive 

 them for what they did, and further- 

 more would furnish the bait. 



"George," you go to your mailing-- 

 list, hunt up Blunk's name, and you 

 will find a r just before the /(•. K')wck 

 it out, for it is silent, and no good. 

 The old man Blunk brought that " c " 

 over from Germany with him a long 

 time ago, and he is a believer in short 

 spelling, since "George " prescribes it. 



I would say to " Afterthought," that 

 my bees and strawberry bloom don't 

 mix. I saw only one bee on the straw- 

 berry bloom, and I have kept close tab 

 on both bees and berries. 



J. P. Blunk. 



Webster Co., Iowa, May 31. 



[All right, Mr. B., we have knockt 

 that " c " out of your name on our list, 

 and now it looks ever so much better. 



Dr. Miller and " ye Editor " never 

 have time to go fishing, sorry to say. 

 Many thanks for your kind invitation. 

 — Editor.] 



Much Rain— White Clover SeaFce. 



We are having a great deal of rain, 

 and bees seem to be doing well. My 

 bees never have built up so fast as they 

 have this spring. The hives are " boil- 

 ing over " with bees and they are 

 bringing in the honej', but I don't 

 know where they get it, for white 

 clover is a very scarce article in this 

 locality. George Sage. 



Greene Co., Ind., June 3. 



Poop Ppospeet fop White Clovep. 



This has been the driest spring I can 

 remember. There are as yet no white 

 clover heads to be seen. I called on 

 Mr. Boardman, of Huron Co., Ohio, 

 and he predicts no white clover this 

 spring. Five days ago we had our first 

 rain for this spring. I have just been 

 out examining the roadsides and other 

 places, and find clover coming up, but 

 no signs of any heads as yet, however 

 there may be some. Our bees are now 

 working on mustard. H. G. Quirin. 



Erie Co., Ohio, June 1. 



Cause of Loss in Winteplng. 



Mr. Geo. H. Adkins' loss in winter- 

 ing (see page 347) is undoubtedly 

 caused by the BaiUtus milii in a mild 

 form. This will cause general uneasi- 

 ness, and, assisted by a poor quality of 

 honey, the result is general disaster. 



In regard to handling the surplus 

 combs, sort out all the objectionable 

 ones part drone, and particularly those 

 that are foul and contain the most pol- 

 len, and render into wax. There is no 



Sharpies Cream SeparatorsiProfitable Dairying I 



California Queens. 



OF PURE ITALIAN STOCK. 

 (THREB-IIANIJEU.) 



No other bees within a radius of TEN MILES. 

 Eight years' experience in practical bee-keep- 

 ing. LIntested (Jueens, ''0 cts. each; %') per doz. 

 Discounts after Julv 1. Write for price-list 



lHA13t H. L. WEEMS, Hanford, Calif. 



Please mention Bee Journal "when -writing, 



POULTKV U(M>K FREE, CA pat'L-a, iHuHlniied. 

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EQQS 



From Barred PLYMOUTH 



ROCKS Thorobred, 1 lue 

 PluTuatred Fowls. Farm 

 Raised — 75c per dozen. 



MRS, L C, AXTELL, RoseviUe, Ul. 



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 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping 

 Device is a fine thing" for use in 

 catching and clipping Queens 

 wings. 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 

 .ind the Clipping Device. Address, 



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Breeders are from last sea- 

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Send for price-list of Queens 

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

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 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 

 honev." 



We have a few pounds of this Cleome seed, 

 and offer to mail a J4-pound package as a pre- 

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