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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Dec. 16, 



: one of Stark 12 ChallenqL 



V/plainly r-how WHY Stark Rro's grow and 



Points— the 



We PAY FREIGHT it , ,,,, 



sell the most trees. I hi n. \\i' will not cut quality no miittir how \J>\\ oiii|ii 

 If interestf.l in trr.» ui rniils .Iroii i«.stal for CTilRK FRUIT ROOK 

 new ertition; finest, mo^t .■oinpli'ti- yet issne.l O 1 nUIX F IVUl 1 UUUI\ 

 sent free. STARK BROS, Louisiana, Mo. Stark. Mo. Kockport, 111. Dansville, N.V. 



K5!! Beeswax 



For all the Oood, Pure Yello^?^ 



Beesivax delivered to our ofBce till 

 further notice, we will pay 25 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 casta, 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 Micliieaii st., CHICAGO, ILI.. 



CARLOADS 



Of Bee-Hives, Sections, Ship- 

 ping-CaeeB. Comb Foundation, 

 and Everything used in the 

 Bee-Industry. 



We want the name and ad- 

 dress of every Bee-Keeper In 

 ' America. We supply Deal- 



— ^ ers as well as consumers. We 



have Dry KUn, Improved Machinery, 40,000 

 feet of floor space, and all modern appliances. 

 We make prompt shipment. 

 Write for Catalogs. Quotations, etc. 



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Mer-State Mauufacturim Co. 



HUDSON, St. Croix Co., WIS. 



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H ATCH Chi ckens »,T.?7My..T7 



EXCELSIOR Incubator 



Simple, Perfect. Self-Regulat- 

 ing. Thousands in successful 

 oiifration. Lowest prlcc4 

 llrst-cInHH Ilatchor made. 

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Wliolesale 



and Retail. 



Working Wax TJiTr'^^y^ A Specialty, 



At KediiceU Prices during tlie Winter. 



My IFoundatinn will si'e.\k for itself, and 

 prices are O. K. So di) not fall to write for a 

 Catalog with prices and samples. 



Beesivax taken in Exchange for Foun- 

 dation or any other Supplies. 



GUS DITTMER, 



AIKJISTA, WIS. 



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FREE! FREE! FREE! 



Wlial'x Free? 



Wliy, Oaiizenbaker's Bee-Book 

 "i'A«vr« Aitoi r iii;i:s." 



Providing 2c for postage is inclosed. 

 Tells all aViout my new hive, and system of 

 management, pariioularly how to produce 

 comb honey that will bring from 2 to 4c more 

 than honey produeed In the old way. Address 

 F. Wanzenbalier, Wanlilngton, D. C. 

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Wce-Keeperx' I'lioloRrapli.— We 



have now on hand a limited number of ex- 

 cellent photographs of prominent bee-keep- 

 ers — a number of pictures on one card. The 

 likeness of 49 of them are shown on one of 

 the photographs, and 121 on the other. We 

 will send them, postpaid, for .30 cts. a card, 

 mailing from the 131 kind first; then after 

 they are all gone, we will send the 49 kind. 

 Bo those who order first will get the most 

 " faces " for their money. Bend orders to 

 the Bee Journal office. 



likes to work with bees ought not to be 

 without it. 



Perhaps I will be pardoned for speaking 

 here of the success of prohibition in this 

 county, and also in the State. It is away 

 ahead of its former record all over the 

 State, for which I am glad, and 1 think 

 most bee-keepers will be glad, for I believe 

 they are, as a rule, temperance men and 

 women, for we surely could not make much 

 use of strong drink and be successful in the 

 bee-business. _ Geo. McCullcuoe. 



Page Co., Iowa, Dec. 2. 



A Beginner's Experience. 



I find after taking the American Bee 

 Journal on a trial subscription that it is on 

 my list of " must haves " for the coming 

 year. There are so many helpful things in 

 it, that are necessary to the bee-keeper's 

 success, that no one should be without it if 

 intending to keep bees. 



The bee-business has not been a success 

 in this section, owing to unfavorable 

 weather. There was a greut deal of fruit- 

 bloom, but the bees could not get at it be- 

 cause of the cold, rainy weather; and there 

 was no basswood bloom this j ear, but when 

 clover came on there was a .rush of honey 

 for about 10 days, when another wet spell 

 of three weeks ended it. 



Probably many will be discouraged in 

 consequence, and go out of the business, 

 but I am in it to stay (D. V.), and have no 

 reason to complain, because I got swarms 

 to make up for loss of honey. 



I started in 189") with one colony, and 

 now I have 14 good colonies, all tuckt away 

 in good condition for winter? and I had 

 something over UIO pounds of good honey. 



I have learned many things the past sum- 

 mer, and made a close acquaintance with 

 my bees, and I think we have a mutual at- 

 tachment for each other. 



I am surprised to see how much intelli- 

 gence bees show, and I have learned the 

 different notes, so that I can tell bow things 

 are going in my little apiary by sounds 

 that reach me from time to time ; and that 

 is a great help many times in preventing 

 mischief among them. 



Mrs. C. a. Ball. 



Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 22. 



A Massachusetts Report. 



In this dry country bees do not seem to 

 do very well. Some of my colonies gath- 

 ered no surplus this year, and others stored 

 25 or 28 pounds. As one colony lookt about 

 the same as another, it's queer to me that 

 one didn't do as well as another. I think I 

 am up to the game. When these bees were 

 transferred from Ijux to frame hives, some 

 of the queens were accidentally killed, and 

 these are the very colonies that gave some 

 surplus. 



I have one colony in particular in a Cot- 

 ton hive (or they called it his, but I don't) 

 that hung out all summer, and did nothing; 

 they will go into a dovetailed hive next 

 spring and have a new queen. 



Last spring was cold and rainy, and bees 

 did nothing until lute, when they put in 

 some nice white lioney, which I had no 

 troutile in disposing of at 2."i cents, and 

 could have sold lots of it if I had had it. I 

 think that bees will pay in this dry, sandy 

 land. What we lack in quantity we make 

 up in price. 



I am thinking of sowing sweet clover. I 

 tried some on a sidehill, and it grew .') feet 

 high, and the bees workt on it well. 



My bees are hybrids, and I keep them in 

 8-frame dovetailed hives. 1 will use a dove- 

 tailed hive without the bottom-board, and 

 it will go into a Bristol outside case, and 

 then I will have the best hive out, only it 

 costs. The old Bay State hive is the iiest I 

 ever saw, with the exception of the surplus 



part; but the brood-chamber "takes the 

 cake" — easy to handle, warm. etc. 



I hope to have better success next year 

 with the bees. H. A. Fish. 



Plymouth Co., Mass., Nov. 15. 



Christmas and IVew Vcar's at 

 Home. 



In order that the public may have an 

 opportunity of spending Christmas and 

 New Year's at home, the Nickel Plate 

 road will sell tickets to any point on 

 their line at a fare and one-third for the 

 round trip, tickets to be on sale Dec. 

 24th, 25th, 31st, and Jan. 1st, 1898. 

 Good returning up to and including Jan. 

 4th. 



Students by presenting the proper cre- 

 dentials can obtain tickets at same rate, 

 good to return until Jan. 11th, 1898. 



For full information call on or address 

 J. Y. Calahan, Gen'l. Agent, 111 

 Adams St., Chicago, 111. 



36 H. Thobne, C. p. & T. A. 



nichlgan. — The Michigan Bee-Keeper's 



Association will hold its annu il convention 

 Dec. :il and Jan. 1. In the parlors of the Done- 

 van House. In Mt Pleasant. Mich. Reduced 

 rates at the hotel, and probably on the rail- 

 roads. A cordial Invitation extended to all. 

 Flint, Mich. W. Z. Hutchinson. Sec. 



Ilii41/ci HONEY-EXTRACTOR 

 iUlllll !) Square Glass Jars. 



Root's Goods at Root's Prices. 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies in general, etc etc 

 Send for our new catalog. 

 Practical Hints " will be mailed for 10c. 

 lu stamps. Apply to— 



Chas. F. ninth & Sou, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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Honey - Clovers I 



We have made arrangements so that we can 

 furnish seed of several of the Clovers by 

 freight or express, at the following prices, 

 cash with order: 



5It> 10ft 258> 501b 



Alslke Clover 70 $l.'25 $3.00 J5.75 



Sweet Clover (white). .60 1.00 2.25 4.00 



White Clover 90 1.60 3.75 7.00 



AlfalfaOlover 60 1.00 2.25 4.00 



Crimson Clover 55 .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market changes. 

 Add 25 cents to your order, for cartage, 

 wanted by freight. 

 Your orders are solicited. 



OEOBGE "W. YORK & Co. 



CHICAGO. ILL. 

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HONEY-JARS. 



l-lb.. *t.50 perirrose ; discount on quanlltiee. 

 Sq. with Corks. 



BEESWAX WANTED. 



We pay 26c cash. f. o. b. N. Y. City. 



Catalog of Apiarian Supplies and Bees, Free 



I. J. STRINOIIAM, 



105 Park Place. NEW YORK, N. T. 



Apiakv— Glen Cove, L. 1. 

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For SdlC BEE-LOCATION. 



Known as " Pleasant Grovo Apiary," within 

 ■ « mile of town. Fine lOroom house, bank 

 barn and all outbuildings. Good orchard, 

 and many varieties of small fruit. In the 

 basswood belt. :! 1-2 acres In homestead, 

 more adjoining If wauted. Good reasons lor 

 selling. Write If you want a bargain. 100 

 colonics of bees for sale with the place. 



J. niEssiiNriEK. 



47A,3t ELKOY, Juneau Co.. WIS. 



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