1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



301 



EXPANSION AND b ^vhat destroys J 



CONTRACTION ^^i^Z^oi ? 



completely overeomiiiB this dilflcuUv in the T 



construction of the KKYSTONE FfeNCE. T 



That's one reason why it outlasts aU others, r 



Full particulars in our book on fence COU- T 



const ruction—FREE. J 



KEYSTONE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., • 



No. 3 HushStreet. Peoria, IU._ • 



EOOS 



From Pure B P. liocks. Black Minorcas. Litrbl 

 Brahmas— $1.25 per Silting. Also, will stuff 

 aod mouDt Birds and Animals to order; price, 

 for small birds aud animals GOe. aud upward. 

 Plants lor sale cheap— Kcd aud Black 

 Raspberry, and Strawberry, 



niKS. L. C. AXTELL, 



RosEVii.i.E, Wurien Co., 111. 



RIG MONEY IH POULTRY 



il'ti-t Stock and Iiii.'iit>,iti>r- i f CMnducted 

 .iLciir.liut; to "The Chautauqua 

 Guide to Big Profits jum out Hud 

 sent postpaid with our l>y7 CatuloKue 

 for4c tohelppay postaee, etc. Best ecea 

 and stock cost no more if purchaRed of 

 ufi, you can then sell your product to 

 OS and thonsande others for hiqh fancy prices. 

 We own 300 acres most eleirantly adapted to 

 -poaltry. CHAUTAUQUA POULTRY A, 

 PET STOCK FARM, Box 17 KENNEOY,N.Y 

 7 A 1 3 Mention tUe A-jiierican Jice JoumaL, 



!!i^i! Beeswax 



For all the Good, Pure Yellow^ 



Bees'wax delivered to our office till 

 further notice, we will pay 24 cents per 

 pound, CASH ; or 28 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. 



QUEENS 



Smokers, Sections , 



Comb Foundation, 

 ADd all Aplalran Sappliei 



— «hf»p. 8f nd for 



HCLE atalogae. E. T. FLAKAtiA^N, BelleTllIe, 111. 



13A13t Please mention tbe Bee Journal. 



50 Colonies Bees for Sale Cheap. 



2-rranie Nucleus, witb Queen, only l^^. 



B. P. Kecks, White Leghorns, B. Leifborns, 

 Black Minorca. Buff Cochin, Part. Cochin. L. 

 Brahma, S. S. Hamburg— Eggs trom all these, 

 15 for Jl.OO. 



Also. Berkshire Pigs for sale Write for 

 what you want. Stock all registered pedigree. 

 N. H. SmiTH, Lock Box \, 



18A4t TlLBUHY, ONT., CANAIIA. 



Luck or Merit ? 



Our compel 1 t«.)rs vav it's I,uok I hat enables us to 

 Ketnllthel'estUailn.ad trade, tlit-l-i-sl larmtrailf.jiiirl 

 all tbe Parks aofl Game preservrv. our riistumors 

 buy the fence on its merits, we m-M on its merits. 

 andnooiieot'jectstolheKood Itirk that coes wit li il. 



PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 



last fall and winter. A man palmed off as 

 their product a large amount of mixture 

 as honey, which he carried in a large tin- 

 pail with a dipper. He tried a new role; in 

 lieu of having pieces of honey Iloating in it, 

 it was masht up fine. He canvast the city 

 thoroughly, and sold large amounts of it, 

 as he offered it cheaply, and was not 

 molested in his nefarious calling; he never 

 offered it but once at the same house. He 

 wrote to us, desiring to purchase honey cut 

 from the sections, aud shipt to hiui in tln- 

 pails, claiming residence in the country. 

 We didn't ship. Mrs. L. Harklson." 



Peoria, 111., April 30. 



Busy with Swarming. 



I have 4(1 colonies now, and had 21 left 

 from last year, making an increase of 25; 

 but there were more swarms than that, as 

 I put several of them together. I use the S- 

 frame Langstroth hive, and super that 

 holds 30 one-pound sections. They com- 

 menced swarming before the first of March, 

 and I had my hands full of swarms for a 

 few weeks. Wm. H. Baktlett. 



Maricopa Co., Ariz., April 23. 



Experience with Sweet Clover. 



April 1, 1S9.5, I received a trial package of 

 sweet clover, on condition that I report 

 the results. I sowed it the 13th. I first 

 plowed the ground, sowed the seed, and 

 harrowed with light harrow. It did not 

 come up very well, but by August it was 

 2 feet high : then the drouth came on, and 

 I saw no clover until the spring of IS'.Ki, 

 when it made its appearance again, bloomed 

 very well, and the bees visited it every day, 

 but did not seem to store much honey, as it 

 was one of the worst honey-years I ever 

 saw. I had three swarms, and had to feed 

 them to prevent starving. 



Sweet clover must be sowed every year, 

 if you want the bloom for your bees, as it 

 doesn't bloom the first year. I planted tbe 

 seed I bought on separate ground — no bloom 

 for 1897. 



I lost six colonies of bees last winter and 

 this spring. There is plenty of fruit-bloom 

 now. and the bees are busy. I can't say 

 much about white clover, as I am looking 

 for a drouth soon. J. L. Cbutchek. 



Franklin Co., Ky., April 23. 



A Report. 



I have five colonies, having lost one; the 

 mice got in it. I want to transfer three 

 into dovetail hives. Last fall a man bad 17 

 colonies in store boxes and nail kegs, and 

 said he was going to kill them off. so I told 

 him I would take tbe honey off and save the 

 bees. He said I could have the bees, so I 

 saved three buckwheat swarms. They had 

 only about a pound of honey. I brought 

 them home and fed them 18 pounds of 

 sugar, but the mice killed one, and they 

 wintered on the stand with only a few 

 boards laid on top. 



I planted about .30 basswood trees this 

 spring, and sowed 10 pounds of " giant in- 

 carnat clover '' last spring, and it is ooming 

 on finely now. I have woods all around, 

 and maples, poplar, and spicewood, but my 

 bees do not get much surplus except from 

 the buckwheat. 1 had a swarm that came 

 in June, and went into one of the empty 

 hives on the stand; I got 48 pounds in 

 boxes, and they have lots of honey now. 



I could not do without the Bee Journal. 

 There are only a few bee keepers here, and 

 these have but a few colonies. 



Henry C. Motle. 



Hunterdon Co.. X. J., April '20. 



CouTention Notices. 



Illlnoln.— The spring meeting of the Nor- 

 thern Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be held Tuesday, May 18. at the residence of 

 H.W. Lee. at Pecatonlca. 111. All are cordi- 

 ally Invited to attend. Means of conveyance 

 will be at the station for the beaedi of those 

 coming on trains. B. Kennedy, Sec. 



New MUford. 111. 



^TO 



HUNG I ^ 



Oint SniNOLE Is now bung out, notifying 

 tbe public that we are again ready to Nbip 

 Ctueeux. Having greatly enlarged our facil- 

 ities, cau fill orders by return mall. 



<jiol«Ieii ■t<-autif8,m{an<t llsilians 

 Al!»o !>iilrer-(i!ray Carniolan. 



Warranted (Jueen, .50c.; Tested. 7.")C. Make 

 Money Drders pii\ al)le at Caldwell, Tex. Send 

 for Cataloi? of Bee-Keeperit' Supplle*. 



Address, C. B. BANKSTON. 



11 Atf CiitiiEs.MAN. Burleson Co., Tex, 



Meriai.rin ine Amerncan Bee Jouroc,!,. 



SilOKERS and 



FOMDATIOJI 



We do not catalog theQulnbyor Hill Smo- 

 kers this year, but there may be some who 

 prefer these styles. We still have a few, and 

 offer them ut these special prices to close out : 



The Quiiiby— 2-inch barrel, single-blast, 3.-)C.; 



postpaid, .50c. 2H-lnch, double-blast, 60c.; 



postpaid, 75c. 

 The Hill— 3-inch barrel. 40c.; postpaid, 60c. 



VanDeuseii Thin Flat-Bottom Fdn. 



In 25-pound boxes, at only 110.50 per box, 

 while it lasts. Address, 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



118 Michigan St.. ■ Chicago, III. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 

 UNION ^O-^IJ^-J^^T'ON 



Can do the work of four 

 men using hand tools, In 

 Kipping, Cuttlng-off. Mi- 

 tring, Rabbeting, Groov- 

 ing. Gaining. Dadoing, 

 Edging-up. Jointing Stuff, 

 etc. Full Line of Foot and 

 Hand Power Machinery. 

 Solii on Trial. Catalo^ae Free, 

 SENEOA FAliLS ItlFG. CO., 

 46 Water St SENECA FALLS. N. T. 



lAly Mentio.. the Amerirnn Bee Journal, 



BEST ON EARTH ! ! 



18 years the Standard. Tbe 4-inch '• Smoke 

 Engine." Is it too large ? Will it last too 

 long y Will save you lots of money and bad 

 words. Send for Circular. 6 sizes and prices 

 of Bingham Smokers and Knives. 



T. F. BINGHAin, Farwell, ITIIcta. 



5 A t f Mention the A merican Bee Journal. 



Return 

 lUail. 



Italian Queens "' 



Untested, 50c.; Tested, $1.00. 

 N uclel, 2 frame. I'^.OO, Including a good Queen. 



Bees by the Pound. 

 E. II. CARRINGl'ON, 

 5A17t De Fnuiak Springs, FJa. 



Golden I Texas Queens ! 



Adel Dr. Gallup says they are the best he 

 ■ 11,:, iias in his yard. 

 ilU)inO I J. o. GIVENS, Lisbon, Tex. 



Mention the Bee Journal. 9A'-'6t, 



ORDERS tilled by refuni luail or freignt for 

 A. 1. Hoot Go's Supplies. Our choice 

 strain Italian Queens; 1, 2 & 3 fr. nuclei 

 If in a hurry for Supplies, send us vour 

 orders, ."se-pao-o Cataloa: I'rce. 

 J no. Nebel ic Sou, Hlgli'HlIl, lUo. 

 Mention the American Bee Journal. 4Atf 



BEE - KEEPERS, PRICES CUT 



On FOUNDATION COMB to introduce 



Forrest Xew Method of Sheeting Wa.\ 

 by Autouiatie Machinery. 



Write for descriptive Circular Prlce-List and 

 Samples. N. B. FORREST, 



15Atf AnsCRN, N. r. 



Mtruum. me American Bee JcunuU. 



