THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



813 



WEEKLY EDITION 



OF THE 







TE-^ 



PUBLISHED BY 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Pkopkietoks, 

 923&925WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 



AI^FRED H. NE:W]TIAN, 



Business manager. 



^p^ecial ^atites. 



SPECIAL NOTICE.-On January 1,1886, 

 the price of the Weekly Bee Journal will 

 be reduced to One VoUav a Year. This we 

 have contemplated for some years, and only 

 awaited the proper time to warrant us in 

 issuing the Weeljly Bee Journal at the very 

 low price of one dollar a year. That time 

 has now come. We shall continue to im- 

 prove the Bee Journal, and it will main- 

 tain its proud position as the leading bee- 

 paper of the World 1 



Local Convention Directory. 



188fi. Timean(tvtaceof MeeH'ng. 



Jan. 8.— Northern Ohio, at Welliniitim. O. 



H. K. Boardman, Sec, E. Townaend, O. 



Jan. 12.— Cortland Union, at Cortland. N. Y. 



W. U. Beach, Sec, Cortland, N. Y. 



Jan. KJ— 15.— Nebraska Stale, at J..inco)n, Nebr. 

 W. F. Wright, Sec, Johnson, Nebr. 



Jan. 19.-N. W. Ilia. & S. W. Wis., at Freeport, Ills. 

 Jonathan Stewart, Sec, Rock City, Ills. 



Jan. 1st— :21.— Maine, at SkowheEan, Me. 



Wm. Iloyt, Sec, llipley, Me. 



Jan. 20, 21.- Indiana State, at Indianapolis, Ind. 

 F. L. Dougherty, Sec, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Jan. 21.— Chaniplain Valley, at Middlebury, Vt. 



It. H. Holmes, Sec, Shoreham, Vt. 



Apr. 27.— Des Moines County, at Burlineton, Iowa. 

 Jno. Nau. Sec, Middletown, Iowa. 



%^~ In order to have this table complete, Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.- ED. 



" Don't Slop "—that is what many write 

 to tis about their papers, when their time is 

 nearly out. One subscriber says : '* This 

 has been a year of disaster, and it is not con- 

 venient for me to send you the money now 

 to renew m.v subscription. It runs out with 

 this month ; but don't stop sending it. I will 

 get the money to you within three months." 

 Such letters are coming- every day, and so 

 for the present we have concluded not to 

 stop any papers until requested to do so. 



Comb Honey Wanted.— We have an 

 opportunity to sell several thousand pounds 

 more of Choice White Comb Honey in 1-lb. 

 sections— on commission. Those who have 

 such for sale are invited to corre^ond with 

 us— stating: particulars, including the price 

 desired. 



The AVestem World Guide and Hand- 

 Book of Useful Information, contains the 

 greatest amount of useful information ever 

 put tog-other in such a cheap form. The 

 printing, paper, and binding are e-xcellent, 

 and the book is well worth a dollar. To any 

 one sending us two new subscribers besides 

 their own, with ?3, for one year, we will 

 present a copy of this valuable book. 



BecstTax Wanted.— We are now paying 

 23 cents per pound for good, average, yellow 

 Beeswax, delivered here. Cash on arrival. 

 Shipments are solicited. The name of the 

 shipper sliould be put on every package to 

 prevent mistakes. 



Convention Notices. 



^^ The annual Convention of the Indi- 

 ana State Bee-Keepers' Society will be held 

 at Indianapolis, Iiid., on Jan. 20 and 21, lS.Stj. 

 The meetings of this Society have been very 

 successful in the past, and the coming meet- 

 ing promises to be still better. The meeting 

 will be held in the rooms of the State Board 

 of Agriculture, and it is one of a series of 

 meetings held by the different Societies of 

 the State, which pertain to the specialties of 

 Agriculture, viz.. Dairying, Wool-Growing, 

 Swine-Breeding, Poultry-Kaising, etc. Ke- 

 duced rates are offered at Hotels, and every- 

 thing possible will be done to make the 

 meeting entertaining and insti'uctive. A 

 very complete program is being prepared, 

 with ample time to discuss the important 

 subjects of particular interest to bee-keep- 

 ers. A cordial invitation is extended to all 

 bee-keepers, with the hope that they will at- 

 tend, and thus make the Convention of still 

 greater importance. 



Frank L. Dougherty, Sec. 



OUIl CLUBIUXi LIST for 188C. 



^F" The annual meeting of the Cortland 

 Union Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 in Union Hall at Cortland, N. Y., on Jan. 12, 

 lS8f), at 10 a.m. It is hoped that all inter- 

 ested in apiculture will make an extra effort 

 to be in attendance at this meeting. Those 

 unable to attend this meeting are requested 

 to send to the Secretary, reports of then- 

 apiaries from May 1, 1885, to Dec. 1, 188.5. 

 W. H. Beach, Sec, Cortland, N. Y. 



1^~ The next meeting of the Maine Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be held at Skow- 

 hegan. Me., on Jan. lit, 20 and 21, 1880. The 

 Maine Central R. K. will sell tickets at one 

 fare for the round trip. The Grand Trunk 

 K. K. will sell tickets at the same rate to 

 Lewiston, Me., to all who attend the meeting. 

 Bee-keepers everywhere are cordially invi- 

 ted to be present. Wm. Hovt, Sec. 



{^" The Northern Ohio Bee-Keepers' As- 

 sociation will hold a meeting in the Baptist 

 Hall, in Wellington. O., on Friday, Jan. 8, 

 1886. A special effort will be made to secure 

 a full attendance. H. R. Boardman, Sec. 



g^r° The annual meeting of the North- 

 western Illinois and Southwestern Wiscon- 

 sin Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in 

 Freeport, Ills., on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1886. 



JON.\TH.AN STEW.ART, ScC. 



t^~ The annual meeting- of the Champlain 

 Valley Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 in Middlebury, Vt., on Jan. 21, 1886. 



R. H. Holmes, Sec. 



Are you Kiititled to a pension? You 

 may be and may not know it. If you ex- 

 amine the Guide and Hand-Book you will 

 soon find out. Thousands of things worth 

 knowing will be found in it. The Bee 

 Journal for 1S8C and the Guide Book will 

 both be sent for $l.:iO. 



We supply the American Bee Journal 



for 1880, and any of the following i>ublica. 

 tions, at the i)riees quoted in the last column 

 of figures. The first column gives the regu- 

 lar price of both. All postage prepaid. 



PHce 0} both. Club 

 The American Bee Journal 1 00 . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00.. 1 75 



Bee-Kci-iii-rs-.MMgazine 2 00.. 1 75 



Bee-Keepers' (;uide 1.50.. 140- 



The Apiculturist 2 00 . 1 75 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00.. 1 75 



Texas Bee Journal 2 00.. 1 75 



The 7 above-named papers 6 50.. 5 50 



and Citvand Country 2 00.. 1 50 



New York Independent 400.. 3 30 



American Agriculturist 2 50.. 2 25 



American Poultri' Journal ...2 25.. 175 



and Cook's Manual 2 25. . 2 OO 



Bees and Honey (Newman). ..2 00.. 1 75 



Binder for Am. Bee Journal.. 1 75.. 1 60 



Apiary Register — 100 colonies 2 25.. 2 OO 



Dzierzon's liec-Book (cloth). . .:i 00. . 2 00 



Dziei-zon's Hee-liook (paper). .2 50. . 2 00 



(i)iliniiy's Ne^\- liri'-Kecj^ing ..2 50.. 2 25 



Lang.'itroth's Staiidanl Work .3 00.. 2 75 



Hoot's A 1! C of Bee-Culture. .2 25. . 2 10 



Alley's Queen-Rearing 2 50.. 2 25 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. 3 00 



Guide and Hand-Book 150.. 130 



^(lucvtiscmcnts. 



WE are now in the market, and will h& 

 during the entire season, for all honey 

 offered us, in any quantity, shape, or condi- 

 tion—just so it is pure. We will sell on com- 

 mission, charging 5 percent.; or, if a sam- 

 ple is sent us, we will make the best cash 

 offer the genei-al market will afford. We- 

 will handle beeswax the same way, and can 

 furnish bee-men in quantities, crude or re- 

 fined, at lowest market prices. Mr. Jerome 

 Twichell, our junior member in this depart- 

 ment, has lull chiirgre, which insures prompt 

 and careful attention in all its details. 



Sample of comb honey must be a full case, 

 representing- a fair average of the lot. On 

 such sample we will make prompt returns,. 

 whether we buy or not. 



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Manufacturers and dealers in Apiarian Supplier 

 and Barrel Churns. Send for price-list. 



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A perlect nnn-swarrainL' arraneement. Send 

 and get them by the quantity, in tbe flat, and sell 

 to your bee-beeping friends. Every bee-keeper 

 will purchase one or more who examines them. 

 Send for wholesale prices. Circulars free. 

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