1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



285 



Sweet \ Glover 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arranB-ements po that we can 

 furnish seed of several of the Clovers by 

 freight or express, at the following prices, 

 cash with order- 

 SB) 10ft 251b 501b 

 Sweet Clover (white). .60 $1.00 S2.25 SI. 00 



Alsike Clover 70 1.25 3.00 5.75 



White Clover 80 1.40 3 00 5.00 



AlfalfaClover 60 1.00 2.25 4.00 



Crimson Clover .55 .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Add 23 cents to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & Co. 



CHICAGO. ILL. 



Southern Home 



of the Honey-Bee 



Is now ready for your orders for Qcekks of 

 either 3 or 5 Raiided Italians and Mteel 

 Gray Carnlolan«. More than 300 Tested 

 Queens to begin with. Untested, either race. 

 75 cts. each: June and uuiil October 50 cents 

 each. Tested $1.00 each. Good Breeders. $2 

 each. Straitrht 5-Banded or "Faultless" 

 Queens, $5.00 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



GEO. W. HUFSTEDLER, 



Successor to Hufstedler Bros., 

 3Atf BEBVILLE, Bee Co, TEX. 



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1tlllfir«! HONEY-EXTRACTOR 

 illUlU o Square Glass Jars. 



Root's Goods at Root's Prices. 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies in g-eneral. etc etr. 



Send tor our new catalosr. 



Practical HliitH " will be mailed for 10c 



lu stamps. Apply to— 



Chas. P. Mutli & Son, Cincinnati. Ohio. 



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are worth looking 

 at. We are mak- 



OUR PRICES 



int; the new 



disiinpioD CIiafl-HiTe 



with dovetailed body and supers, 

 and a full line of other Supplies, 

 and we are selling them cheap. A 

 postal sent for a price-list may save 

 3'UU $ $ $ $ 



K. H. SCII.YIIDT A: CO., 

 Box 187 Sheboygan, Wis. 



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^ IF YOU WANT THE 



BEE-BOOK 



That covers the whole Aplcultural Field more 

 completely than any other published, send 

 11.25 to Prof. A. J. Cook, Claremont, Calif., 

 for his 



Bee-Keeper's Guide. 



liiberal Discounts to the Trade. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOONDATIOH 



Has No Sag In Brood-Frame* 



Thin Flat-Kottom Foundation 



Has So FisbboDe In Ibe ^Brplas Honef , 



Being the cleaneot 1b nsnatlj workec 

 the qalokest of any Foandatlon made 



J. A. VAN DEIISEN. 



Sole .MaDuraotarer, 

 Sproat Brook MooiBomery Co.. N. T. 

 Please mention Bee Journal "when "writing. 



RCC IfECPCDC ? Let me send you my 64- 

 DLL~^LL^LnO i page Catalog tor 18H8 

 J. m. Jeukiut), Wetnmpka, Ala. 



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alfalfa hay at three different stages, the 

 first stage when in bloom, second a week 

 later, and thirdly after the bloom had 

 dropt and the seed nearly ripe. The first 

 mowing was eateu greedily, but was too 

 washy to fatten satisfactorily; the last 

 mowing was too ripe and woody, while the 

 middle stage was far ahead of either of the 

 others, and was entirely satisfactory, thus 

 establishing the fact that the All-wise Crea- 

 tor intended that the bees should get the 

 benefit of almost the entire bloom before it 

 is cut or pastured, and has attacht a pen- 

 alty to those who violate His laws. 



My neighbor tried violating this divine 

 law by turning a fine bunch of three-year- 

 old steers on his alfalfa before the bees got 

 their share, and in less than half a day 10 

 of them were dead from bloat, and many 

 more were only saved by sticking, to let 

 the gas escape. Since then 300 colonies of 

 bees feast on the bloom of his alfalfa before 

 the mower or the cattle touch it. 



Maricopa Co., Ariz. B. A. HongsLL. 



All Wintered Well. 



I took my 30 colonies out of the cellar 

 April 'i. after a confinement of just four 

 months and five days. All are in fine con- 

 dition, and not a colony perisht. I left 11 

 colonies on the summer stands, and 10 of 

 them are all right. A. F. Foote. 



Mitchell Co., Iowa, April 5. 



Bees Wintered Nicely. 



Our bees wintered nicely, and are in fine 

 condition. I wintered 1.50 colonies in single- 

 walled hives without any loss. A part of 

 them were packt on the north and west 

 sides of the hive, but those that I did not 

 pack seemed to get through best. I am 

 more than ever convinced that the princi- 

 pal thing in wintering is not outside pro- 

 tection so much as plenty of good, sealed 

 honey; and that bees fed sugar syrup will 

 winter as well, if not better, than on honey. 

 J. L. Gaxdt. 



Richardson Co.. Nebr., April 9. 



Bees in Florida and Southern Indiana. 



While in Tampa, Fla., this winter I made 

 inquiry to try to find if there were any bee- 

 keepers in that vicinity, but I could hear of 

 none, but suppose there must have been 

 bees not far away for the orange trees were 

 beginning to bloom, and I saw a few bees 

 working on them. I found some Mississippi 

 honey in the stores branded " White 

 Clover," but it wasn't what our clover 

 honey is, by any means. 



I found my seven colonies in very fine 

 condition, on my arrival home. I left them 

 on the summer stands well provided with 

 stores, and protected with covering over 

 the frames. It is too early to tell what the 

 white clover will be this season, but if as 

 abundant as last season, I shall reap a 

 bountiful harvest of honey. 



The spring in southern Indiana is three 

 weeks in advance. Peach trees are in 

 bloom, and some other kinds of fruit-trees. 

 Fears are entertained that the frosty nights 

 and cold days will kill or injure fruit of all 

 kinds. W. C. R. Kemp. 



Orange Co., Ind., April 2. 



Bee-Keeping in Virginia. 



My apiary is located near the center of 

 the Page Valley on the course of the Shen- 

 andoah river. I began bee-keeping in the 

 spring of 18'.t.5, by buying two colonies in 

 box-hives. The bees were kept in box-hives 

 until the spring of 1896, as my neighbor 

 bee-keepers told me they were the best 

 hives in use. and they said that the frame 

 hives were not fit to keep bees in. I could 

 not think so, so I visited a bee-keeper who 

 had 20 years experience in the bee-business, 

 and he told me if I wanted to keep bees for 

 profit I should get the frame hives. I 

 bought one of his hives, I2xU inch brood- 

 chamber, the super 5 inches high, which 

 held six •l-pouud frames. I thought that it 

 was the very hive that I wanted, so I made 

 hives and transferred my bees to them. I 



$100 



Given as Bounties 

 to purchase rsof the 

 improved D a ii z . 

 Hives and Sections 

 J See schedule in my 

 bee - book "' Facts 

 About Bees." Tells 

 how to produce honey that sells for the most 

 money, Free for 2c in stamps. Address 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio. 

 or F. Danzenbaker. Box 466. Washington. D. C- 



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Excelsior Iiicubator 

 and BroDder Ctieap ..... 



200 eggs capacity. Good as new. Used 

 lor only two hatches. Everything com- 

 nlete. Will s<>ll it for 

 TWEP>TY n(>LIjAll«, half the cost price 

 Address, V. W. OUNNE, 



Klver Furettt, Coob Co., 111. 



Texas Queens fMVM\ 



Best honey-gathering strain in America. 

 Tested, .Jl. 30. Untested, SI. 00. Write for a 

 Circular. J. D. GIVENS, Lisbon, Tex. 



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HATCH'ChJHkens ,?T.g-^,F.*fg7 



EXCELSIOR Incubator 



Simple. Perfect, Self- Regulat- 

 ing. Thoaaaiids id successful 

 oneration. Lowest priced 

 Orst-clnnn llotoher made. 

 OE«>. II. ST.4HL. 

 tniaa s. 6(h nt- «>iilt,cy.Tll. 



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,EE - KEEPERS' SUPPLIES ! 



Lart'C^t and Best equlpt 

 Factory in the 



Send for Catalog. 



FRED A. D.11.TON, 



lA26t Watker, Vernon Co, Mo. 

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SEE THAT WINK ! 



Bee - Supplies '. Hoot's 



Goods at Root's Prices. 

 Ponder'ti Honey - Jars, 



and every thing used by 

 bee-keepers. Prompt ser- 

 vice, low freight rate. Cat- 

 tree. Walter S. Ponder, 

 1 r,^H"l\ .mpn'^ »' 512 Mass. Ave., 



Iffcl'" poVDtttOfp IndUnapolis. Indiana, 



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Queens, Bees and Bee-Keepers' Supplies 



Tested Queens in April and May. SI. 00. Un- 

 tested, 7.5c Choice Breeders, either three or 

 flve-banded Italians, at ii.OQ. Choice Im- 

 ported Breeders. $.5.00. Satislactlon guiran- 

 teed. Send for Price-List to 



F. A. CROWELL, 



8Atf GRANGEK, MINN. 



Bee-Keepers' Pliotograpli. — We 



have now on hand a limited number of ex- 

 cellent photographs of prominent bee-keep- 

 ers — a number of pictures on one card. The 

 likeness of 49 of them are shown on one of 

 the photographs, and 131 on the other. We 

 will send them, postpaid, for 30 cts. a card, 

 mailing from the 131 kind first; then after 

 they are all gone, we will send the 49 kind. 

 So those who order first will get the most 

 " faces " for their money. Send orders to 

 the Bee Journal offlce. 



B" 



Illinois— The spring meeiing of the North- 

 ern Illltiot?: Bee-Keepers' Association w"ill be 

 held at thi' residence of Ale.viinder Patterson. 

 5 miles uorilnvest of Kocklord. Tuesday, ilay 

 17, 1898. All are cordially invited. 



B Kennedy. Sec, New Mllford, 111. 



