Julv 10, 1902. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



445 



QUEENS! 



Iluy tln'iii ni U. {.. Q[IIK1N, the larjfcst 

 <3ueeii-Hree(ler in ihe North. 



The A. 1. Kof)t Cninpaiiy tell us our stock la 

 extra-Mue; lulitur ^'<)rk,olthe American liee 

 Journal, says he has ^food reports Ironi our 

 stock froni lime to time; while J. L. (iandy, of 

 Humboldt, Nebr., has secured over 4(X) pounds 

 of honey (mostly corab] from sin(?le colonies 

 contaiuintf our cjuecns. 



We have files of testimonials similar to the 

 above. 



Our Ilreeders orijfi dated from the hi^hePt- 

 priced. IvOiit,'-Ton^rued Red Clover (jueens in the 

 United States. 



Fine Oueens, promptness, and s()uare deal- 

 ing-, have built up our present business, which 

 was established in 1M.SS. 



Prices of GOLDEN and LEftTflER- 



COLORED QUEENS, after July 1st: 



1 6 12 



Selected ....: $ .75 $4.00 $ 7.(i0 



Tested 1.00 S.iX) 9.00 



Selected Tested 1.50 8 00 



Extra Selected Tested, the 



best that money can buy.. 3.00 



We guarantee safe arrival, lo any State, con- 

 tinental island, or any European country. Can 

 fill all orders promptly, as we expect to keep 300 

 to 500 Queens on hand ahead of orders. Special 

 price on 50 or 100. Free Circular, Address all 

 orders to 



(juiriu the (jiieeii-Breeder, 



PARKERTOWN, OHIO. 



fParkertown is a P. O. Money Order office.] 

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Bees For Sale. 



7s colonies in Improved Dovetailed 

 Hives, in lots to suit purchaser. 

 O. H. HYATT, 



loAtf Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa. 



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BOYS 



WE WANT WORKERS 



1 Boys, Girls, t.ld and youDK alike, 

 limke money working for us. 

 We fumb-h ca[>ital Looiart vnn in bnai- 

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 WaillUrilld 1 Fruits, Flowers, Climate 

 or Resources, send for a sample copy of Call- 

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The leading Horticultural and Agricultural 

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If This Weather 



makes your wire fonop bair, it isn't tlio PAGE. 

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the swarm leads three-fourths. By 

 what means do they do this without 

 hearing^ the scouts that are leadiiijr the 

 main swarm ! They don't ffillow them 

 by sijjht, forthe tiees all look alike, un- 

 less the scouts were painted red. 



If you have hunted wild bees an<l 

 put a little honey on a stump in the 

 forest, and burned old comb, soon a bee 

 will alifrht on tlie honey ; as soon as she 

 is full she will make a few circles and 

 leave for home. In a few minutes she 

 returns with a sister bee. Now, did 

 she follow her by sight through the 

 thick timber or the noise made by the 

 vibrations of her wings ? 



When it thunders, and the rain is 4 

 miles away, the bees come pouring in 

 the hives by thousands long before 

 they would have time to lly 4 miles out 

 of the rain. 



Does the queen pipe for fun, or can 

 she hear, and not hear her children ? 

 George Poindextek. 



Dewitt Co., 111., June V). 



Late Season Cold and Wet. 



The season is late here ; too cold and 

 wet. No swarming. White clover is 

 in abundance, also blue thistle. It 

 seems now as if we would have a poor 

 season. The bees came through the 

 winter in good shape, but have built 

 up very slowly on account of the cold 

 weather. F. J. Wilson. 



Washington Co.. N.Y., June 23. 



Worst Season Ever Known. 



This is positively the worst season 

 ever known here for bees. It rains 

 nearly every day, with very little sun- 

 shine, and a temperature that averages 

 more like October than June. No 

 honey, very few swarms, and bees 

 nearly starving, or living from " hand 

 to mouth," they securing almost 

 enough for their wants the few sun- 

 shinj' hours that come between our 

 floods of rain. Corn, which usually 

 stands a foot high at this time of year, 

 does not average 3 inches, and looks so 

 sick that fanners are beginning to 

 think we will get no corn. I wish the 

 Texas roasted and drouth-stricken peo- 

 ple could have a part of the cool and 

 wet in exchange for some of theirs. 

 G. M. DOOLITTLE. 



Onondaga Co., N. Y.. June 27. 



He Would Sulphur the Bees. 



Who has the heart to kill off the lit- 

 tle busy bees ? Some people who have 

 SO, 60, or more, colonies of bees, and 

 do not want to increase, will put sev- 

 eral swarms in a big box and they 

 store a whole lot of nice chunk honey, 

 then when fall comes they kill them 



Famous Italian Queens! 



BUCKEYE STRAIN (IF 3-BANDED LONG-TONGUES are wonderful 

 honey-gatherers. One customer bought 10 dozen. Just think of it 1 (He bought 

 a few last season as a trial.) 



MUTH'S STRAIN GOLDEN ITALIANS. 



As fine as money can buy. Either of the above by return tnail, 75c each ; 

 •6 for $4.00. Selected tested, best money can buy, SI. SO. 



FiXL Line of the FINEST DOVETAIL HIVES AND SUPPLIES. 

 Send for Catalog. THE FRED W. MUTH CO., 



Front and Walnut Sts., CINCINNATI, OHIO. 

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ITA.L.I.A.N" 



BEES AND QUEENS! 



We have a strain of 

 bees bred specially for 

 honey - gathering and 

 longevity. We feel con- 

 fident of giving satis- 

 faction. 



PRICF.S: 



for the remainder of this 

 season: 



1 Untested i^uecii . S .00 



1 Tested fju'-cn .80 



1 Select Tented (Jueen . I.IX) 



1 Hreeding 'Jueen 1.50 



1-Conib Nucleup, no queen 1.00 



J. L. STRONG, 



204 East Logan St.. Ci.akini>.\. Iowa. 

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Retail— Wholesale- Jobbing. 



I use a PROCESS that produces EVERY 

 ESSENTIAL necessary to make it the BEST 

 and MOST desirable in all respects. My PRO- 

 CESS and AUTOMATIC MACHINES are my 

 own inventions, which enable me to SELL 

 FOUNDATION and 



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at prices that are the lowest. Catalog giving 



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with prices and samples, tree on application 

 BEESWAX WANTED. 



GUS, DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



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tM meet ttii'St win I work lor ua. i'...n f.f.-j.f r:. -. I ■ av» 

 h:ive moncj. We Stan j-ou iii biisiin-s-. Vou itiike 

 l^rj^t proliu. E»sy wirk. We furnish capilal. &t-iid 

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The standard strain of vellow-banded bees. 

 All select-tested Queens. Each, $1.(X). Ready 

 to mail June I. Cat. free. 



HENRY ALLEY, 



26Atf WENHAM, .MASS. 



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INGHAM'S PATENT 



24 years the best. 

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"What Happened to Ted" 



BY ISABELLE HORTON". 



This is a true story of the poor and unfor- 

 tunate in city life. Miss Horton. the author, 

 is a deaconess whose experiences among: the 

 city poverty stricl;en are both interesting and 

 sad. This particular short story — 60 pages, 

 5x6,'^ inches, bound in paper cover — gives 

 somewhat of an insight into a little of the 

 hard lot of the poor. Price, postpaid, only 10 

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ISABELLE HORTON. 

 227 East Ohio Street, Chicago, III. 

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Grows anywhere; Now is 

 the time lo order. New 

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 Write to-dav. 

 EMPIRE STATE GINSENG CO. 

 MARCELLUS, N. Y. 



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