490 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Aug-. 2, 1900. 



Yellow Sweet Clover Seed 



WE HAVE IT AT LAST '. 



We have finally succeeded in g-etting a bmali. 

 quantity of the seed of the yellow variety of 

 sweet clover. This kind blooms from two to 

 four weeks earlier than the common or white 

 variety of sweet clover. It also gfrows much 

 shorter, only .about two feet in hight. It is as 

 much visited by the bees as the white, and usu- 

 ally comes into bloom ahead of white clover 

 and basswood. We o£Eer the seed as a premium 



A QUARTER POUND FOR SENDING 

 ONE NEW SUBSCRIPTION. 



So long as it lasts, we will mail a quarter 

 pound of the seed to a tegular paid-up subscri- 



Yi'Uovi Huieet Clover in ISloom. 



ber who sends us ONE NEW subscriber for the 

 American Bee Journal one year, with $1.00; or % 

 pound by mail for 30 cents. 



We have been trying for years to secure this 

 seed, and finally succeeded in getting it. It is 

 new seed, gathered last season by an old per- 

 sonal friend of ours, so we know it is all right. 

 But we have only a small supply. When nearly 

 out we will mention it. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



118 Michigan St., - CHICAGO, ILL,. 



Belgian Hares 



Pedigreed and Unpedigreed Hares, any 

 age, for sale. 



J. 5. MESSICK, 



XjIbeir.ty', - i^aiissoxjK-i. 



29A4t Please mention the Bee Journal. 



If You Want Bees 



That will just "roll" iu the honey, try floore's 

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

 ful breed int^. They have become noted for 

 hoaey-g'atiierinf,', whiteness of cappiu^s, etc., 

 thruout the United States and Canada. 



Warranted Queens, 75c each; (> for $4 CO; 12 

 for $7.50. Select warranted, $l.OU each; 6 for 

 $5.00; 12 for 5'i.iwi. Strong- 3-frame Nucleus with 

 warranted Queen, 52.5). Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction gruaranteed. Circular free. 



27Dtf J. P, nOORE lock box li Morgan, Ky. 



Please mention Bee Journal, w^hen writinff. 





The Unstriven Fail. 



Build as thou wilt, and as thy light is given; 

 Then, if at last the airy structure fall, 

 Dissolve.and vanish, take to thyself no shame; 



Thej- fail, and they alone, who have not striven. 

 — T. B. Aldkich. 



Best Prospect in Four Years. 



Bees are storing honey very fast. 

 The main honey-flow has just set in, 

 btit we are having considerable rain. 

 My bees are in tine shape to gather the 

 sweets. The prospect is better than it 

 has been in four years. We had con- 

 siderable swarming thru April, May 

 and June, but I never saw swarms 

 build up faster. I had one albino col- 

 ony 15 days after casting the prime 

 swarm to cast its first after-swarm, 

 then five days later another after- 

 swarm, making 20 days between the 

 prime swann and the last after-swarm. 

 J. R. Scott. 



Lamar Co., Tex., July 16. 



Hoping for a Fall Crop. 



I have 29 colonies of very fine Ital- 

 ians. The season has been too wet, so 

 no surplus up to this date. I ani hop- 

 ing for a fall crop from heartsease and 

 Spanish-needle, as the creek bottoms 

 could not be cultivated. I am working 

 for section honev. A. S. Griffith. 



Saint Clair Co., III., July 24. 



Some Interesting Cuban Notes. 



Several years ago I was a subscriber 

 to the most valuable American Bee 

 Journal, which I counted as a most ex- 

 cellent aid to bee-keeping, and quite 

 often short articles from my pen on 

 bees and bee-keeping in Louisiana ap- 

 peared in it : but changes in position 

 of life caused me to drop it. At times 

 I did well with my bees, but only after 

 manj' failures, and many valuable les- 

 sons of experience. It has been over 

 two years siiace I have had anything to 

 do with the sharp little " critters," but 

 I never lose an opportunity to see a 

 bee-hive or to try to learn something 

 about them. 



Cuba is an excellent place in which 

 to produce honey. I saw one place 

 here, out in the country, where there 

 were about 150 hives, apparently 10- 

 frame Langstroth, all neatly painted, 

 and each one on a neat stand, with a 

 different device on the front of each. 

 The majority of them were two or three 

 stories, and many of them going up to 

 four and a half. They were placed in 

 an excellent location, and amid a large 

 grove of palms and bananas, and pre- 

 sented a beautiful sight from the train. 



There are many beautiful wild flow- 

 ers here that bloom and give place to 

 others, thus furnishing a supply nearly 

 all the year around. 



I was speaking with a commission 

 merchant here "on the outlook for 

 honey, and he said that it appeared to 

 be very good. He sells on commission 

 and said that, as a rule, extracted 

 honey brought ,55 or 60 cents (Spanish 

 silver) here at wholesale— about 45 or 



Sharpies Cream SeparatorslProfitable Dairying 



The American Poultry Journal 



325 Dearborn Street, Chicago, III. 



A1rkl1fn;il ^^^^ is over a quarter of a 

 *'^"* ll«.l century old and is still grow- 

 ing must possess intrinsic merit of its own, and 

 its field must be a valuable one. Such is the 



American Poultry Journal. 



50 cents a Year. 



Mention the Bee Journal. 



BARNES' FOOT POWER MACHINERY 



Read what J. I. Parent, of 

 Charlton, N. Y., says: " We 

 cut with one of your Com- 

 ' bined Machines, last winter, 

 50 chaff hives with 7-in. cap, 

 100 honey racks, 500 brood- 

 frames, 2,000 honey boxes, and 

 a great deal of other work. 

 This winter we have double 

 the amount of bee-hives, etc., 

 to make, and we expect to do 



, ^ ^ , it with this Saw. It will do all 



you sav it will." Catalog and price-list free. 



Address, W. F. & John Barnes, 

 5Ctf 995 Ruby St., Rockford, 111. 



Please mention Bee Journal when writing. 



The Rural Californian 



Tells all about Bees iti California. The yields 

 and Price of Honev; the Pasturage and Nectar- 

 Producing Plants'; the Bee-Ranches and how 

 they are conducted. In fact the entire field is 

 fully covered by an expert bee-man. Besides 

 this the paper also tells you all about California 

 Agriculture and Horticulture. $1.00 per year; 6 

 months, 50 cents. Sample copies, 10 cents. 



THE RURAL CALIFORNIAN, 



21S North Main Street, - Los Angeles, Cal. 

 Please mention Bee Jovirnal when writing 



THE MODERN FARMER & BUSY BEE. 



EiVlERSON TAYLOR ABBOTT, Editor. 



A live, up-to-date Farm Journal with 

 a General Farm Department, Dairy, 

 Horticulture, Livestock, Poultry, Bees, 

 Veterinary, Home and General Nevrs. 

 Edited by one who has had practical 

 experience in every department of 

 farm work. To introduce the paper 

 to new readers, it will be sent for a 

 short time to New Subscribers, one year 

 for 25 cents. Sample copies free. Best 

 Advertising- Medium in the Central 

 West. Address, 



MODERN FARMER, 

 9Ctf ST. JOSEPH, MO. 



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 and prices. 

 A full line of Supplies at the very lowest 



prices, and iu any qu.-intity. Best quality and 



prompt shipment. Send for large, illustrated 



catalog. 



GUS. DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



Please mention Bee Journal when •writttift. 



Queen-Clipping 

 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 f 1.10 we will 

 mail the Bee Journal one year 

 and the Clipping Device. Address, 



aeORQE W. YORK & COMPANY, 



118 Michigan St.. Chicago, 111. 



