1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



779 



Sweet S Glover 



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- 



68) 10ft) 250) 50fti 



Sweet Clover 60 Jl.OO »3.25 14.00 



Alslke 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 25 cents to your order, for cartage, 

 wanted by freight. 



Your orders are solicited. 

 GEO. W. YORK & CO , 118 Mich. St , Chicago. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 



UNION <=0'«|J,t*^'°'' 



Can do the work of four 

 men using hand tools. In 

 Ripping, Cuttlng-ofl, Mi- 

 tring, Rabbeting, Groov- 

 ing. Gaining. Dadoing 

 Edgiog-up. Jointing Stuff, 

 etc. Full Line of Foot and 

 Hand Power Machinery 

 Sold 00 Trial. CatalogQe Free. 

 SEISBf^A FALI.S ITIFG. CO., 

 46 Water St SENECA FALLS, N. T 



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 COMB FOUNDATION ^""a^nTifetaU. 



Working Wax iC for"mH A Speeialty. 



Hives, Sections, and a full line of Supplies. 

 The b^8» of everything. Write for Catalog, 

 with prices, and samples of Foundation and 

 Sections. 



BKESWAX always wanted for cash or 

 trade. 



GUS DITTMER, 



AUGUSTA, WIS. 



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HATCH CHtCKENS 



BY STEAM-^i^'i the 



iiple, perrL-cL, selt-regulatiDi; 



EXCELSIOR SiMMJOB 



Tliou.sRD(ls in suci^e3s;ful ( 

 Lowest priced Ist-class hatcLer made 

 UKO. 11. STAIII., 

 n4to1--'t; S. fiili "^(..Oulnpy. Til. 



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Don't Shovel Snow 



all winter from the lane, but bviy Pai:e Fence and 

 have a clear track. No drifts behind our, Winter 

 St.vles. Ask for prices. 

 Pace Vk^oven W^lre Fence Co., Adrian. Mich. 



A SPECIAL BOOK BARGAIN. 



For a limited time we wish to make our 

 readers a speolal oflfer on booklets on Bees, 

 Poultry, Health, etc. Upon receipt of 75 

 cents we win mall any « of the list below: 

 and for $1.25 wo will mall the whole 

 dozen ■ 



1. Foul Brood, by Dr. Howard 25c 



2. Poultry lor Market «nd ProBt 2oc 



3. Turke.vs for Market and Prollt .. 'J.tc 



4. Our Pbnitry Doctor yoc 



5. Capons and Caponiz'ng 30c 



6. Hand-Book of Health, by Dr. Foote.. 2oc 



7. Kendall's Horse-Book 2oc 



8. Rural Lite 2oc 



9. Ropp's Commercial Calculator 2.ic 



10. Foul Brood, by Kohnke lOe 



11. Silo and Silage, by Prof Cook 25o 



12. Blenen-Kultur, by Newman 40c 



GEO. W. YORK & CO. 



118 lyCichigan st., CHICAGO, ILIi. 



white, smooth surface is the least ob- 

 .jectlODable of anything, according to my 

 experience. 



J. M. Hambaiigh— 1. Yes. 2. They 

 seem to dislike black. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — 1. Yes, they will 

 sting black the quickest. 



E. France— 1. Yes. 2. An old, black 

 wool-hat is the worst thing. 



Rev. M. Mahiu — 1. I have never no- 

 ticed any difference. 2. I think not. 



R. L. Taylor — 1. I do not think they 

 are. 2. I have never noticed that they 

 are. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— 1, 'Tis true. 2. 

 Black or bright red are most objection- 

 able. 



J. A. Green — 1. Yes. Bees frequently 

 show an aversion to black clothing, es- 

 peciMly if of a fuzzy nature. 



Jas. A. Stone — 1. I don't know. 2. 

 They may be by any color they are not in 

 the habit of seeing around the apiary. 



C. H. DIbbern — 1. Yes, perhaps be- 

 cause they do not see one so easily. 2. 

 I do not think that any color tends to 

 irritate bees. 



R. C. Aikin— 1. Yes. 2. I do not 

 know that the color particularly irri- 

 tates, but when angered It surely re- 

 ceives the attacks. 



J. E. Pond — \: I have seen such state- 

 ments, but they are not borne out by my 

 own observation. 2. I do not think they 

 are — why should they be? 



E. S. Lovesy — 1. It is claimed so, and 

 to some extent I believe it Is true, altho 

 with the use of a good smoker I have 

 never noticed any difference. 



S. T. Pettit— 1. Yes. For 15 years I 

 have drest In white while handling bees. 

 2. They don't like any dark color, but 

 black gives the most offence. 



A. F. Brown — 1. I think so ; also that 

 cotton clothing is less ob.iectionable than 

 wool. 2. Dark colors, when In markt 

 contrast with light, seem to attract their 

 Ire. 



O. O. Poppleton— 1. I think so. 2. I 

 doubt whether color of any kind Irritates 

 bees, but when they are on a lookout 

 for a target they seem to see dark colors 

 first. 



D. W. Helse— 1. It is. 2. Decidedly 

 so ; especially is this true of a black 

 sateen shirt, which has the same effect 

 on the bees' temper as the red flag has 

 on the bull. 



Mrs. L. Harrison— 1. Yes. 2. I don't 

 know so much about color as texture; 

 they do not sting brown linen, starcht ; 

 the sting slips over it. Woolly goods 

 would irritate them. 



G. W. Demaree — 1. I would not wear 

 white clothing in the apiary whether the 

 bees liked it or not. 2. My experience 

 Is that bees will give less annoyance 

 " fiddling " in your ears If you will wear 

 a straw hat. They certainly do not like 

 a wool hat. 



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Ridding the Apiary of Ants, Etc. 



Three years ago I was troubled with ants, 

 and to my dismay my son turned a litter of 

 pigs among the hives. The following two 

 years my apiary was exempt from ants. 

 Last spring the ants appeared again, and 



BEES, HONEY, MONEY 



Queens for Business. 

 Suimlies at Bottom Prices. 



"Bee-Keeping- for Beg"lnner8.*' price 50 cents^ 

 imparts the instruction. Price-List free. 



J. P. H. BROWN^ Augusta, Ga. 



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 and will be sent by mail for 

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 inserted as soon as they are 

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 ence in book form. 



By paying for a year's sub- 

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 this Binder will be sent, post- 

 paid, for 10 cents extra. 



ADDRESS, 



UEO. W. YORK & CO. 



lis Mich. St., Chicago, III. 



MAKE HENS PAY! 



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] forourCutalogut* and Poullrj' Guide. ItUIIs 



all about the poultrv business and about the 



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whk'h inibodiesall the good points of other 



machines and the faults of none. Seat freight 



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PATEHT WIRED COMB FOUPATIOI 



Has No Sati In Brood-Framea 



Thio Plat-Kottom Foundation 



Bbs So Fishbooe in tbe 8Brpliu HoBef. 



Being the cleanest Is asnally worked 

 the qntokest of any Fonndatton made 



J. A. VAN DEUSfiN, 



Sole Manntaotarer, 

 SoTont Brook Monteomery Co.. N. T. 



DEC I^CCDCDC 1 Let me send you my 64- 

 DCL^KLCrLno ■ page Oatalog for 1898 

 J. in. Jeuktns, Wetampka, Ala* 



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Bee - Supplies ! Root's 



Goods at Koot'e Prices. 

 Pouder's Honey - Jarst 



and every thing used by 

 bee-keepers. Prompt ser- 

 vice, low freight rate. Cat- 

 tree. Walter S. Ponder, 

 n r,^» h .inFif^ ■»! 512 Mass. Ave., 



l(iil'° povBtKj po Indianapolis. Indiana. 



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 Modern Farmer and Busy Bee, the best 

 general FARM and BEE paper In ex- 

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 and for clubbing rates with any paper 

 you want. Address, 

 Emerson T. Abbott, St. Joseph, Mo. 



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 oftice. and get both the Modern Farmer and 

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