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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Mar. 9. 



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The Amkkican BEE JOUBMAL is the oldest Bee 

 Paper in America, and has a large circulation in 

 everv State, Ten-it. irv and Province, among farmers, 

 mechanics, professional and business men, and is, 

 therefore the best advertising medium for reliable 

 dealers. Cases of real imposition will be exposed. 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



974 West Madison Street., Chicago, 111. 



Contents of this Number. 



l!orreR|H>ndence : 



Do Bees Injure drapes / 76 



Fair Crop in a Poor Season , X 



Bees Destroyed by Worms 73 



Do we Want the Truth £J 



Imported vs. Home-bred Bees 74 



Treatment ot Foul Brooa 7,7 



Are Grapes Punctured by Bees / 74 



How the Bees are Wintering 75 



Tim Sep:mit<ir»-Are they Necessary? 75 



Preparation of Bees for Winter io 



Spring Dwindling - 75 



New Metal Corners for Brood Frames To 



Rdltortal : 



Editorial Items 76 



Evils Correcting Themselves 7b 



Be Prepared for Freshets '*> 



Among our Exchanges : 



Cause of Dysentery 76 



Selection* JYoin Our Letter Box ; 



Bingham's Bees ,■•■■-■ -£ 



Colonies Strong and Healthy 76 



No Surplus 76 



Lost but Few 7< 



About Half Dead 7' 



Will Soon be Ready for Harvest 7- 



Highly Pleased 77 



Three Per Cent, of Loss • 77 



Good Enough 77 



All Bight ■ 77 



Bees Dying from Long ( im line men t 77 



Italians VS. Blacks for Wintering 77 



Shallow Hives for Winter 77 



Bees in Good Condition 77 



Bee Dress for a Girl 77 



No Flight Since November 77 



i» « rt irHAnln. 1a Y1fdti#hiiri .._ __.__. - _ . 77 



CLUBBLNU LIST. 



We supply the Weekly American Bee Journal 



and any of the following periodicals, for 1881, at the 

 prices quoted in the last column of figures. The 

 first column gives the regular price of both : 



Publishers' Price. Club. 

 The Weekly Bee Journal (T. O. Newman) 

 and Gleanings in Bee-Culture i A. 1. Root) 



Bee-Keepers' Magazine (A.J.King). 



Bee-Keepers' Exchange (J.H.Nellist 

 The 4 above-named papers 



Bee-Keepers" Instructor iW.Thomas) '-' 50.. 



Bee-Keepers' Guide i A.G.Hill) 2 50.. 



The above-named papers 5 i5. . 



Prof. Cook's Manual i bound in cloth) 3 'io.. 



Bee-Culture (T.G.Newman > 2 40. , 



For Semi-monthly Bee Journal, $1.00 less. 

 For Monthlv Bee Journal, *1.SU less. 



:; in . '.' r: 



3 00 . 2 (JO 



2 75. . 2 50 



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FEEDERS 



Now is the time to make preparations 

 for Spring Feeding. 



Bee-Keeping In Missouri 



Granulation of Honey 77 



Wintering of Bees in Maine 77 



Queen-Rearing 77 



Beesal! Dead ■ 77 



Five percent, of Loss in Winter 77 



Losses in the Cellar 77 



Duplication 77 



Sad Loss of Bees-Cause of 77 



Packed in Chaff 78 



Doing Well, for a Norlce . . . 78 



Wintering Bees In Kentucky 78 



All the Blaek Bees Dead 7s 



Bees Need a Flight 78 



Bees All Right N'»v 78 



Delighted with the Weekly Journal 7h 



Rather Gloomy Outlook for Bees 78 



The Bee Moth, etc . .- 78 



An Excellent Crop of Honey in 1K«> 78 



A Strav Swarm - 7.8 



Enameled Cloth for Covering * rames s 



Cider a Cause o i Disaster 78 



Colonies Strong and Healthy 78 



Bees will be Ready for Honey Harvest. 78 



Ventilation of Hives 78 



Alsike and Melllot Clovers 78 



Frames of Honey for Feeding Bees 78 



Feeding Flour for Pollen..... 7k 



Prevention of Spring Dwindling 78 



Convention* : 



Nebraska State Convention £9 



Bees as Fertilizers of Flowers 79 



The Crowning Culmination I A $&J3ookfnr $2.5011 



MOORE'S UNIVERSAL ASSISTANT, 



And Complete Media hie, 



Enlarged Edition, oontains over 

 1 ,00O»0OO Industrial Facts, Calcula- 

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 Items, Business Forms, etc., of vast utility to every 

 Mechanic, Fanner, and Lusinc ■>* Man. Gives 200.000 items 

 for Gas. Steam, Civil and Mining Engineers, Machinists, 

 Mille -, L lack smiths, Founders, Miners, Metallurgists, 

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 for Housekeepers Farmers, Gardeners, Stock Owners. 

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 Itural Economy, Food Values Care of Stock, Remedies 

 for do., to increase Crops, Pest Poisons, Trai i g Horses 

 Steam Power on Farms. Lightning Calculator for 

 Cubic Me isures. Beady Reckoner, Produce, Rent. Board 

 Wages, Interest, Coal & Tonnage Tables. Land. Gram, 

 Hav.fe Cattle Measurement ^e *«". Ploughing. Plnnting 

 & Breeling Tables Contents cf Granaries, Cribs. Tanks 

 Cisterns Boilers, Logs, boards, Sean t ling, ticatftiakt. 

 Business Forms aUkmds, Special Laws of 10 States, Ter- 

 ritories and Provinces ( in the U. S. and C inada 1, relating 

 to the Coll. of Debts, Exemptions from Forced Sale, 

 Mechanics' Lien, tin* Jurisdiction of Courts, Sale of Real 

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 "FormBcomnlolotvontlscson tlio ililTcrpntsiil>ji-rt-=. ' - Sci.Am. 



^ The work contains 1,016 pages, isn veritable Treusury 

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Mechanic, Business Man. or Kanner. Free by mail, in 

 flue cloth, for $2.50; in leather, for $3.50. Address 



Shuck's Feeder mav be placed at the entrance of 

 the hive, any time of the day. without danger from 

 robbers; feed much or little as may he desired; feed 

 can only be reached bv the bees from the inside of 

 the hive. Price, by mail, postpaid, 30 cents. By ex- 

 press. i2."i cents each, or *2.4n per dozen. Special 

 rates on large quantities. 



R. A. BURNETT, 



Successor to Connen, Burnett & Co., 



103 South Water Street, Chicago, 111., 



GENERAL PRODUCE COMMISSION, 



HOXET A SPECIALTY. 



We ash you to correspond with us before disposing 

 of your HONEY CROP, as we can be of much serv- 

 ice, having constant Intelligence from all parts of the 

 country. We would refer to J a MBS HkdimjN, Dowa- 

 giac, Mich., and .J. oatman & Suns, Oundee, 111. 



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illQEK &CHAilDLEfi 



ENGRAVER^ 



For Sale by 



THOMAS C. NEWMAN. 



!'74 West Madison Street. CHICAGO, II. I.. 



FLAT-BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION, 



high side-walls, 4 to 16 square feet to 

 the pound. Circular and samples free. 

 J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

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



SEEDS I HONEY PLANTS 



A full variety of all kinds, including Melilot. Alsike 

 and White Clover, Mammoth Mignonette, &c. For 

 prices and instructions for planting, see my Illustra- 

 ted Catalogue, -sent free upon application. 

 ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 

 972 West Madison St., Chicago, III. 



Novice's Simplicity Feeder is made in two sizes, at 

 the following prices: Tic. for the pint and lOe. for the 

 quart feeder, or per dozen, 50C. for the small and 

 (LOO Cor the large, by express. If sent by mail, twice 

 the above prices. 



Kretchmer's. by mail 35c. 



VanDeusen's, by mail ~'C 



I will mail my Illustrated Catalogue and Price List 

 fkee, upon application, to any address. All orders 

 for Bee-Keepers' Supplies will be promptly filled. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 

 372 West Madison St., Chicago, III. 



THlToRIGINAL 



Patented .Ian. 9, 1878, and May, 1879 ; Re-issued 

 .Inly 9, 187a 



If you buy a Bingham 

 Smoker, or a Bingham & 

 Hetliennu'ton ib.ney Knife 

 you are sure of the best 

 and cheapest, and not lia- 

 ble to prosecution tor their 

 use and sale. The largest 

 bee-keepers use them ex- 

 clusively. Twenty thou- 

 sand in use— not one ever 

 relumed, or letter ol ■ ■niu- 

 plaint received. Ourorig- 

 itial patent Smokers and 

 Honey Knives were the 

 only ones on exhibition at 

 the last National Bee- 

 Keepers' Convention, 1880. 

 I'ime sifts the wheat from 

 the chaff. Pretensions are 

 shortlived. 



The Large and Extra 

 Standard have extra wide 

 shields to prevent burn- 

 ing the tingers and bel- 

 lows. A real Improve- 

 ment. 



Send postal Card for tes- 

 timonials. 



Bingham &. Hetherington Honey Knife... 'J in., ? 1 00 



Large Bingham Smoker -\& ' 1 50 



Extra Standard Bingham Smoker - " i 



Plain Standard Bingham Smoker 2 ' 1 00 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker IM' 75 



If to be sent by mail, or singly by express, add 25c. 

 each, to prepay postage or express charges. 



To sell again, apply for dozen or half-dozen rates. 



Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGTON, 



9w tf OTSEGO. MICH. 



rev. A. Salisbury, issi. j. v. calhwet.l. 

 SALISBURY & CALDWELL, 



Camargo, Douglas County. 111. 

 Warranted Italian Queens, 1*1.00 ; Tested Italian 

 Queens, 1^.00 ; Cyprian Queens. $2.00 ; 

 Tested Cyprian Queens, $4.00 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians. *4.0U : 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus. Cyprians, $z.Q0 ; Colony of Hal- 

 V\ ians. 8 frames, $8.00 ; Colony of Cyp- 

 , nans, 8 frames, $10.00. Wax worked 

 Hf-ciilOc. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 \ on Dunham Machine, 25 lbs. or over, 

 35c. per lb. fl^"Send for Circular. lwly 



Florida Land-640 Acres. 



m- CHEAP FOR CASH. „£» 



Description,— Sec. 4, township 7, south range i 

 west. Franklin county. Florida, situated aboutoO miles 

 south of the GeorKia'line. 2."i miles west ot the city of 

 Tallahasse, the capital of the State, and about 25 

 miles northeast of the city ot Apalachicola, a sea- 

 port on the Gulf of Mexico, and within 2 sections (5 

 andt'oof the Apalachicola river; the soil is a rich, 

 sandy loam, covered with timber. 



It was conveyed on Dec. 31st. 1ST5, by Col. Alexan- 

 der McDonald, who owned H sections, including the 

 above, to J. M. Murphy, for $3,200, and on Sept. oth, 

 1877, by him conveyed to the undersigned for $3,000. 

 The title is perfect, and it is unincumbered, as shown 

 by an abstract from the Kecords of the county, duly- 

 attested by the (Jounty Clerk ; the taxes are all paid 

 and the receipts are in my possession. 



I will sell the above at a bargain for cash, or trade 

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

 fer for it is respectfully solicited. Address, 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 

 974 West Madison Street. CHICAGO. ILL. 



Sections ! Sections ! 



OF SNOW-WHITE POPLAR. 



They are perfect beauties. Prices again reduced. 

 Saniples3c; illustrated circulars' free. Address, ' 

 lwtf A. E. IH AMTM, Bristol, Addison Co., Vt, 



Hundreds of Men, Women and Chil- 

 dren rescued from beds of pain, sickness 

 and almost death and made strong and 

 hearty by Parker's Ginger Tonic are the 

 best evidences in the world of its sterling 

 worth. Yon can find these ill every com- 

 munity.— Post. See advertisement. 9w4t 



^° We will Bend sample copies to any 



who feel disposed to make up clubs for 

 1881. There are persons keeping: bees 

 in every neighborhood who would be 

 benefitted by reading the Journal. 

 and by using a little 01 the personal in- 

 fluence possessed by almost every one, 

 a club can be gotten up in every neigh- 

 borhood in America. Fanners have 

 had large oops, high prices, and a good 

 demand for all the products of the 

 farm, therefore can well afford to add 

 the Bee Journal to their list of 

 papers for 1881. 



BARNES' PATENT 



Foot-Power Machinery 



CIRCULAR and 



SCROLL SAWS 



Hand, Circular Rip Saws for gen- 

 eral heavy and light ripping. 

 Lathes, &c. These machines are 

 especially adapted to Hive 

 MuklnK. It will pay every bee- 

 keeper to send for our 48 page 

 Illustrated Catalogue. 



W. F. & JOHN BARNES 

 Rookford, Winnebago Co.. III. 



We wish to obtain 25,000 New Subscribers to 



SUPPLIES FOR THE APIARY. 



FOR 1881. 

 It is to every person's interest, when they wish to 

 purchase anything, to go where they can get the most 

 tor their money. State on a postal card just what 

 you want, and we will let you know by return mail 

 what we will furnish it for. No Circulars. Address, 

 HIRAM ROOF, Carson City, Mich. 



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65 ENGRAVINGS. 



PARKER'S GINGER TONIC 



B\SSWOOI> AND TII.IP TREES, Erom 

 I u> 8 feet in height, nursery grown. The 'J best 

 HONBY PRODUCING TREES KNOWN, at low 

 prices. A . BATTLES, Girard, Pa. 



Jow4t . 



"American Apiary" for Sale. 



About ISO Colonics of Been, in fair condition, 

 in Laiutstrotta hlvesj honey and wax extractors, 

 empty combs and the usual implementsof an apiary. 

 , „ m Bel) for c,,,., o, VU'Vn'U-H.EN. 



ineowat Freenmn. Cass Co., Mn. 



i Stillingia and 

 ■ known .ire coir 

 .er Tunic as. 



Oingcr, Bucha, Mandrake 



many other of the best medicine 

 bmed so skillfully in PABKBH •,«.. . .. 

 to make it the greatest Blood Purifier and the ; 

 Best Health and Strength Kestoror erer used. 

 It cures Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, 

 Sleeplessness, and all diseases of the Stomach,. 

 Bowels, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Urinary Organs; 

 and all Female Complamts. 



! If you are wasting away with Consumption or, 

 •auydisease.use the Tome to-day. Nomatterwhat' 



your sympti ins may be. it will stircly help you. 



Remember I This Tonic cures drunkenness, 

 is the Best Family Medicine ever made, entirely 

 different Irom Bilteis, Ginger Preparations and 

 other Tonics, and combines the best curativeprop 

 ertiesofall. Buy a 50c. bottle of your druggist 

 None geivine without our signature on outside 

 wrapper. Hiscox & P.. Chemists. New York 



PARKER'S HAW BALSAM "M.fflESSS 



FREE ! 



ih to obtain 25,000 New Su 



THE FLORAL MONTHLY 



during the next few months, and we propose 

 to give to every reader of this paper 



50c. worth of Choice Flower Seed. 



Our offer is to send Free of Cost, 50 cents' worth of 

 Choice Flower Seeds to each and every one who i will 

 send us 2?> two cent postage stamps tor the I LO- 

 RAL. MONTHLY one year. Seeds sent free 

 by return mail. Specimen copies free. Address. 



W. E. MORTON & CO., FLORISTS, 



4'. 1 .% Congi-eN* Street. I'm I l;i nd, Me. 



2&~ Natural Flowers preserved to last for years. 

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It will Pay you 



To read our forty page Catalogue of 

 Apiarian Supplies. It gives the latest 

 information about the best appliances 

 and methods pertaining to 



Profitable Bee Culture 



Sent free to all who send us their names 

 and addresses, plainly written, upon a 

 postal card. Address 



H. A. BURCH & CO., 



9wtf. South Haven, Mich. 



The Horse 



BY B. J. KENDALL, M. D. 



A TREATISE giving an index of diseases, and 

 the symptoms ; cause and treatment of each, a table 

 giving ;iil the principal drugs used for the horse, with 

 the ordinary dose, effects and antidote when a poi- 

 son ; a table with an engraving of the horse's teeth 

 at different ages, with rules for telling the age of the 

 horse ; a valuable collection of recipes, and much 

 valuable information. 



Price 35 cei»tn.— Sent on receipt of price, by 

 THOMAS 6. NEWMAN, 

 974 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR. 



i • ~ First PreinlnniK, Mednlo and DI|»loraaM. 



OtJ —Send postal card, with name and address, for 

 my new Illustrated Circular and Price-List, contain- 

 ing valuable information to all bee-keepers. t'lIAS. 

 H. LAKE, successor to the late Richard Colvtn. 96 

 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, Md. 4W« 



A rrontoFurnisht pleasant, profitable employment. 

 iigcUlS Local Printing House, Silver Creek, N. Y. 



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ITALIAN QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 and Bee Hives specialties. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Supplies. Fine Poultry, Small 

 Fruits, Ac, Free. JST* Send for it and save money. 

 J. T. SCOTT & BBO., Crawfish Springs, Oa. 2wS2tx 



Given's Foundation Press. 



The latest improvement in Foundation. Our thin 

 and common Foundation is not surpassed. The only 

 invention to make Foundation in the wired frame. 

 All Presses warranted to give satisfaction. Send for 

 Catalogue and Samples. 



Iwlj I». S. GIVEN, Uoopeston, III. 



