February, 1909. 



American Vae -Jonrnal 



and strong hive. I use 8 frames and a fol- 

 lower-board, but if I were starting in the 

 bee-business again, I would make all my hives 

 wide enough to hold 9 Hoffman frames and a 

 thin follower-board. If I had to hire a car- 

 penter to do my work at $1,50 or $2.00 per 

 day, I would buy my hives outright; but as I 

 greatly enjoy the work of making them my- 

 self in the winter time, I follow the practise 

 of making rather than buying my hives, supers, 

 etc. If the lumber is dressed down to exactly 

 ^-inch, and you cut all pieces true, and the 

 side-pieces 19 15-16 inches long, everything 

 goes together like cabinet work. 



Today a swarm of bees settled on a fence 

 along the road, and were seen by all people 

 passing at the time. The swarm evidently came 

 from a hollow tree near. How is this for an 

 early swarm in Northern Indiana? 



Cromwell, Ind., Jan. 23. E. H. Upson. 



Wisconsin State Convention. 



The annual convention of the Wisconsin 

 State Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 at Madison, Wis., Feb. 16 and 17, 1909, at the 

 Court House, beginning at 10:30 Tuesday 

 morning. 



It is the intention of the Association to 

 have a banquet, or social gathering the evening 

 of the last day of the session, and definite 

 arrangement for this purpose will be made at 

 the first morning's session. It is hoped and 

 expected, that all members, so far as possible, 

 will bring their ladies. This was the wish of 

 the last convention, and many members at that 

 time agreed to do so, if possible. 



The Executive Board wish to make this the 

 best convention ever held by the Association, 

 and for this purpose ask all members to take 

 an active interest, even if you cannot attend. 



We want every member, and all bee-keep- 

 ers to send us good questions, or come pre- 

 pared with questions, as the question-box will 

 be main feature of the convention. 



We also invite those who are interested in 

 any particular subject or question, to write a 

 short paper on the same, with the view of 

 bringing out a thorough discussion. 



If those who can contribute either questions 

 or papers, or both, will advise the Secretary, 

 we will try to prepare a regular program, 

 for distribution prior to the time of meeting, 

 but remember, that the Question-Box and the 

 Social Part will be the main features. 



N. E. France will give a talk on, "Im- 

 provements to Date, to Make Work Easier and 

 More Profitable." 



We invite every member to renew his mem- 

 bership. We invite every bee-keeper to become 

 a member. 



Annual Dues for the Wisconsin State and 

 National are $1.00 for both, or you may be- 

 come a member of the Wisconsin alone by 

 sending 50 cents to the Secretary. 



Augusta, VVis. Gus Dittmer, Sec. 



The Iowa Seed Co. 



As usual, one of the first catalogs to reach 

 us this season is that of the old reliable Iowa 

 Seed Company, of Des Moines, Iowa. We see 

 that it has been very much enlarged over 

 previous years, now containing 1 32 pages, 

 crowded with large and varied lists of the 

 best seeds, plants, bulbs, garden tools, and 

 nursery stock; the descriptions are well and 

 concisely written, without exaggeration, and 

 it is profusely illustrated. Nine leading varie- 

 ties of corn introduced by the Iowa Seed Co., 

 and several plant novelties, are shown in natu- 

 ral colors on the two beautiful color-plate 

 pictures, and the cover is handsomely litho- 

 graphed in seven colors. An unusual feature in 

 seed catalogs that will be appreciated by re- 

 cipients of the book, is a section devoted to 

 cut flowers and floral designs, and to cage- 

 birds and gold-fish. The Iowa Seed Co. is 

 favorably known to most of our readers. We 

 would advise those of our readers who do 

 not receive their catalog to send for a copy. 

 Please mention the American Bee Journal when 

 writing. 



Walter S. Poudcr's New Building. 



It is now 859 Massachusetts Ave., Indian- 

 apolis. Ind., and in a brand-new building, that 

 Mr, Walter S. Pouder can be found during 

 business hours. The new store-room has every 

 modern equipment to facilitate the handling 

 of bec-kccpcrs* supplies, honey and beeswax, 

 Thia is Mr, Pouder s 20th year in bis particu- 

 lar line of business, and he has made an en- 

 viable reputation for promptness, reliability, 

 and everything else that ^oes toward making a 

 deservedly successful business. 



15 



PACKETS CHOICE FLOWER and GARDEN SEEDS 



To introduce our hitrh-grade Seeds we will. mall the following 15 packets and 

 our lars^e illustrated 1909 Catalogue, also a coupon good for 10 cents, all for one dime 

 VEGETABLE SEED: Beet. Cabbage. Cucumber. Lettuce, Onion, Parsnip. 

 Parsley, Radish, Tomato and Turnip. A good kiti.-hen garden. 



FLOW E It SEED! Bachelors Button, Phlox, harden Heliotrope. Petunia, 

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 BL\(;UAAIXON S£E1> CO., 101 Court St., Blnffhamton, N. Y. 



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Southern New Jersey Truck Farms. 



The raising of poultry, fruits and vegetables 

 in southern New Jersey has passed the experi- 

 mental stage, and is one of the thriving indus- 

 tries of that wonderful section. 



The influence of the Gulf Stream and the 

 proximity to the ocean make the seasons there 

 very much earlier than they are less than a 

 hundred miles further inland. Because of this 

 the South Jersey farmer gets early crops, 

 which bring the highest prices. This section 

 is near the Atlantic Coast resorts, where the 

 Easter season is becoming every year more 

 and more extensive. 



In addition to this, the very desirable mar- 

 kets of New York and Philadelphia are also 

 within easy reach, thus opening up to the 

 farmer and chicken-raiser in this locality prac- 

 tically the best markets in the world. 



The Daniel Frazier Company, 750 Bailey 

 Building, 1218 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., has made a great success in selling small 

 farms upon easy terms in this desirable and 

 productive region. The Frazier Company has 

 land within 17 miles of Atlantic City and not 

 far distant from Ocean City, Wild wood, An- 

 glesea, Avalon and Cape May. This land is 

 all very desirable ground for truck-raising, 

 the growing of small fruits and vegetables, 

 and the raising of poultry. 



It is sold upon the very reasonable terras of 

 $5 down and $5 monthly, the price of 5 acres 

 of this well-located, well-drained, high and 

 dry ground being $100. 



The Frazier Company will send a hand- 

 somely illustrated booklet and detailed infor- 

 mation regarding this country and its pros- 

 pects, absolutely free, to anyone who requests 

 it _ 



A Poultryman's Necessity. 



According to men who know — poultry keep- 

 ers who are practical and successful — there 

 is nothing of greater value in the feed room 

 than a good, easy- working, always- ready bone 

 cutter. 



Cut green bone, freshly cut of course, is as 

 much part of the regular ration as corn. Con- 

 sequently the necessity of the machine. 



Many may claim to be good, but there is 

 quite a difference in construction and ease of 

 operation and this is most apparent when one 

 is familiar with the Crown Bone Cutter, made 

 by Wilson Bros., Box 618, Easton, Pa. 



This handy machine works quickly and sim- 

 ply, turning out the bone-shavings in just the 

 shape for quick digestion by the fowls. 



One of their catalogs, sent on request, will 

 explain the principle and give you valuable 

 information on egg-laying. Write for it. 



New Catalog of Binghamton Seed Co. 



The Binghamton Seed Company's new cata- 

 log cover for 1909 is printed in colors and 

 shows a bouquet of beautiful roses in their 

 natural tints. 



The catalog itself is very interesting. It I 

 tells about some new and desirable varieties 

 that are probably just what many flower lovers 

 are looking for. But the old popular varieties 

 that have been sold for years by this Company 

 and have won a place with many persons as 

 peerless seeds, are still offered and deserve to 

 interest the new customers as well as the old. 

 "Honest price — honest quality," is the motto 

 of the concern and over 25 years of prosperous 

 and increasing patronage proves that the motto 

 has a real meaning with them. 



Any of our readers who intend purchasing 

 any flower or vegetable seeds this spring, 

 should write at once for this catalog. It will 

 aid very materially in planning your seed ex- 

 penditure, and will save you money. Address, 

 the Binghamton Seed Co., loi Court St., Bing- 

 hamton, N. y., mentioning this paper when 

 writing. 



"The Circle" Plan. 



To show that beauty, and honor, and kind- 

 ness, and joy have not vanished from off the 

 face of the earth, nor out of the hearts of 

 men ; to recognize and exploit the good in 

 social, business and public life; to find in in- 



dividuals and in families the secrets of the 

 life worth living, and then to tell these se- 

 crets to other individuals and families; to 

 search out and tell in simple, direct language 

 the romance of self-sacrifice, of noble endeavor, 

 of high achievement, of devotion to others — • 

 not forgetting the humble and obscure while 

 admiring the brilliant and famous; to spread 

 the contagion of good until men and women 

 and little children in every great city and 

 every remote hamlet shall be caught in the 

 epidemic; to come close to the hearts of these 

 men and women and little children, and draw 

 them, if we may, close to us in mutual sym- 

 pathy and helpfulness; to encourage and join 

 in their work and their play; to provide sto- 

 ries, and music, and pictures, and fun ; to 

 arouse enthusiasm ; to awaken ambition; to 

 guide this enthusiasm and this ambition into 

 practical, worthy, successful effort, to be a 

 magazine that loves and is proud of the people 

 both in city and in country, in mansion and 

 in cottage, in high position and at the work- 

 bench, and that shall win the love and pride 

 of these people in return — this is THE CIR- 

 CLE plan. 



"The Circle Magazine" is one of the finest 

 monthly publications in this country. It is 

 $1.50 a year. We j ust know you would be 

 pleased with it. It really ought to be in every 

 home in this land of ours. It is published at 

 Madison Ave. and 26th St., New York, N. Y, 

 Wl- club it with the American Bee Journal — 

 both for one year for only $1.90. This surely 

 is a bargain. 



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Revised by Dadant— Latest Edition 



This is one of the standard books on 

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 library of every bee-keeper. It is bound 

 substantially in cloth and contains nearly 

 600 pages, being revised by that large, 

 practical bee-keeper, so well-known to 

 all the readers of the American Bee 

 Journal — Mr. C. P. Dadant. Each sub- 

 ject is clearly and thoroughly explained, 

 so that by following the instructions of 

 this book one cannot fail to be wonder- 

 fully helped on the way to success with 

 bees. 



The book we mail for |1.20, or club 

 it with the American Bee Journal for 

 one year— both for $1.70 or, we will 

 mail it as a premium for sending us 

 FIVE NEW subscribers to the Bee Jour- 

 nal for one year, with $3.75. 



This is a splendid chance to get a 

 grand bee-book for a very little money 

 or work. Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK ®. CO., 



118 W. .lackson Blvd., CHICAGO, IIX. 



Choice White Wyandottes 



IS eifKs, Ifl.OO; .'iO eggs, $1., SO. 



INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS 



11 eggs, $1.00; 22 eggs, JL.SO. 

 J. F. Michael, 



Rt. 1, Winchester, Ind 



BEES FOR SALE 



in 2-sti)ry liives. for extracted Imney. Writs 

 for prices. 



C. H. W. WEBER. Clnclnniid, Ohio. 



