July 19, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



459 



The Porter Snrinn flonfiii-tloiisp fsnane 







i?,. f^iSaS^ 



Showu iu use uii a window i>cref n. reduced in 

 size one-halt, and having- a part of ihe exterior 

 brokeu awav to give a view of the springs, is a 

 perfect device for g^ettiag" the bees out of ex- 

 tracting-roonis, house-apiaries, piles of supers, 

 etc. It permits the bees to pass out thru it easily 

 aud rapidly, yet it absolutely prevents their re- 

 turn or the entrance of the most persistent rob- 

 bers. Without a trial it is difficult to realize its 

 value to the apiarist. 



Mr, Kretchmer says of it: *' I hasten to ex- 

 press to .vou my admiration for an article I have 

 been waiting for so long- a time. It is just the 

 thing." And all who have used it similarly 

 commend it. 



Directions.— Tack the escapes as shown in 

 the engraving over holes puncht thru the wire 

 cloth at the upper corners of each window ou 

 which they are to be used, or over holes bored 

 wherever convenient, if the enclosure is without 

 windows. 



Pricks: Each, 25c; per dozen, 52.75, postpaid. 



The Porter Spring Hive=Escape for getting the 

 bees out of the super automatically before re- 

 moval from the hive, which is similar to the es- 

 cape shown above, is one of the most popular 

 and useful apicultural implements of the day, 

 and its friends have been gained by substantial 

 merit alone. At the Columbian Exposition it 

 won the highest and only award given an es- 

 cape. Leading bee-keepers the world over use 

 these escapes aud give them their unqualified 

 endorsement. Directions for use with each 

 escape. 



A Few Extracts from Testimonials: 



They are perfect in action. — British Bei 

 Journal. 



I would not do without them if they cost $5.0 

 apiece.— Wm. Muth-Rasmussen, Independence, 

 Calif. 



Bee-raen are certainly behind the times 

 if the3' can afford to use them and do not. — 

 M. H. Mendleson, Ventura, Calif. 



We cannot too highly recommend them. We 

 intend to use them in all our apiaries hereafter. 

 — Chas. Dadant & Son, Hamilton, 111. 



I have 85 of them in use and don't see how I 

 could possibly get along without them. — John 

 Nippert, Phoenix, Ariz. 



The most sting-proof bee-keeper will appre- 

 ciate the Porter Bee-Escape with the first at- 

 tempt and place it among the indispensables of 

 the apiary.— Chas. F. Muth, in American Bee 

 Journal. 



The Porter Bee-Escape clears the super of 

 bees so quickly and perfectly aud easily that it 

 makes the taking-off of honey a pleasure in-' 

 stead of a dread as in former-years. — G. M. Doo- 

 little, Borodino, N. Y. 



Prices: Each, 2nc; per dozen, S2. 25, postpaid. 



Order of your dealer, or of 



THE A. I. ROOT CO.. Hedina, Ohio. 



General Agents for the U. S, 



the top-bars in the center of the colony, 

 properly cover it up, and in due time 

 the youn^ (juecii will emerg-e and be 

 accepted. I've introduced many in 

 this manner, and have yet to record a 

 failure. The cones can be made by 

 any one, about as fast as he can count, 

 if he is a little slow in counting". 



We have a bee-keeper in this town 

 who told me a few days ago that he 

 once ate 3 pounds and 8 ounces of 

 honey at a sitting. Next. 



Wm. M. Whitney. 



Kankakee Co., 111. 



Not Much Surplus Honey. 



There has not been much surplus 

 honey gathered in this neighborhood. 

 Bees swarmed freely the last of May 

 and the first part of June. We had no 

 rain for about a month, so there has 

 been no nectar for them to find of late. 

 The first growth of alfalfa the bees did 

 not work on, and the second growth 

 with rain does not seem to yield much, 

 but on buckwheat bloom the bees are 

 very busy. But how the supers will be 

 is hard to tell. 



Comb honey sells from IS to 20 cents 

 a pound, and very little found at those 

 prices. R. C. Suppe. 



Woodson Co., Kans., July 10. 



If You Want Bees 



Tliat will just 'roll" in the honey, try rioore's 

 Strain of Italians, the result of 21 years of care- 

 ful breeding. They have become noted for 

 honey-gathering, whiteness of cappings, etc., 

 thruout the ITniied States and Canada. 



Warranted fjuccns, 75c each; (j for 54.00; 12 

 for il-T-ii. Select warranted, $1.00 each; 6 for 

 $5.00; 12 for ?''.<»". Strong 3-frame Nucleus with 

 warranted Oueen, S2.S0. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guarautet-d. Circular free. 



27Dtf J. P. noORE lock box 1 Morgan. Ky. 



Please mention Bee Journal when spritinK 



Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping 

 Device is a fine thing- for use in 

 catchiag and clipping' Queens 

 win{;rs. 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 Clippini^ Device. Address^ 



GEORQE W. YORK & COMPANY, 



118 Michig-an St.. Chicago, III. 



Not a Fourth of a Crop. 



I am sorry to say that the honey har- 

 vest is over here, and we have not 

 harvested V of a crop. The last week 

 of hot weather with hig^h wind has 

 dried up all white clover, and there are 

 no prospects for any fall honey of any 

 kind. IJees swarmed very little — out 

 of 215 colonies I had only about 20 

 swarms. Bees are idle now. 



N. Staininger. 



Cedar Co., Iowa, July 9. 



Severe Drouth in Minnesota. 



We have past thru the severest 

 drouth Minnesota has ever experienced. 

 The rains have come now, and will 

 help us out in a good many things, but 

 is too late for wheat and oats, also for 

 honey. Basswood is nearly over, and 

 it yielded very little honey. The most 



fliDino Queens 



by return 

 mail. Un- 

 tested, 75 

 cts.; war- 

 ranted, $l.i.Hi; tested, ?1.25. 

 12A26t J. D. GIVENS. LISBON. TEX. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when -writing. 



Belgian Hares 



Pedigreed and Unpedigreed Hares, any 

 age, for sale. 



J. 5. MESSICK, 



rjIBE3R,T-2-, - IvIISSOXJK,!. 



2'iA13t Please mention the Bee Journal. 



Bees lor sale 



PRIME 

 STOCK. 

 NO DIS- 

 EASE. 



Write for 

 prices^ 



H. Lathrop, Browntown, Wis. 



Please mention the Bee Journal. 



M. H. HUNT & SON, 



SELL ROOT'S GOODS at ROOT'S PRICES. 

 Our inducements are first-class goods, cheap 

 freight rates, aud prompt shipments. Send for 

 catalog. BELL BRANCH^ MiCH. 



Please mention Bee Jotirnal -when ■writing. 



Second- Hand 60-pound Tin Cans Cheap! 



We have a stock of second-hand 60-pound Tin Cans, put 

 up two in a box, which are practically as good as new, each 

 can havitig been carefully inspected by an expert honej'- 

 man before boxing them. While they last, we can furnish 

 them at these low prices — just about one-half the cost of 

 new cans : 



10 boxes (of 20 cans) 50 cents per box ; 20 boxes or over, 

 45 cents per box; 100 boxes or over, 40 cents per box. 



Address, cash with order, 



G-EORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michigan Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



Northern 

 Italian Queens! 



Reared bv the best methods from my GREAT 

 HONEY-GATHERERS. Price, £1 each. Orders 

 for queens to be filled iu rotation beginning 

 June 1st. Read^- to b<n)k orders NOW. 



ADA L. PiCKARD, 



Richland Center, Wis. 



Italian Queens! 



reared from the best3-band honey-gatherers, by 

 the Doolittle method. Untested, 45 cents each; 

 1 dozen, $4.50. Tested, 75 cents each; 2-frame 

 Nucleus, with tested queen, $1.75 each. No dis- 

 ease. Safe arrival. 



W. J. FOREHAND, 



lIDUt FORT DEPOSIT, ALA. 



