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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Feb. 23. 





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 ii occupy "in- inch of space. 



One to three weeks, eiieli insertion, 20 Ota. per line. 

 Knur " or more" " 18 " 



Bight, is •• 



D IS " 



Twenty-six " 1<* " 



Fifty-two 8 " 



Special Notices. 50 cents pa 



Advertisement* withdrawn before the expiration 

 «»f the contract, will be churned the full rate for the 

 time the advertisement U Inserted. 



Transient Advertisement-, payable tn advance.— 

 Yearly Contract- payable quarterly, in advance. 



Thk amkkhan Bn JOURNAL is the oldesl Bee 



Papei in America, ami has a large eirctilatlon in 



ite, Territory and Province, among farmers. 



mechanics, professional ami business men. and Is. 

 therefore the best advertising medium for reliable 

 dealers, Cases of real imposition will be exposed. 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



»74 West Madison Street.. Chlcusjo, 111. 



-^ Contents of this Number. 



Correspondence : 



BttngOi the H.-nev Bee 57 



Importing Bees -A Scrap of History 57 



The Price "f Success 58 



Selection! 1'roui Our Letter Box : 



Queen-Bearing W 



The Shaking-"!' Process •>* 



Had a Good Flight W 



Bees Doing Well 58 



Present Condition of the Bees 58 



The Dying and the Dead 58 



Bees all Alive 58 



The Season In Florida 58 



Bees Leaving their Hives 58 



Cut and Paste the Journal 58 



Packed tn Chaff. -> s 



Ninety-four Days' Confinement ; >-> 



Bees In Northern Michigan £ y 



Deep Snow 5i' 



Report your bosses 58 



Letter from Australia 58 



Cutting Bee-Gums 5^ 



Give us all the Facts o9 



Width of Sections 59 



Bees in Qeorgla 5jj 



Wintered 1 1 1 a Cave 58 



Placing Sections Crosswise to Entrance 5» 



Feeding Candy 59 



Mitchell Hive 90 



Information Wanted »'.' 



BT Plant. w 



Bees nearly all Dead •>'* 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 00 



Come; Let us lteason Together 60 



Now is the Accepted Time 80 



What will the Weather be 80 



Amonir our Exchange*: 



Feeding Bees "I 



How to Prepare the Food 81 



Wintering m and 0Ut-dO0rs ,;1 



How to Hlpcn Comb Honey hi 



Granulation of Extracted Honey t; l 



How to Extract Honey "1 



Should be Ripened before Extracted 01 



Convention! : 



North Eastern Convention 81 



President I, < lioot's Address BI 



Improve the ltaee Of Bees 81 



Why Bees Supersede i lie Queens 'M 



BlOOd nlll tell ,! > 



Best Honey Gatherers "1 



.Mutinous Selection lor Itreedmg «d 



Best Queens vs. Cheap Queens 81 



Arc Imported Queens tile Best '/ 81 



The Standard of Excellence "1 



The Wintering ol Bees 01 



entlal Points for ' ; i 



Absorbents neeessai \ for Covering 82 



Extracting Honey In the Fall *'•- 



Purifying Flights In Winler. 



In and Oot-DO0r Wintering 



Bxtremea of Temperature '■-' 



All Parts of the Hive Accessible 83 



strong in Ninni.ers Essential 83 



Spring Management of Bees......... 83 



Not Disturb the llees when it Is Cold.. 



The Marketing of Honey. »|j. 



Amount of Honev Produced «>- 



How to Prepare Honey for Market.. 



How to Advertise It ffl 



Directions for Shipping 83 



SPECIAL NOTICES. 



f$* " What is the meaning of ' Dec. 

 si ' after my name on the direction- 

 label oi' my paper?" This question 



has been asked by several, and 1" save 

 answering each one, let us here say : It 

 means Unit you have paid foi the lull 



year, or until " Dec. 81, 1881." "June 

 sr 1 means that the first hall ol the 

 year is paidfor,up to" July 1st,'* Any 

 other month, the same. 



cr Constitutions and By-Laws for 



local Associations ^2 per 100. The name 

 of the Association printed in the blanks 

 for 60 cents extra. 



iyinHtPiui of sending silver mones in 



letters, procure 1, 2 or S cent stamps. 

 We can use them, and it is safer to semi 

 such than silver. 



Ladies who Appreciate Elbqahce 



ami purity are using Parker's Hair Balsam. 

 It is the best article sold for restoring gray 

 hair to its original color and beauty. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. Ha! Ha! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! CONNER, BURNETT & CO 



Bt'VEKS' Qt'OTATlOXS. 



CHICAGO. 



HONET Tbe market la plentifully supplied irltta 

 honey, and wales are slow Ht weak, easy prices. Quo- 

 table »t l*"_ic. for strictly choice white comb In 1 

 : ir lair t<> (rood tn large 

 2c. for common dark-colored 

 .ui.i broken lota I Chicago Times. 

 BKKSWAX.-Cbolce yellow, 200310; dark, 15017. 



NKW VOKK. 



HONKY- Beat white comb honey. Mint 11 neut 



packages, I7fi 18c.: fair do,, 160100.; dark do.. 12Q i;; ; 



largo boxes sell ror about So, under above. Wblte 



r.xinn [ri|, ".' - lur. ; dark, 7(a8c. ; southern strained. 

 sik.iv.e. 

 HKKSWAX. -Prime quulity. 20<*24c. 



H. K.& F. 11. Tim-kbkkACo. 



CINCINNATI. 



iinNKV.- The market for extracted clover honey 



Is very good, and In demand at lie. for the best, and 



999c t or baaswood and dark honey. Comb honey 



is of slow sale at IBc fur the best. 

 BKKSWAX IS --J.. C. F. Mint. 



* SAN FRANCISCO. 



l|o\KY As freights have advanced, European 

 bnyen are out ol Ebe market. The new overland 

 route via Atchison and Topeku promised connection 

 and reduced freights on January ist, 1881 , and if bo 

 It would huve cleared up our market. We quote 

 comb 12035c Extracted, choice white,*; 1 - ,•-.-. ■ n 

 Colors. I'm' 6i |c. 



BBE8WAX-22®23c., as to color. 



BTKABNS & SMITH, 423 Front Street. 



February 5, 1881. 



SWEET (LOVER ROOTS from seed of last 

 spring, will bioom this year. I will send 100 by 

 mail f<-r 75a, BOO or more. 50a, per 100. 



B. H. BOURNE, Stockbridge. 

 Swltp Calumet Co.. Wis. 



113 PER 100. STILL AHEAD. 



I TOLD YOU SO. 



('orah Foundation In Wired Frames Is -mi 

 ahead of nwytnCng in the Foundation hue ; it com 



not sag or warp in the hive, nor break oat of the frames 

 uihUei ctraeUng. Send for Circular of hives, sections, 

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J. A. OSBORNE, Rjintoul, Champaign Co., 111. 

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ITALIAN QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR. 



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 974 Wi-st Madison Street, OHXCAQO, ILL. 



1G3 South Water Street, Chicago. III., 



GENERAL PRODUCE COMMISSION. 



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*.I74 West Madison Street, CHICAGO. ILI*.'J 



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rev. A. SAusiirur. 1881. J. V. CAi.mvu.i.. 

 SALISBURY & CALDWELL, 



Caniargo, Douglas County. III. 



Italian Queens, fl.Ou ; Tested Italian 



eons. $2.00 ; Cypr' 



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Qu 



prlun Queens, $2.00 : 

 neens, $4.00 : 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italian*, 14.00; 1 frame Nu- 

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 ians, s frames. *S.00 ; Colony Of Cyp- 

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 IQo. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation. 

 on Dunham Machine, 'i') lbs. or over, ;i">c. per lb. 

 larSend for Circulur. Iwly 



FLAT-BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION, 



side-walls, 4 to hi square feet to 

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J. VAN DKLTSKN A SONS. 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

 lltf Sprout Brook, Uont Co.. N. Y. 



Florida Land— 640 Acres, 



ST CHEAP FOE CASH. .» 



Dksckiition,- 800, *. township 7, south rnnne " 

 west. Kranklln county. Florida, situated about M miles 



sooth ot tho Qoorgu line, -'• mUea west or the city of 



rullabiisse, the capital of the State, and about 26 



miles northeast ol the ottyoi Apalaohloola. a seu- 



porl "ii t lie Cult of Mexico, and within 'J sections (5 



and 6) of the Apalaohleola river; the soil la a rich, 

 sandy loam, covered with timber. 



It was conveyed on Doc. :itst. 1875, bv Col. Alexan- 

 der Me Donald, who owned C sections, Including the 

 above, to J. H. Murphy, for $3,200, and on Sept.flth, 

 1S77. by him conveyed to the undersigned for $3,000. 

 The title is perteet, mid it is utii ncuiuberod, as shown 

 trad rrom the Kecords of tin- county, duly 

 attested tiy the County Clerk ; the taxes are all paid 

 and the receipts are in my possession. 



1 will sell tbe above nt a bargain for cash, or trade 

 for a small farm, or other desirable property. An of- 

 fer for it is respectfully solicited. Address, 



THOMAS O. NEWMAN, 

 '.r,t West Madison Street, CHICAGO, Il.h. 



