Sept. 6 1900 



AMERICAN BEE lOURNAl., 



571 



SWEET ClOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrangfements so Ibat we can 

 furnisb Seed of several of the Clovers by frei^hl 

 or express, at the following prices, cash with 

 the order: 



S» lOtb 2Stb soft 



Sweet Clever (white) 60c $1.00 $2.25 $4.tO 



Crimson Clover 70c 1.20 2.75 5.00 



AlsikeClover 80c 1.50 3.50 6.50 



White Clover OOc 1.70 3.75 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, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



I BEE-SUPPLIES! I 



f5 4^Roors Goods at Roofs Prices-^ffift ^. 



•^^ Pouder's Honey-Jars and every- g^ 



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



•^ Service — low freiffht rate. Catalog- ^* 



^ free. WALTER S. POUDER, ^^ 



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



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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 workc 

 the quickest of any foundation made-. 



J. A. VAN DEVSEN, 



Sole Manufacturer, 

 Sprout Brookj Moatgomery Co., N.T:< 

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TI16H0I161)B66 



Revised by Dadant — 1899 Edition. 



This is one of the standard books on 

 bee-culture, and oug-ht to be in the 

 library of every bee-keeper. It is bound 

 substantially in cloth, and contains 

 over 500 pages, being' revised by those 

 large, practical bee-keepers, so vpell- 

 known to all the readers of the Ameri- 

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 Each subject is clearly and thoroly ex- 

 plained, so that bj' 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 fl.75 ; or, we will 

 mail it as a premium for sending us 

 THREE NEW subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal for one year, with $,5.00. 



This is a splendid chance to get a 

 grand bee-book for a very little money 

 or work. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michig.in Street, 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



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Honey a Short Crop. 



The honey croji in our immediate 

 vicinity is quite small. The season 

 has been against us, but with a dry 

 May and wet June there was little else 

 to expect. There was also very little 

 swarming, so you see we will not 

 nearly reach Mr. Doolittle's mark of 

 556 pounds for one colony ; if we get 

 that from 20 we will do well. How- 

 ever, prospects are good for a fall crop 

 from asters. Extracted honey sells at 

 10 cents a pound, and is scarce at that. 

 J. Wiley Moiixtjov. 



Anderson Co., Ky., Aug. 19. 



Dry Season— Keeping Combs from 

 the Moth. 



The season during the honey-flow 

 here was excessively dry, besides 

 everything was pastured so closely. 

 We have no marshes here that we can 

 even expect a fall flow from, as in 

 many localities. I began feeding mj' 

 colonies to-day. They are in excellent 

 condition, having a very fine strain. 



I am not discouraged but am putting 

 forth much energy in forming plans 

 to keep my colonies strong and active 

 thru the winter season. I shall procure 

 winter-cases to put them in. 



I notice in the Bee Journal some one 

 inquiring how to keep comb from 

 moths. 1 let the bees clean them out 

 late in the fall, then put the hives 

 away in some outhouse or left access- 

 ible to the coldest weather, and awaj- 

 from mice. I stack the hives with the 

 combs spaced in them with two thick- 

 nesses of burlap between each hive, 

 starting the burlap on the floor. I 

 stack them as high as convenient, and 

 cover the last hive with the burlap and 

 lid. Should there by chance be eggs 

 deposited in the comb by the moth, 

 the stinging cold weather will destroy 

 them. Doing as directed will save 

 the young bee-keeper much perplexity. 

 I have a lot of most beautiful brood- 

 combs put up in this way last fall, and 

 upon examination a few days since, I 

 was surprised to find them in as good 

 condition as on the day they were put 

 in — not a sign of a web to be seen, and 

 perfectly clean. M. N. Simon. 



Wood Co., Ohio. Aug. 23. 



Keeping Empty Combs— Introducing 

 Queens. 



During the winter of 1898 I lost 39 

 colonies wintered in the same cellar, 

 and same method, as the previous 

 winter when I lost none. After clean- 

 ing up the combs and hives as best I 

 could in the spring, the question before 

 the house was. How to preserve these 

 frames of comb, pollen and honey for 

 future use, until I could get queens, 

 and by dividing fill up and use these 

 combs. 



I saw Frank Benton's plan in the 

 American Bee Journal, and followed it, 

 putting down a bottom-board upside 

 down to make all tight, stackt up the 

 hives (with combs in place) in 3 stacks 

 (fitting all joints) in the corner of the 



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Best on Earth 



Morton Park, III. 

 Tlie c|uecn I uot of yoo lived 3 years and was 

 the best fiueeii 1 ever had, add did nut swarm. 

 £. W. Hkown. 



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BARNES' FOOT POWER MACHIfiERY 



Read what J. I. pAKiiNT,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 ffreat 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, 

 SCtf ')'*S Ruby St., Rockford, 111. 



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The Rural Californian 



Tells all about Bees in California. The yields 

 and Price of Houev; the Pasturage and Nectar- 

 Producing Plants: the Jaee-Ranches and how 

 thev are conducted. In fact the entire field is 

 fuliv covered bv an expert bee-man. Besides 

 this'the paper also tells you all about California 

 Agriculture and Horticulture. Sl.OO per year; 6 

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THE MODERN FARMER & BUSY BEE. 



EMERSON TAYLOR ABBOTT, Editor. 



A live, up-to-date Farm Journal with 

 a General Farm Department. Dairy, 

 Horticulture, Livestock, Poultry, Bees, 

 Veterinary, Home and General News. 

 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. 



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Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping 

 Device is a fine thing- for use Id 

 catching- and clipping- Queens 

 wing-s. 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 fcr 

 a year at $1.00; or for$1.10 we will 

 mail, the Bee Journal one yeai 

 and the Clippiufj- Device. Address,, 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY, 



lis Michigan St.. Chicago, 111* 



