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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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BE CONVINCED, m GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH 



We offer the New Clianiplon Doiib- 

 Ied-\V»ll<>d riiHfi' lllve, niiide of ilio 

 Best White IMne Lumber. Ironi now uniJI 

 June 15. 18!' 7. Complete ami Painted. with 

 Dovetnil lioily and Two Sutieis 'orCorrb 

 Honey or E.xtractlng ; S. !l or 10 fiiime 

 bive, with Thick Top. belt-Spin iii)f Hulf- 

 man Frames, includlnur 2 or 4 iokl< o Tm 

 Rabbets. Tin Cover and Double Bottom- 

 all for only $1.50. The tame in tiie Hat 

 lor 98 cents : and it Outside Siimiiur and 

 Winter Case is wanted only, oomplet ■■ and 

 painted, to Ot any Dovetail or Simiilieity 

 8, 9 or 10 frame hive, for 9.'i cents ; and 

 the same In the Flat for 73 cents. Inside 

 measurement of Case 25x20 Inches, and 

 21 laches high. We soUcH your orders. 



We deliver all poods f. o. b. cars or boat 

 landing at 8heboygan, Wis. Address, 



R. H. SCHMIDT & CO., Box 187, SHEBOYGAN, WIS. 



Ixiracled lluiiey Wanted — IVIake Oircrs. 



a LANDS 



Por Sale at I.,om' I*i-ire!> and 

 on Easy 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 ILLINOIS. 



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 Tazoo & Miss- 

 leslppl 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 ,o Val- 

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

 any information, address or call upon E. P. 

 SKENE, Land Commissioner. No. 1 Park 

 How. Chicago, 111. 8E6t 



M.-'/.,0,j'/. 174.3 A?n.37<Ca,"'. 5£€ J.3'v<,r"VC... 



{WOVEN .WM.FENGEI 



ltf-.t on Kiirtli. M..r^.-liii:h. Ihill- 

 slronK,Pli,'andtlii'k.-t.-(ii;hl. U Uli 

 our mPLKX Al linHTir MatliinP 



rnucjiii ijiMl-f<;" i'"!.-;a fJav for 



l2 to 20 cts. a Rod. 



Over 50 ^trlt"^. ' ■;«fiiI(iL'tif Free. 



KITSELMAN BROS., 

 Box I3>*. Ridgeville, lnd._ 



481iil .■^■'.ii.tiuti if'- .-1 ncricaii lice juaniu'^. 



3 Grand Letters 3 



In the April ' Husiler." one frum .1 despondent 

 aKent in OreKon to a successful (alitorni:! ai:ent. 

 HebeUnroui canvassincr his wife. aNo a ''Piik© 

 enthusiast." answers the letter, sendini: cupv to 

 her hiisltand. who supplements with one of his own 

 and scnrtsuscttpies of al! three II interested ia 

 fencintf. send for free eopv. 



PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 

 MentUm tlu, American Bee Journal 



I AEISE 



To SAT to the readers 

 of the 

 BEE JOURNAL that 

 DOOI.ITTL1E 



has concluded to Bell 

 -BKB8 and QUKKN8- 

 In their Beason, durlntt 

 1897, at tliefollowlns 

 prices : 



One Colony of ItalianB 

 on 9 Qallup frames, in 

 light stiipping-box $6 00 



Five Colonies 25 00 



Ten Colonies 45 00 



1 untested queen. 1 00 

 6 " queens 

 12 



1 teste'l Queen... 

 3 " Queens . 

 1 select tested queen 2 1 o 

 3 " '• Queens 4 00 



Select tested queen, previous season's rearing.. 4 00 

 Bitra Selected for breeding, the VKBY best. . 5 00 

 ibout a Pound of BKK8 In a Two-frame Nucleua. 

 with any Queen, ti.w extra. 



WF Circular free, giving full partlcularB regarC- 

 'ng the Bees and each claes of Queens. 



5 50 



10 00 



11 so 



3 50 



Address 



6. M. DOOLITTLE, 



llA2ot 



BOKODINO, Onon. Co., N. 7. 



A GENUINE 



Egg Preservative 



That will keep Hen's Egsrs perfectly through 

 warm weather*, just as good as fresh ones for 

 cooking and frostlnj;. One man paid 10 cents 

 a doztn for the evs'S he preserved, and then 

 later sold them for -.'.i cents a dozen. You can 

 preserve them tor about 1 eeiit per dozen. 

 Now is the time to do it. while eggs are cheap. 

 Address for Circular giving further infor- 

 mation— 



Dr. A. B. msON, 



3512 Monroe Street. - Toledo. Ohio. 

 MevuiC't, 't'!^ A^merlcafi Bee jc'?*'''w.t. . 



Our '97 Catalog 



— OF— 



Apiarian Supplies, Bees, Etc. 



is yours for the asking. 



It is full of information. tW Write for it. 



I. J. STRUVGIIAM, 



105 Park Place. NEW YORK, N. V, 



Apiary- Glen Cove, L. 1. 



Improved Macliiiie for Sheeting Wax. 



This machine produces a continuous sheet 

 ot uniform thlckne<s and any width desired 

 direitly from the melted wax. No lapping or 

 welding done In this proces. This machine is 

 a rapid worker, pimtile in construction, easily 

 operated either by hand or steam power, and 

 price within reach 111 any supply deiiler. Cor- 

 respondeuc-' solicited, ^ampte sent on receipt 

 of order and iiosiaf' Patent allowed March 

 18. 1897. THOS. EVANS, Lansing, Iowa. 

 \'.c-?Ulo>i 'J>L ■ ii'criavi ISec Jcv,^''VA'. 



struction, I think it as durahle and perfect 

 a shade in all respects as could be desired. 

 I used it in toy apiary last season, and find 

 it a success, besides adding a finer nppear- 

 ance to the apiary. It is made as follows; 



Take what we term barn siding boards 

 (pine). I'i feet long. 12 inches wide, and cut 

 them into four pieces. S feet each. Be care- 

 ful to saw them square, and all of the same 

 length. Then gauge one edge on the rjugb 

 side '4 of an inch, and plane it down to a 

 bevel. When this is done, place the beveled 

 edges of two boards together, which forms 

 a cottage rf)of with a pitch of ;i inches to 

 the foot. Nail the two edges together in 

 that shape, by nailing from both ways. 

 Then take n common plastering lath, cut it 

 in the center, nail one strip on each gable 

 end at the bottom, and it is complete. 



Now place this on the hive, and you will 

 at once see that it fills the bill, as it will fit 

 any hive without having to lay stones or 

 other weights on it to make it stay. Be- 

 sides, it leaves an air-space above the top 

 of the bive, and it can also be shoved for- 

 ward as far as desired, so as to shade the 

 entrance. 



When not in use tbey can be piled np in 

 a compact shape, as they will nest together 

 as compactly as pie-pans. 



They can be made shorter or longer, as 

 desired ; aud if they are properly cared for 

 tbey will last as long as the hives will last. 

 Anybody can make them. Besides, it re- 

 quires only 6 feet of lumber, one lath, and a 

 dozen small nails to make one, which will 

 make them cost about 10 cents each. They 

 will last a lifetime, and are always ready 

 when needed. It does not require the best 

 grade of lumber to make them, and the top 

 side can be painted if desired. 



I find them indispensaUe in stormy 

 weather, always keeping the hives dry and 

 well protected. Tbey can also be put on or 

 taken off of the bive at any time without 

 jarring or disturbing the bees in the least. 

 I am sure that all who try this plan for a 

 shade and storm protector will find it a 

 good thing. C. S. French, 



Todd Co., Minn. 



Price and Value of Honey. 



As the principles which govern price in 

 all salable commodities are alike, and the 

 same factors go to produce it. a raw recruit 

 to the rank of bee-men may be as capable 

 of its treatment as the old hands; aud the 

 17th of March is a very appropriate date for 

 one of Irish race and rearing to write his 

 first contribution. 



My first observation is that those who 

 have beeu discussing it have been misusing 

 terms, especially that of price. The price 

 of honey is exactly that amount of money 

 it will fetch in the market. The question 

 as to the relative usefulness as fool on the 

 table and for other uses is one of value and 

 not price. The third point is the relative 

 cost of production of the comb honey and 

 extracted. The price of honey is exactly 

 that sum which the honey -producer can get 

 for his product, be it either in the comb or 

 out of it. The fact of what ratio the price 

 of the two sorts bears to the other, is inde- 

 pendent of cost of production, except as it 

 atlects their production ; and nutritive 

 value is very little thought of by most con- 

 sumers, lu fact, price is without doubt 

 governed by supply and demand, which is 

 dependent upon the manner in which the 

 honey-producers conduct their t)usiness; 

 also the habits of the mass of cousnmers — 

 the public— in relation to the consumption 

 of honey, aud the relative growth ot con- 

 sumption and production. 



As a new producer. I expect to at least 

 make the effort to cause as much increase 

 in consumption as my product will amount 

 to. I feel sure that this is still easy to 

 achieve in almost every city, for ray experi- 

 ence on both sides ot the Atlantic is that 

 honey is seldom on the table, or used in the 

 cooking, of those who are quite in position 

 to use it as largely as they choose. 



This matter of what foods are eaten in 

 quantity is largely one of hereditary habit. 

 There is no good reason like classes in Eng- 

 land Wales eat great quantities of cheese, 



