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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



June 1, 1905 



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C^J.G. Goodner, of this State, writes me that 

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does not satisfy me 60 fur as the name is con- 

 cerned. In short, let us not call it the "dove- 

 tailed hive," but the " Langstroth hive." 



Mr. E. E. Hasty'6 article on the bee-supply 

 manufacturers' trust, page 248, is a stroke 

 straight from the shoulder, and it struck the 

 key-note. That there is such a trust most 

 bee-keepers know, and we should speak and 

 write of it in such a plain way that the trust 

 may know that we know it. " Actions speak 

 louder than words." Let those that can and 

 have the time, make their own hives, frames, 

 etc. This can be done in winter and on rainy 

 days, when there is but little else to do. 



I started in bee-keeping in 1900, by buying 

 one colony of Italians in a box-hive. With 

 the exception of that box-hive I have never 

 owned a hive or a frame that I did not make. 

 I use the 8-frame Langstroth. I have two 

 small circular saws — one for cutting off and 

 one for ripping or cutting lengthwise. They 

 are run by hand-crank power. The hives I 

 make are halved cornered. The frames have 

 the double saw-kerf. With this outfit it is 

 easy to make hives, frames, covers, bottom- 

 boards, hive-stands, supers, section-holders, 

 shipping-cases, etc. In fact everything needed 

 except sections and separators. I am well- 

 informed on the prices of bee-supplies, and I 

 save money by making my own hives, etc. 

 L. V. RiCKETTS. 



Whitman Co., Wash. 



Fair Crop 



Bees in Good Condition- 

 Last Season 



Bees wintered poorly here last winter, my 

 neighbors losing from one-half to all of theirs. 

 I packed mine carefully last tall, and saved 

 38 of the 45 colonies that I packed in winter 

 quarters. What colonies I saved were strong, 

 all had plenty of honey, and have built up so 

 that they will be in good condition lor the 

 honey-flow when it comes. 



I had a fair crop of honey last year, 38 col- 

 onies giving me ^iOO pounds of honey and in- 



THE ELGIN HIVE |^ 



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down and put up by any one in a few M 



minutes. No nails or dovetails needed. K 



iron attachment holds the same to- W 



gether perfectly air tight, and keeps it < 



from warping-. Send for Circular. Ad- M 



dress, Q. H. KIENZLE. < 



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NORRIS & AMSPACH, Kenton, Ohio. 



Plit'dlSTS, '82, '93 & l'M3 B 



Otisville, Pa., Jan. 18, 1904. 

 Dear Sir: — I have tried almost everything in 

 the smoker line; 3 in the last 3 years. In short 

 if I want any more smokers your new style is 

 good enough for me. I thank the editor of Re- 

 view for what he said of it. Those remarks in- 

 duced me to get mine. Fred Fodner. 



