June 5, 19( 2 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



365 



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A FEW CENTS 



invested at tlio rij^'lit lime in Watkiiis' ^ 



Uciiiodics will iHit, (inly '"^'^j 



SAVE YOU A HUNDRED TIMES t^ 



as iniu^li in doctors' hills, but alao tlio dan- y'vlFllWIWM^ 

 sjcr and sullering caused by tho tedious 

 delay in tlio doc- ^^ — . — -rvn" 

 tor's cdining. //^ . i^Sii«(J|^}^ J 



v'. ^ WATKINS' 

 REMEDIES 



ale iiotliiiij; new. Tlicy have stood tlie 

 test of time, liaviug been on the market 

 for over forty years. They arc alwax^ 

 eU'ective, always reaily to use, no delay, 

 uo unnecessary suffering, no expense to 

 speak of. Only pronijit, pleasant, per 

 juaiient relief to man and beast. 



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DCU/ADC ^f Imitations, AVat- 

 DLn flnL kins^ K.MiuMlii.s are sol.l y 

 t lu''Mi_'li our travrlint; salesiiieii in 

 the couutry, and are knuwu by the \ 

 picture aiJd sij^nature of J. K. 

 Watkius on every wrapper and 

 label as follows: C^"' td^^ t^"\\ 



'ifk,, 



If our aKcnt.has not yet called on you, 'i- 

 if we have no anient in your county, kindly s^n-i 

 us your name and address, and we will see that 

 you are promptly supplied. 



- - FREE TO ALL - - 



\ our name and address on a postal card will 

 brinfiC you a copy of \Vatkins' Ilume Doctor and 

 Cook Book, a fully ilhistrated lnO pag:e book, 

 containing weather forecasts, fine cooking n- 

 cipes and much valuable and interesting iui'oi'- 

 mation for old and young. The finest book ol: 

 tl)e kind ever published. Write for it to-day. 



JheJ.R.Watkiiis Medical Go. 



r3W(o~. 



10 Liberty St., WINONA, MIKN., U. S. A, 



Queens Now Ready to Supply bu Return Mail 



• stock which cannot be excelled. Each variety bred in separate apiaries, 

 from selected mothers ; have proven their qualities as great honey-gatherers. 

 /^_.l J_.-_ \A-,^\\„.^~r^ Have no superior, and few equals. Untested, 



uolden Italians r centsefors+oo. 



r\ J C \ t^-m. T n.*» f\-n at.1^*^ c" which left all records behind in honey- 

 tVCCl WlOVcr V^UcCn», gathering. Untested, SI. 00 ; 6 for $5.00. 



C n f*^ tr\\ nry c' — Thev are so highly recommended, being more gentle 

 WarniUianS than aU others. Untested, SI. no. 



ROOT'S GOODS AT ROOT'S FACTORY PRICES. 



C. H. W. WEBER, 



2146-2148 Central Avenue, 



CI^C1NNATI, OHIO. 



(Successor to Chas. F. Mulh and A. Mulh.' 



29 YEARS SELLINB DIRECT. 



We are the largc^^t manufacturers of 

 VPhiclf 3 and harness in the world sell- 

 ins to consumers,. iiid we have b'cn do- 

 ing business in this way lor 29 years. 



WE HAVE NO AGENTS 



but ship anywhere for e.xaniination 

 guarantee! nir safe delivery. You are 

 outnotJiinfjitnotsatisfieil.Wemsko 



195 styles of vehicles and 65 styles of 



harness. Our prices represent tho No. 152 Top Biig-g>- has K inch 

 cost of material and making, plus Kelly rubbertires and rubbisr cov- 

 onerrofir. Our lar^e fre'e ratnlngiio ered steps. Pri. e, ^T.'? 00. Asjuod 

 snnwt; conipirtL- line Send lor it. as sells fnr *l'' mi ni.Te. 



Elkhart Carriage & Harness Manufacturing Co., Elkhart, lnd.| 



No. 2121.: Jump ^eat Trap. Prke. ^■0. As 



I,nc:ii s.-lU lor .^40 to $."0 inure. 



honey every week. But not a pouiiil of iieo- 

 lar ie coiiihii; In. Honcy-|>lantH look lln«— 

 bloom in abuncJance, but nottiiiii,' in iheni for 

 the \»tKt>. 'I'lic same con<llti«n prevallrt 

 throu(fli')Ut iIjIh pan of the country. 



Oneir«o<l. heavy rain woulil have the croi), 

 but it is loo iiae to Iool< for il now. 



1 think pirijaps the middle part of the 

 Slate will proiluce some honey. a8 they ifot 

 more niin than we did. Very little, if any, 

 surplus will lie jiroduced in tlie southern part. 



So, tO(feth(!r with foul l)rood, dry year, and 

 low prieeB for lioney. Iiee-kccpers here are 

 havint; a imiiy liard time of il. 



Not a swiirui has been cast this sprini; from 

 my whole apiary. 



liut in order to show you what can l>e 

 ttceomplishc il here in a (food year I will five 

 you a report of what I did with )i colonies, 

 which were lllo^tly eared for liy my son, l,ee, 

 who is now only Hi years of a(fe: 



The last of October. lilOO. I bought 9 colo- 

 nies in doulile Simplicily hives. Oetolxjr 1, 

 IlHll, I liud built them up to T^ Rood, stronp 

 colonies, and had sold just SWU worth of 

 comb honey from them. I increased by rear- 

 inn queens and dividintf. 



In Michigan I always got some honey every 

 year that I kept l)ees, but I have Ijeen in the 

 business here eight years, having as high as 

 :IW colonies, and have had only three crops 

 of honey. B. S. Tavi.oR. 



Riverside Co., Calif., Mav H. 



Rearing Long-Llved Wopkep-Bees. 



Mk. Eiiitou:— On pageSMl, Geo. \V. Hiker 

 explains what he means by poorest (|ueens. 

 an e.xplanalion that is hardly needed, but does 

 not throw any additional light. Will he 

 kindly tell us his plan of procedure by which 

 from a (|Ueen " whose workers are short- 

 lived so their colonies are always weak '' he 

 succeeds in rearing queens that p'roduce long- 

 lived workers * SfBSCRiBER. 



[Mr. Riker is invited to send a satisfactory 

 answer to the above question if he really 

 knows it. — EniTOR. 1 



A Report— Bees Selecting a Home 

 Befope Swarming. 



I came through the past winter with -J? 

 colonies in fair condition; they are almost all 

 blacks. 



The last winter was a hard one on me. as I 

 was laid up all winter with sciatica, but I am 

 out again, and have " dressed " my bees, or 

 cleaned house for them. 



It was the longest and most severe winter 

 for 2.5 years. I kept a record of the snowfall, 

 as my family and neighbors gave it to me. 

 and I find we had over 1.50 inches of snow. 

 April and May. until the loth, was very cool, 

 dry and win<ly. making a very hard spring on 

 bees as well as the farmer. 



I am a farmer, and keep a few colonies of 

 bees for prolit. I harvested about 40 pounds 

 per colony the fall of liiol. I sold it in the 



CI COTDIP FOR STRENGTH 



CLbU I HIU '^*"" -'"''^ tbroiiETh nitn 

 wiiu'on worry forever when 

 yon buy one ot our 



HANDY WAGONS. 



They carrj- iWC lbs. and do 

 it easily, and don't cost a 

 I fortune either. Write for the tree cataUtffue. ltt«UsaI! 

 about this w.-i^^on and the famous Electric Wheels. 



ELECTRIC WHEEL CO., BOX 16 , QUINCY, ILLINOIS. 



$■9.45 to Saratoga and Return $19.45 



via Nickel Plate Road, to leave June 

 5, 6, 8 and 9, open return limit until 

 June 17, 1902 By depositing- ticket 

 with Ag-ent. Terminal Lines, on or be- 

 fore June 17th, and payment fee of 50 

 cents, ail extension until July 2, 1902, 

 may be obtained. City Ticket Office, 

 111 Adams St., Chicago. 'Phone. Cen- 

 tral 2057. 18— 23Alt 



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