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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Feb 25, 



., ^ •VJ?,'^ \^\j\^u rciw^b 



that can t blow down nor burn up; that 



tiirnsallItiiulHof.sri..k\\ilh'nit injury; that • 



can't saff tHvausu it tak.-^up its own slack by • 



expanuinf>- and contriK-ting' as rciuired; • 



a fence which meets ev€Ty requirement • 



of a farm fence— buy the KIJYSTONE. • 



25 to 58 inclios high. Fully de.sfrilx'd in our • 



free book on friu-e construction. Ktnd for it • 



Keystone Woven AVire Fence Co. , • • 



No. 3 Ilu-^h Street. Pkoria, III. • 



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•i* Money Saved is Money Gained. *^ 



THE ROYAL MM 



Life Insurance Conipanv 



DES MOINES, IOWA. 



The Iowa Policy 



Is one that definitely promises to keep an 

 accurate account with you ; credit your 

 premiums and Interest, charge the actual 

 expense and mortuary cost, and hold the 

 remaining funds subject to your order. 

 Agents \%'auted. 



JOHN B. KING. General Agent. 



Suite 513 First Nat'l Bank Bld'g, 

 20Atf CHICAGO, ILL. 



RIfi MONEY IN POULTRY 



llPet Stock and Incubiitors if conducted 



..ucording to "The Chautauqua 

 Guide to Big Profits" jus^i out and 

 I sent postpaid with otir lh'97 Catalogue 

 for 4c to help pay postage, etc. Best euga 

 and stock cost no more if [lurchaeed of 

 US, you can then aell your product to 

 iind thnusaniis others for high fancy prices. 

 -We own 3(10 acres most eleirantly adapted to 

 -poultry. CHAUTAUQUA POULTRY & 

 PET STOCK FARM, Box 17 KENNEDY,N.Y 

 7 A13 Mention the American Bee Journal, 



Our '97 Cataloff 



—OF— 



Apiarian Supplies, Bees, Etc. 



iB yours for the asking. 



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



I. J. STRINOHAM, 



105 Park Place. NEW YORK, N. Y. 



Apiary— Glen Cove, L. I. 



Onr Prices 



ARE WORTH 

 LOOKING AT 



NEW CHAMPION CHAFF HIVE 



especially. All other Supplies accordingly. 

 Send for Catalog and Price-Llst. Address, 



K. H. SCHMIDT & CO., 



48Alf Box 187, Sheboygan, Wis. 



Mention tlie American Bee JmvmoL 



WANTED— ATTENTION ! 



hJKE HERE, Filend BeeKeeper. the best 

 "goods are none too good, and the lowest 

 prices are none too low lor the present times, 

 so down go the prices for 1897 on Full lilne 

 of Bee-KeeperH^ StippliPH. 



1 defy competition in iiunHty and workman- 

 ship. Working Wax into Foundation when 

 sent to me, a specialty. Write, without tail, 

 for Catiilog. My prices are worth looking at. 

 Wax wanted at 2(ic cash, or 2i)c In trade, de- 

 livered. August Weiss, Hortonville, Wis. 



6A8t Metiti*yii the American Bee Jouniai, 



Cockerels 



A <iiol('0 Lot of thor- 

 oughbred B. P. Itocks, S. 

 C. lihick Mliiurcas. S.C. lirown Leghorns, »l. 26 

 each. Kggs I roin same lireeds In season $1.2i) 

 for ir>. AlBo P1.ANTS— Strawberry, Ked and 

 Black Cap Ka3pl)erry. 



mrs. I.. C. AXTELIi, 

 7Atf RosEVir.LE. Warren Co., III.. 



market. Well, it workt like a charm, and 

 I do not think there was ever a cross word 

 among them. As there was but little honey 

 in those combs. I fed them a little for a few 

 days, so as to keep them busy, and as they 

 were not getting much outside. I expected 

 them to rear their own queen, and they 

 would, but three or four days later I gave 

 them a laying queen 



After a week or so I lookt, and found one- 

 half dozen queen-cells started, but now 

 broken up, and eggs in both sides of the 

 empty comb I had given them. They work 

 as well, or better, than my other colonies, 

 and on through the fall, I considered them 

 just as strong and good as any 1 had. In 

 the fall I took 10 or 12 pounds of section 

 honey from them, and nuv. in the cellar, I 

 think them as good as any I have. 



I will add that my hives are all S-frame, 

 still this one is as good as any I have, and 

 all are tip-top for Feb. 4. 



Mr. Prance took the above ground, and I 

 relate my success in that line. 



A, W. Hart. 



Stephenson Co., Ill,, Feb. S. 



Good Influence of Bee-Keeping. 



It is very strange, but really very pleas- 

 ing, that our little bees, and the culture 

 thereof, draw the apiarists together in a 

 brotherhood and sisterhood, as if they be- 

 came oath-bound. This is a better odd- 

 fellowship then that three-linkt fraternity. 

 Would to God that all other agricultural 

 pursuits would have the same effect! What 

 a power would agriculturists be in our 

 land, and how much good could they effect 

 for the poor and downtrodden majority of 

 our people! Of course, that would neces- 

 sitate organization of all agriculturists, 

 and — oh ! that the bee-hive would teach us, 

 and drive us together into something— still 

 better then the Farmers' Alliance, now 

 stanch dead, because it did not confine 

 itself to the original and common issues of 

 universal utility. The study of our be- 

 loved little bees, that gather honey from so 

 many different plants, could teach us to 

 beware of some idiosyncrasies and foolish 

 eccentricities that killed that dear — but now 

 dead— Farmers' Alliance. 



(Ret.) F. L. Richter. 



Cass Co., N. Dak. 



Chances for a Good Season, Etc. 



We had a good season last year, and the 

 chances are good for the one that is coming. 



What has become of the remainder of 

 that " St, Joe " convention report ? 



I approve of the stand the American Bee 

 Journal has taken in regard to commission- 

 men, honey-adulteration and amal gama- 

 tion. May the shadow of the American 

 Bee Journal never grow less. 



Cass Co., Mo., Feb. 3. W. D. Hurt. 



[Mr. Hurt, we don't know whether you 

 refer to " the remainder of the 'St. Joe' 

 convention report " still "on file" in Wash- 

 ington, or our own " remainder," which we 

 purchast of the reporter of that meeting. 

 The latter we are still holding, as we 

 thought there was so much more important 

 matter that ought to be publisht ahead of 

 it. We hope to reach it very soon now. 

 But the longer we wait, the more appar- 

 ent will be its " historical value!" — Editor.] 



A Threatened Bee-Lawsuit. 



When I wrote to Mr. Newman, the Gen- 

 eral Manager of the National Bee-Keepers' 

 Union, about my apiary being termed a 

 nuisance in this city, I supposed the peti- 

 tion was to be presented to the city council, 

 but 1 found out later on that the council 

 had been petitioned at least twice before, 

 and had refused to take action. 



Then they commenced proceedings in the 

 district court, charging the bees with eat- 

 int; fruit, an annoyance about watering- 

 places, stinging, soiling clothing, and other 



l& LANDS 



Foi- Sale a.t I.o>r Prices and 

 on I'>a!!>y 'JTernis. 



The Illinois Central Railroad Company offers 

 for sale on easy terms and at low prices, 150- 

 000 acres of choice fruit, gardening, farm and 

 grazing lands located in 



mwm iLLiiis. 



They are also largely Interested In, and call 

 especial attention to the 600,000 acres of land 

 in the famous 



YAZOO VALLEY 



OF MISSISSIPPI 



lying along and owned by the Yazoo & Miss- 

 issippi Valley Railroad Company, and which 

 that company offers at low prices and on long 

 terms. Special inducements and facilities 

 offered to go and examine these lands, both 

 In Southern Illinois and in the " Yaz jo Val- 

 ley," Miss. For further description, map, and 

 any information, address or call upon E. P. 

 SKENE, Land Commissioner, No. 1 Park 

 Row, Chicago, ill. 8E6t 



IHe-o-iiQn me Ariwrica'n Bee Jou/moA. 



INCUBATIOrjr 



is the first step in the poultry J 

 nsinensaud much of future sue- T 

 cess depends upon its complple- j 

 riHss There is no failure v.here f 

 RELIABLE , INCUBATOR* 

 In ut>ed. It IB fully warranted iiU'l i 

 i the product of twelve years of T 

 Gxpenence. It has. never been beaten in a i 

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 REUA8LEJNCUBAT 0R AND BROODER CO. QUINCY- lU^. T 



36E17t Please racutlon the Bee Journal. 



For a knifb that will cut a horn without r 

 crushing, b ecause it cuts from four . 

 ■ • • sides at once f^et - - 



THE KEYSTONE 

 ^DEHORNER^i 



It is humane, raidd and durable. Fully ^- 

 warranted. Highest award at Worlds 9 

 Fair. Descriptive circulars FR-EIE # 

 A. C. BRO.SIlfS. Cocliranville, Pa. 



40El3t Mention the American Bee JonmaL 

 \A/ORTH SlO IN GOLD. 



Our Pon/fri/ Anmia^ an<l Book of Vatu- 

 ai)lc Btrifii.^ tor '97, tioely pr.iiled in 

 ^colors, giving cuts, descriptions and 

 /prices ol -15 of the leading varieties ot 

 ' f^ftucy Fowls, with important hints on 

 [ the care of poultry, and hundreds oi 

 recipes of great value. Over a 1000 prem- 

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 C. N. BOWERS, box 73 Dakota, III.. U. S. A, 

 4 E7t Mention the Americaji Bee Journal. 



WOVEN .WJ.RE.FENGE; 



Iti'ht Mil Karth. HarNC-liluli, Hull- I 

 HlronitJMgaiidClilcbpn-llffhl. With I 

 Our m rmX automatic Mtirhhii- ■ 

 von run make 6ft rods a dav for I 



12 to 20 cts. a Rod! 



0\<>r 6ft flrlfs. Catalogue I'lce, T 



KITSELMAN BROS, J 



Rnx i:tH. Ridgeville* Ind.* 



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PAUPQ FDPr * "Sf'ful articles for only 2-6mo. «ubs. 

 uAMlO rnLL tol'oultryKcciierataftc.Everypoultry 

 raiser wauls this leadinir poultry paper. Sample free. 

 Addroti-s Poultry Keki'KH Co., Box 44 Parkesburg, Pa. 



