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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



187 



Qct;)eral \icn)S^ 



Wintering Nicely. 



Bees are winteriug nicely so far this win- 

 ter. Wm. CnAiii. 

 Saginaw Co., Mich., March 1.5. 



Boiling in the Pollen. 



The American Bee Journal is a welcome 

 visitor to my home every Monday morning. 

 I have ',(() colonies of bees, ami they are roll- 

 ing in the pollen from wild flowers and 

 fruit-blooms. B. P. Shirk. 



Kings Co.. Cal., March 5. 



Last Year a Failure. 



Last year was a failure here with bees 

 and everything else. I put into winter 

 quarters 10 colonies, and have lost one to 

 date. I winter them on the summer stands 

 with chaff cushions. J. C. Bogekt. 



Montour Co., Pa., March 10. 



Bees Wintered Well. 



The bees have wintered well, and have 

 plenty of honey to last until they can board 

 themselves. The white clover looks better 

 than I have seen it for years. 



I couldn't get along with my bees at all 

 without the " Old Reliable." 



S. T. Applegate. 



Lewis Co., Ky., March 10. 



Bees in Splendid Condition. 



My 120 colonies of bees are all in splen- 

 did condition on the summer stands, packt 

 with shavings. The prospect is good for a 

 good crop of white clover this season. We 

 have had abundance of rain since last July, 

 and are looking for a good crop this time. 

 Geo. W. RiKEii. 



Lucas Co., Iowa. March 11. 



Bees All Bight. 



I 6nd my bees all right so far as I can 

 tell, except a colony that starved to death 

 in the upper story of the two hives put to- 

 gether. 



I don't see why any bee-keeper will do 

 without the Bee Journal if he is interested 

 in the business. [ read it with much in- 

 terest. My sonin-law says it is worth ten 

 dollars to him. Noin Millek. 



Iowa Co., Iowa, March 1"2. 



Narrow Sections. 



I .see a good deal in the Bee Journal about 

 honey adulteration. Now what difference 

 is there between that and shipping a lot of 

 I'o-inch sections into our market here to 

 sell for 17 cents, when we all use l"s sec- 

 tions about here J It seems to me one is 

 about as bad as the other. Of course, 

 everybody can use what he likes, but it 

 looks as if we had better have a standard 

 section, in thickness as well as size. 



Litchfield Co., Conn. S. C. Hills. 



Last Season — Bees and Grapes. 



The past season was one of fair promise 

 to bee-keepers in this section. There was 

 abundance of fruit-bloom, warm weather, 

 plenty of sunshine, and frequent showers. 

 The bees, strong in numbers, were at work 

 in the supers, and their merry hum seemed 

 to restore confidence in our chosen pursuit. 

 But. alas! how like the political buzzing — 

 all promise and no fulfillment— a make-be- 

 lieve, a delusion, and we can only record 

 another failure in the honey crup. 



■• Do bees destroy sound grapes !'' One 

 would not have wi.^ht for a luure favorable 

 time to test this matter, than we bad dur- 



Page & Lyon Mfg. Co. 



New London, 

 Wisconsin, 



Operates two sawmills that cut, annually, eight million feet of lumber, thus 

 securing the best lumber at the lowest price for the manufacture of 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



They have aL-^o one One of the Largest Factories and the latest 

 and most-improved machinery for the manufacture of 



Bee-Hives, Sections, Etc., 



that there is in the Slate. The material Is cut from patterns, by machinery, 

 and is absolutely accurate. i''or Sections, the clearest and -whitest 

 Bass-wood is used, and they are pollsht on both sides. Nearness to Pine 

 and Basswood forests, and possession of mills and factory equipt with best 

 machinery, all combine to enable this firm to furnish the 



Best Goods at the Lowest Prices. 



Send for Circular and see the Prices on a Full Line of Supplies. 

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For Style and Kiuisli they 



can nol be surpassed. 



CARTS (, 

 >nd BUGGIES 



Us cut shows our S.';.,'50 Harness 

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'DEFY COMPETITION 



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 of GOAT and DOG HARNESS from 

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 set. GOAT or DOG 

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 to ST.OO. Write for 

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aSpeoialty. WeRnir- 

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YEARS 



we have 



manufactured and sold to dealers, Bin NOW we are selling 

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 aiid liealer^ proflt^.WrUe_fcr Ulustra^ed y^f'^f~"Q..^J'o^VS^^- 



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Methods. It will 



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BARKLEY 

 8158. CABRIOI.BT 



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 IT ILLUSTRATES AND DESCRIBES ALL THE 



Latest and Best Apiarian Supplies 



G-. B. LEWIS CO., WATERTOWN, WIS. 



Finest Alfalfa Honey ! 



IT SELLS ON TASTING-. 



The Honey that Suits All 

 Who Buy It. 



Low Prices Now! 



We can furnish l^llite Alfalfa E.^ctracted Honey, in 60-pound tin cans, on 

 board cars In Chicago, at these prices : 1 can, in a case, 1)4 cents per pound ; 'i cans 

 in one case, 7 cents ; 4 cans ('2 cases) or more, 6J^ cents. The Cash must accoin- 

 pany each order. Pine Bass'wood Flavor Honey at same price; also in 

 2TU-lb. barrels. 



ES^ A sample of either honey will be mailed to an intending purchaser, for S 

 cents, to cover postaee, packine, etc. We guarantee purity. 



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



