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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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THOMAS G. NEWMAN. 



974 West Madison Street., Chicago, 111. 



Contents of this Number. 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 265, 266 



What and How to Plant for Honey 2(5"» 



Local Fairs 265 



Michigan Law Against Adulteration 266 



The National ('on vent ion 266 



Honey Trowel 266 



Among our Exchanges : 



Bee-Keeping in Southern California 266 



Wooden Foundation 266 



A Large Canadian Apiary 266 



Honey Dew 266 



Correspondence : 



Prize Poem on the Honey Bee 267 



Seasonable Hints lor the Summer 267 



Italian Bees in Australia 267 



Value of Cyprian Bees 268 



Exhibiting Bees at Fairs 268 



Preparing Bees fur Winter 268 



The Origin of Drones 268 



Bacteria, a Cause of Loss in Winter 269 



Introducing Queens with Safety 269 



Convention Notes : 



Convention in Nebraska 269 



Essays, and their Advantages 269 



Convention Notices 269 



Selections from Our Letter Box : 



The Fall Honey Yield 270 



Mrs. Saunders' Report 270 



Irresponsible Supplv Dealers 270 



Milkweed 270 



Ants 27o 



Dry Weather and No Honev 270 



The Busswood Yield 270 



Well Done 270 



H<»ney Dew 270 



Large Bee Hives 270 



Suitable Size for Nuclei 270 



All Dried Up 270 



Melilot or Sweet Clover 270 



Large Crop of Honey in New York 270 



Rearing Pure Queens 270 



Foul Brood Again 270 



i^Over two tons of paper have been 

 used the past week on our special Pair 

 and Convention Edition. We have 

 also printed some large posters for the 

 Weekly Bee Journal, which we will 

 send, postage paid, to all who can use 

 them. 



CYPRIANS ONLY. 



1 will sell 4-frame (Langstroth) Nuclei, with Un- 

 tested Cyprian Queen, for $4 ; with 'Vested do., $r>, 

 Ready now. Bees by the pound, at 7r>c. 



J. B. E. SHERRICK, 



34w2t Mt. Zion, Macon County. III. 



pOI) BLESS TIIE LITTLE WOMAN ! 



\JT a new song and chorus, was founded upon the 

 following Incident: Immediately after the Presi- 

 dent was shot, he dictated a telegram to his wife, 

 informing her of the sad occurrence, remarking in 

 a most affectionate manner to those beside him, 

 " God bless the little woman," etc. It is easily ar- 

 ranged no that all players on the Piano or Organ 

 can master It with perfect ease ; 35 cents. 



F. W. Helmick, Music Publisher, 

 34wlt 180 Elm St., Cincinnati, 0. 



For the pastfew years I have made this excellent 

 food my leading article. Having the best estab- 

 lished reputation In this city as a dealer In PUKE 

 HON ICY direct from the Apiaries, enables me to 

 obtain the highest market prices. Your consign- 

 ments and correspondence respectfully solicited. 



R. A. BURNETT, Commission Merchant, 



Successor to Conner, Burnett & Co., 

 34wi3t 165 So. Water Street, Chicago, in. 



WANTED — You to send for our Circular and 

 Price list of A merlcnn-I t a I Inns, 

 Address, JOS. M. BROOKS A It ICO., 



I3w6m Columbus, Ind. 



WANTED-A few tons of York State COMB 

 HONEY. State probable amount, how soon 

 it can be put in shipping order, and address 

 32w4tp F. 1. SAGE, Wetherstield, Conn. 



Excelsior Honev Extractors. 



The following letter explains itself : 



A. H. Newman, Esq., Dear Sir : No. 4 Excelsior 

 Honey Extractor (with three-sided comb basket), 

 received to-day and tested. I find it EXCELLENT. 

 I can take from my hives, extract, and return 

 frames at the rate of lOO pounds per hour. 

 Do not know how longl could keep up at that rate. 

 It this isn't work. It resembles it very much. 



Truly yours, J. M SHUCK 



Des Moines, Iowa, July 30, 1881. 



T-TOW T ° MAKK MONEY. ^ For particulars 



Kalamazoo, Mich, 



lu cents to Lock Box U18, 

 M w lot 



Sizes and Prices of* Extractors : 



No. 1— for 2 Langstroth frames, 10x18 inc $8 00 



No. 2— for 2 American frames, 13x13 inc 8 00 



No. 3— for 2 frames of any size, 13x30 inc — 12 00 

 No. 4— for 3 frames of any size, I2S>x220 inc. 12 00 

 No. 5— for 4 frames of any size, 13x20 inc. ... 14 00 



ALFRED II- NEWMAN, 



31tf 972 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



I can now furnish ITALIAN QUEENS, BT 

 RETURN MAIL, at the following prices : 



Tested Queens $1 50 



Warranted Queens 1 00 



Cyprian Queens, untested .... 1 00 

 Asmostall the DollarQueens I sold 

 last year were pure, 1 will warrant 

 them this year. J. T. WILSON, 

 Mortonsville, Woodford Co., Ky. 



Rev. A. SALISBURY 



Camargo, Douglas County, 111. 



Warranted Italian Queens, 11.00; Tested Italian 

 Queens, $2 ; Cyprian Queens, $2.00 ; 

 TestedCyprian Queens, $4 ; 1 frame 

 Nucleus, Italians, J4.0A); 1 frame Nu- 

 cleus, Cyprians, $5 ; Colony of Ital- 

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

 rians, 8 frames, f 10.00. Wax worked 

 10c. per lb. Pure Comb Foundation, 

 on Dunham Machine, 25 lbs. or over, 



860, per lb. jySend forCircular. lwly 



H0NEYAJ5PECIALTY. 



W. F. CONNER, 



Late of Conner, Burnett & Co., 



161 So. Water Street, Chicago, 



PRODUCE COMMISSION. 



We ask you to correspond with us before dispos- 

 ing of your HONEY CHOP, as we can be of much 

 Bervice. having constant intelligence from all parts 

 of the country. 



We would refer to James Hkihmin, Dowagiac, 

 Mich., and J. O ATM AN & SONS, Dundee, 111. 31wly 



FLAT - BOTTOM 



COMB FOUNDATION, 



high side-walla, 4 to 16 square feet to 

 the pound. Circular and samples free. 



J. VAN DEUSEN & SONS, 

 Sole Manufacturers, 

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



THE KANSAS BEEKEEPER, 



Published Monthly at Columbus, Kan., 



A new slxteen-column bee paper, devoted entirely 

 to the best interests of honey producers ; dealers 

 In Supplies and breeders of Queens and Bees. 

 Will be sent to any address one year for only thirty 

 cents. We club with the Weekly American Bee 

 Journal for only $:Mf>. Sample copies free. Ad- 

 dress. SCOVELL & ANDERSON. 

 ::- w 1 1 Columbus, Kansas. 



The British Bee Journal, 



AND BEE-KEEPERS ADVISER. 

 The British lite Journal \* published monthly at 

 $1.75, and contains the best practical information 

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

 and how to do doit. C.N.ABBOTT, Bee Master 

 School of Apiculture, Fairlawn, Southall, London. 



ITALIAN BEES 



All standard colonies have eight frames, 17H 

 Inc. long and 11 inc. deep. All Nuclei, frames 1 H 4 

 inc. long and 10M inc. deep. Single full colonies, 

 $10 ; in lots of Ave. each $y ; in lots of ten or more, 

 each $s ; single pure Tested Queen, $2.50; 1- 

 frame Nucleus, Tested Queen (June), $3.50; '2- 

 frame do., $4; 3- frame do., $5 ; 4-frame do., $5.5<) ; 

 July, August and September, 5- frame Nucleus, 

 Tested Italian Queen, $5.00. No Dollar Queens 

 bandied. Will guarantee safe delivery (at express 

 terminus) ot every order from my yards. Ship- 

 ping facilities, six times daily to all points. With 

 20 years' experience in the propagation and hand- 

 ling of Italian bees, I think I can suit the most 

 fastidious. 



To secure prompt attention, money should be 

 sent by New York draft or post office money order. 



No discount from above schedule. 



Address all communications to 



J. II. ROBERTSON, 



25wtf Pewamo, Ionia Co., Mich. 



Binsfaun Bee Smoker. |.« 



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The first to burnstove wood and notgoout. *** ^ ~ 

 The first durable bellows bee smoker. <g ^ b 



The first to create a demand for smokers, a *~ 

 The first to meet the wants of bee-keepers, jjj fc 5 

 The first cinder-proof bellows smoker. 2 K; 



The first twenty thousand now in use. boB *• 



The first complaint yet to be received, a -c 



The first smoker yet to be returned. £ " 



The first thing for bee-keepers to do, to save im- 

 position and money, and be happy and safe, is to 

 send a card for testimonials, or half-dozen rates, to 

 BINGHAM & HETHERINGT0N, 



ABRONIA, MICH. 



JUST WHAT YOU HAVE WANTED ! 



A Good Foundation Machine 



FOR ONLY FIVE DOLLARS! 



and one that works with 



RAPIDITY AND SATISFACTION. 



Having been persuaded to get up several For my 

 immediate friends, I have on hand the patterns, 

 etc., to make any number. Therefore, send in your 

 orders, [aiwtf J W. G. PHELPS, Galena, Md. 



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 satis- 

 faction. Send for Catalogue ft" 1 -' Samples. 



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THE CANADIAN FARMER, 



THE OIILT 



Agricultural Weekly 



PUBLISHED IN THE 



Dominion of Canada. 



This practical Journal Is now in its Third Tear, 

 and meeting with immense success. The low price 

 of its subscription (fl.oo per year) In its new and 

 improved form (It; panes 183{xlOKi folded and 

 pasted) makes it very popular. Its editorsare all 

 practical men. It is the Best Advertising Me- 

 dium In Canada. Sample copies sent free to any 



UV26tZ N. B. COLCOCK, Welland, Ont. 



DAVIS' PATENT HONEY CAKRIAtiE, 



REVOLVING COMli-HANQER, 



Tool Box and Recording Desk Combined. 



Carries honey from the hive to the Extractor, a set 

 of apiarian tools, metal-lined drawers for broken 

 combs and fragments of wax, revolving comb- 

 banger, which holds comb firmly while pruning or 

 cutting out queen cells, writing desk, and wash 

 ba-tn ; will not break nor bruise combs; adjusts 

 to tit all sizes of extracting and brood combs, and 

 is less laborious to handle than the ordinary hand- 

 bafkets. Write your address on a postal card, and 

 address it to JOHN M. DAVIS, 



aowly Patentee and Proprietor, Spring llill.Tenn. 



SB2VD POSTAL for my 12-page circular price 

 list of Italian, Cyprian and Holy Land 

 Bees, Oueens and Apiarian Supplies. 

 II. H. BROWN, 



:;-iHinU. Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa. 



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