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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Issued every Wedncsdiiy by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Pkopkietoks. 



923&925WESTMADIS0NST.,CHIGAG0,ILL. 



At One Dollar a If ear. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



Business Manager. 



^p^ccial ^0tices. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us mujch trouble, if all would be particular 

 to give their P. O. address and name, when 

 writing to this office. We have several letters 

 (some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no Post-Oflice, County 

 or State. Also, if you live ueiir one post- 

 office and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Our New Catalogue of Bee-Keepers' 



Supplies for 1886 is issued, and will be sent 

 to any one desiring a copy. Send name and 

 address, plainly written^ on a Postal Card 

 for it. 



Perforated-Zinc— We have laid in a 

 stock of perforated zinc, for excluding 

 drones and queens, and can fill orders for 

 any size of pieces or quantity at 15 cents 

 per square foot, or in full sheets rsxS feet at 

 f 2.75 per sheet. We also have pieces cut to 

 fit the Langstroth hive— 192^x1414— Price 25 

 cents each. 



The Illn^trnted Qraphlc News, iin enter- 

 prisinK pictorial weekly, will begin May with a 

 briahter and livelier issue than ever. Amone the 

 attractive and interestint,' features of the May ist 

 number, will be the Entry of the Apache Indians 

 Into Ft. Marion, Fla., as prisoners of the United 

 States: aseriesof illustrations showing; the work 

 of the terrible cyclone in Minnesota, which laid 

 waste two entire towns ; besides many pleasing 

 pictures. A grand May number will appear on 

 May 8, including a magnificent double colored 

 flupplement. 



Wire Nails have advanced in price, as 

 will be seen by quotations on page 159, last 

 column. 



^~ Our rates for two or more copies of 

 the book, ** Bees and Honey," may be found 

 on the Book List on the second page of this 

 paper. Also wholesale rates on all books 

 where they are purchased " to sell again." 



Alsike Clover Seed.— We can furnish 

 Alsike Clover Seed at $8.50 per bushel— or 

 $2.25 per peck. These prices will take the 

 place of those published in our Catalogue, 

 until further notice. 



OUR CLUBBING LIST. 



We supply the American Bee Journal 



one year, and any of the following publica- 

 tions, at the prices quoted in the last column 

 of figures. The first column gives the regu- 

 lar price of both. All postage prepaid. 



Price of both. Club 



The American Bee Journal 1 00 . . 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00. . 1 75 



Bee-Keepcrs'Mag^ine 200.. 175 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 150.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00.. 1 75 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00. . 1 75 



Texas Bee Journal 2 00.. 1 75 



The 7 above-named papers 6 50.. 5 50 



and Cook's Manual 2 25 . . 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman). ..2 00.. 175 

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal.. 1 75.. 1 60 

 Dzierzou's iJi-c-Hook (cloth).. .3 00.. 2 00 

 Root's A B (' ot Hue-Culture.. 2 25.. 2 10 



Farmer's Account Hook 4 00.. 3 00 



Guide and Hand-Book 150.. 1 30 



Heddon's book, "Success,".. 1 50 1 40 



Kendall's Horse Book.— No book can 

 be more useful to horse owners. It has 35 

 engravings, illustrating positions of sick 

 hoi'ses, and treats all diseases in a plain and 

 comprenensive manner. It has many good 

 recipes, etc. Price, 25c., in either £n^lisli 

 or German. 



Convention Notices. 



l^~ The Northwestern Illinois and Southwes- 

 tern Wisconsin Bee- Keepers' Association win hold 

 their next meetlnt; at Mr. Kd Whittlesey's, i2!^ 

 miles south of Pecatonica, Ills., on May I'S, issti. 

 J. STEWART, Sec. 



^W The flirst semi-annual meeting fur 1n8(i of 

 the Keystone Bee-Keepers' Ass<iciation will be 

 held in the Court House at Scranton. Pa., on May 

 II. 1HS6. Two sessions will be held— at m a.m. 

 and at 1 :30 p.m. Offifers will be elected for the 

 ensuinu year. Valuable essays wiU be read as fol- 

 lows : Production of Comb Huney. by G. M Doo- 

 little : Production of Extracted Honey, by L. C. 

 Root; and yueen-Rearinff and General Manage- 

 ment, by the Dadants. and others to follow. All 

 are cordially invited to be present. 



ARTHUR A. DAVIS, Sec. 



giducrtisjcmtuts. 



FOR SA t,E.- Best Brood Foundation at 40 cts. ; 

 Light, SOcts. Sampler fi'pe. Also Sections, Smo- 

 kers. etc.-GUST. PKOOHNOW, Maysville, Wis. 

 I7A4t 



FOR SAIjI:.— lOO Colonies Itullun Bees and 

 aOO Tested and Untested Queens. 

 I7A4t E. BIJKK.E, VINCBNNBS, IND. 



PURE Italinn Be<^B, of tbe best strain. In 

 Langstroth or Gal lup hives. Send for Circular. 

 llAtf O. CLUTB, Iowa City, Iowa. 



i)r\f\ COI.ONIES of Choice Italian Beea foi 

 ^\J\J Sale. For terms, adddess 



\r.J. DAVIS, (box 14R), 

 13W9t YOUNGSVILLK, PA. 



FOR SA1,E.— as good Chaff Hives for $25.1X1 ; 

 .50 good S-frame Hives for I20.1HI; 1,11(10 Brst- 

 class wired Combs, 17^}i.v9^ inches, shipped in good 

 H- frame supers, li'X cts. each ; tonColonies Italian 

 Bees at ^-3.1-tf} each , 9-inch No. 1 Dunham Founda- 

 tion Machine, $20.00 ; 1 Barnes' ('ouibined Foot- 

 Power Saw, $30.00. R. HTDE. 

 l«Alt ALDERLT, WIS. 



3FK AME NUCliEI — Kach Nucleus contains 

 a Tested Queen, with :i full-sized frames, cov- 

 ered with bees and hatching brood— can soon be 

 built up into a strong colony. Only iStS.OO each- 

 cheaper than swarms. Address, 



REV. J. E. KEARNS. Morning Sun, Iowa. 

 ISA It _ 



Foundation and Italian Queens. 



Rrood Foandatlon, 1 to 10 lbs., per lb 4.'Sc 



11 to 25 lbs., " 43c 



26tO50lb8., " 42c 



100 lbs., " 40c 



Thin, for sections, 10 cts. per lb. extra. 



«lueenri-F,xtra Tested, each $3 00 



Tested, ' 2 00 



Untested, " 1 00 



for 6 5 00 



Address, A. WrORTMASr. 

 18E3t SEAFIELD, White Co., IND. 



COMB FOUNDATION ! 



Reduced 5 C'eiits per pound. 



UNTIIi Furtlier Notice, we will sell 

 brood foundation at 40 cents per lb., 

 and tliiii. for surplus honey, at 50 cents 

 per pound. This reduction from the prices 

 quoted in our Price Lists for 1886, is made 

 on account of the decline in the price of 

 Beeswax. 



CHAS, DADANT & SON, Hamilton, 111. 

 THOS. G. NEWMAN & SON, Chicago, 111. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



IAVILiL, furnish AVarraiited Italian 

 QiieeiiN-Bees tor $1.00 each ; Tested 

 Queens for $'2.00 each. Delivered by mail. 

 PETER BRICKEY, Lawrencebnrg, Ky. 



ISAlSt 



LWRODUCING (jUEEl. 



HENRY ALIjEY hasg-ivcnin the May- 

 number of the American ApicuJturist 

 several New Methods for Intro'lucinj,'- both 

 Fertile and Unfertile Queens. Sample copies 

 free. Address, 



AMERICAN APIClJLTirRISX, 



ISAtf WENHAM, MASS. 



ST ANI.E Y'S 



Automatic Honey-Extractor. 



THE only Self-Keversipff Extractor known. 

 Warritnled to do more thHn double the work 

 of other Extractors, and to ffive entire siitisfaction. 

 Send for New Circular, just out, giving full list of 

 prices, etc. Address, 



G. W. STANLEY. WYOMING, N. Y. 

 18Alt 



Silver Hull Buckwheat 



Q;r CENTS per Bushel— Sacks included. 

 00 IUII.I.S <k HAWOKTII. 



ls-:>l-24 GEORGBTOliVN, Verm. Co., ILLS. 



200 Colonies Italian & Hybrid Bees 



IN tt and 10 frame hives, all strona and healthy, 

 wintered in the cellar. Will deliver them aboard 

 of cars— for Italians. :(i8.;»0 ; HyUrids at i»7.SO. 

 Will guarantee as represented, or money refunded. 

 Italian Queens— Untested. *l.(Ht ; Tested. *j.50. 

 Send money by P. O. Order or Kei^istered Letter. 

 ItJWHt t. J. DIEHL. BUTLER. IND. 



STRAWBERRIES.^S'^c'^^^^'i^VY.IIsrR! 



Marshallville, O., as .vou want plants lor, and 

 see what a nice collection he will send you. 

 State what varieties you have and prefer. 

 Bees & Queens Cheap! Send for Circular. 

 _17A2t ; 



HEAO-QUARTERS IN THE SOUTH 



Fur tiie manufacture of 



Bee Keepers' Supplies 



Dunham and Root Foundation a specialty. 

 Italian Queens and Bees from March to November. 



P^Send fur my Illustrated Catalogue. 

 fiCtf PATIL r.. YI AULON, Bayou Goula, La. 



BEES, NUCLEI AND QUEENS. 



AFTER June 1st, 1-frame Nuclei, with un- 

 tested queen, $1.51) ; with tested queen. f^.-'iO. 

 Two-frame Nuclei, with untested queen. $2.(10 ; 

 with tested queen, $3.oo. Queens from 75 cents to 

 $3.50. For more frames in nuclei, add 50 cts. for 

 each extra tramp, and sojcts. extra if with selected 

 queen. Thrse prices are for Italian or Carniolan 

 queens, ami by the dozen ; for less, add lu per ct. 

 write fur price-list. 

 2C6t A. J. NORRIS, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 



BEES FOR SAI-E.— Sl> Colonies of Italian 

 Bees in Simplicity liivee^^-ith reversible frames, 

 at i$3.00 each. Also Bees by the pound. 



17A2t 8CHULBNBURG. TEXAS. 



