November, 1909. 



American ^ge Journal j 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



GEORGE W.YORK S COMPANY 



146 W. Superior St, Chicago, 111. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE. 



THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of this Journal is 

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

 (except Chicag'O, where it is $1.00), and Mexico; 

 In Canada 85 cents; and in all other countries in 

 the Postal Union, 25 cents a year extra for poat- 

 %se. Sample copy free. 



THE WRAPPER-LABEL DATE Indicates the 

 end of the month to which your subscription is 

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

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



SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS. -We do not send 

 ft receipt for money sent us to pay subscription, 

 but change the date on your wrapper-label, which 

 Bbowa that the money has been received and 

 credited. 



Advertising Rate, per ftgate Line, 15c. 



14 lines make one inch. 

 Nothine less than 4 lines accepted. 

 Discounts: 

 3 times 14c a line 9 times lie a line 



6 " 12c" " 12 *' (1 yr.) lOcaline 



Beading Notices, 25 cents, count line. 

 Ooes to press the 6th of each month. 



National Bee-Keepers' Association 



Objects •< the Association. 



Ist,— To promote the Interests of its members. 



2d.— To protect and defend Its members In their 

 awful riKhts. 



8d.— To enforce laws against the adulteration of 

 honey. 



Annual Membership Dues, Si.oo. 



Genera] Manager and Treasurer - 



N. B. France, Piatteville, Wis. 



tW If more conTCnient, 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 generous 

 clubbing offers of bee-books with the 

 American Bee Journal. 



Swarming Prevented 



Anew method, just publisliud. worthy of 

 investigation by all progressive bee-lseep- 

 ers. Advantages claimed for the plan of 

 treatment. No clipping of queens' wings— 

 no caging of queens— not even necessary to 

 looli for queens: no pinching of queen-cells 

 — no shooit swarming— no dividing— no extra 

 expense connected with the plan— plan sim- 

 ple and easy to carry out— satisfactory hon- 

 ey crop— saves time and labor. Send to 



Dr. H. JONES, Pre.stou, »Iiim., 



for his booklet, describing his method of 

 treatment. Price, 25 cts. Process protected 

 by copyright. . „ ., , , 



l-lease mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Untested Italian Queen-Bees 



Booking Orders for 1910 



6 Queens for $4 ; 3 for $2.10 ; 1 for 75 cents 



For a number of yatn we have been oending 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 Qiueens 



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

 ago are flue. They are govd breeders, and the workers are showing up flne. 

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

 and are dding good work. A. W. SWAN. 



Nemaha, Co., Kan., July 15, 1905. 



George W. Yopk & Co.:— After importing queens for 15 years yon have 



sent me the be^t. She keeps 9X i^angstrotb frames fully occupied to date, 

 and, altbuuKh 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 honev if the 

 flow lasts this week. CHA8. MITCHELL. 



Ontario, Canada, July 22, 1905. 



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George W. Tofk & Co.:— Theqneenlbought of you bss proven agooO 

 one, and bau Kiven nie some of my best colonies. N. P. OGLEsbv. 



Washingtqn Co., Va., July 22. 19u5. 



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George W.YoKK & Co.:— The queen I received of you a few days aeo 

 came throueh O.K., and 1 want to say that she is a "seauty. I Immediately 

 introduced her into a colony which had been queenJess for 2<i days. She 

 was accepted by them, and hap vone to work nicely. I am highly pleased 

 with her and your promptness m rilling my order. My father, who Is an old 

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

 am in need of something in the bee-line. E. E. MCCOLM. 



Marion Co., 111., July 13. 



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

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

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

 American Bee Jo'irnal one year — both for $1,20, Three Queens 

 (without Journal) would be . / ,, or 6 for ;,. >. . Full instructions for introducing are sent 

 with each Queen, being printed on tbe underside of the address-card on the mailing-cage Yuu 

 cannot do better than to get one or more of our fine Standard-Bred Quecnc, 



George W. York & Co., i« w superior st. Chicago, 111. 



Dittmer's Comb Foundation 



Is BEST, not because WE say so, but because in every case where 

 it was tested side by side with other makes, THE BEES PREFER- 

 RED IT; and the reason for this is, ITS ABSOLUTE PURITY, 

 of which the BEES ARE THE BEST JUDGES, and which can 

 be obtained only by the use of DITTMER'S PROCESS for CLEAN- 

 ING AND PURIFYING WAX. 



Our entire Process is ORIGINAL AND INDEPENDENT, and 

 its entire Success is demonstrated by its EXCLUSIVE USE by 

 thousands of Bee-Keepers in every part of the country, in prefer- 

 ence to any other MAKE OR PROCESS. 



We make a Specialty of Working your Wax for Cash. 



Write us for Prices and Samples, which must be seen to be ap- 

 preciated. We carry a full line of 



Bee-Supplies, Wholesale and Retail, 



and will be pleased to mail you our Catalog and Prices. Address, 



GUS DITTMER COMPANY, 



AUGUSTA, WIS. 



