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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Mar. 23. 





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One to three week**, encli Insertion, SO cts. per line. 

 Four "ormon" " 18 " " 



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Thirteen " " " " 12 " 



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Special Notices, 50 cents per line. 



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Transient Advertisements payable In advance.— 

 Yearly Contracts payable quarterly, in advance. 



the amxricam Bn Journal is the oldest Bee 



Paper in America, and has a lam*? circulation in 

 every State, Territory and Province, among farmers, 

 mechanics, professional nod 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.. Chicago, 111. 



Contents of this Number. 



Correspondence : 



WliatlstheKoyalJelly V *9 



Putting Wires Into Comb Koundation BO 



Importing Bees from Italy 90 



Bt'es and (i rapes BO 



The Use of Separators for Box Honey SO 



Texas for Bees and Honey. 9t> 



Alslke Clover as a Honey Plant 91 



The Supply and Queen Trade 91 



Who is to Blame for the Losses ? 91 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 92 



Krunk Benton In the Far East 9*J 



Circulars Hnd Price Lists 92 



An Excellent Suggestion 02 



Amonir our Exchiinnei: 



Bees and Grapes 82 



Bees Dead in Box Hives 92 



Honey for Sore Eyes 92 



Feeding In Winter 92 



Bees and Grapes 92 



Feeding Rye-Meal 92 



The Weekly Bee Journal Abroad 92 



Selection* from Our Letter Box t 



But few Bees Lost 93 



An Old Queen 93 



Gathering Pollen 93 



No Winter Flight Yet 93 



Bees Confined 41^ Months 93 



Closed Out by Fire 93 



Bees In Good Condition 93 



Lost 8 OQt Of 37 in Wintering 93 



Sweet Clover 93 



Had a Flight in January 93 



Nearly all Dead 93 



Bokhara Clover 88 



An Enthusiast 93 



Bees all Dead 83 



Bees Robbing 93 



Chloroform Used in Handling Bees 93 



Test for Honey 93 



Three-fourths of the Bees Dead 93 



Mortality of Bees in House and Cellar 83 



Bees Doing Well 94 



Dwindling In the Cellar 94 



Contradictory Experience 94 



Wintered Without Loss 94 



Bees Uneasy In the Cellar !>•* 



Much Better than Expected 94 



Have Young Bees and Brood 94 



Bees In the Cellar I3S Days 94 



The Best Honey for Winter 9* 



Currying In Pollen 94 



Chaff-Packing of Bees Triumphant 94 



Look Out for the Robbers 94 



Two-thirds of the Bees have Died 94 



Bees In Good Condition 94 



Death Reigns among the Bees 94 



No Loss in Wintering 94 



Poor Season but Fair l'r<>rlt ;vt 



Planting Buckwheat for u Honey Yield 94 



f^*\Ve can supply but a few more of 

 the back numbers to new subscribers. 

 If any want them, they must be sent for 

 soon. 



(3° The Texas Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold their third annual Con- 

 vention at Judge VV. n. Andrews 1 

 apiary, in McKinney, Collin Co., Texas, 

 on the 12th and 13to days of May, 1881. 

 Wm. 11. Howard, .Sec, 

 Kingston, Hunt Co., Texas. 



DON'T BUY SUPPLIES 



Till you have read my new price list for the spring 

 trade. Wax is cheaper now, bo I can sell you a tine 

 article of Comb Foundation cheap, ami made on the 

 best machine. Italian and Cyprian Queens, Bees, 

 Hives, Sections, etc. Price List free to all. 



J. V. CALDWELL, 



12wom Cambridge, Henry Co., 111. 



NOW READY, 



Our New Circular amd Price E.lst for 1881. 



We have something new for every bee-keeper. Re- 



member, we are largely engaged in practical bee- 

 keeping, and know what supplies are of practical 



value in an apiary. You should see a description of 

 our feeder, you will want one. Our new 



Double-Draft Smoker 



is perfection. See what one of the most practical 

 and beat informed bee keepers In the country thinks 

 of It: "Since your great improvement In Smokers, 

 as regards the double-blast, you undoubtedly have 

 the Inside track of all the others in the market. 

 This, with tiie superli'i* wnrknianship and materials 

 used, should place your Smoker at the head of the 

 list, and secure for It a favorable patronage for 

 1881." Price of Smokers, by mall, Jl-30 and 11.75. 

 Our book, 



QUINBY'S NEW BEE-KEEPING 



is pronounced toe most practical work published. 

 Price, by mall. Si .50. 



We furnish everything used In advanced bee-cul- 

 ture. Send for Illustrated Circular to 



L C. ROOT & BRO., 



2smtf Mohawk, N. Y. 



Free to All. 



I will send free to anv address a sample of the 

 It i vr FOIXDATIOX made for brood frames, 

 also sample of THIN FOUNDATION, for sec- 

 tions, which can be used the full size of the section, 

 and yet will not leave any "fishbone" in the comb 

 honey. You can get nice straight combs without tin 

 separators. Circular, describing how foundation is 

 made and giving prices of apiarian supplies, free. 

 Address, J. A. OSHORXE, Rantoul, 111. 12wltp 



BEES FOR SALE, 



In Simplicity and Everett-Langstroth hives. My 

 bees are perfectly healthy in every respect— most of 

 them gond, strong colonies. Address, 



J. P. HOM.OWAY. 

 uwit Monclova, Lucas County, Ohio. 



ITALIANS AND II Y BKI DS— 30 or 4() Colo- 

 nies for sale low. Queens and Nuclei after May 

 15th. Address, B.. M. AROO, 



liiwst Lowell, Garrard County, Ky. 



WANTED— You to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of Atnerlcan-Itallani. Address, 

 JOS. »I. BKOOKS .V BR&., 



12wtim Columbus, Ind. 



FLAT-BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION, 



high side-walls, 1 to 16 square feet to 

 the pound. Circular and samples free. 

 J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS. 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

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



BASSWOOD AND TVLIP TREES, from 

 1 ton feet in height, nursery grown. The J best 

 HONEY PRODUCING TREES KNOWN, at low 

 priceB. A, BATTLES, Girard, Pa.3 



)Ow4t 



BARNES' PATENT 



Foot-Power Machinery 



CIRCULAR and 



SCROLL SAWS 



Hand, Circular Rip Saws lor gen- 

 eral heavy and light ripping. 

 Lathes, &c. These machines are 

 especially adapted to Hive 

 Milking. It will pay every bee- 

 keeper to send for our 48 page 

 Illustrated Catalogue. 



W. V. & JOHN BARNES 



Rockford, Winnebago Co.. 111. 



The Bee-Keepers Guide ; 



MANUAL OF THE APIARY, 



By A. J. COOK, 



Professor of Entomology In thf MUhtgm State Agri- 

 cultural Ootttgt, 



«se Pn«e» ; IIS Fine Illu»trutlona. 



Prick— Bound in cloth, isi.2."»; in paper cover, 

 91. OO, by mail prepaid. For sale by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



i+74 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111. 



PURE COD LIVER 

 OIL AND LIME 



Wllbor'a 4'od-I,l ver Oil and lAine. — Persons 

 win i liuve been Inking Cud -Liver Oil v\ ill '"' pleased 

 to learn that Dr. Wilbor has succeeded, from direc- 

 tions* of several Professional gentlemen, in combin- 

 ing the pure OH and Lime in such a manner that It Is 

 pleasant to the taste, and Its effects In Lung com- 

 plaints are truly wonderful. Very many persons 

 whose eases were pronounced hopeless, and who had 

 taken the clear Oil fora long time without marked 

 . licit, have been entirely cured by using this prepa- 

 ration. < He sure and get the genuine. Manufactured 

 only by A. B. \V 1 1. ut.it. Chemist, Boston. Sold by all 



druggists, i iw-it 



THE CANADIAN FARMER 



THE OSI.Y 



Agricultural Weekly 



IT1»UNHKI> IN T1IK 



DOMINION OF CANADA. 



This practical journal Is now In Its Third Year, 

 and meeting with Immense success. The low price 

 of Its subscription ifi.ou per year) In its new and Im- 

 proved form ( 16 pages ISjtfxlOK, folded and pasted) 

 makes It very popular. Its editors are all practical 

 men. it Is the Kent Advertising Medium In 

 Canada. Sample copies sent free to any address, 

 liwiv.tx N. it. « (ii< oik. Wetland, Ont. 



I HAVE NOW OVER 



300 COLONIES 



of Pure Italian Bees, in good Condition, In lo frame 

 Langstroth hives. Orders for 



ITALIAN QUEENS, 



Nuclei and Full Colonies, 



are now being booked and will be filled in rotation 

 as received, commencing about June 1st., at the fol- 

 lowing prices: 



Tested Queens, each S3 50 



" " per half-dozen 13 50 



1 frame Nucleus, with Tested Queen 00 



2 *' " " " " G 50 



s " " <; 00 



4 " " " " " 6 50 



Full Colonies, each 12 00 



In lots of 5, each l 



" " " 10, each 8 00 



I will use all possible care in preparing the above 

 for shipment, but cannot guarantee safe arrival, ex- 

 cept on queens any distance less than 1,000 miles. 



ALSO 



lOO COLONIES 



OF 



BLACK AND HYBRID BEES, 



In Langstroth hives, in quantities of not less than ."> 

 COloniea at $S.OO each, which I will ship direct 

 from the South. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



97-2 West Madison St., Chicago, III. 



THE ORIGINAL 



Patented Jan. 



1878, and May, 1879; Re-issued 

 July 8, 1*7«. 



If you buy a Bingham 

 Smoker, or a Bingham & 

 HetheringtonlloneyKnlfe 

 you are sure of the best 

 and cheapest, and not lia- 

 ble to prosecution for their 

 use and sale. The largest 

 bee-keepers use them ex- 

 clusively. Twenty thou- 

 sand in use— not one ever 

 returned, or letter of com- 

 plaint received. Our orig- 

 inal patent Smokers and 

 Honey Knives were the 

 only ones on exhibition at 

 the last National Bee 

 Keepers' Convention, 1880, 

 Time sifts the wheat from 

 the chaff. Pretensions are 

 short-lived. 



The Large and Extra 

 Standard have extra wide 

 shields to prevent burn- 

 ing the Angers and bel- 

 lows. A real improve- 

 ment. 



Send postnl card for tes- 

 timonials. 



Bingham & llethertngton Honey Knife... -J in., si on 



Large Bingham Smoker 'JW 1 50 



Extra Standard Bingham Smoker 'J " 1 2"> 



Plain Standard Bingham Smoker '2 " 1 1)0 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker \% " 75 



If to be sent by mail, or slngiy by express, add 850. 

 each, to prepay postage or express charges. 



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



Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGT0N, 



9wtf OTSEGO, MICH. 



FREE I 



We wish to obtain 25,000 New Subscribers to 



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 Kreeof COit, 50 cents' worth of 

 ObOlCC Flower Seeds to each and every one who will 

 send us I!.') two rent postage stamps for the FI-O- 

 KAL MONTHLY one year. Seeds sent free 

 by return mail. Specimen copies free. Address. 



W. E. MORTON & CO., FLORISTS, 



Olii GongreM Street, Portland, Me. 



%30~ Natural Flowers preserved to last for years. 



DW4t 



R. A. BORNETT. 



Successor to Conner, Burnett & Co., 



165 South Water Street. Chicago, 111., 



GENERAL PRODUCE COMMISSION, 



IiuM*\ A SPECIALTY. 



We ask you to correspond with us before disposing 

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

 ice, having constant Intelligence from all parts of the 

 country. We would refer to James HKmnj.N.Dowa- 

 giac, Mich., and J. Oatman & Sons, Dundee, 111. 



lwly ^^_ 



HftlLQCK OlDLEfi 



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. 



ENGRAVER? 



l6rJ)E/\RB0F^I St. 

 ■^~ C,)-MC*\GO- 



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REV. A. SALISHTKY. 1881. J. V. CALDWELL. 



SALISBURY & CALDWELL, 



Camargo, Douglas County. III. 

 Warranted Italian Queens, ttl. 00 ; Tested Italian 

 . y^ Queens. $2.00 ; Cyprian Queens, $2.00 ; 



Tested Cyprian (Queens, $4.00 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians, $4.00 j 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus, Cyprians, $5.00 ; Colony of Ital- 

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

 ,1 rians, 8 frames, $10.00. Wax worked 

 c£llOc. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 j on Dunham Machine, 25 lbs. or over, 

 85c. per lb. jysend for Circular. lwly 



Florida Land-640 Acres, 



W CHEAP FOR CASH, jm 



Description*. -Sec. 4, township 7, south range T 

 west, Franklin county, Florida, situated about50mtles 

 south of the Georgia line, 25 miles west or the city of 

 Tallahasse. the capital of the State, and about 25 

 miles northeast of the city of Apalachlcola, a sea- 

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

 and (it of the Apalachicola river; the soil Is a rich, 

 sandy loam, covered with timber. 



It was conveyed on Dec. 31st, 1875, by Col. Alexan- 

 der McDonald, who owned 6 sections, including the 

 above, to J. M. Murphy, for $3,200, and on Sept. 5th. 

 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 County 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. 



Given's Foundation Press. 



The latest improvement in Foundation. Our thin 

 and common Foundation is not surpassed. Theonly 

 Invention to make Foundation in the wired frame. 

 All Presses warranted to give satisfaction. Send for 

 Catalogue iitid Samples. 



lwly D. S. OIVEN, Hoopeston, 111. 



PARKER'S GINGER TONIC 



Ginger* Buchu, Mandrake, Stlllingia and 



many other of the best medicines known arc com-, 

 bined so skillfully in Parker s oingbr Tonic as- 

 to make it the greatest Blood Purifier and the 

 Best Health and Strength Restorer ererosed-i 



It cures Dyspepsia, Rheumatism. Neuralgia.; 

 Sleeplessness, and all diseases of tne Stomach,. 

 Bowels, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Urinary Organs 

 and all Female Complamts. ' 



If you are wasting away with Consumption or, 

 any disease, use the Tonic to-day. No matter what' 

 your symptoms may be, it will surely help you. \ 



Remember! Th'.s Tonic cures drunkenness,, 

 is the Best Family Medicine ever made, entirely. 

 different from Bitters. Ginger Preparations and; 

 Mother Tonics, and combines the best curative prop- 1 

 crticsof all. Buy a 50c. bottle of your druggist , 

 genuine without our signature on outside 1 



'None gen 



Hi- 



IX & Co%, Chemists. New York. 



PARKER'S HAfR BALSAM L^'iui tSiS 



©S ENGRAVINGS. 



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 all the principal drugs used for the horse, with 

 the ordinary doae, 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 SBfl cent*.— Sent on receipt of price, by 

 THOMAS <-. NEWMAN, 

 {T74 West Madison Streot. CHICAGO, ILL. 



ITALIAN QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 



and Bee Hives specialties. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Su pplies. Fine Poultry, Small 

 Fruits, Ac, Free. fF" send for It and save money. 

 J. T. SCOTT A BRO., Crawfish Springs, Ga. 2w32tx 



2-nagc, beautifully UfiiKtrated Monthly Magazine 

 devoted to 



POULTRY, PIGEONS AND PET STOCK. 

 It han (hfl largest OOrpaaf practical breeders as editors 

 of any journnl of its class in Americ , nnd fa 



TSE FINEST POULTRY J0UE1TAL IN THE WOELD. 

 Volume 12 begins January 1681. STJBSCBIITION:— 

 ftl.oo per year. Specimen Copy. I* 1 cents, 



OJi. WARD, Editor and Proprietor. 



182 CLARK ST., 



CHICAGO. 



