June 12, 1902 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



379 



the mother colony. In many cases it is better to throw the 

 main force into the swarm, fjettinij a g^ood yield of surplus 

 from that, and expectinj^j the old colony to do nothinj^ more 

 than to ^'Ct a ^^ood ready for winter. "1 I 



2. I don't know, for I don't know the ape of the young 

 queen in the cell you left. When no cells are cut out, and 

 no second swarm issues, the young- queen may be expected 

 to emerge from the cell in about a week after the prime 

 swarm issues, and that would also be the case if you cut out 

 the cells immediately after the issue of the swarm, leaving 



a sealed cell. But if you waited several days before cutting 

 out the cells, you may have left a younger cell, for the cells 

 will vary as to tlie time of being started, and consequently 

 as to the time of the emerging of the young eiueen. The 

 queen will take her wedding-trip when (ivedaysold or older, 

 and you may look for eggs when she is about twelve days 

 old. She may begin laying when eight or ten days old, but 

 it is vfell enough to delay looking, as it is not so easy to find 

 the first few eggs, and if you do not find them easily when 

 she is twelve days old, you may fear something wrong. 



QUEENS ! 



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 i^ueen-Ureeder in the Nortli. 



The A. I. Koot Compaay tell us our stock is 

 extra-liue; Editor York, of the American Bee 

 Journal, says he has good reports from our 

 stock from time to time; while J. L. (iatidy, of 

 Humboldt, Nebr., has secured over 400 pounds 

 of honey (mostly comb) from single colonies 

 containing our queens. 



We have files of testimonials similar to the 

 above. 



Our Breeders originated from the highept- 

 priced, Long-Tongued Red Clover Queens in the 

 United States. 



Fine Oueens, promptness, and square deal- 

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Prices of GOLDEN and LEflTtiER- 

 GOLORED QUEENS, before July 1st: 



1 6 12 



Selected, Warranted $1.00 $5.00 $ "J-SO 



Tested 1.50 8.00 15.00 



Selected Tested 2.00 10 50 



Extra Selected Tested, the 



best that money can buy.- 4.00 



We guarantee safe arrival, to any State, con- 

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 to 500 Queens on hand ahead of orders. Special 

 price on 50 or 100. Free Circular. Address all 

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Qiiirin the ({iieeii-Breeder, 



PARKERTOWN, OHIO. 



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to nietl tbose wno work tor ub. Cow ketjitr^ -■■l '^ avs 

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3-Frame Nuclei For Sale. 



We have arranged with a bee-keeper 

 located in Kankakee Co., 111., (within 

 12 miles of Kankakee), to fill orders for 

 Nuclei of bees. All are to be first-class, 

 and most of the bees show Italian mark- 

 ings. The queens in the Nuclei will 

 be Italian, of this year's rearing. 



oThe Nuclei are 3-frame Langstroth, 

 in light shipping-boxes. Prices: 1 for 

 $3.00; S or more at $2.75 each. 

 '1 All are f .o.b. shipping-point, and will 

 be sent by express, a postal card notice 

 being mailed to each purchaser a day 

 or two before shipping the bees. 



GEORGE W.YORK & CO., 



144 & 146 Erie St., - CHICAGO, ILL. 



To Boston and Return at One Fare 



for the round-trip via Nickel Plate 

 Road, for Christian Scientists' meeting 

 in June. Tickets on sale June 12th to 

 14th, inclusive, with extended return 

 limit of July 31st. Write John Y. 

 Calahan, Geiieral Agent, 111 Adams 

 St., Chicago, for detailed information. 



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Getting Along Very Well. 



I am )j:ettMiK' alon^' very well in the bee- 

 business. I started three years atto with '.I 

 colonies, ('anic out this spring with 42, all in 

 good shape. I have had a dozen swarms tljis 

 spring, and am looking for more every day. 



1 had isoo pounds of honey last year. 



The American Uee Journal has been a great 

 deal of help to me, as I was a beginner and 

 did not know it all, neither do I yet. 



T. S. Elliott. 



Delta Co., Tex., May 18. 



Prospects Good. 



I prepared for winter last fall 20 colonies of 

 bees, leaving them on the summer stands, by 

 putting winter-cases over them. I lost 2 col- 

 onies. The balance are in tine condition, 

 uniform in strength, with a large force of 

 workers. 



Prospects for a honey crop are good. 



Wood Co., Ohio, .June 2. M N. SivioN. 



A Warning to Bee-Keepers. 



The Arkansas Valley Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion desires to say, that except in a few locali- 

 ties this valley is overstocked to such an ex- 

 tent th.at any increase will sensibly augment 

 the overstocking; that in the last few years 

 the averagesof the Ijest located havedecreased 

 fully one-half, and that further coming of 

 bees among us from abroad is not advisable, 

 and by us not desired; that in all not fully 

 occupied places the natural readjustment of 

 apiaries will very soon fill all spots ; that early 

 cuttingof alfalfa is the rule; and that large 

 tracts of land are being turned to the raising 

 of sugar beets, still further reducing pastur- 

 age. 



Our Association, therefore, desires to lay 

 the facts before the readers of the American 

 Bee Journal, and expresses the hope that this 

 communication may be of some good. 



Adopted as the unanimous expression of 

 this Association, this ;M day of May, 1902. 



Otero Co., Colo. J. K. Wasson, *'«■. 



Just Started With Bees. 



I have just started in the bee-business. Last 

 winter niy father purchased 4 colonies of 

 bees and h empty Langstroth hives. He gave 

 them in my care, and I wish to do the best I 

 can to take care of them. 



They wintered well and came out strong 

 this spring. They are nearly all Italians. In 

 a shady place they hang out on the hives like 

 swarming. I gave them ventilation according 

 to the American Bee Journal. Kyle Ink. 



Richland Co., Ohio, May 2S. 



Fastening and Cutting Foundation. 



I told you how I fastened foundation in 

 extracting frames some time ago, and re- 

 quested an explanation of a better way, if 

 any one had a better way. No one seemed to 

 think the job needed any special instructions, 

 or else they had no better way themselves. 

 My way didn't exactly suit me, so I tried sev- 

 eral other ways, and finally struck the follow- 

 ing: 



Take a common machine-oil can, with 

 plenty of spring in the bottom, wrap it with a 



QUEENS— Try Our Stock. 



DavknI'okt, Iowa. IJec. 31, 19 i|. 

 ^'oiir queed-i are fully up to standard. The 

 honey (jueen that you Rent my brother takes 

 the lead. She had a rousio(f colony when put 

 up for winter. The lyoldens cau be hand ed 

 without smoke or veil. 



Very truly yours, John Thoemi.vo . 

 Months May and June. 



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11.00 



NUMllKK OI tJrKI'.NS 

 HONEY QUEENS 



Untested $1.00 



Tested 1.2S 



GOLDEN QUEENS 



Untested $1.00 }S 00 



Tested 1.25 T.dO 



Select tested, $2.00 each, after June 1. 



Breeders, $£.0Oeach, after June 1. 



We begin mailing Queens about May 25, and 

 fill orders in rotation. Circular free. 



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