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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 



Qcj;)eral Iterrjs^ 



Bees Did Reasonably Well. 



My bees have done reasonably well 

 this season. I expected the best fall 

 crop of honey for years, but the last 

 drouth we had with the hot winds dried 

 everything up, and killed the buckwheat 

 and all — everything that produced nec- 

 tar. I have about 1,000 sections not 

 fiulsht, and am at a loss to know what to 

 do with them. L. White. 



Caldwell Co., Mo., Sept. 22. 



Good Year for Honey. 



It has been unusually hot and dry for 

 the past two or three weeks — in fact, we 

 have had no rain all fall to amount to 

 anything. The flora is for the most 

 part dried up. What few flowers there 

 are, are barren as to nectar. Buck- 

 wheat would have yielded a fair crop 

 had there been sufficient moisture. Yes- 

 terday we had a wind and sand (or dust, 

 rather) storm, but no rain. It has turn- 

 ed quite cool, so there will be no chance 

 of the bees getting much more honey 

 for this season. But, on the whole, it 

 has been a very good year for honey. 

 H. G. QuiKiN. 



Huron Co., Ohio, Sept. 17. 



Results of Fast Season. 



I received from 15 colonies, which I 

 wintered successfully, 700 pounds of 

 iargely white clover honey, mixt with 

 raspberry and red clover. From a fall 

 flow which I will soon take off the hives, 

 there will be about 400 more finisht sec- 

 tions, I think. I increast by the nucleus 

 plan, and natural swarming, to lit! colo- 

 nies, which are rousing ones. The past 

 dry, warm weather has so enticed the 

 queens to laying that the hives are full 

 of sealed brood. How is that- for a stock 

 of young bees to winter ? Good, isn't it ? 

 My bees are nearly all Adels. 



Carson Van Blaricum. 



Calhoun Co., Mich., Sept. 15. 



Southern Minnesota Convention. 



The Southern Minnesota Bee-Keepers' 

 Association met in Winona, Sept. 15 and 

 16. We had an enjoyable time, as the 

 State Fair was held at the same time, 

 and the apiarian exhibits were very at- 

 tractive and interesting, creating a great 

 deal of interest. There were bees in ob- 

 servatory hives, and the fine display of 

 honey, wax, bee-keepers' supplies, and 

 all kinds of tools used by bee-keepers. 



Our first day's session of the conven- 

 tion was called to order by Pres. John 

 Turnbull, and after the formal opening 

 of the meeting the reports of the Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer were received, show- 

 ing that the association was in good 

 condition. In the afteruoon the follow- 

 ing program was carried out: Address 

 by Pres. Turnbull; essay by Mrs. \V. N. 

 Berthe, on "Apiculture — Its Lights and 

 Shadows as Viewed by a Lady Beo- 

 Keeper;" essay by E. B. Huffman, on 

 "The Establishment of an Apiary and 

 Arrangement Thereof ;" essay by W. J. 

 Stahniann, on " Artiliclal Swarming of 

 Bees;" essay by \V. K. Bates, on "The 

 Kight Size of Sections for Bees to Finish 

 in Good Shape ;" essay by George Boyn- 

 ton, on " How to Increase and Control 



Finest Alfalfa Honey ! 



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 Who Buy It. 



Low Prices Now! 



We can furnish 'Wllite Alfalfa Extracted Honey, In 60-pound tin cans, on 

 board cars in Chicago, at these prices : 1 can, in a case, 7 cents per pound ; 2 cans 

 In one case, G}4 cents ; 4 cans (2 cases) or more, 614 cents. The Cash must accom- 

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K^" A sample of the honey will be mailed to an Intending purchaser, for 8 

 cents, to cover postage, packing, etc. We guarantee purity. 



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



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 also one One of tbe Largest Factories and the latest 

 and most-improved machinery for the manufacture of 



Bee-Hives, Sections, Etc., 



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

 and is absolutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and ■wtaitest 



Basswood is used, and they are polisht 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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G. B. LEWIS CO., WATERTOWN, WIS. 



Special Agent for the Soiitliwest ~^- ^- "^^^^^^'joseph. mo. 



Mr. Abboll mcIIs our Hives and Sections at Factory Prices. 



That Glueen-Clipping Device Free I 



Workn Like a Charm. Couldn't Bo U'ltkoul It. 



The Monette QueenCllpplng Device works 

 LIKE A CHARM. With it 1 have clipped 30 

 queens, all in one day, when examining my 

 bees. Wm. Stolley, Grand Island, Ncbr. 



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Send us ;'«»/ nw twin niiine tor the American Bee Journal a year (with $1.00), and we 

 will mail you the Queen-Clipping Device free of charge. Or, the Queen-Clipping Device 

 will be sent postpaid for 30 cts. But why not get it as a Premium by the above offer 

 You can't earn 30 cts. any easier. Almost every bee-keeper will want this Device. 



GEORGE W. YORK SkJCO., 118 Micliigau St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



I have clipped 19 queens, and must say the 

 Monette Queen-CUppiuK Device Is by far tbe 

 best Invention ever made, and will be wel- 

 come to many bee-ki'epers as It was to me. 1 

 could not do without one now. 



Dr. Geo. L.iCKK, Newburgh, Ind. 



