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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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fill of hot biscuit and houey ! And even 

 after these many years there is nothing 

 that can tickle my palate equal to buck- 

 wheat cakes and honey. 



Last spring 1 purchast 2 colonies, which 

 inereast to 7, and they produced, all told, 

 about 4.50 pounds of honey. 1 have the bees 

 packt in straw, with the entrances open so 

 they can come out for a play -spell when 

 they choose. 



I will try the DoolHtle way of queen, 

 rearing, ou a small scale first, to pass away 

 the time between my " runs " on the road, 

 and later I may tell what success I have. 



I am greatly pleased with the American 

 Bee Journal, and you may be sure I shall 

 renew my subscription when the time 

 comes around. I was sorry not to be able 

 to be at the Lincoln convention, for it 

 would have been a great pleasure to me to 

 have made the acquaintance of the bee- 

 keepers that were there, and to have helpt 

 welcome you all to the great State of 

 Nebraska. Sasfori> Hart.man. 



Lincoln Co., Nebr. 



Bees Did Well Last Year. 



I have .50 colonies in the cellar. They are 

 in good condition, and did very well last 

 year. H. R. Brown. 



Butler Co., Iowa. Jan. 1. 



Values the Bee Journal Highly. 



No bee-keeper can afford to do business 

 without the Bee Journal. I have had it 

 either direct, or indirect, since 1S7S. and I 

 have never had a copy but what paid me 

 for the whole year's subscription — a single 

 copy has been worth -^lO to me. and I cheer- 

 fully recommend it to all. J. W. Young. 



Kingman Co., Kans. 



Whitewash for Undressed Lumber. 



On page Si:i (ISOi!). H. D. asks Dr. Miller 

 about whitewashing a shed of undrest 

 lumber. If he finds nothing better. I would 

 suggest using a paint or whitewash made 

 with lime and skim milk — common white- 

 wash, only use skim milk instead of water 

 in making. This makes a pretty fair, cheap 

 paint. Common whitewash does not last 

 long outdoors, but I think it is some benefit 

 to lumber while it does last. 



Crawford Co.. Iowa. E. S. Miles. 



The Poor Seasons Hit Hard. 



We have been hit exceptionally hard by 

 the poor honey seasons tor the last three 

 seasons. I began the season of ISdl with CO 

 colonies; the empty sections of the preced- 

 ing season were not all required. The 189.5 

 season I never put a section on — most of 

 my colonies died in midsummer. I began 

 the season of 1806 with 4 colonies, and now 

 I have 10 in good condition. The prospects 

 are good, and I hope to get where my bees 

 will pay me well again. J. W. Wilcox. 



Jo Daviess Co., 111., Jan. 7. 



Keport for the Past Season. 



My bees did very well. I think. I had .3 

 colonies, spring count, inereast to .5 — one 

 natural swarm and one artificial. One col- 

 ony lost its queen in swarming. She was 

 dipt, and went into the next hive and the 

 bees killed her. They reared another, and 

 two or three days after she commenced lay- 

 ing .she was missing. Then I sent for a 

 queen, and it was two weeks coming, so I 

 got only 24 pounds of comb honey from that 

 colony. My best colony stored 76 pounds 

 of comb honey, and the next 70 pounds. I 

 took from all 'JoS pounds. 



Mr. Stilson is reported to have made the 

 statement in the convention at Lincoln, 

 that at the last session our legislature past 

 a law giving a bounty to glucose manufac- 

 turers. He is mistaken, for no such law 

 ever past, neither was there any such bill 

 before our last legislature. Mv reason for 

 mentioning this is. that I dislike to have 



Finest Alfalfa Honey ! 



IT SELLS ON TASTING-. 



The Honey that Suits All 

 Who Buy It, 



We can furnish Wtaite Alfalfa E.ttracted Honey, in 60-pound tin cans, on 

 board cars in Chicago, at these prices : 1 can, in a case, Hi cents per pound ; 2 cans 

 in one case, 7 cents ; 4 cans (2 cases) or more, 6K cents. The Cash must accom- 

 pany each order. Fine Basswood Flavor Honey at U cent more when in 



cans ; or in 270-Ib. barrels at Gji cents per pound. 



IW A sample of the honey will be mailed to an intending purchaser, for 8 

 cents, to cover postage, packing, etc. We guarantee purity. 



Now it seems to us here is a splendid chance for any bee-keeper to supply his 

 home demand after his own crop is all sold. Or, why not begin now to create a 

 local honey-trade ? Order one t50-pound can first, and start out among your neigh- 

 bors and friends, and see what you can do. You ought to get at least 12 cents per 

 pound in 5-pound lots, or 40 cents for 3 pounds. Some may be able to do even 

 better than that, though we think that enough ought to be sold at these prices to 

 make a fairly paying business out of it. Give it a good trial. Push it. It may 

 grow into a nice winter's work for you. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan Street. CHICAGO, ILL. 



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 DR. PEIRO, Specialist 

 Offices: 1019, 100 State St., 

 CHICAGO. Hours 9 to 4. 



That Glueen-Clipping Device Free ! 



CoulduH Do Without II. 



I have clipped 19 queens, and must say the 

 Monette Queen-Clipping Device Is by far the 

 best invention ever made, and will be wel- 

 come to many bee-beepers as it was to me. 1 

 could not do without one now. 



Dr. Geo. Lacke, Newburgh, Ind, 



Works Like a Charm. 



The Monette Queen-Clipping Device wokks 

 LIKE A CHARM. With It I have clipped 30 

 queens, all in one day, when examining my 

 bees. Wm. Stollev, Grand Island, Nebr. 



PLEASE READ THIS OFFER TO PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS : 

 Send us just one ttew tinme (or the American Bee Journal a year (with $1.00), and we 

 will mail you the Queen-Clipping Device free of charge. Or, the Queen-Clipping Device 

 will be sent postpaid for 30 cts. But why not get it as a Premium by the above oflEer ? 

 You can't earn 30 cts. any easier. Almost every bee-keeper will want this Device. 



PROF. A. J. COOK'S BOOK FREE ! 



The Bee-Keeper's Guide 



MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 



This 15th and latest edition of Prof. Cook's 

 magnificent boob of 460 pages, in neat and 

 substantial cloth binding, we propose to give 

 away to our present subscribers, for the work 

 of getting NEW subscribers for the American 

 Bee Journal. 



A description of the boob here is quite un- 

 necessary — it is simply the most complete sci- 

 entific and practical bee-book published to- 

 day. Fully illustrated, and all written In the 

 most fascinating style. The author is also 

 too well-known to the whole bee-world to re- 



?uire any introduction. No bee-keeper is 

 ully equipped, or his library complete, with- 

 out "The Beb-Keepek's GniDE." 



Oiven For 2 Xcw Subscriber§^ 



The following offer is made to present sub- 

 scribers only, and no premium is also given 

 to the two new subscribers— simply the Bee 

 Journal for one year : 



Send us Two New Subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal (wiih *J. 00), and we will mail you a 

 copy of Prof. Cook's book free as a premi- 

 um. Prof. Cook's boob alone sent for 11.35, 

 or we club it with lOe Bee Journal for a year 

 —both together for only J1.75. But surely 

 anybody can get only 2 new subscribers to 

 the Bee Journal for a year, and thus get the 

 boo' as a premium. Let everybody try for It. 

 Will you have one ? 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



