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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



March 16, IW'S. 



PUBLISHED WEEKLY BT 



6E0RGE W. YORK & COMPANY 



334 Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111. 



IMPORTANT NOTICES. 



THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal |9 

 $1 (10 a year, in the United States, Canada, and 

 Mexico; all other countries in the Postal Union, 50 

 cents a year extra Xor postane. Sample copy tree. 



THE WBAPPER-I-ABBTj DATE indicates the 

 end o ( the montb to which your subscription is paid. 

 Forinstance, *'dec04" on your label shows that it is 

 paid to the end of December, 19u4. 



SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS.— We do not send a 

 receipt for money sent us to pay subscription, but 

 chanire the date on your wrapper-label, which shows 

 that the money has been received and credited. 



ADVERTISING RATES will be given upon appli- 

 cation. 



National Bee Keepers' Association 



Objects of the Association. 



1st —To promote tbe interests of its members, 

 2d.— To protect and delend its members in their 



3d.— To enforce laws against the adulteration of 

 honev 



Annual Membership Dues, $i.oo. 



General Manager and Treasurer- 



N. E. France, Platteville, Wis, 



tW If more convenient. Dues may he sent to the 

 publishers of the American Bee JournaL 



DAVENPORT, I 



IOWA. I 



HEADQUARTERS FOR ^ 



G. B. Lewis Go's B-WARE, | 

 Dadant's Foundation. t 



We can serve jou quick and save you xf. 



freight and express charges. Send us jR 



your BEESWAX in exchange for other K 



goods. Send for our Catalog. tr 



LOUIS HANSSEN'S SONS. ^ 



With tears of sweetest joy, 

 That nothing can alloy, 

 I arise to say that 

 (Excuse this shabby hat) 



DOOLITTLE 



Has worked so very hard 

 That he has got a '' pard " 

 To help him with his bees, 

 And if you wish to please 



yourself and us, send for 

 a circular giving particu- 

 late lars regarding our fine 

 ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Prices for Queens this 

 season will be as follows: 

 1 3 



Untested $1.00 $2.2S 



;>Tesled 1.25 3.00 



Select Tested . . l.SO 4 00 

 Select Tested 

 11904 rearing) .. 2.S0 .... 

 Select Breeding S.OO .... 

 Extra Select 



Breeding 10.00 .... 



Prices quoted by the 

 >dozen or hundred. 



Doolittle 8 Ciarii, 



llDtf Borodino, Onondaga Co., N. Y. 



TREES THAT 



Hardy varieties 

 liig crops, Graftei 

 Apple, 4'^c; Budded 

 reach. 3Sc;BIai ' 

 Locust Seed- 

 ings, 81 per 



1000-, Con- 



rd Grapes, 



per 100. We 



the freiRht. 



Catalog. Engrlish 



man, free. 



NURSERIES 



Beatrice, Neb, 



IN SPECIAL 

 CASH PRIZES 



FREE 



11 Ullimi TO KEMUR miK. 



^ 



We have decided to offer TEN SPECIAL CASH PRIZES in addition to the 

 regular premiums, for getting new subscriptions to the Weekly American Bee 

 Journal. The 1st Prize will be $10 ; the 2a, $9 ; 3d, $8 ; 4th, $7 ; 5th, $6 ; 6th, $5 ; 

 7th, S4 ; 8th, $3 ; 9th, $2 ; and 10th, f 1.00. 



Read the Following Conditions Very Carefully : 



1. This Special Cash Prize Contest will begin on the morning of March 20, and close the 



evening of July 1. 



3. All who compete for the Cash Prizes must have their own subscription to the American 

 Bee Journal paid at least to the end of this year (1905). And each one competing for a Cash 

 Prize must have Five (5) new subscriptions to his or her credit before entering the contest for 

 Cash Prizes. That is, those who have sent in 1, 2, 3 or 4 new subscriptions will not be counted 

 as contestants for the Special Cash Prizes, You must have 5 to your credit, but need not send 

 in the 5 all at one time. 



3. New subscribers are considered as those who have not taken the American Bee Journal 

 regularly since 1903. That is, any one who is not getting it now, but received it during 1904, 

 would not be considered a new subscriber now. 



4. A new subscriber must not be a memljer of the same family where the Bee Journal is 

 being taken now. A new subscriber must be in fact a new reader. 



5. Cash must accompany every order when sending in new subscriptions. And after any 

 regular subscriber has sent in 5 new ones, he will say when sending in the sixth new one that 

 he wishes to compete for a Cash Prize. Then we will enter his name on the Contestants' List. 

 (If all is not now plain, please ask any questions and we will try to clear up anything that is 

 not understood) . 



LIST OF REGULAR PREMIUMS GIVEN 



(whether you compete on the Special Cash Prizes or not). 



Given Free for 1 1NEfV Subscription. 



YOUR CHOICE. 



Untested Italian Queen (in May or June). 

 Doolittle's "Scientific Queen-Rearing" (bound 



in Leatherette). 

 Hutchinson's "Advanced Bee-Culture ". 



Newman's "Bees and Honey " (in paper). 

 Howard's book on " Foul Brood". 

 Pierce's " Winter Problem in Bee-Keeping". 

 Monette " Queen-Clipping Device ". 



Given Free for 2 NEW Subscriptions. 



YOUR CHOICE. 



Dr. Miller's " 40 Years Among the Bees ". 

 Doolittle's "Scientific Queen-Rearing" (bound 

 in cloth). 



Newman's "Bees and Honey '" 

 " Americanische Bienenzucht.'' 

 Stylographio Pen. 



(in cloth). 



Given Free for 3 NEW Subscriptions. 



YOUR CHOICE. 



Prof. Cook's "Bee-Keeper's Guide; or, Man- 

 ual of the Apiary." 



Dadant's " Langstroth on the Honey-Bee ". 



Root's " A B C of Bee-Culture ". 



Your own Subscription to the American Bee 

 Journal for one year. 



A Novelty Pocket-Knife (with your name and 

 address on one side of handle, and 3 bees 

 on the other side). 



A Fountain Pen. 



100 copies " Honey as a Health Food ". 



^^' Remember, that in each case above it is your choice of any one of the 



premiums oflered. And when you have sent in 5 new yearly subscriptions, after 

 March 20, you can then compete on the Special Cash Prizes. The one who sends 

 in the most new subscriptions over 5, between March 20 and July 1, 1905, will re- 

 ceive $10 cash in addition to whatever of the regular premiums he may have 

 received for sending new subscriptions from time to time between March 20 and 

 July 1. The one sending in the second largest number over 5, will get $9 cash, 

 and so on. 



Now — let every one of our regular subscribers whose subscriptions are paid 

 to the end of 1905 or beyond, get to work and pour in the new subscriptions. If 

 your own subscription is not yet paid to the end of 1905, send it in at once, or 

 when you send your first new subscription. 



We will be pleased to furnish all the copies of the American Bee Journal free 

 that you may want to use as samples. Just let us know how many you want. 



Address. GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



334 DeapbOFn St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



