THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Local Convention Directory 



1885. Timeandplaceof Meeting. 



May iti.— Hancock rounly. at Flndlay. O. 



S. H. Bolton. Sec, Stanley, O. 



May 19 —N. W. ins., and S. ^\. Wis., at Davis, tlla. 

 Jonathan Stevpart. Sec, Rock City, 111. 



May 28.— N. Mich. Picnic, near McBrlde. Mich. 



F. A. Palmer, Sec. McBrlde. Mich. 



May 29.— Haldimand, Ont.. at Nelles* Corners. Ont. 

 K. C. Campbell, Sec. 



June 5.-Mahoninw Valley, at Newton Falls, O. 



E. W. Turner, Sec, Newton Falls, O. 



June 19.— Willamette Vallev. at La Fayette, Ores. 

 E. J, >ladley, Sec. 



Dec. 8— 10.— Michi^ian State, at Detroit, Mich. 



11. I). Cutting, Sec. Clinton, Mich. 



fg" In order to hare this table complete. Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetlnirs.— En. 



^p^etid polices. 



f^S~ Attention is called to the advertise- 

 ment of " S. J. McKinney's Simplicity Par- 

 allelogram Plate " in another column. A 

 simple method of registering' the strength of 

 the different colonies of bees in an apiary is 

 a want long felt by every bee-keeper. Mr. 

 McKinney's method meets this demand, it 

 being so arranged that by simply driving a 

 tack at certain points, the strength of the 

 colony (whether weak, medium or strong), 

 may be indicated, and the condition of the 

 colony may be known at a glance. 



^^ Catalogues of bees and queens are re- 

 ceived from T. S. Hall, Kirby's Creek, Ala., 

 and of honey sections and berry crates, from 

 the Berlin Fruit Box Co.. Berlin Heights, O. 



t^T" Sample Copies of the Bee Journal 



will be sent free upon application. Any one 

 intending to get up a club can have sample 

 copies sent to the persons they desire to in- 

 terview by sending the names to this office. 



^p~Preserve your papersfor reference 

 If you have not got a Binder we will mail you 

 one for T.'i cents, or you can have one free 

 if you will send us .1 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bee Journal. 



tS~ We want one number each of the Bee 

 Journal of August, 186B— February, 1867. 

 Any one having them to spare will please 

 send a Postal Card. We will pay 50 cents for 

 one copy of each of the two numbers. 



IS~ Our rates for two or more copies of 

 the book, " r?ees and Honey," may be found 

 on the Book List on the second page of this 

 paper. Also wholesale rates on all books 

 where they are purchased " to sell again." 



E^^~ All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 The prices are as follows : 



For .50 colonies (I'M pages) $1 00 



•' 100 colonies ('220 pages). 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers, 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



Convention Notices. 



S^~The Bee-Keepers' Association of Cen- 

 tral Illinois will meet at Bloomington, Ills., 

 on July 15, ISH."). at 10 a. m. 



W.M. B. Lawrence, Sec. 



I^~ The Hancock County, Ohio, Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will meet at 9 a. m.. in Find- 

 lay, Ohio, at Mr. Bradnor's. on the Lima 

 road, on May 1(5, 1885. S. H. Bolton, Sec. 



t^~ The Willamette "Valley Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its second nu'etiug at 

 La Fayette, Oi-cgon, on the thini 'I'ursday in 

 June, 1885. All who are intercslcd are in- 

 vited to attend. E. J. Hadlev, Sec. 



S^~ The Mahoning Valley Bee -Keepers' 

 Association, will hold its ne.\-t meeting at 

 Newton Falls, nliio, on Thursday, June 5, 

 1885. E. W. Turner, Sec. 



200iiuCLE7Y0L0NIES 



of Hybrid Bees on Langstroth Frames, metal 

 cornered and all-wood frames. Two -frame 

 Nuclei, $2.25 each ; 3-frame, $3.00— Now 

 ready to sliip. at CoriJ^th, Miss. Address, 



T. S. HALiL, 

 ]9A2t KIRBY'S CREEK, Jackson Co. ALA. 



for colonies of Pure Italian Bees with home- 

 bred mothers. One colony, $7; 3, *fi each; .s to lo, 

 $5.50 each; 15. $5 each. For particulars, call on 

 B.S.HILDEMANN.Ashippun, Dodge County. Wis. 

 19Alt 



BEES for SALE 



For pai'ticulars, address 

 CHAS. W. BKADISH, Greig, Lewis Co. N. Y. 



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ITALIAN QTTKESf S, *1 ; $10 per doz. ; tested, 

 $2.(Xi. Hafe arrival guaranteed. Circular free, 

 18A2t J. M. KILLOUGH ^t CO., San Marcos, Tex. 



mw.^is^^ijs>.m.m 



BEE-HIVE for all purposes in existence. 

 Sample Hives complete, $2,50 each ; in the 

 flat, in lots of six, $1.75 each. Descriptive 

 Circular sent fhkk. Address 

 £. ARITISXKONG, Jersey villc, Ills. 

 l!HA4t tJBlt 



l500ValuablePr6sents 



Anif rlciiii Aplciii tui-l*(t. For explanation see 

 paneUMHof this Journal. SU.AS M.LOCKB & CO. 

 Wenham. Mass. i9Atf 



GIVEN AWAY 



to NEW sub- 

 scribers to the 



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'simplicity 

 parallelogram plate, 



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FOR REGISTERING COLONVS OF BE:E5 ^^^| 



THE conditions, weak, medium and strong in 

 stores, are indicated by llpuree in the lower 

 line, S; if weak, put a tack in the Htrure, on the 

 left; medium. In central tlKure; stronti. in right tlg- 

 ure. If weak in bees, a tack in right ttgure, upper 

 line; medium, in central duure; strong, in left 

 figure. If foul, a tack In h': foul brood, in F U; 

 brood, in B. If diarrhetlc. a tncb in D. D. wlate for 

 registering dates I if exaojination. Q, circuhir. tack 

 in center denotes presence of Queen. Figure be- 

 I'lW, date of introduction of Queen. The Slate will 

 be made to register dates of swarms. Price of 

 Diagrams given on application. For further par- 

 ticulars, etc., address 



S. J. MeKINNEY, 

 :ill South 5th St., - BURLINGTON, IOWA. 



BerryPackaps 



.\ 32-quart, iron-bound 

 crate, with baskets like 

 this cut, tor 7.5 cents, 

 .■^eiid forprice-i^st. Also 

 remetnber that we make 

 the Sliced One-Piece 

 Sections which took first premium at Mich- 

 igan State Fair last September. They are 

 smooth inside as well as out— the "best and 

 NE.tTEST " Sections made. Address 



BERLIN FRUIT BOX CO., 



19A3t Berlin Heights, Erie County, O. 



Vandervort Foimdatioii Mill. 



6 Inch, Price, $25.00. 



It makes the Bnest extra thin Foundation for 

 comb honey. For Sale by 



ALFRED H. NE^^MAN. 



923 West Madison Street. - r'HICAGO, IL.1.^ 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 



Rogermvllle, Oeueaee C«>.. Mich., 



can furnish just as neat, white, smooth and 

 perfect, dovetailed, white poplar sections aa 

 there are made. Send for sample and prices. 

 A few full colonies of choice Italians in Hed- 

 don hives for sale at $8.00 per colony. Un- 

 tested Italian Queens (from the South) $1.50 

 each. Tested Queens reared last year in the 

 home apiary, $'i.00 each. Beeswax wanted. 

 Make money orders payable at Flint. 16Atf 



1879. 



ITALIAN 



1885. 



QXJEEnsrs ! 



FORITAl^IANQUEKNSin their i-urity, and that 

 cannot be excelled, Comb Foiiiituitluii and 

 Supplies gencally, send for Circular. 



12 UNTESTED QUEENS FOR $11.00. 



ISAtf X. S. HAL,!,, KIrby'a Creek. Ala. 



OTANDREWS, Farina, IIU 



will sell BEES BV THE POUND, with 

 Queens, if desired. Sate arrival guaranteed. 

 Send for Circular. IHA'-'t 



BAIIiEY Sivarin Catelier.— Send stamp 

 for circular. J. W. BAILEY, Eipon, Wis. 

 i7D:it 



100 



Colonics of Choice ITAHAN 

 BEES FOB S.1L,E. Send for 

 Prioe-List. Address, 



W. J. DAVIS, (Box91) 

 14.\!it Youngsville, Warren County, Pa. 



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WARRANTED ITALIAN QUEENS! 



"VrO Cyprian or Syrian Bees ever introduced into 

 ±y this locality. One Queen in May. f 1.5o; six for 

 >7.50: after June i."*. |l each; six for f5. Send for 

 our48»pagre (Uitaloicue, describiuf.; everything 

 needed by bee-keepere. Address, 

 iHAist tl. B. MASON. Mechanic Falls, Maioe. 



