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AMERICAN BEE TOURNAI- 



May 15, 1902. 



^Goingfor the Doctop\ 



through the storm aud darkness while t he suffering one at home is in danger, perhaps' 

 of death, is a terrible trip. Why not have a good, sure family remedy in the house? 

 Oiif that has proven a lite saver in thousands of cases during the last forty years. 



Watkins' Vegetable Anodyne Liniment. 



Think what a world of terror and anxiety was saved this man. 

 DISPENSES WITH DOCTORS. 



Middle Urove, lllmois, June 4. 1901. 

 We havp used Walkics' Vegetable Anodyre LiDimeut in severe 

 cascG of tlatiilent colic: bave employed veltTioary surE-'ons be- 

 fore, but rely entirely on Watkins' 'Liniment now, for family 

 aseaawe:i asforstock. WALTER DlKt.MAN. 



Watkins' Liniment is not only aftreat thing in cases of serious 

 miury ttiTongh accident, tut is always tielprul in cases 

 ol Colli. Colic. Dianhtta, Dysentery, Indj^esiion, Cuts, 



Burns.etc. It is equally good fm- man or bcawt. If .. __ _, 



by any chance we have no agent in your vicinity, write (^/l\\^^\^^ 

 to as, and we will see that you are supplied. J'' < A \ \ ^ * 



A TREAT FOR ALL. 



Uur new C.iok Hook and Home^ 

 Poctor.contain'Dg a humlredpaze-^ 

 valuabla infofjaalioa in cook in 

 i\ s-irJcningHc. is out for '02. We nii 

 it I ree It) anyone sending hii n^me 1 

 and address on a postal card. Wr.ie 

 at once and address 



I THE J. R. WATKINS MEDICAL CO., 

 10 LiberljSt. Winona Minn., U.S.A. 



Please mention Bee Journal "whwi ■writing:. 



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 tliat is ABSOLUTELY WARP-PROOF, therefore the best dovetail Hive on the 

 market. Our illustrated catalog explains it all. You can have One by asking. 

 We sell the finest Supplies at manufacturer's prices. 



Standard Bred Queens. 



and "MUTH'S STRAIN GOLDEN ITALLVNS. 

 6 for S+.OO. Safe arrival guaranteed. 



None better than our BUCK- 

 EYE STRAIN of 3-Banders 



" by return mail. 75c each ; 



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BEST- 



I Extracted Honey For Sale I 



■^ ALL IN f>0-POUND TIN CANS. ^ 



Alfalfa 

 Honey JTfu 



This is the famous 

 White Extracted 

 Hone3' g'athered m 

 the great Alfalfa 

 regions of the Cetii- 

 ral West. It is a 

 splendid honey, and 

 nearly everybody 

 who cares to eat 

 honey at all can't 

 get enough of the 

 Alfalfa extracted. 



Basswood 

 Honey J^ 



This is the well- 

 known light-colored 

 boiaey gathered from 

 the rich, nectar- 

 laden basswood blos- 

 soms. It has a 

 stronger flavor than 

 Alfalfa, and is pre- 

 ferred by those who 

 like a distinct flavor 

 in their honey. 



Prices of Alfalfa or Basswood Honey: 



A sample of either, by mail, 10 cents, to pay for package and post- 

 age. By freight — two 60-pound cans of Alfalfa, 7}i cents per pound ; 

 4 cans or more, 7 cents a pound. Basswood Honey, }4 cent more per 

 pound than Alfalfa prices. Cash must accompany each order. You 

 can order half of each kind of hone)', if you so desire. The cans are 

 two in a box, and freight is not prepaid. Absolutely PUfC BCCS* HOIiey. 



Order the Above Honey and then Sell It. 



We would suggest that those bee-keepers who did not produce 

 enough honey for their home demand this year, just order some of the 

 above, and sell it. And others, who want to earn some money, can get 

 this honey and work up a demand for it almost anywhere. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 144 & 146 Erie St., Cliicago, III. 



was placed in another gable. The empty 

 spaces in both hives were tilled with new 

 frames with starters. 



The hive containing the old queen was 

 worked for honey, and to test her longevity. 

 It was done by giving large storage-room in 

 early spring. She died the past season, hav- 

 ing become unfertile, aged over 51., years, 

 the colony having given over ISO pounds o£ 

 comb honey each year after the first. 



The other half of the original colony was 

 worked for increase, and last spring showed 

 10 strong colonies, which, by autumn, had 

 increased to 24— all but 2 by natural swarm- 

 ing — and over tiOO pounds of choice honey for 

 the season, half in pound sections, 113 pounds 

 of which was from a single colony, and sold 

 for 1.5 cents per pound, wholesale. 



Most of the hives have each a glass end and 

 side; so have the section-holders and extract- 

 ing supers, heavy curtains excluding the 

 light. 



The bees have not disturbed any one, as 

 they fly so high : when they swarm, passers — 

 like the priest and levite — "go by on the 

 other side" until the bees cluster on a tree or 

 shrub on the lawn, or in the garden at the 

 rear of the house. 



Xo change is made in the condition or cov- 

 ering ot the hives, summer or winter, save to 

 put on or take off section-holders aud extract- 

 ing supers. 



The bees have no chance to disturb the 

 operator nor rob open hives. When a few get 

 out into the room they dash for the window- 

 screens and pass out through the bee-escapes. 



The plan is an unqualified success. The 

 average profit on each colony the past season 

 was .*r.OO, not counting the increase. 



WisriELP Scott Sly. 





Colonies Strong for the Season. 



Bees are in fine condition and strong for the 

 season. The western hot wave has not 

 reached this part of the world. 



Henrt Alley. 



Essex Co., Mass., April 23. 



Shade fop Hives. 



I saw it recommended to plant a.rtichokes 

 for hive-shade. I do not think I should want 

 my hives in an artichoke patch. I want the 

 hives where I can see them, and when there is 

 a breeze they can get the benefit of it. 



For shade I put a stone on top ot the hive, 

 and then mow grass, weeds and artichokes, 

 and put them on top. Mow in the evening or 

 morning, and put it on green or wet. It will 

 surprise you to see what a good shade you 

 will have. Do not put the stone on top of 

 the grass, for, it you do, when it rains it will 

 run down under the stone and keep the top 

 ot the hive wet. By putting the grass on top 

 of the stone, green or wet, when it dries yon 

 have a fine shade that will shed rain and keep 

 the hive cool. The stone on the hive leaves 

 an air-space under the grass. 



Winnebago Co., Iowa. L. C. Green. 



A Word for the Cyprian Bees. 



( )n page 232, Mr. E. E. Hasty, in his " After- 

 thought," makes some assertions which I 

 think, to many, will convey ideas which he 

 did not intend. 



Mr. Hasty does not say what races he desig- 

 nated as the longest and shortest tongued, but 

 from all recent measurements we are led to 

 think he refers to Cyprians as the longest, 

 and blacks as the shortest. This has been the 

 result ot measurements made by Profs. Gil- 

 lette, Benton, and many others. 



Mr. Hasty says, in his article, that the 

 short-tongued race beats the long-tongued 

 race in storing section honey. Whoever 

 heard of Cyprians being recommended for 

 work in sections ' Evidently Mr. Hasty im- 

 jilies that blacks gather more honey and cap 



