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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



May 11. 



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THOMAS 0. NEWMAN. 



974 West Madison Street.. Chicago, III. 



Contents of this Number. 



Correspondence t 



Keeping Bees for Profit 145 



Egg Tubes of a Prolific Queen 145 



Apis Dorsata Not Found in Java 145 



Interesting Letters from the East Indlea. . . . 146 



Foul Brood 146 



Feeding Rye Flour and Foul Brood 146 



Using Separators for Surplus Honey 147 



Bee Diseases. Spring Dwindling, etc 147 



The Bee and Grape Controversy 147 



Editorial i 



Food Adulteration from a Hygienic Stand- 

 point 148 



Bees Killed in Winter by Glucose 148 



Among oar Exchanges: 



Apis Dorsata 149 



Losses of Bees Packed in Chaff. 149 



Save the Empty CombB 149 



Langstrotb Frames for Wintering T49 



Monument to Baron of Berlepsch 149 



Novice in " Blasted Hopes" 149 



Timely Hints 149 



Selections from Our Letter Box : 



Italian Bees Not a Pure Race 150 



Taking Off Top Cushions 150 



Prevention of Swarming 150 



Loss 50 per cent 150 



Wintered Without Loss 15o 



Loss no per cent 150 



More "Homer." 1.50 



Very Refreshing 15o 



Heavy Loss 15o 



Encouraged 150 



Spring Dwindling 15o 



Bees Doing Well Now 150 



Building Up 150 



Packed in Chaff Without Loss 150 



Loss ho per cent, in Cellar l5o 



Loss one-third 150 



Bee-keeping in Dakota 150 



%& Programme of the Northwestern 

 Bee-Keepers' Union, to be held at Has- 

 tings, Minn., May 17, 1881 : 



1.— Address of Welcome, by J. N. Searls. 



2.— Reports of committees. 



3.— Reports from all— number, kind and condition 

 of bees. 



4.— A paper by Pres. A. Tldball, on honey-produc- 

 ing plants and flowers. 



5.— A paper by Dr. P. Barton, of St. Paul, on honey 

 as food and medicine. 



6.— Apiary culture and our fairs, by Hon. William 

 Avery, of St. Croix Falls. Wis. 



7.— A paper on sales of honey, by F. B. Dorothy, of 

 Taylor's tails, Minn. 



8.— A paper on wintering bees, by L. Day, of Farm- 

 ington. 



9.— Progressive bee-culture, by J. G. Teter. 



The above subjects will be open for discussion. In 

 '-addition to the above, the following subjects are sug- 

 gested : 



l.— Essential properties of a good bee hive. 



2.— How to prevent and cure foul brood. 



If,— How tqbrevent spring dwindling. 



4.— Comb Foundation, with dividing and natural 

 swarming. 



Appointment of committees. 



Election of officers. Adjournment. 



tW All bee-keepers are cordially invited. Enter- 

 tainment free. F. B. DoruthvS6c, 



FOR M VI. K AT LESS THAN COST-loo 

 Langstroth Hives, Grimm's size, well painted, 

 K5c. each ; prize honey boxes for 30 hives, nearly 

 filled with comb ; 800 frames filled with nice comb ; 

 2 four-frame Extractors, $lo each, worth |14, and 

 first class, and many other things necessary in an 

 apiary. Reason for selling : going out of the busi- 

 ness. L. M. ROBERTS. 

 I9w3tp Ft. Atkinson, Jeff. Co., Wis. 



GET THE BEST 



Earat" for Hatching, from the Autocrat strain of 

 Light Brahnias, Langshans, $:i for 13 ; Rose Comb 

 Brown Leghorns, *2 for 13; Plymouth Rocks and 

 Brown Leghorns, $1.50 for 13. Albino Queens, $4 

 each. Chicks in the full. Sntisfuctmn L'ii:tr;inteed. 

 I,. A. I.OWMASTEK, 

 I9wltp Belle Vernon, Wyandotte Co., Ohio. 



BEES FOR SALE. 



Blacks and Hybrids, in frame bives, in good condi- 

 tion. Nearly all gone. 

 19wltp JAMES SMOKE* Germantown, Pa. 



EGGS FOR HATCHING— From nil the varie- 

 ties of Poultry, Brahmas, Cochins, Ham burgs, 

 Polish Leghorns, Plymouth Rocks, Roan Gauya, IV- 

 kin and Aylesbury Ducks. Eggs carefully packed 

 from our prize birds at $1.50 per 13. Four or more 

 settings at $ I per 13. Our Plymouth Rocks and Pe- 

 hins have never been beat. A few first class fowls 

 and Berkshire pigs to spare. 



SMITH «fc BRO., Stony Brook, N. Y. 

 Mention the American Bee Journal. i->w:n 



50 COLONIES 



OF 



BLACK BEES in LANGSTROTH HIVES 



In lots of less than ">, $7.on each j more than 5, *noo 

 each ; for sale this month. 



CHAS. DADANT & SON, 



liiwlt Hamilton, Hancock County, III. 



BARNES' PATENT 



Foot-Power Machinery 



CIRCULAR and 



SCROLL SAWS 



Hand, Circular Rip Saws for gen- 

 eral heavy and light ripping. 

 Lathes, Ac. These machines are 

 especially adapted to Hive 

 Making-. It will pay every bee- 

 keeper to send for our 48 page 

 Illustrated Catalogue. 



W. F. & JOHN BARNES 



Rockford, Winnebago Co.. III. 



THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL, 



AND BEE-KEEPER'S ADVISER. 



The British Be* Journal is published monthly at 

 (1.75, and contains the best practical Information for 

 the time being, showing what to do, and when and 

 howtododoit. C.N.ABBOTT, Bee Master, 



School of Apiculture, Falrlawn. Southal), London. 



ELECTROTYPES 



Of EnjfravinRs used in the Bee Journal for sale at 

 25 cents per square Inch— no single cut less than 5<>c. 

 THOMAS <1. \ E \\ M A > , 

 07 4 West Madison Street. Chicago, III. 



Afi p 6 r itfl 1, T Urn .!?^- p l e ^?HU' P 1 " 08 ^ 16 employment. 



M 



Local Printing House, Sllrer Creek, N. If. 



Head What They Say ! 



The only swarm of bees alive in this township, 

 contains a queen I bought of you ; they are 

 lively. J. R. M. ALLEN. 



Greencastle, Ind„ April 16, 1881. 



Of the 31 dollar queens purchased of you last 

 season, only one proved impurely fertilized. 

 They have wintered finely, while three-fourths 

 of the bees in this section are dead. 



L. Dexsmore. 



Livonia Station, N. Y., April 11, 1881. 



Could give scores of letters In praise of 



Our Strains of Italians, 



like the above. If you i^ant bees that are hardy 

 enough to 



SURVIVE CUTE COLDEST WINTERS, 



and that will pile up the box honey, give us a trial 

 order. Can furnish 

 do 1. 1. \ it in i:i:\«. 



■WARRANTED <»l I I :\s, 



TESTED QUEENS and 



IMPORTED O.UEEXS, 



Bees by the Pound, 

 NUCLEI AND FULL COLONIES. 



Before ordering goods, send us a list of articles 

 you wish to purchase, and get our price for the 

 same. 



OTJR, 40-PA6E CATALOGUE 



of Apiarian Supplies, free to all. Address, 



H. A. BURCH & CO., 



lflwtf South Haven, Mich. 



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 fa 50 



" per half-dozen 13 50 



1 frame Nucleus, with Tested Queen 5 00 



2 " 5 50 



3 " ' " 6 00 



4 " " 6 50 



Full Colonies, each 12 00 



in lots of 5, each 10 00 



" '* 10, each 9 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 l.ouO miles. 



ALSO 



IOO COLONIES 



OF 



BLACK AND HYBRID BEES, 



In Langstroth hives, in quantities of not less than 5 

 colonies at S8.00 each, which I will ship direct 

 from the South, at any time after April 15th. 



Also, 200 Colonies of Native Bees, 



in Box Hives, delivered on Mississippi River Steam- 

 boat any time after April 15th, in lots of 10 or more, 

 at»e.OO each. 



%W The Colonies of Hybrids and Natives are very 

 strong in bees reared this spring, and combs well 

 filled with brood. They can be transferred or divided 

 by May 1st, and increased in time for white clover 

 and basswuod surplus. 



ALFRED II. \ F.W M V \ , 



972 West Madison St., Chicago, III. 



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McBRIDE & DRUSE, Editors, 



17w3t Lincoln, Kebra«ka, 



The Bee-Keepers' Guide; 



OR, 



MANUAL OF THE APIARY, 



By A. J. COOK, 



Professor of Entomology in the Michigan Stale Agri- 

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S80 Page.; 112 Fine I .(...„-. 



Price— Bound in cloth, $1.2:>; in paper cover, 

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THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



374 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111. 



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, and made on the 

 new Dunham and ttfwVandervonrt machine. Italian 

 and Cyprian Queens, Bees, Hives, Sections, etc. 

 Price List free to all. 



J. V. CALDWELL, 



12w6ra Cambridge, Henry Co., 111. 



THE Headquarters in the South 



for ITALIAN and CYPRIAN BEES and 

 QIKEXH, FOUNDATION and APIAKIAN 



SUPPLIES. If you want Early Queens, from 

 stock selected for their most desirable qualities, or 

 want Imported Queens, Dunham Foundation in lurtre 

 or small quantities, or Apiarian supplies of any kind, 

 at moderate prices, send for my new Illustrated 

 Price List. Pure Beeswax worked on shares and 

 bought for cash. Address. 

 ym6t Dr. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



FLAT-BOTTOM COMB FOUNDATION, 



high side-walls, 4 to lt» square feet to 

 the pound. Circular and samples free. 

 J. VAN DEDSEN \ SONS, 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

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



ITALIAN QUEENS, Full Colonies, Nuclei 

 and Bee Hives specialties. Our new Illustrated 

 Catalogue of Bees, Su pplies. Fine Poultry, Small 

 Fruits, &c. Free. tW Send for it and save money. 

 J. T. SCOTT & 8RO., Crawtlsh Springs, tia. 2w32tx 



Italian and Hybrid Bees. 



From 50 to 75 Colonies, in Lanestroth Hiv^s, for 

 sale. ADAM l l l it it i: i \i. i it 



1kw« Jefferson, Wis. 



w 



ANTED— You to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of A merlcan-l tullnn*. Address. 

 JOS. M. BKOOKS .V RK&., 



J3w*;m Columbus, Ind. 



6@ ENGRA VINGS. 



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 tor 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 8*5 cent*.— Sent on receipt of price, by 



THOMAS O. NEWMAN. 



974 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



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. 



lwly D. S. ©IYEN, Hoopeston, 111. 



THE ORIGINAL 



Patented Jan. ■ , i$7*. and May, 1S79 ; Re-Lssued 

 July y, 187». 



If you bay a Bingham 



Sojoker, or a Bingham 4 

 UetheringtonHoney Knife 

 you are sure of the best 

 and cheapest, and not lia- 

 ble to prosecution fortheir 

 use and sale. The largest 

 bee-keepers use them ex- 

 clusively- Twenty thou- 

 sand In use— not one ever 

 returned, or letter of com- 

 pUiut received. Our orig- 

 inal patent Smokers and 

 Honey Knives were the 



mly ones on exhibition at 

 :he last National Bee- 

 keepers' Convention. 18hm. 



L'ime sift* the wheat from 



he chaff. Pretensions are 



hort-llved. 



The Large and Extra 

 Standard have extra wide 

 shtetda to prevent burn- 

 ing the angers and bel- 

 lows. A real improve- 

 ment. 



Send postal card for tes- 

 timonials. 



Bingham & Uetheringtun Honey Knife... 2 in., $l 00 



Large Bingham Smoker 2% ' 1 50 



Kxtra Standnrd Bingham Smoker 2 " 1 25 



(•lain Standard Bingham Smoker 2 *' I no 



Little Wonder Bingham Smoker ..lH" TO 



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

 each, to prepay postage or express charges. 



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



Address, 



BINGHAM & HETHERINGTON, 



flwtf ABRONIA. Mir-H. 



WLLBOR'S COMPOUND OF 



PURE COD LIVEE 

 OIL AND LIME. 



Wllhor*« rod-Liver Oil and Lime.— The 



iireat popularity of this safe and efficacious prepara- 

 tion is alone attrloutableto its intrinsic worth. In 

 the cure Of Coughs. Colds. Asthma. WhoopingCough, 

 Bronchitis, Scrofulous Humors, and all Consumptive 

 symptoms. It has no superior, if equal. Let no one 

 negiect the early symptoms of disease, when an 

 agent is at hand which will cureall no m plaints of the 

 Chest, Lungs or Throat Manufactured only by A. 

 B. Wilbok. Chemist, Boston. Sold bv all druggists. 



ilUtt&OMfi 



™graver 



I6/-PE/\(?B0F^I St. 



Rev. A. SALISBURY, 



Camargo, Douglas County, 111. 

 Warranted Italian Queens, 111.00; Tested Italian 

 Queens. *j.00 ; Cvprian Queens, $2.00 ; 

 TestedCyprian Queens, $4.00 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians, $4.011 : 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus, Cyprians, *o.00 ; Colony of Ital- 

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

 rians, 8 1'rameB, $10.00. Wax worked 

 <siiI0c. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 on Dunham Machine, 23 lbs. or over, 

 35c. per lb. JW Send for Circular. lwly 



PARKER'S GINGER TONIC 



Ginger, Buchu, Mandrake, Stlllingia and 



many other of the best medicines known are com-! 

 binea so skillfully in Parker s Ginger Tonic as. 

 to make it the greatest Bl^od Purifier and the " 

 Best Health and Strength Restorer ever used. 



It cures Dyspepsia, Rheumatism. Neuralgia, 

 Sleeplessness, and all diseases of the Stomach, 

 Bowels, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Urinary Organs 

 and all Female Complaints. 



If you are wasting away with Consumption or. 

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

 your symptoms may be, it wdl surely help you. ' 



Remember! This Tonic cures drunkenness,! 

 is the Best Family Medicine ever made, entirely 

 different from Bitters, Ginger Preparations and 

 other Tonics, and combines t he best curative prop- ] 

 ertiesof all. Buy a 50c. bottle of your druggist 

 None genuine without our signature on outside 

 wrapper. Hiscnx & Co., Chemists. New York. 



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