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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



July 19, 1900. 



H. G. Quirin, the Queen -Breeder, 



Is as usual affain ou hand witk his 

 improved strain of 



^'GOLDEN-'^ 

 ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Our largest orders come from old customers, 

 which proves that our stock g:ives satisfactiou. 

 "We have 12 years' experience in rearing queens, 

 and if there is any one thiiiir we pride ourselves 

 in, it is in sendiutr all queens prompilj- BY 

 RETURN MAIL. We guarantee safe delivery. 



Address all orders to 

 H. G. QUIRIN, Parkerstown. Erie County. Ohio, 



(Money Order Office, Bellevue, O.) 

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That covers the wnole Apicultural Field more 

 completely than any other publisht, send $1.25 

 to Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont, Calif., for his 



B66-K66P6rs' Guide. 



LSheral Discounts to the Trade. 



Best on Earth 



What ? Our New Champion Winter= 

 Case. And to introduce it thruout 

 the United States aud Canada we 

 will sell them at a liberal discount 

 until Oct. 15, I'JOO. Send for quota- 

 tions. We are also headquarters for 

 the No-Drip Shipping-Casks. 

 R. H.SCHMIDT & CO. 



Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 

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I BEE-SUPPLIES! I 



r^ J^S^Root's Goods at Root's Prices'^^0' ^; 



;^^ Pouder's Honey-Jars aud every- i^ • 



•^ thing- used by bee-keepers. Prompt ^^ 



^^ Service — low freight rate. Catalog ^> 



■^ free. WALTER S. POUDER, ^ 



;^^ 512 Mass, Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. <^. 



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LncAr LANDS 



Located on the Illinois Central R.R. in 



... ,, SOUTHERN ....>. 

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Ana also located on the Yazoo & Mississippi 

 Valley R.R. in the famous 



YAZOO VALLEY 



ssissippi — specially adapted t 

 raising of 



CORN AND HOGS, 



of Mississippi— specially adapted to the 

 raising of 



Soil RicHest ,'n"t World. 



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E. P, SKENE, Land Commissioner, 



III. Cent. R.R. Co., Park Row, Room 413, 

 24A34t CHICAGO, ILL. 



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There's Music in the Air To-Day. 



BV DAVID HALL. 



Oh I there's music in the air to-day, for in the 

 forest near. 

 The lindens are in blossom and the bees 

 Are making that glad murmur so delightful to 

 the ear — 

 Dear as the sweetest choral symphonies. 



From each hive they're rushing wildly in their 



eagerness to win 



The wealth within those nectar-laden flowers; 



And toiling home with weary wing, just see 



them tumble in — 



From earlj- morn till twilight's golden hours. 



How it warms the heart and stirs the pulse, at 

 such a scene as this, 

 And the bee-keeper who has not felt its power 

 Has not yet attained that eminence in earthly 

 bliss 

 Which the buoyant heart demands in such an 

 hour. 



Then, woodman, spare the linden-tree, preserve 

 its generous shade, 

 Its beauteous form now waving in the breeze: 

 For memories dear come back to me, how I in 



childhood played 

 There, listening to the humming of the bees. 

 Wyoming Co., N. Y., July 8. 



Alfalfa as a Honey-Plant. 



Referring to Australian honey- 

 plants, on page 425, lucerne or alfalfa 

 is mentioned as not 3'ieldingany honey 

 until the third year. That is true for 

 this (Atchison) county. Three years 

 ago I sowed some alfalfa south of my 

 apiary, but I have not at any time seen 

 on it over 10 bees to the acre, and I 

 have kept close watch, too, because 

 this field is where I pass along several 

 times very nearly every day, if I am at 

 home. Alfalfa is on both sides the 

 road, but this year, from the second 

 crop of alfalfa the air is scented and 

 full of bees humming going from and 

 to the patch. 



There was much white clover here 

 this year, in my bee-range, there being 

 about 1,000 acres, counting l'^ miles 

 each way. This is a good honey-year 

 for my bees. Albert WilTz. 



Atchison Co., Kan., July 9. 



Light White Honey Crop. 



The white honey crop is going to be 

 quite light in this vicinity. Basswood 

 was full of bloom, but yielded little 

 nectar. White clover is coming up 

 quite profusely since the heavy rains, 

 and may yield some honey. I am look- 

 ing for a good fall flow. 



C. H. Stordock. 



Winnebago Co., 111., July 11, 



Introducing a Capt Queen-Cell. 



Often the question is askt, how can I 

 introduce to a queenless colony a capt 

 queen-cell, and protect it from being 

 torn down ? The best plan that I 

 know of, and I've tried more than one, 

 is to take a wire-cloth cone — such as is 

 used in bee-escapes — and carefully in- 

 sert the queen-cell, so that the capping 

 .shall just protrude thru the apex of 

 the cone ; then carefully fold the cor- 

 ners together and give the points a 

 twist so that they will not separate, 

 and you have a protector that is com- 

 plete. 



Place the cell thus protected between 



Sharpies Cream Separators: Profitable Dairying 



B6lQlan Hares! 



IMPORTED 



Pedigreed Stock ! 



its. 



Does bred to imported Bucks, $25.00 

 and up. Young from imported, $6.00 

 and up. 



J. RAMSPERGER, 

 758 Bryn Mawr Ave,, CHICAGO, ILL. 



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DITTMER'S 

 FOUNDATION 



Wholesale 

 and Retail 



This foundation is made by an absolutely 

 non-dipping- process, thereby producing^ a per- 

 fectly clear and pliable foundation that retains 

 the odor and color of beeswax, and is free from 

 dirt. 



Working wax into foundation for cash, a 

 specialty. Write for samples aud prices. 



A full line of Supplies at the very lowest 

 prices, and in any quantity. Best quality and 

 prompt shipment. Send for large, illustrated 

 catalog-. 



GUS, DITTMER, Augusta, Wis, 



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PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATIOH 



Has no Sag- in Brood-Frames. 



Thin Flat-Bottom Foundation 



Has no Fishbone in the Surplus 



Honey. 

 Being- the cleanest is usually workt 

 the quickest of any foundation madCc 



J. A. VAN DBUSBN, 



Sole Manufacturer, 

 Sprout Brook, Montgomery Co., N.IT* 

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The Emerson Binder 



This Emerson stiff-board Binder with cloth 

 back for the American Bee Journal we mail for 

 but 60 cents; or we will send it with the Bee 

 Journal for one year— both for only $1.40. It is 

 a fine thing to preserve the copies of the Jour- 

 nal as fast as they are received. If you have 

 this "Emerson" no further binding is neces- 

 sary. 



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