2qo 



September, 1909. 



American Hee Journal 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



GEORGE W.YORK & COMPANY 



146 W. Superior St., Chicago, 111. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Joarnal la 

 75 cents a year, In the United States of America, 

 (except Chicago, where it is $1.00), and Mexico; 

 In Canada 85 cents; and in all other countries In 

 Che Postal Union, 25 cents a year extra for post- 

 age. Sample copy free. 



THE WRAPPER-LABEL DAi'E indicates the 

 end of the month to which yonr subscription is 

 paid. For instance, " dec09 " on your label shows 

 tbat it is paid to the end of December, 1909. 



SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS.-We do not send 

 a receipt for money sent us to pay subscription, 

 but change the date on your wrapper-label, which 

 shows that the money has been received and 

 credited. 



Advertising Rate, per ftgate Line, I5g. 



14 lines make one inch. 

 Nothine less than 4 lines accepted. 

 Discounts: 

 3 times 14c a line 9 times He a line 



6 ■* 12c" " 12 " (lyr.) 10c aline 



Reading Notices, 25 cents, count line. 

 Goes to press the 6th of each month. 



National Bee Keepers' Association 



ObjecU of the Association. 



IBt.— To promote the interests of its members. 



ad.— To protect and defend its members in their 

 awful riKhts. 



8d.— To enforce laws against the adulteration of 

 honey. 



Annual Membership Dues, $1.00. 



Oaneral Manager and Treasurer - 



N. B. France, Platteville, Wis. 



|y If more convenient. Dues may be sent to the 

 publishers of the American Bee Journal. 



Books for Bee-Keepers 



Have you a good bee-book? Many 

 bee-keepers do not have. And that is 

 where they make a big mistake. A bee- 

 paper cannot take the place of a good 

 bee-book. The paper is a splendid thing 

 to read in connection with the book. On 

 another page we make some generou- 

 clubbing offers of bee-books with thi 

 American Bee Journal. 



HONEY 1^ BE ESWAX 



When consigning, buying, 

 or selling, consult 



R. A. BURNETT & CO. 



199 South Water St. 



Cliicaeo, 111 



There arc many of these in this town who 



WANTED 



'J'o buy a L'ood bee-location, not 

 overstoced. Apiary with fixtures 

 Write price and full detail to — 

 gAit J. A. Heberly, West River, Md. 



Please mention Am. Bee Tnnrna! when writins- 



By Return Nail Standard-Bred 



Untested Italian Queen-Bees 



Prices for balance of season of 1909: One Queen. 75 cents; 2 for $1.40; 3 

 for $3.00; 6 for $.3.7.5: 12 for $7.00. Superior Tested Breeding Queens, $2.00 each- 

 well worth $3.00. 



Standard-Bred Virgin Italian Queens FREE as a ^Premium 



Send us, One New yearly subscription to the American Bee Journal at 75 

 cents, and we will mail you a Standard-Bred Italian Virgin Queen free; or for 

 90 cents we will mail the Virgin Queen and the Bee Journal for a year. 



''TT- liailan Queen-Bee 



For a iinmt>er of y*$n we have been sending out to bee-keep- 

 ers exceptionally fine Untested Italian Queens, purely mated, and 

 all right in every respect. Here is what a few of those who re- 

 ceived our Queens have to say about them : 



What They Say of Our Queens 



George W. York & Co.:— The two queens received of you some time 

 ago are line. -They are good breeders, and the workers are showing up fine. 

 I introduced them among black bees, and the bees are nearly yellow now. 

 and are doing good work. A. w. Swan, 



Nemaha, Co., Kan.. J uly 15, 1905. 



George W. York & Co.:— After importing queens for 15 years you have 

 sent me the best. She keeps 9X Liangstroth frames fully occupied to date, 

 and, although 1 kept the hive well contracted, to force them to swarm, they 

 have never built a queen-cell, and will put up lOO pounds of honey if the 

 How lasts this week. CHA8. MITCHELL. 



Ontario, Canada, July 22, 1905. 



George W. York & Co.:— The queen I bought of yon has proven a good 

 onejand has given me some of my best colonies. N. P. OOU8BT. 



Washington Co.. Va., July 22. 1905. 



Gkorgb W. York & Co.:— The queen I reeeivid of youafew days ago 

 came throuBh O.K., and 1 want to say that she is a beauty. I immediately 

 Introduced her into a colony wbich had been queenless for 20 days. She 

 was accepted by them, and has gone to work nicely. 1 am highly pleased 

 with her and your promptness in filling my order. My father, who is an old 

 bee-keeper, pronounced her very fine. You will hear from me again when I 

 am In need of something in the bee-line. B. B. McColm. 



Marion Co., III., July 13. 



We usually begin mailing Queens in May, and continue there- 

 after, on the plan of "first come first served." The price of one 

 of our Untested Queens alone is 75 cents^ or with the monthly 

 Americsn Bee Jo'irnal one year — both for $1.20. Three Queens 

 (without Journal) would be a., or 6 for ^. '^ , Full instructions for introdticing are sent 

 with each Queen, being printed on the underside of the address-card on the mailing-cage. You 

 'cannot do better than to get one or more of our fine Standard-Bred Queens. 



George W. York & Co., '46 w superior st Chicago, 111. 



Dittmer's Comb Foundation 



Is the Best. Not because we say so, but because the Bees prefer 

 it to other makes. 



Dittmer's Process is Dittmer's 



It has built its Reputation and established its Merits, on its own 

 Foundation and its own Name. 



We make a Specialty of Working Wax into Founda- 

 tion for Cash. 



Write for free catalog and prices on full Line of 

 Supplies. 



31-11 



GUS DITTMER CO.. Augusta. Wto. 



