Aug. 2, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



491 



LanQstrotti on... 



Tll6H0JieilB66 



Revised by Dadant— 1899 Edition. 



This is one of the standard books on 

 bee-culture, and ought to be in the 

 library of every bee-keeper. It is bound 

 substantially in cloth, and contains 

 over SCO pajjes, being revised by those 

 large, practical bee-keepers, so well- 

 known to all the readers of the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal — Chas. Dadant & Son. 

 Each subject is clearlj- and thoroly ex- 

 plained, so that by following the in- 

 structions of this book one cannot fail 

 to be wonderfully helpt on the way to 

 success with bees. 



The book we mail for $1.25, or club 

 it with the American Bee Journal for 



one year — both for $1.75 ; or, we will 

 mail it as a premium for sending us 

 THREE NEW subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal for one year, with $3.00. 



This is a splendid chance to get a 

 grand bee-book for a very little money 

 or work. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



lis Michitraii Street, 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



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 madfe 



J. A. VAN DEVSEN, 



Sole Manufacturer. 

 Sproat Brook, Montgomery Co.. N."?< 



UNTESTED ITAL- 

 IAN, 50 cents each; 

 tested, $1 each. Oueeus 

 larg^e, yellow and pro- 

 lific. Circular free. 

 21Atf Address, E. W. HAAO, Canton, Ohio. 

 Please mention Be<3 journal when writinp 



QU66nS 



48 cents in American gold — and at 

 times was very plentiful. He also told 

 me that he was trying to have im- 

 proved hives, and material for the 

 same, broug-lit into the country free 

 of duty. 



□ In this climate one may wear sum- 

 mer clothinpr all the year around, but 

 in the cool nig^hts of January and Feb- 

 ruary one needs blankets to sleep under, 

 the same as at home. 



This is a great place for high prices. 

 Vegetables average from H to 10 cents 

 per pound ; bread, 6 to 8 cents ; meat, 

 from 20 to 45 cents ; chickens, from 90 

 cents to $1.10 ; eggs, from 40 to 72 cents 

 per dozen ; and nearly all other com- 

 modities in like prices. 



The countrj' is rather hilly, with few 

 levels between, and the land very fer- 

 tile as well as of all colors. I have 

 seen on a hillside land from coal black 

 to clear white, with all the shades of 

 brown, red, blue and yellow between, 

 and this in an acre, too. 



Milk is very high here, and it is al- 

 most impossible to get it pure, even 

 tho they drive the cows around the 

 streets and milk them at your door ; 

 and in addition, charge you from 60 to 

 90 cents for a gallon. 



Nearly all the people here have the 

 fever of "manana,"and many of the 

 Americans who have been here since 

 the war have it, too. The people, as a 

 rule, are not overclean — I mean the na- 

 tives. I have seen them very often use 

 a wash-basin to wash their head, face 

 and socks in, and then (using other 

 water, of course) take the same basin 

 and have one sponge and some water 

 for washing table-cloths, chairs and 

 paved yards. Their kitchens are right 

 alongside their cesspools, and thej' 

 very often leave their dishes from one 

 meal to another before washing them. 

 While they cook they nearly alwaj-s 

 have a cigarette in their mouths. It is 

 a common thing to see little tots with- 

 out any clothing other than nature 

 gave them, with a stump of a cigarette 

 or cigar in their mouths ; and, in fact, 

 whole families smoke, even to the old 

 women. James B. Drurv. 



Province of Habana, Cuba, July 4. 



Favors the " Fence "—Fair Crop. 



I have 13 colonies of bees. The 

 "fence" system of procuring comb 

 honey is the best extant. I have tried 

 nearly every other kind, including tin 

 separators, but tlie "fence" beats 

 them all. 



The honey crop here is fair to mid- 

 dling. Bees now are working white 

 and sweet clover, the latter abounding 

 in great profusion. D. B. Givlbr. 



Dupage Co., 111., July 24. 



Plain Sections and Fences. 



In reply to R. V. Goss' question, on 

 page 445, whether or not more honey 

 can be produced with plain sections 

 and fences than with the old-style sec- 

 tions, I would say that we have been 

 using both styles for two j-ears, and 

 positively can not tell any difference, 

 so far, in the quantity of honey stored, 

 tho possibly the bees will fill them a 

 little better than the old-style section. 

 But we find one serious objection to 

 the plain section and fences, that is, 

 the bees will build more bur-combs 

 than in the old-style sections, even if 

 the hive is "level." And then, again, 



CRIMSON CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We iLive made arrangements so tbat wc can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by f rei(f ht 

 or express, at the following prices, cash with 

 the order: 

 r S» lOlb 251b 5016 



Crimson Clover 70c 1.20 2.7S 5.00 



AlsikeClover 80c 1.50 3.S0 6.50 



White Clover 'Hie 1.70 3.7S 6.50 



Alfalfa Clover 80c 1.40 3.25 6.00 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michigan Street. - CHICAr.O. ILL. 



«-|F YOU WANT THE 



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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. 



^..iheral Discounts to the Trade. 



Best on Earth 



What? Our New Champion Winter= 

 Case. And to introduce it ihruout 

 the United States and Canada we 

 will sell them at a liberal discount 

 until Oct. 15, 1900. Send for quota- 

 tions. We are also headquarters for 

 the No-Drip Shipping-Cases. 

 R. H. SCHMIDT & CO. 



Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 



I BEE-SUPPLIES! I 



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•^ Pouder's Honey-Jars and every- i^. 



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l^^ 512 Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. ^' 



Tfie EmersDn 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 J1.40. 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. 



GEORGE W YORK & CO. 



118 Michig-an Street, CHICAGO. ILL. 



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Ana also located on the Yazoo tfc Mississippi 

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of Mississippi— speciall3' adapted to the 

 raising of 



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 24A2'lt CHICAGO, ILL. 



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