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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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The Place to Live ^ 

 'iWid Sun and Flowers 



Possibly you huve stood the In- 

 tense O Id, the bllzziiids and the Kill- 

 ing HeHt of the Kast and the West un- 

 til you are sick of them— perhaps your 

 health has been about ruined by such 

 climate. Don't you think it Is about 

 time to seek a place where you can en- 

 joy life? Of course you do. Califor- 

 nia is the plaje for a man to live who 

 wishes tobeg-)od to himself and his 

 family— there's a genial sun— flowers 

 and fruits every day in the year— Pure 

 a(r — Pure water — every thing that's 

 good. Now is the time to possess such 

 a home — thej' are cheaper now than 

 they ever will be again. Don't wait- 

 write to us telllngwhat kind of a place 

 J ou want — in city or country— what 

 I'art of the State— how much you ex- 

 pect to pay. etc.. and we will give you 

 the desired information. 



PRYAL REALTY CO. 



966 Bkoadway, 



OAKLAND, CALIF. 



Please mention this Journal. 



Tlie RURAL CALIFORNIAN 



Tells all about Bees in California. 

 The Yields and Price of Honey; the Pastur- 

 age and Nectar - Producing Plants; the Bee- 

 Ranches and how they are conducted. In fact 

 the entire field is fully covered by and expert 

 bee-man. Besides this, the paper also tells 

 you ail about California Asririiltiire and 

 Horticulture. $1..50 per 'i'ear; Six Months, 

 75 cents. Sample Free. 



THE RURAL CALIFORNIAN, 



218 N. Main St., - Los Angeles, Calif. 



Mention the American Bee Journal 



Barnes' Foot-Power Machinery. 



Head what J. I. PARKNT.of 

 Charlton, N.Y., says— "We 

 cut with one of your Com- 

 bined Machines, lust winter 

 50 chaff hives with 7-ln. cap, 

 100 honey-racks, 500 broad 

 frames, 2.0fJ0 honey-boies 

 and a threat deal of other 

 work. This winter we have 

 double the amount of bee- 

 hives, etc., to make and we 

 expect to do itwlth this Saw. 

 Itwill do all you say it will. 

 Catalogue and Price -Jiist 

 Address. W.F.& JOHN BARNEB. 



No. 995 Ruby St.. Rockford, III. 



Mention the JLyriericon Bee JotvrvoA 



Our '97 Cataloff 



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Apiarian Supplies, Bees, Etc. 



Is yours for the asking. 



It Is full of Information. ^^~ Write for It. 



I. J. STRINCIIAm, 



105 Park Place. NEW YOKE, N.Y. 



Apiary— Glen Cove, L. I. 



Mentiofix the American Bee Jourruzl. 



Free. 

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onr Spray Pvimps and Ko^zlcB anUMdl.v _ . 

 experiment stations and all leading hoiticiiltur- 

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36 Page Book on Spraying, FREE. Aclilris.>< 

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Menivm CM American Bee Joumoi. 



one in a nucleus, unless the nucleus is 

 stimulated by feeding. How much, de- 

 pends upon weather and circumstances. 



G. W. Demaree — 1 and 2. In warm 

 weather they will, and sometimes sooner, 

 as they are apt to begin with a three or 

 four days' old larva, aud for this reason 

 nucleus colonies cannot be depended 

 upou to rear uniformly good queens, un- 

 less they are furnisht with good queen- 

 cells. 



J. E. Pond — 1 and 2. In my own ex- 

 perience a 2-frame nucleus properly 

 guarded will rear a queen as quickly as 

 a large colony. The strength of a col- 

 ony is relative. A 2-frame nucleus 

 might be a strong colony, while three 

 times the number of bees on a full hive 

 would be weak. Keep all colonies 

 strong, in order to get the best results. 



Old Bee-Keeper Not Discouraged. 



I have got to be between TO and SO years 

 old, and I ought to quit keeping bees. I 

 began when I was only 10 years old — got 

 my bees out of the timber by working on 

 Quinby's plan. I lost about 100 colonies 

 last season, but have 60 left to start with 

 this year. I am not discouraged yet. Hur- 

 rah for the American Bee Journal ! 



Houston Poktek. 



Jefferson Co., Colo., Jan. 33. 



Bees Prepared for Winter. 



I am wintering 21 colonies out-doors. 

 They are all in a row under a shed two 

 feet high in the rear, five feet wide on the 

 roof, and open in fi'ont, facing the south : 

 they are packt a foot deep on the back with 

 straw, aud six inches between each hive. I 

 left the section-cases on most of them, filled 

 with comb in the sections, and some with 

 honey. Sis of the colonies I put into the 

 cellar : they were the weakest ones, making 

 3(1 in all. They seem to be doing well so 

 far. 



I think the prospects here are good for 

 next season, as we expect to have a big 

 crop of sweet clover. John S. SLEExn. 



Livingston Co., 111., Dec. 31. 



A Government Whitewash. 



On page S23 H. D. asks for a preparation 

 to whiten his bee-shed. Take V.' bushel of 

 unslackt lime, slack it with boiling water, 

 cover during the process to keep the steam 

 in ; strain through a fine strainer, and add 

 one peck of salt, dissolved in warm water; 

 three pounds of ground rice boiled to a thin 

 paste aud stirred in while hot; ■„ pound of 

 Spanish whiting, and 1 pound of clean glue, 

 previously dissolved. Add 5 gallons of hot 

 water to the mixture. Stir well, and let it 

 stand a few days, well covered. It should 

 be applied hot. It is used by the Govern- 

 ment to whitewash lighthouses. A pint 

 will cover a square yard, if properly ap- 

 plied to wood, stone or brick. 



C. W. CUHUY. 



N. E. Ohio and N. W. Pa. Convention. 



On account of the non-apjiearance of any 

 northeastern Ohio members of the North- 

 eastern Ohio and Northwestern Pennsylva- 

 nia Bee-Keepers' Association, it was de- 

 cided that the convention be conducted by 

 the Northwestern I'ennsylvauia Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association, who were called to meet 

 at the same place. 



The meeting was called to order by Pres. 

 Dewey, of Columbus, Pa., who is the Presi- 

 dent of both Associations (tlie latter was 

 organized at a meeting held in Corry, Pa., 

 Nov. 'Jl and '22, l,s;i4) in the parlor ot the 



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BEE-BOOK 



That covers the whole Aplcultural Field more 

 completely than any other published, send 

 11.25 to Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont, Calif., 

 for bis 



Bee-Keeper's Guide. 



Liberal Discounts to the Trade. 



CARLOADS 



,^^ _ Of Bee-Hives. Sections, Ship- 

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 E"^"-:^"™?!! and Everytliin^ used in the 

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., . 1 want the name and address 

 ?;fi^ Of every Bee-Keeper in Aiuer- 

 -3s^ tea. 1 supply Dealers as well 

 :*^ as consumers. Send for cata- 

 logs, quotations, etc. W. H. PUTNAM, 

 HivKR Falls. Pierce Co., Wis. 

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 part is exchanged for the Bee Journal, 

 Honey, Books or Seed, that we offer. If 

 you want casta, promptly, for your 

 Beeswax, send it on at once. Impure 

 wax not taken at any price. Address as 

 follows, very plainly, 



GEO. W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michigan st. , CHICAGO, ILL. 



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llee - SuppUew ! KoOT's 



Goods at Koot's Prices. 

 Pouder'H Honey - Jars, 



iind every thing used by 

 tiee-keepers. Prorupi. ser- 

 vice, low freight rate. Cat, 

 iree. Walter S Ponder, 

 16'J Mass. Ave., 

 iNm.vNAi'OLis, Indiana. 



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