April, 1909. 



American ~Ree Journal | 



the evergreens in bed than you will want for 

 windbreak as the extra trees will come handy 

 for setting in your lawn, along the street, or 

 for making a fancy hedge or screen. Then 

 if you still have some left you can easily get 

 your original money back by selling your sur- 

 plus to some of your neighbors who were not 

 so beforchanded in their planning. No need 

 of paying from $30 to $150 for an Evergreen 

 Windbreak. Write today to THE GAKDNER 

 NURSERY COMPANY, Osage, Ibwa, for 

 their catalog and their EVERGREEN WIND- 

 BREAK offer in which they give you "A 

 TREE FREE WITH EVERY ONE YOU 

 BUY." They prepay express charges and 

 guarantee safe arrival to your express office; 

 also agree to replace any of the trees that 

 might fail to grow, at one-halt price, thus 

 standing one-half of any possible loss and you 

 the other half, which is a fair and reasonable 

 basis. Mention the American Bee Journal 

 when writing. 



Gospel of Good Seed Corn. 



The first seed dealers, we believe, to make 

 a specialty of seed com were the Iowa Seed 

 Company, of Des Moines, Iowa. In 1881 they 

 introduced the Profit Corn which originated 

 on their seed farms in Madison County, and 

 it was claimed at that time that it would pro- 

 duce more bushels of shelled com per acre 

 than any other com in existence, and it held 

 its reputation until they introduced the Iowa 

 Silver Mine, which was sent out fourteen 

 years later, in 1895. The last variety has 

 proven throughout the country to be the most 

 productive of any variety of corn ever brought 

 out, owing to its pure-bred character, it is 

 adapted to a wider range of climate and soils 

 than any other sort. 



They also introduced the Iowa Gold Mine, 

 Star Lenocher's Homestead and Golden West, 

 Early Longfellow Dent and Farmers Reliance 

 which have all become standard sorts, the last 

 two being extra early kinds, which will mature 

 in about 90 days. The last variety which 

 they introduced was the Prosperity Corn, a 

 large solid-eared, yellow variety, and some 

 prominent corn growers say that in this var- 

 iety the climax has been reached, it being as 

 near perfection as has ever been attained or 

 as is apt to be attained for some years to come. 

 While there may possibly be some varieties 

 which will beat it in a show room at corn ex- 



positions, still as a practical, everyday profit- 

 able corn it will hold its own and come out 

 ahead in the number of bushels to the acre. 



The 9 varieties of corn introduced by this 

 firm are all illustrated in colors in their cata- 

 log. The Iowa Seed Co., will send a free sam- 

 ple of their 3 leading varieties — the Prosperity, 

 Iowa Silver Mine, and Farmers' Reliance — 

 together with a copy of their large illustrated 

 catalog to any of our readers who request it. 



J. E. HAND will begin tiie season of 1909 with improved facilities for rearing the 



CHOICEST QUEENS 



He has developed a system of queen -rearing that contains all the best points of other methods with none of the defects, in^ 

 eluding some valuable improvements of his own— in short, a system through which the highest queen development i 

 reached by correct and scientific principles, which means that he is now in position to offer to the bee-keeping public a 

 higher class of queens than has ever before been otfered by any breeder, owing to scientific methods which produce 

 queens of a higher development than can be reared by the ordinary methodF in vogue, and also to an improved method of 

 classifying queens which strikes the word select from our list, and gives a square dea] to all. No selects means no 

 culls, and the highest grade of queens in the untested and tested classes, these queens will be reared from a superior 

 strain of hardy Norlhem-bred red clover Italians, "the verj- best," and will be safely delivered to any address in the 

 United States, Cuba. Canada or Mexico, at the following prices; Untested. $1.J5: 3. $3.00. Warranted, Sl.50: 3, $4. CO. 

 Tested, $2.00: 3, |5.00. Special prices on large orders. Valuable information free. Send for it to-day. 



J. E. HAND^ BIRMINGHAM^ OHIO^ ERIE CO. 



Better write them today; a postal card request 

 is sufficient. Be sure to tnention the American 

 Bee Journal when writing to them. 



Raspberries 25c to 35c a Quart. 



It pays to be particular as to the varieties 

 you plant, especially raspberries. It is just 

 as easy to grow the profitable kind as it is 

 the ordinary ones. The King Red Raspberry 

 is acknowledged by all to be the best com- 

 mercial red berry grown. It is making grow- 

 ers more money than any other kind. The 

 fruit is the earliest of any of the red kinds, 

 and firm enough to carry to anv market I It 

 is hardy, prolific, fine quality and splendid for 

 the home garden also. Experiment stations 

 highly recommend it. A good stock of plants 

 is being offered at very reasonable prices by 

 \V, N. Scarff. New Castle, O. Catalog free. 

 Mention the American Bee Journal when writ- 



New Style Turnouts. 



The new Biiggy Style Book of the Ohio 

 Carriage Mfg. Co., is fresh from the hands of 

 the printers. It illustrates the many new and 

 unusually stylish rigs, which Pres. H. C. 

 Phelps is offering this year to his "factory-to- 

 home" patrons. ^ Among the 125 styles of 

 Split Hickory V'ehicles there are many new 

 and effective ideas, as well as the best de- 

 velopment of approved standard styles. The 

 Ohio Carriage Mfg. Company sells direct to the 

 purchaser, cutting out jobber, wholesaler 

 and retail dealer. It makes a special and lib- 

 eral offer of 30 Days Free Road Test with the 

 privilege of returning the buggy in case of 

 dissatisfaction on any point. Their Split Hick- 

 ory Vehicles are guaranteed for two year's 

 time. 



Our readers who are interested in any way 

 in buggies should certainly send for this hand- 

 some and complete new catalog, free. Ad- 

 dress, H. C. Phelps, Pres-, Ohio Carriage Mfg. 

 Co., Station 322, Columbus, Ohio. 



Raising Big Crops of Strawberries. 



If the farmers in this country only knew 

 how profitable a crop of strawberries are as 

 compared to other crops and farm pursuits, 

 I am sure more of them wouiu be big growers 

 of this luscious fruit. Another thing, if they 

 knew the difference in the amount of work, 

 they would be even more interested, because 

 strawberries do not require the work that many 

 other things do, and which pay less profit. 



T would as soon have the proceeds from an 

 acre of strawberries, cared for as I know how 

 to care for them, as the proceeds from ten 

 good cows. You don't have to tend straw- 

 berries in the winter — they care for themselves, 

 but you do have to tend and milk the cows. 

 It don't cost much for strawberry plants, but 

 cows come high just now. There is no crop 

 that is quite as profitable, all things considered 

 and then, too, think of the delight in having 

 for your own use such delicious fruit in abun- 

 dance. 



Any good soil that will grow either corn or 

 potatoes will grow strawberries. I advise 

 planting after two or three crops of corn 

 have been planted on the same land. It should 

 be drained thoroughly, as undrained land is 

 undesirable and wet induces fungus growth — 

 the worst enemy of the strawberry. The 

 growing of corn and potatoes, as above men- 



tioned, also tends to eradicate grubs — the 

 worst insect enemy. 



Apply barn manure to the corn or .potato 

 crops, thus getting the soil thoroughly in- 

 corporated with humus before setting the 

 plants. I prefer spring planting at the time 

 other crops are put in the ground. Set in 

 rows, three to five feet apart, and plants one 

 to two feet apart. See that the roots are set 

 down straight and as deep as they were for- 



merly. Keep ground clear of weeds until 

 growth stops in the fall. 



In fertilizers I recommend only concentra- 

 ted or commercial fertilizers and from 500 to 

 2000 pounds per acre, depending on the rich- 

 ness of the soil. Put on 1-3 before planting, 

 1-3 while growing first year, and last 1-3 in 

 following spring before fruiting. 



The yields of strawberry fields are often 

 immense — the profits, too. I have heard of 

 people getting 25,000 quarts from an acre. I 

 have grown the "Parker Earle" and the 

 "Crescent" at the rate of 15,000 quarts. Grow- 

 ers in my country think nothing of getting 

 $500 to $1000 worth to the acre. I know of 

 men who were flat financially a few years ago, 

 who today are well-to-do — mortgages paid off 

 and have money in the bank. They did it on 

 strawberries. 



I have published a book telling about it, and 

 will be glad to send you a copy free if you'll 

 mention this paper, t,. J. Farmer. 



Box 240, Pulaski. N. Y. 



DID YOU 



Ever stop to think what a good investment 

 a few good queens would be? I send out no 

 inferior queens. All my queens are selected, 

 as I kill all that are no good. If you want 

 one or 100. write me. llAtf 



S. F. TREGO, Swedona. 111. 



CURE, ihe rich hace the same 

 sorrowi <a I hace, an' not as 

 manny Ihrouhies, p'raps, to take the 

 sting out it) their sorrows. I'd he 

 weepin' in me apron half th' <ioS> 

 Ihinkin' about me age^ if I didn't 

 hace to be ihinkin' io th' rent. 

 — Mr. Dooley. 



