1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



349 



Sweet S Clover 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrangements so that we can 

 furnish seed of several of the Clovers by 

 freight or express, at the following prices, 

 cash with order- 



5Ib lOB) 251b 50n> 

 Sweet Clover (white). .60 Jl.OO J2.25 14.00 



Alsike Clover 70 1.35 3.00 5.75 



White Clover 80 1.40 3.00 5.00 



Alfalfa Clover...- 60 1.00 2.25 4.00 



Crimson Clover 55 .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Add 25 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 Queens of 

 either 3 or 5 Banded Italians and Steel 

 Gray CarnlolanH. More than .300 Tested 

 Queens to begin with. Untested, either race, 

 75 cts. each; June and until October 50 cents 

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

 each. Straight 5-Banded or " Faultless " 

 Queens, 15.00 each. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



GEO. W. HUFSTEDLER, 



Successor to Hufstedler Bros., 

 3Atf BEEVILLE, Bee Co. TKX. 



Miiil/ci HONEY-EXTRACTOR 

 iflUlll iS Square Glass Jars. 



Root's (loods at Root's Prices. 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies in general, etc etc. 



Send for our new catalog. 



Practical Hints " will be mailed for 10c 



In stamps. Apply to— 



Chas. F. Muth & Son, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



'OUR PRICES nv°ru°°rai? 



ing the new 



dianipion Ciiafl-Hive 



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 



T0U*$*« 



K. H. SCHniDT 6l CO., 



Box 187 Sheboygan, Wis. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when ■writing. 



er- IF YOU WANT THE 



BEE-BOOK 



That covers the whole Apicultural Field more 

 completely than any other published, send 

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

 tor bis 



Bee-Keeper's Guide. 



Liberal Discounts to the Trade. 



PATEST WIRED COMB FOUNDATIOB 



Han IVo Sag In Brood-Framea 



Thin Flat-Bottom FoundatioD 



Has So FisbboDe io tbe Sorplas BoDef, 



Being the cleanest la nsnall; wor«ef 

 the qalokeBt of any Foundation made 



J. A. VAN DEtlSEN. 



Sole Mannfaotarer, 

 Soront Brook Montsomery Co., N. T. 



DCC.IfCCpCRC T Let me send you my 64- 

 ULL IVLLILIIO I page Catalog for 1898 

 J. m. Jenkins, Wetumpka, Ala. 



Please mention Bee Journal when writins 



Frank B. Barkley inrg. Co., 8.35 Old 

 Colony Building, Chicago, 111., will sell you a 

 spray pump, gas engine, or elder press, direct 

 from factory. 



especially the closing paragraphs, to Mr. 

 Amos, for he looks upon me as a sort of 

 crank on the subject of sweet clover. 



The paragraph on " Killing old bees 

 in the fail," suggests a matter on which 

 I think there is room for experiment and 

 study — that is, how to keep queens with- 

 out keeping more bees than are neces- 

 sary or useful. I tried that in a small 

 way myself the past winter. I wintered 

 a young queen, reared late in the sea- 

 son, in an observatory hive. She came 

 through in good condition, and is now 

 laying vigorously, as I needed her for a 

 queenless colony. Here our main honey- 

 flow comes after June, so there Is a long 

 season In which to build up. 



The past winter I carried through two 

 small colonies whose queens began to 

 lay in August, and were encouraged to 

 lay as long as they would, so that most 

 of the bees were young when put into 

 winter array. They did not seem large 

 enough to winter alone, so I took one of 

 my big chaff hives and fitted a division- 

 board bee-tight, and put a little colony 

 on each side, seeing that the frames 

 given them — four and five — were well 

 filled. They came through the winter In 

 good condition, and I would be well 

 pleased to have more such double colo- 

 nies. (Mrs ) A. L, Amos. 



Custer Co., Nebr., May 10. 



All to Keep Sweet. 



Bees are doing well and are in good 

 condition. Locusts are in tloom, and 

 white clover is just beginning to bloom. 

 The prospect is good for a fair crop of 

 honey. I hope there will be enough 

 sweetness to keep us all sweet, and 

 enough to sell, so that we can keep our 

 subscriptions paid In advance, and the 

 editor "sweet" as well. 



W. S. Feeback. 



Nicholas Co., Ky., May 23. 



Prospects in Utah. 



The chances for a good honey year 

 here appear to be good. There has 

 been an abundance of rain, which seems 

 to have assured good crops even on the 

 dry farms, which lie above the irrigat- 

 ing canals, while everywhere in the irri- 

 gated districts everything is growing in 

 abundance. This will Insure lots of 

 bloom, which in turn will give us. lots of 

 honey, but of which I will write later. 



Success to the American Bee Journal. 

 The trouble is to get new subscribers ; 

 it takes care of the old ones itself. It is 

 like the use of foundation, it needs some 

 coaxing to get It started, but when once 

 started it holds its own. 



E. S. LovEsr. 



Salt Lake Co., Utah, May 23, 



P, S. — Since receiving the mail to-day, 

 I lind that the excessive amount of rain, 

 and consequently more or less cold 

 weather, is causing some loss among the 

 bees In some portions of the State, but 

 we believe the rainy season will soon be 

 over, when a good honey-flow will be 

 assured. E, S. L. 



Italians Behind So Far. 



I started this spring with six colonies 

 in 8-frame dovetailed hives, with the 

 following variety of bees: Two golden 

 Italians, one grey Carnlolan, and three 

 hybrids, I bought three box-hives of 

 black bees, transferred them April 2 to 

 8-frame hives, I am running for comb 



"A dueenlyjeceiver." 



"He fools his customers by sending more 

 than IS expected,"— See page 105. current vol- 

 ume Bee Journal, and ask for the free pamph- 

 let referred to. lam now prepared to fill or- 

 ders promptly with fine yellow-to-the-tip 

 ♦H'EENS, or d lughters of Imported stock 

 mated to golden drones, .at 75c each. Purely- 

 mated Queens reared from the best stock and 

 by the best method known, is what I furnish, 

 and will prove It to all who give me a chance. 

 Money Order Ollice, Warrenton. 



Address, W, H. PRIDGEN. 



2JAtf Creek, Warren County, N. C, 



Please mention Bee Journal when writing. 



Excelsior Ijicubator 

 ajid Brooder Cheap .„.. 



200 eggs capacity. Good as new. Used 

 for only two hatches. Everything com- 

 plete. Will sell it for 

 TWENTY DOI^CARS, half the cost price 

 Address, P. W. DUNNE, 



River Forest, Cook Co., III. 



Texas Queens fMVM\ 



Best honey-gathering strain in America. 

 Tested, $1.50, Untested. $1,00, Write for a 

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



7A26t Please mention the Bee Journal, 



BEE - KEEPERS' SUPPLIES ! 

 Largest and Best equlpt 

 Factory in the 



^' aend for Catalog. 



FRED A. DALTON, 



lA26t W.\r,KKR, Vernon Co., Mo. 

 Please mention Bee Journal -when writing. 



Queens, Bees an d Bee-K eepers' Supplies 



Tested Queens In April and May. $1.00. Un- 

 tested, 75c Choice Breeders, either three or 

 flve-banded Italians, at $2.00. Choice Im- 

 ported Breeders. $5.00. Satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Send for Price-List to 



F. A. CROWELL, 



8Att GRANGER, MINN, 



Bees for Sale 



in Indiana I 



Italian Bees in 8-frame Langstroth hives. 

 Per colony $5.00; 5 or more at one time $4 50 

 per colony. I have only a limited num >er for 

 sale. They are strong colonies, and ready for 

 busine.S3. Address, W. H. WATTS, 



lOAtt Rods, Lake Co., Ind. 



SEE THAT WINK ! 



Bee - Supplies ! Root's 



Goods at Root's Prices. 

 Ponder's Honey • Jars, 



and every thing used by 

 bee-keepers. Prompt ser- 

 vice, low freight rate. Cat- 

 tree. Walter S. Ponder, 

 512 Mass. Ave., 

 Indianapolis. Indiana. 



U<'^'*fOVD£Ii'5^« 



nilCCUC Italian stock. Untested, 70c each; 

 I^ULLllO .SlorSJ.OO After July 1, 50 cents 

 eaoti; tested. $1.00 eauh. Root's Goods at 

 Root^s Prices. Prompt shipment and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Catalog tree. 



THEODORE BENDER, 

 20Atf Canton, Ohio. 



First Excursion of tlie Season 

 to Cleveland 



via Nickel Plate Road, June 3 to tj, in- 

 clusive. .SL1.35for the round-trip on 

 certificate plan. Tickets good returning 

 until June 13, inclusive. Three through 

 trains daily from Van Buren Street Pas- 

 senger Station, Chicago, For further 

 information address J, Y, Calahan, Gen- 

 eral Agent, 111 Adams Street, Chicago, 

 Telephone Main 3389, 



