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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Feb. 23. 190S 



following winter with her colony. I have 

 seen nothing of the paralysis since 1 got rid 

 of those bees. 



I don't believe bee-paralysis is a contagious 

 disease, but I do believe it is hereditary. I 

 would advise any bee-keeper who has the 

 disease running through his apiary to requeen 

 all colonies with queens which he knows are 

 free from the disease, and mated to drones 

 that are also tree from it 



Frank Stoplet. 



"Wood Co., Wis., Feb. 2. 



Disposing of the Honey Crop at 

 Home. 



On page 51 expressions are called for from 

 those who have been successful in selling 

 their crops of honey in the home market. 

 With the exception of one year I have sold 

 mine at home for 30 years. The comb honey 

 I sell at 10 cents per pound, the chunk honey 

 at 9 cents, and the extracted at 8 cents. 



My crop tor 1904 was 1500 pounds, the least 

 1 have ever harvested. The most for any year 

 was 4000 pounds. I aim to keep 35 colonies. 



There are so many ways to begin that I 

 can't explain all of them. The one I prac- 

 ticed most was always to have samples of 

 honey with me, and not miss a chance to have 

 people taste it, especially the children, for 

 they almost always want more. Now, after 

 25 to 30 years those same children have 

 homes of their own, and still have a taste for 

 honey, and don't forget where to get it. 



To illustrate: Years ago one little girl 

 asked a good many questions about honey, 

 and insisted on her folks buying once in a 

 while. She is now married and lives in Kan- 

 sas. Every fall she sends an order for honey, 

 and knows just what to ask for. I have 

 many such customers all through interesting 

 the children. 



Beginners sometimes think that the trade 

 must all be worked up in one year. It is im- 

 portant to remember that it takes time, with 

 lots of vim and push, to be successful. 



As to packages, my standard for comb is 5- 

 section cases (4}-|x4i^xl%), always sold by 

 the pound or by weight; for chunk honey 3- 

 quart pails which hold about 10 pounds, and 

 extracted in 3-quart pails holding about 10}4 

 pounds. One should know what kind of 

 packages best suit his class of customers, and 

 how to put them up, and must keep every- 

 thing clean and neat. J. H. Shedbnhelm. 



Iowa Co., Iowa, Feb. 2. 



Selling Small Honey-Crops In tlie 

 Home Market. 



As I have not written to the " Old Reliable " 

 for some time, J would like to give my experi- 

 ence in selling small honey crops in the home 

 market, called for on page 51. 



I began keeping bees in 1895 with one col- 

 ony which I have increased to about 60. I 

 have buckets that hold 10, 25, and 50 pounds, 

 respectively. I do not take the honey on the 

 street in large quantities to sell it, but I take 

 orders from house to house, then fill the or- 



SCIENCE VS. NATURE.— Among the 

 many enterprises connected with the large and 

 ever-increasing poultry industry of the coun- 

 try, perhaps none is of greater importance 

 than the manufacture of hatching machines, 

 or incubators, as they are commonly called. 

 The brains and inventive genius expended m 



perfecting: the practical utility of these ma- 

 chines is evidenced by the surprising results 

 which some of them achieve. In fact, such 

 a close approach to natural conditions com- 

 bined with commercial practicability has been 

 attained that the "settin' hen" has been al- 

 most crowded out of business, even among 

 the smaller poultry-raisers, while among the 

 larger farms artificial incubation has reached 

 huge proportions and is used exclusively. To 

 meet these demands many different machines 

 are offered, each claiming peculiar merit. 

 Among these the Ormas Incubator, manufac- 

 tured by L. A. Banta, of Ligonier. Ind., oc- 

 cupies a prominent place. The Ormas line, 

 which includes Brooders also, are models or 

 scientific efSciency and judging from the testi- 

 mony of those who use them, give good satis- 

 faction. Mr. Banta sends a beautifully illus- 

 trated catalogue, containing full description 

 and nrices, free to .all who request it. Please 

 mention the American Bee Journal when writ- 

 ing. Address, L. A. Banta, Ligonier, Ind. 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



Utah. — The Utah Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold its spring convention in the Mayor's 

 OfEce, City and County Building, April 7, at 10 

 a.m. All are invited. Matters of great interest 

 to bee-keepers, and horticulturists will be con- 

 sidered. Cache Valley's experience of killing 

 the bees by poison spraying in the bloom mast 

 not be repeated. Jot down yonr ttaongbts on 

 this or any other question, and bring or mail 

 the same. G. E. Gakrett, Sec. 



E. S. LovKSY, Pres. 



SE.EJD CORN 



I "Edge drop" planters are no good unleSB the 

 teed IB ot even oize and perfect shape. 1 breed 

 corn with perfect and uniform kernels and 1 

 Krade all my shelled seed with a specially con- 

 structed mill that throws out every uneven, 

 round or thick kernel better than you could 



I possibly do It by hand. Every kernel must be 



I just like every other — even, flat, just right. 



I That means even, accurate planting and a per- 

 fect stand. Notrouble, no delay AU my shelled 

 seed is screened this way, a feature no other 

 seed man can offer. Samples and catalog free. 



Htai? Htid, Stidiman, Boi SO, SiMuadoah. lowi 



' •'T^*eartt9doc1h^man.'' -- 



^ PROGRESS^ 



I publish and recommend to you THE 

 RURAL BEE-KEEPER, the best 

 all-aronnd 50-cent monthly bee-jonrnal 

 in America. On trial 3 months for this 

 ad. with 10 cents. Clubbed with this pub- 

 lication both for one year for $1.25; or 

 send ns 25 cents for a 3 months' trial and 

 your name and address on a 2-linc rub- 

 ber stamp; self-inking pad. 25c extra. 

 Or send $1.00 and get The Rural Bee- 

 Keeper and an Untested Italian Queen- 

 Bee. Sample copy free. Agents get lib- 

 eral terms. 



Putnam Makes Good Bee-Hives 



And sells them at reasonable prices. 

 New catalog now ready. Address, 

 V. H. PUTNAM. 

 Dept. so-C. River Falls, Wis, 



lAtf 



Please mention the Bee Jonrnal. 



For Qoeens 



SEND TO 



OOHN W. PHARR 



Berdalr. Tex. 



O He will furnish at same prices as last year : 

 Tested, $1 ; Untested. 75c ; 5 for $3.25 ; 10 for 

 $G;'.15 lor $8.35; 25 for $12.50; 100 tor $45. He 

 breeds Goldens, Carniolans and 3-Band Ital- 

 ians. Also 1, 2, and 3 frame Nuclei, and full 

 colonies. Prices given on application. Pharr 

 pays the freight, and guarantees satisfaction 

 on all Queens. To do justice and judgment is 

 more acceptable with the Lord than sacrifice. 

 — (Prov. 3: 21.) 6Atf 



Ufnnfoii Man 20 to 30 years old capable of 

 ndilbOU taking charge of an apiary of 200 

 colonies. Can give employment balance of year 

 collecting and soliciting for lumber and coal. 

 In answcrintr give reference and salary ex- 

 pected. TRESTER SUPPLY CO. LINCOLN NEB 

 6Atf Please mention the Jiee Jonrnal. 



ders and deliver them later. In this way I 

 can sell more honey and give better satis- 

 faction than in any other way. I guarantee 

 every pound of my honey, and agree to re- 

 fund money for any that is not as I represent it. 



1 talk bees and honey whenever I have an 

 opportunity, and exhibit bees at the county 

 " Trades' Day ". I have taken every pre- 

 mium on bees, wax, and honey that has been 

 offered there since the Trades' Day was or- 

 ganized. Why? First, because I keep the 

 best bees; second, because I have the best - 

 honey ; and, third, because I take more pains 

 with my apiary than any other man in thi& 

 county, I show the bees and honey to every 

 one who comes to the house, and in this way 

 they become interested. 



I have the 5,?^-inch deep extracting-frame, 

 and use the Cowan extractor. No. 1". When 

 filling orders, after having extracted some 

 honey, I fill the buckets just as full as I can 

 with comb, and then let enough extracted 

 honey run in the pail to cover the comb. 

 Then I put 2 or 3 sheets of nice paper over 

 the honey, put on the lid, and the honey is 

 ready for delivery; and when I reach the 

 customers' homes the honey is just as nice as 

 it was when I left home. I sometimes open a 

 bucket and let people see and taste ot it, and 

 thus make satisfactory sales. Sometimes I 

 get a new order from a lady who may be vis- 

 iting where I am delivering the honey. 



I can not produce enough honey to supply 

 my trade, and orders are coming in from 

 other cities. I sell it at home for 10 cents 

 per pound, but when I take it to the market I 

 charge 12J.2 cents in small quantities. When 

 50 to 100 pounds are taken, I sell at 10 cents 

 per pound. 



Bee-keepers are doing harm here by not 

 working together. Some of them bring nice 

 honey into town and sell it tor whatever price 

 the merchant will offer for it. Then there are 

 others that take no special interest in the 

 bees, and bring old black combs to the market 

 which will discourage one from ever wanting 

 to see any more honey. These are some of 

 the things that I have to contend with. 



M. H. SOSSAMAN. 



Franklin Co., Ark., Jan. 30. 



A 20TH CENTURY WONDER. — The 

 Cycle Hatcher, a metal machine for hatch- 

 ing chickens, is styled a 20th Century Wonder. 

 It embraces features not found in any other 

 machine and is a new departure in the incu- 

 bator world. It was designed to take the place 

 of the hen, and is offered as an improvement 

 over wooden machines, embodying principles 

 that cannot be attained with a wooden con- 

 struction. . J V 



Being made entirely of metal and asbestos 

 it is absolutely fireproof, will not swell or 

 shrink, and is not affected by varying condi- 

 ditions of atmosphere, as wooden machines are. 

 It is the result of years of experiments con- 

 ducted by a practical poultryman with an am- 



bition. His ambition was two-fold; he wanted 

 to make a metal machine that would get nearer 

 to the mother-hen conditions in the hatching 

 process, and then he wanted to be able to sell 

 that machine for $5.00. Five dollars is a 

 nice, easy price to pay; it's even money, and, 

 while it don't leave the manufacturer much 

 profit, he figured that people could afford to 

 buy several of them. In fact, his experience 

 with hatching machines convinced him that 

 three 50-epg incubators were better than one 

 with 150-egg capacity. His reasons for this 

 are interesting, and fully set forth in the 

 catalog advertising his machine. 



The Cycle Hatcher, sold for $5.00, is a 

 complete machine, and includes everything 

 necessary to hatch eggs but the oil. It is 

 made by the Cvcle Hatcher Company, of 

 Salem, N. Y., who would like to place a copy 

 of their new catalog in the hands of every 

 noultry-raiser and everybody interested in 

 hatching chickens. They will send it free to 

 all applicants; simply mention the American 

 Bee Journal when you write. 



