Harry E. Hill Editor in that colony are abnormal. Bees 



Arthur C. Miller Associate Editor r . j i i., i ■ r 



from Strong and healthy colonies oi- 



74 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. March, 



THE ■ DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE 



A . r> ¥X STRONG COLONIES. 



American Bee-Keeper ,, , , . 



r If your colonies are normal and 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY have a reasonable supply of stores 



~ you need not worry if the bees fly on 



THE w. T, FAI.CONER MFG. CO. cold but sunny days of winter. Where 



Proprietors many bees are flying from a colony 



Publishing Office Port Pierce, Fla. , , j r -i- a. ^ l i 



Home Office Falconer, N. T. o" such a day and failing to get back 



you may be sure that conditions with- 

 in that colony are abnormal. Bees 

 from strong and healthy colonies of- 

 ten venture out on very cold, sunnv 



TERMS AND PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTION: , ,, v.t.^v J- r^.t. ij 



„..,. . ., ,, „„ days but with the exception of the old 



Fifty cents a year; three years, $1.00. •' ^ f 



To new subscribers only, on trial, one year, bees, who really go forth tO die, 



35 cents. Payment always in advance. i -^11 i_ „ i 



y ttuvd-iii-B. nearly or quite all- may be seen to go 



back. 



ADVERTISING RATES. Bees in hives covered with black 



A limited number of strictly legitimate are often SO warmed UP that they 



and acceptable advertisements will be In- • , , . . j r 1 



serted at the following rates: break cluster and spread freely over 



is^cfntTpe^r'^'ifnr^™^"'^ ^^^^*^ measure) ^he combs and down to the entrance, 



Reading notices (set in nonpariel) 20 but few will venture tO fly, however, 



cents per line. j .v -n ^ 1 t- ^ l i. • 



Special location, 25 per cent extra. Cuts 3-"° those Will take but a short Cir- 



inserted without extra charge. cle and quickly hustle back. Not so 



DISCOUNTS — On continuous insertions • 1 ,^1 1 r u j 1 ■ 



we allow the following: Three months With the bees trom a cold, damp hive, 



(3 times) 10 per cent. Six months (6 times), f qj. j^^ny of them when tempted OUt 



20 per cent. Twelve months ( 12 times). •' _ '^ , 



30 per cent. by the Sunshine are too burdened with 



• feces or too weak to fly strongly, 



HOW TO ADDRESS. hence drop to the ground or snow 



The home office of the American Bee- and never return. 

 Keeper is at Falconer, N. Y., and all mat- 

 ters relating to subscriptions, discontin- If bees are kept dry and are warm- 



uances. changes of address, advertising or j ^ infprvalt; hv thp sun tViPv ran 



other business should invariably be ad- ^" ^^ intervals Dy tne sun tney can 



dressed to the Falconer, N. Y. office. and do thrive On all SOrtS of StOres, 



Matters relating to the editorial depart- , , ,„ j >> a 1 



ment— Manuscripts, photographs, or cor- even to clear honey-dew. Also, un- 



respondence in any way referring to arti- dgr SUch conditions, unsealed Stores 



cles that have been or are to be published, /n«- n 



should be addressed to The American are no danger. (M.) 



Bee-Keeper, Fort Pierce, Florida. 



_^„ ^^,™^„„.^.„_„ It looks as if the farmers had 



DISCONTINUANCES. , ... , ., . , , 



been given a lemon in the denatured 



The American Bee-Keeper will be sent , 111 t^, 111 it. 

 continuously until It is ordered stopped and alcohol law. i he alcohol Can only be 

 arrearages, If any, are Pald. Those who denatured with benzine or wOOd al- 

 wish the paper discontinued at the expira- 

 tion of the time for which they have paid, Cohol, twO trust controlled productS, 

 have only to request that it be done, and no ^„a i-U „^i.„ui;^t,..^„„i. „„j 1.:^— 



copies will be sent thereafter. ^"a f"e establishment and operation 

 of stills is so hemmed about and re- 



SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS. '^j^^^ *^^* profitable establishment 



and operation calls for so much capi- 



We do not acknowledge receipt of sub- , • r t. j 



scriptions. Your receipt of the journal is tal as tO put itS manufacture beyond 



evidence of your subscription having been the reach of most farming communi- 



entered. The date printed upon the wrap- . a ^-^ " 



per label of your paper indicates the time ties. Already pressure has been 



to which you have paid. Our subscribers u „ ~t-i /- i. xi r 



will confer a favor by observing the date, brought On Congress by the farmers 



as noted, and promptly renewing or re- tO have the law broadened and better- 

 questing the paper discontinued at explr- , .^- . 

 ation of time paid for, as may be desired, ^d. (M.) 



