Jan. 25, 1906 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



87 



Gleanings turn da lever an ve start tor da 

 Unite State via da Nort Pole. 

 i Yen ve got about half vay from da Moon to 

 da Nort Pole ay lost my hat, an ven ay vas 

 looking tor ma hat some von come an shake 

 me, an say, " Vake up! You git off at da 

 next station !" An den ay Had ay don't bean 

 to da Nort Pole or da Moon a toll, but ay only 

 vent to sleep on da train, and dreamed da 

 whole ting. Yon Yonson. 



Reports anb 

 (Sxperienccs 



Results of the Season of 1 905 



I commenced the season of 1905 with 45 col- 

 onies, and took 2300 pounds of comb honey 

 and 200 pounds of extracted. I put 79 colo- 

 nies into winter quarters apparently in fine 

 condition. 



I have taken the American Bee Journal for 

 nearly 30 years, and dare not drop it now. 

 J. L. Anderson. 



Harvard, 111., Jan. 11. 



To Keep Beeswax from Cracking 



To keep beeswax from cracking, I run a 

 thin-bladed knife about the time the wax 

 forms a crust around the wax in the can. 

 After thus loosening it, I find a solid cake of 

 wax the next morning. 



I started with 27 colonies of bees when 

 spring had fairly opened, or after all danger 

 from spring dwindling had passed. They in- 

 creased to 32 colonies, and I got 15S0 pounds 

 of honey, about 200 pounds of it being comb 

 honey in 1 pound sections. There was any 

 amount of honey in the fields, but the weather 

 was too cold and rainy for the bees to go and 

 ■ get it. Fred Bechlt. 



Searsboro, Iowa, Dec. 17, 1905. 



Considerable Interest in Bees 



I began last spring with 3 colonies of bees, 

 and by natural and artificial swarming I in- 

 creased the number to 12, which I now have. 

 There seems to be considerable interest shown 

 in the bee-business in and about this city. 

 Although the past season was not a profitable 

 honey season, the bee6 stored a sufficient 

 quantity to carry them through the winter. 

 Philip Mohler. 



Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 22, 1905. 



First Failure in 5 Years 



For the first time in 5 years my bees were a 

 failure the past season ; but as nearly all the 

 bees in Kansas were in the same condition, I 

 have no complaint to make. 



Geo. A. Reed. 



Assaria, Kan., Dec. IS, 1905. 



Bses Did Poorly 



Bees did very poorly this year. I had 22 

 colonies last spring, and my average was 

 about 20 pounds per colony. I now have 27 

 colonies in fair condition. I hope tor better 

 success next season. C. Job. 



Cloverdale, Ind., Dec. 29, 1905. 



Gasoline for Keeping Dry Combs 



I never saw any instructions in the book6 

 or papers tor keeping dry combs from moths 

 by the use of gasoline. I had a set of combs 

 that was badly affected — they seemed to be 

 alive. I sprinkled some of them with gasoline 

 and put them in a hive-body and shut them 

 up tight. In a day or two I opened it to see 

 how they were getting along. I fonnd every 

 thing a6leep, and they stayed so ; the vapor of 

 gasoline did the work. 



Now, in keeping combs over summer, put 

 them in a tight box with a sponge or some- 

 thing of the kind filled with gasoline. When 

 it gets dry, wet it again. Before using, give 



them a good airing. I hived a swarm of bee6 

 on some last season, and they gave me over 

 40 pounds of surplus honey. 

 Thomaston, Conn. r. 8. Guernsey. 



Crackless Wax-Cakes— Wiring 

 Frames 



If the sides of the wax-mould were lined 

 with a piece of hard, smooth paste- board, and 

 the bottom was covered % inch or so with 

 water there would be no more cracks, no mat- 

 ter how rapidly one let it cool. The cause of 

 the trouble is the adhesion of the wax to the 

 sides of the mould, and not the unequal cool- 

 ing. 



The contrivance of Mr. Getaz tor wiring 

 frames (see page 842) is very neat, simple, 

 and doubtless effective. Here is another 

 method : 



Say the frame is ready for the wire. Fasten 

 one upper corner of it securely in a vise; take 

 one length of wire by each end and give it a 

 good pull, makingit 2 to3 incheslonger. This 

 will take all the kinkiness out of it. Fasten 

 one end to a darning-needle and sew the wire 

 into the frame as if it were thread. 



Holton, Kan. F. J. Reichert. 



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CHARLESTOWN NURSERY, - CHARLESTOWN, MASS. 



5 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



FOR SALE-BEES AND HOME 



44 colonies of bees in good condition; home, 

 9J£ acres of best laud near town, with plenty of 

 water: strawben ies, raspberries, blackberries, 

 gooseberries, and currants; also plum?, pears, 

 apples and peaches. A nice home, adapted to 

 bees, fruit, and chicken business. Possession 

 given as soon as sod. Address, 



N. SANDERS, 



4Alt GREENSBORO, Henry Co., IND. 



Berry's Golden Rule Poultry Farm. 



— This is the first season for this firm. It has 

 assumed the poultry business recently eon- 

 ducted by Mrs. Berry, in connection with the 

 A. A. Berry Seed Co. It has been a breeder 

 of thoroughbred poultry for a number of 

 years, and heretofore has made Plymouth 

 Rocks its specialty. Under the new manage- 

 ment this company is offering stock and eggs 

 from 18 of the leading yarieties of poultry. It 

 also manufacturesand sells the new " Biddy " 

 Incubators and Brooders, machines with some 

 new features that are both labor and money 

 savers. This company also carries a full line 

 of poultry supplies. Orders for anything in 

 the poultry-line will receive prompt and care- 

 ful attention, and be filled to the entire satis- 

 faction of the customer. All who are inter- 

 ested in poultry and incubators should write 

 for this firm's valuable book, " Profitable 

 Poultry," which will be sent upon receipt of 3 

 cents in stamps to pay postage. It will pay 

 you to read it. Address, Berry's Golden Rule 

 Poultry Farm, Clarinda, Iowa, and kindly 

 mention the American Bee Journal when 

 writing. 



Please mention Bee Journal 

 when writing Advertisers. 



Washington.— The annual meeting of 

 the Washington State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will be held in the old M. E. Church, on 

 Third Street. North Yakima, Wash, Feb. 14, 

 15 and 16. 1906. An interesting program is 

 assured. One feature will be the illustrated 

 lectures on bee-keeping. Let all bee-keepers 

 in different parts of the State attend and make 

 this an interesting and valuable convention. 

 Virgil Sires, Sec. 



Wisconsin. — The Wisconsin State Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will meet in annual con- 

 vention at the Capitol, Madison, Feb. 6 and 7. 

 An interesting program is being prepared. 

 Several beekeepers of prominence are pre- 

 paring papers on subjects of special and gen- 

 eral interest, which will be discussed. The 

 Question-Box will, however, be the main fea- 

 ture. One and one-third rate round-trip on all 

 Wisconsin railroads. Gus Dittmer, See. 



Augusta, Wis. 



Colorado. — The Colorado State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' annual convention will be held in the 

 Chamber of Commerce Building, Denver, Jan. 

 30, 31, 1906. This will be during " Farmers' 

 Week," when many farmers' organizations 

 will be in the city holding conventions. We 

 are assured of low railroad fares from all 

 points of the State. We are planning for our 

 usual good convention. R. C. Aikin, Sec. 



Loveland, Colo. 



Michigan.— Michigan State Bee-Keepers' 

 Association will hold its annual convention 

 Feb. 1 and 2, 1906, in the parlors of the Black- 

 man Hotel, at Jackson. The Michigan Dairy- 

 men will hold their annual convention at the 

 same time in Jackson, which secures sufficient 

 attendance to allow the railroads to give re- 

 duced rates — one and one-third fare, provid- 

 ing your fare going to Jackson amounts to 75 

 cents. When buying your ticket ask for cer- 

 tificate on account of Michigan State Dairy- 

 men's convention, and when the Secretary of 

 that Association signs your certificate, you 

 can secure your return ticket for one-third 

 fare. 



The first session of the convention will be 

 held at 1 :30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. A good 

 crowd and a fine time are expected. 

 Elmore M. Hunt, 



Bell Branch, Mich. Acting Secretary, 



WANTED 



The agency for Southern Iowa or the eutir- 

 State, of some bee-supply manufacturer. Raile 

 road facilities— none belter— 4 direct lines. Ex- 

 perienced in this line as well as bees. Address, 



2A2t A. L. BARKER, Humeston, Iowa. 



A Great Rose Offer by one of our ad- 

 vertisers.^ — It is not often that a seed-firm 

 makes such a liberal offer as that of the A. A. 

 Berry Seed Co., Clarinda, Iowa. They are 

 sending to our readers a beautiful Rose Bush, 

 a packet of vegetable seed, and their fine seed- 

 book — all for 10 cents, which covers the cost of 

 packing and postage. This firm is one of the 

 big seed-firms of the country, and handles a 

 very extensive line of field, garden and flower 

 seeds. Tbey are seed-growers. Mr. Berry, 

 who has always been a farmer, still lives on a 

 farm, and some of their warehouses are lo- 

 cated on their extensive farms. Send for 

 their great offer, and mention the American 

 Bee Journal when writing. 



Fruits, Plants and Vines. — We find 

 upon our table a new catalog of fruits, plants 

 and vines, also of ornamental trees, plants 

 and vines, issued by Green's Nursery Com- 

 pany. Rochester, N. Y. It has a fine litho- 

 graph cover, embracing many of the rare 

 fruits introduced by this firm. The fruit de- 

 partment embraces nearly 112 illustrations. 

 The ornamental catalog attached to the other 

 contains S4 new photo-engravings, mostly 

 taken by C. A. Green, of ornamental trees, 

 plants and vines growing upon his own place. 

 Mr. Green makes a special push this season of 

 apple trees, standard and dwarf pear trees. 

 Red Cross currant, London red raspberry 

 and champion peach are leading specialties 

 in this beautiful catalog, sent free to all on 

 application. Please mention the American 

 Bee Journal when writing. 



