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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dec. 11, 1902. 



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December Eggs —With the cold snap of De- 

 cember the egg-supply usually drops off; not 

 altogether, however, from the actual cold as 

 from change in the feeding ration of the hens. 

 At this time more than ever poultry needs a 

 liberal supply of animal food to take the place 

 of the insects and worms which the hens get on 

 the range in summer-time. The Stratton Mfg. 

 Co., of Erie, Pa., huve just issued a very at- 

 tractive book entitled," " More Money From 

 Your Hens." It goes into the question of win- 

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was destroyed by the bee-moth, and one did 

 not build up in time to swarm or store any 

 surplus. The other four did fairly well. I 

 got I()3 sections of honey, which I sold at 15 

 cents, and hived 12 new swarms, iucludiug 3 

 strays that I picked up. I find one of the 

 new colonies is queenless, so this leaves me 

 16 colonies to put into the cellar, and I be- 

 lieve all are in good condition. 



It was very wet and cold the past season — 

 no work in the sections until .July. My bees 

 were very cross the tirst part of the season, 

 and tried to rob each other a great deal ; even 

 the new colonies went at it. I expected to 

 transfer the box-hive colonies, but gave it up 

 on account of the robbing. I will try the job 

 next spring. J. J. Van Wet. 



Winneshiek Co., Iowa, Xov. 19. 



Wet and Cold Season. 



As I am about through extracting my crop 

 I will report. I had one swarm the past sea- 

 son. It was so wet and cold until August 

 that by that time they gave up the idea or 

 notion. I have 8 colonies, and took 400 

 pounds of honey, fall flow, but of nice color 

 and good flavor. The bees have plenty to 

 winter on. 



I can not do without the '• Old Reliable." 

 A. J. Freeman. 



Xeosho Co., Kans., Nov. 19. 



Bee-Keeping in the Southwest 

 Cleome and Foul Brood. 



There are over 90 bee-keepers in Uvalde 

 Co., Tex., and about one-half of these make a 

 specialty of the business. Apiaries average 

 about 100 colonies each. 



On account of the drouth this has been the 

 worst year for bee-keepers in the history of 

 the county. Not one apiary in 10 has yielded 

 any surplus, and many have required feeding. 



The leading honey-plants of this region 

 are a small tree called cat-claw, a shrub 

 called wauhea, and another called white- 



ourline of sprayers ana appli, 

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No. 5 Union Combi- 

 ion Machine used onlv 

 one week; Seneca Falls make; has rip and 

 cross-cut saws and moulding and grooving' at- 

 tachments; cost $'*0.00. Will take $65.00 cash. 

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An Italian Queen Free 



IN MAY, 1903 



To Regular Paid=in=Advance Subscribers Only. 



We wish to make a liberal offer to those of our regular readers whose 

 subscriptions are paid in advance. It is this: We will send you FREE by 

 mail, in May, 1903, an Untested Italian Queen for sending us $1.00 and the 

 name and address of a NEW subscriber to the American Bee Journal for a 

 year. This is indeed a big premium, as the queen alone would cost you 7Sc. 



We are booking orders for Queens now for nest May delivery. Will 

 you have one or more? This offer ought to bring in many orders. Our 

 queens are reared by the best queen-breeders, and give satisfaction. 



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George W.York & Co., 144 East Erie St., Chicago, III. 



