1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



555 



'FOR THE READERS OF THE 

 AiniERICAIV BEE JOURIMAL. 



PROFITABLE BEE-KEEPING, 



WITH 



HINTS TO BEGINNERS 



By Mr. C. N. White, of England, 



Author of ■■ Bees and BeeKeeplng," " Pleasurable Bee-Keeping. " etc. 



Mr. White Is owner of one of the largest apiaries In the 

 country where he lives, and has made a life study of the sub- 

 ject. He is also lecturer, under the Technical Education 

 Scheme, to several County Councils in England. He will treat 

 the subject in a 



Series of Mue Illustrated Articles : 



I. General and Introdiictor}'. 4. ^iTarniins. 



2* Bees. 5. Hlveti. 



3. Handling Bees. 6. Kouudation. 



7. Snpprlns;. 



8. DlseawpN. 

 ». Wlnlerlng 



This Is a series of practical articles that bee-keepers of 

 the United States will not want to miss reading. They will 

 appear only In the American Bee Journal. 



We want our present readers to begin at once to get their 

 neighbor bee-keepers to subscribe for the Bee Journal for the 

 last six months of 1898, and thus read the articles by Mr. 

 White. In order that all may be able to take advantage of 

 this rare opportunity to learn from a successful and practical 

 English authority on bee-keeping, we will send the American 

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For Sending ONE New 40-cent Sub§cribcr: 



1 Wood Binder for a Year's Bee 



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3 HaDdbook of Health — Dr. Foote 



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5 Turkeys lor Market— Fin Field 



6 Our Poultry Doctor— Fan Field 



7 Capons and Caponiziiig — Field 



8 Kendall's Horse-Hook 



9 Mullen's Horse- Book 



10 Foul Brood- by Dr. Howard 



11 Silo and Silage— by Prot. Cook 



12 Foul Brood Treatment — by 



Prof. Cheshire 

 1.3 Foul Brood -by A R Kohnke 

 11 Muth's Practical Hints to Bee- 



Keepers 



15 15 ■ Honey as Food" Pamph- 



lets 



16 Rural Life 



For Sending TWO New 40-cent Subscribers: 



1 Potato Culture— by T. B. Terry 



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4 Dr. Tinker's Bee- Keeping for 



Profit 



5 40 "Honey as Food" Pamphlets 



6 WlnterPr'oolemln Bee-Keeplng 



—by Pierce 



7 Hutchinson's "Advanced Bee- 



Culture 



8 Dr Brown's 'Bee-Keeplng for 



Beginners" 



9 Blencn Kullur — German 



10 Bees and Honey- 160 pages— 



by Newman 



11 People's Atlas of the World 



All New Subscriptions Begin Jul}- I. 



Please remember that all the above premiums are offered 

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In the multitude of counsellors there' is 

 safety. — Prov. U-14. 



An Average Crop of Honey. 



f' 



r Query 81.— 1. What do you consider an 

 average crop of honey In your locality lor the 

 past 25 years '; 



2. What would be an average honey crop in 

 your locality tor an apiary of 250 colonies ':'— 

 N. Y. 



E. S. Lovesy (Utah)— 1 and 2. From 

 60 to 70 pounds. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown (Ga.)— 1 and 2. 

 About 30 pounds. 



Jas. A. Stone — 1. 50 pounds per col- 

 ony. 2. About one-half that much. 



W. G. Larrabee (Vt.)— 1. 40 pounds 

 per colony. 2. Probably a little less. 



Emerson T. Abbott (Mo.) — 1 and 2. I 

 am not posted with regard to the matter. 



P. H. Elwood (N. Y.)— 1. 40 pounds, 

 and growing less yearly. 2. I don't 

 know. 



R. C. Aikin (Colo.)— 1. This country 

 has not been settled so long. 2. Prob- 

 ably 40 pounds. 



G. W. Ddmarre (Ky.) — 1. It is only a 

 guess — a gues> with me — 40 or 50 

 pounds to the full colony. 2. I think 



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