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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Feb. 23, 1905. 



QUALITY. 



The quality of our goods is guaranteed to be equal to any others made in the country. 

 We stand ready at any time to refund your money if we do not do as we say. We can, refer 

 you to reputable firms in the city of Minneapolis, or any bank. 



We sell for less money than others, because we are able to manufacture at a less cost 

 than others are. We do not have to sacrifice the quality of our goods in order to make the 

 prices that we do. 



Of course, competitors will try to make you believe that the quality of our goods is not 

 up to standard, because they have to get more for their goods, in order to make a profit. We 

 guarantee our prices and the quality of our goods. Any one not entirely satisfied can have 

 money refunded upon return of the goods. 



JOHN DOLL & SON, 



Power Building, 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



A prominent Western pTOwer says of Big 4 Oats:— "It 

 has the plumpest kernel of any variety, and i3 as large 

 in fc%'ery way as any. It is always a very ivhite oat's, 

 free from blauk kernelB. and this year certainly it is 

 the hrinhtest oat that we have. Then it has a woiuiei^ 

 fuihj stiff straw, ao that It stood up well in spite of one 

 of the worst seasons for rain known. It is medium 

 early, and a great yielder." Bit' Four 



O AXS 



has a yield record claimed for it of Z50 bushels per 

 acre uniJer experimental cultivation. Don't fail to 

 order a quantity of this seed; it will please you and 

 make you a lot of money. 1 Hi.. 20c; 3 lb3.,B0e, postpaid; 

 Bn, Tile: ■> 1>U8. for J2.75; 10 bus. tor 4r>, baps int-luded,— pur- 

 chosf r payct f relfht. Write for prices on larprer quanti- 

 ties. Imported BlacL Turtarinn Uatn* 91.00 per bu, ^ 

 Catato^j of all kinds of Oiirden, Farm and Flower Seeds ^ 

 free. Mention this p«per. W. W. BARNARD A CO,, 

 8eedsmen, Itil-ltiS Klnzle 6t., Chlcaeo, III. 



Please Mention the Bee Joarnal I^l^iSr?.?. 



a fellow who is afraid of his own honest 

 name. 



In the first place, Mr. Learner uses obscure 

 language, and also puts an obscure inter- 

 pretation on some of my own perfectly clear 

 English. I say " wide bottom-bars ", but he 

 asks: " Which one of our sages is advocat- 

 ing close-fitting bottom-bars ?" To that ques- 

 tion I reply that I do not know, nor do I 

 know what a " close-fitting bottom-bar " is. 

 If Mr. Learner will read all that is on page 

 293 of the American Bee Journal for 1904, he 

 will find an answer to his question, if he 

 means to ask what sage is advocating wide 

 bottom-bars. I refrain from naming the gen- 

 tleman from other motives than those which 

 cause my questioner to remain incognito. 



Now let me explain why I disapprove of 

 wide bottom-bars: If a bottom-bar is 1% 

 inches wide, and frames are spaced 1% from 

 center to center, there remains only J^ inch of 

 space on either side of the bottom-bar as the 

 frame is lifted from the hive. Possibly that 

 space may be increased slightly since the 

 comb above will be less in thickness than the 

 width of the bar, but there will be many 

 places, especially near the top where there is 

 only a bee-space between the sealed honey 

 portions, where the space will be even less. 

 Unless the frames are well spread before a 

 frame is raised the bees will roll into a heap 

 right above the bottom-bar, gathering some- 

 thing as a snow-ball gathers, and many will 

 be maimed for life, if not killed outright. 

 Any one who has lifted out a frame along the 

 bottom edge of which has been built an un- 

 looked-for strip of drone-comb will appreciate 

 the result. I have seen dozens of bees rolling 

 about with broken and crippled legs after a 



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BANTA MFG. CO.. LIGONIER, INDIANA. FntCitaroiB 



Sweet Clover Seed 



FOR SALE . ^^ 



SO lbs. or over, at 5 cents per pound. Address, 

 SA9t JOSbPH SMAW, Strong City, Kans. 



ATTRACTIVE AND FRUITFUL FARMS. 

 — There are many good reasons why every 

 farm should be made as attractive as possible. 

 One oi the best is that it makes farm life 

 more pleasant and relieves the bareness and 

 monotony that often make farm life tedious. 

 Another reason is that it pays in dollars and 

 cents. The orchard and the garden should 

 be as fruitful and profitable as the fields and 

 the pastures. They should be as zealously 

 planned and looked after. The surroundings 

 of the house and the barns may be materially 

 beautified and health and comfort added by 

 the proper planting of fruit, ornamental and 

 shade trees. 



The farm garden that is well stocked with 

 berries, bushes and vines, with roses and all 

 sorts of small fruits, is a thing of beauty and 

 a source of pleasure and profit. The orchard 

 filled with fruit-trees and the lawn bordered 

 with shade and ornamental trees, shrubs, etc., 

 mark the home of the wise, widespread, pro- 

 gressive farmer. 



It doesn't cost a great deal to add all of 

 these attractions to the farm. The Gage 

 County Nurseries, of Beatrice, Neb., right in 

 the heart of the belt of where healthy trees 

 are grown, has been in business for over 

 24 years, helping all that time to make the 

 farm a better place to live, more attractive, 

 more home-like, more profitable and more 

 healthful. The beautiful homes it has helped 

 to maKe dot the western prairies and eastern 

 hills. From North to South all over the land 

 it has sent its products and has gained a repu- 

 tation for reliability, for honesty and fair 

 uealing that it prizes very highly. The good 

 words of its many regular customers prove 

 that its policy is appreciated and that its 

 pro(fucts give universal satisfaction. 



The Gage County Nurseries claim it costs 

 more to sell a tree through an agent than it 

 does to grow it. Consequently it sells direct 

 to the customer at only a fair profit on what 

 it costs to grow the stock. Send for catalog 

 before you buy, listing everything in the 

 nursery line, describing the improved facili- 

 ties of its complete nursery plant, and telling 

 why it can serve you to your entire satisfac- 

 tion. Please mention the American Bee Jour- 

 nal when writing. 



