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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Apr 22, 



BEES & NUCLEI. 



We can supp y liiiod Full Colonies of Ital- 

 ian Bees in 10-tr:inie Laniistro h iv(s. and 

 3-fram«* Nuclei. They are hi Lee To.. llMnols. 

 ICO miles trora Chic:i^'(i. 11 j im wlt-li to lujy. 

 wri'e UB at once. !is to what and how many 

 you want, and we will quote you price. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



CHICAGO, ILLS. 



For Sale, Bees & Queens 



Kees liy the Pound. $1.00. Queens. .Jl 00. 

 Nuclei, 2 Irame wnh (^)iteen. $ ;..tO: l-lrj»ine. 

 $2.00. Also. Barred A; Wliiie Plynioiiili 

 Roi'kdi* and Sili'er*I..BCed Wyaiidottes 



Eggs at $1.00 persittinjrot \h. Address, 



Mrs. A. A. .SIMPSOX, 



16A13 SWA Ills. Gkeene Co., Pa. 



Mention the American Bee joujmjM 



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Or in E.\chan£re for 



Foundation — Sections — Hives 

 or any Other Supplies. 



Working Wax '^ll\Tr"!m A Specialty. 



ipr" Write forCaralop-and Price-List, ■with 

 Samples of Foundation and Sectious. 



GUS DITTMER, 



AUGUSTA, WIS. 



MemfJ/yii the Amerwan Bee /r^i'^T-iJi. 



riil! Beeswax 



For all the Good, Pure Vello-w 



BeeS'wax delivered to our office till 

 further notice, we will pay 24 cents per 

 pound, CASH ; or 'AH cents for whatever 

 part is exchanged for the Bee Journal, 

 Honey, Books or Seed, that we offer. If 

 you want cash, 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. 



EC3i-a-S 



From Pure B. P. Rocks. lilack Minorcae. Li^bt 

 Brahmas— J1.25 per Sitting-. Also, will stuff 

 and m<Hint Birds and Animals to order: price, 

 for small birds and animals 60c. and upward. 

 FlantH for sale cheap— Red and Black 

 Raspberry, and Strawberry. 



mRS. I,. C. AXTELI., 



RosEvii.r.E, Warren Co., Ir.iy. 



—I Would Like to See a Hive— 



That bees will build up in faster in thesprinir, 

 or thai is better adapted for Comb or Extrac- 

 ted Honey, or tbat is easier manipulated than 

 mine. It is Cubical and Sell-SpaclnR. Pat- 

 ented April 7, 1890. Hives and Rights for 

 sale. Address. 



CYRUS V. ALDRICH, 



13A4t Elsinohe, Riverside Co . Calif. 

 Mention the Amertcan Bee Jnurnal 



50 Colonies of Bees 



FUlt S.\L.K (HEAP. 



Bld. DANIEL WUITMER. 

 16A2t Box 485 South Bend, Ind. 



^1 /^Dir^A 81 acres— a cleared 

 r L-Vy II I Uf\ 400 orauKC trees. 



New House. C A D IWI <"li<'r fruit. 

 8 larKO rooms r /A r» IVI Or'in'nfl trees 



Cbanre for market (.'ardiri- f\ LJ p A Q 



er. Lake view. NoaRems. ^^llC/Ar 



Write for parllculais. 



O. O. BARKER, YALAHA, FLA. 



WHCN ANSWEniNO THIS AoveRTISEMENT, MCNTION THIt JOURNAL. 



not strong, had ."> swarms, 3 fairly early, 

 and 2 in August— 21st and 31st latest; and 

 the last was a second swarm from a strong 

 colony. I also bought 3 good colonies 

 about Dec. 1, and brought them home in 

 good condition, and they, too, are all doing 

 well. I had some fears as to the last or 

 second swarm that came off Aug. 31, and 

 gave it a frame or two of honey (in Novem- 

 ber) from the upper story of one which had 

 a surplus, and they have come through 

 nicely, and appear strong to day. 



I noticed the suggestion of S T. Pettit in 

 regard to a plan to encourage the V>ees to 

 fill the outside sections in the super, and 

 I have prepared 2 supers as he suggests. I 

 like the idea. I think an inch piece pnt un- 

 der the bottom-board at the rear end would 

 be an improvement, as it would bring the 

 hive-body to the same original level, and 

 leave the bottom-board with a good forward 

 slope downward, giving the bees a good 

 chance to clean out everything dropping on 

 the bottom. 



I think the "old reliable" American Bee 

 Journal is keeping well up with the advance 

 in bee culture, and its editor is not slack, 

 '■ as some men count slackness.'" to keep in 

 the advance generally, of which I am glad. 

 Geo. McCi'LLOuon. 



Page Co.. Iowa, April 6. 



Prospects Good for this Season. 



We are having a fine shower to-day, with 

 very chilly northeast winds blowing. At 

 this date everything bids fair for the bees, 

 which have, so far as I can learn, come 

 through the winter in very good condtion. 

 Mine are so. and have plenty of stores yet, 

 with lots of sealed brood, and some young 

 bees have been out of the cells as long as 

 one week. Peach orchards are in full 

 bloom, goosberries are blooming, and will 

 be fine for the bees for two weeks. Then 

 the redbud trees are almost in bloom, 

 which will be fine, and will last for two or 

 three weeks, then come the hawthorne 

 trees, which are good, and come in a good 

 time. There are three kinds or varieties of 

 them, which place their blooming at about 

 three weeks, but they did not do much last 

 year. In IS'.W my bees stored some surplus 

 honey from them, which was fine, but the 

 honey had a peculiar appearance— it was 

 very clear, and after being sealed in the 

 cells it seemed to be full of little beads or 

 bubbles. It was of good taste and thick- 

 ness. 



After these come plum bloom, apples, 

 cherries, and wild white clover, which is 

 getting to be plentiful; and what is called 

 the Simpson honey-plant, growing wild, 

 and other wild flowers too numerous to 

 mention. And with all these there has 

 been plenty of rain so far, to give them life 

 and vigor such as I like to see them have 

 for the secretion of nectar. Everything is 

 very early here this spring. I am feeling 

 very uneasy for the fruit crops yet in this 

 section. 



With all looking so promising at this 

 time, bees have not done much as yet, on 

 account of cool, windy, disagreeable days. 

 I am in great hopes to see the grandest 

 flow of nectar imaginable this season, and 

 to see the bees store a bountiful crop of 

 surplus honey. I have never seen better 

 prospects for a good crop of honey since I 

 have been keeping bees than at present. I 

 hope present prospects will continue 

 throughout the season, with good results. 

 K. L. Hastin. 



Cedar Co., Mo., April 8. 



Trying to Grow Sweet Clover. 



As Dr. Miller has askt for experience in 

 sowing sweet clover, I will send mine in 

 exchange for some of the many valuable 

 things I have gotten from the Bee Journal. 



1 bought five pounds of sweet clover .seed 

 from a reliable supply dealer, and sowed it 

 in three places — one was a choice piece of 

 land. low, black, and damp, which had been 

 summer fallowed the past season. 1 culti- 

 vated, sowed the seed, and harrowed six to 



l& LANDS 



For Sale at 1<om' Prices and 

 on Kasy Xernis. 



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 



SOUTHERN ILLlllS. 



They are also largely Interested In, and call 

 especial atiention to the 600.000 acres of land 

 in the famous 



YAZOO VALLEY 



OF MISSISSIPPI 



lying along and owned by the Yazoo & Miss- 

 issippi Valley Kailroad Company, and which 

 tbat corapaoy offers at low prices and on long- 

 terms Special Inducements and facilties 

 offered to go and examine these lands, both 

 in Southern Illinois and in the " Yaz o Val- 

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

 any information, address or call upon E. P. 

 SKENE, Land Commls&ioner, No. 1 Park 

 Row. Chicago, lU. 8E6t 



HeniUy^n. ttts ArcMr^'/^on. Bee ii'c^xr^^r/l- 



INCUBATIONt 



is the first step iu the poultry I 

 &iness and muchof future sue- T 

 CHss depends upon its ccmpleie- f 

 nes3 There is uo failure where f 

 RELIABLE It^CUEtATOR ^ 

 i» used. It iM fully warrjiutud and 1 

 is the product of twelve years of T 

 experience. It has never been beaten in a i 

 Show. It lanot like its competitors— it is better, 1 

 1 "We tell why in new book nn nnnlf rv. Send KV- for it. i 

 [yilAS^EJNCUBflygANDBRO^OOERC^.^UItifVMtl^. J 



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MONEYIN POULTRY 



Our Toiillry Annuul and Uouk of Valuable 



l',fi.'l|M'sfor'y7, finely printed in colors. giv- 

 ing' cats, descriptions and prices of iTt of 

 tlicl eudinK vnrietiesof FaJicy Fowls, with 

 important idnts on thecareof pouUry. and 

 hundreds nf recipes of great value. Over 

 llKio premiums won at lefidiup shows. 

 Trices Keduced One-Fourlh. Finest hoolc 

 out i'lii'.- niily liic. Will return money 

 if nnt siilisfnfli'ry. Address, 



Urtv TH, It.tKOTA. ILL., I. S. A. 



Mention the American Bee JGum<K., 



Golden Italian. 3-Banded, CarnioUn— Queens 

 by return mail. 



Potatoes nt low prices. Catalog tells all. 

 Send for it. J. F- Michael, Greenville. Ohio. 



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WOVEN.WIRE.FENCEI 



It.-sl on Kiirlh. ll.irsc- lil^li. It.ill- 

 Hlroi.t.-,rijcnii(U'hicU.f.-lli;lil. \\ itli J 

 our in TLKX AITOMATU' lla.ltlne « 

 you can make Gt> rods a dny fiu J 



12 to 20 cts. a Rod.! 



«>»er r>» tlvli's. <"atrt!..iruO Kiee, T 



KITSELMAN BROS-, f 

 itox i:tN. Ridgevlllei Ind." 



4ah;Ll ixtenf 107 i iti-- ^1 n'irrcau tti^ iua>t 'i*ja. 



For Sale, Choice Italian Bees. 



Full Colonies at *.i.00 ; Nuclei, *l per Frame. 

 — Clticciis ill Their Season.— 

 Also a Full Slock of the 



UEE-KEEPERS' — ] 

 SUPPLIES. 



B. Taylor Handy 



Send for Cataloj^, to — 



F. A. CBOWELL, Granger, Minn. 



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