1898 



fHE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



797 



A Little Gold Dollar 

 and Our Big Poultry Book 



represent about equal \;ilin-. Tliis linnk font uii^ < \( ly 

 thingthat it is necessary ti. kuiiw to su.cr.d in th i )iil 

 try Ijusiness. All almut Inclibntors and Hroiuli i «. tin 

 best kind and the best way to handle them; thorouL-lilned iJouUiy, \vitli illustt it i 1 



and a comiilete line of poultry supplies. We send it to all iniiuirers on receipt ol lU Lents lu stamps. (. 

 RELIABLE INCUBATOR AND BROODER COMPANY, BOX B 2,0UINCY, ILLINOIS 

 Please mention Bee Journal when writine. 



26c Gash Paid for Beeswax. 



This is a good time to send in your Beeswax. We are paying 26 cents a 

 pound — CASH — upon its receipt. Now, if you want the money 

 PROMPTLY, send us your Beeswax. Impure wax not taken at any price. 

 Address as follows, very plainly, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



11§ micliigan Street, CHICAGO, ILL,. 



Ho, for Omaha ! 



A^ 



S we have many customers la the Northwest, and believing 

 L they will appreciate the low Irelgbt rates obtained by purchas- 

 ing goods from a railroad center nearer to them than we are, get- 

 ting a direct through-freight rate, thus cutting the freight lu halt, 

 we have establlsht a branch house at 1730 South 13th St., Omaha, 

 Neb., where we will keep a complete line of all Apiarian Supplies, 

 the same as we do at Blgginsvlile, Mo. With the quality of our 

 goods, we believe most bee-keepers In the West are already 

 acquainted, but to those who are not, we will say that our goods 

 are par excellent. Polisht, snowy-white Seetiofis, beautiful straw- 

 colored transparent Foundation. Improved Smokers and Honey Extractors, and all other flrst- 

 clas Bgoods. are what we sell. Kind and courteous treatment and honorable dealing our motto. 

 On these bases, we solicit an order, feeling sure that if we sell you one bill of goods you will be 

 our customei- In the future. 



^^Progressive Bee-Keepeb, 50c per year. "Amateur Bee-Keeper," 25o. Both for 65c.. 

 postpaid. Sample copy of the Progressive tree, and a beautiful Catalog for the asking. 



Address, 



Leahy Manufacturing Company, 



Please mention Bee Journal when -writing, 



Hisginsvllle, Mo., 

 173U Soutb 13tb St.. 



or 

 Omaba, Neb. 



Page & Lyon Mfg. Co. 



Ne"w London, 



Wisconsin, 



Operates two sawmills that cut, annually, eight million feet of lumber, thus 

 securing the best lumber at the lowest price for the manufacture of 



Bee-KeeDers' SuDDlies. 



They have also one One of ttie Largest Factories and the latest 

 and most-improved machinery for the manufacture of 



Bee-Hives, Sections, Etc., 



that there is in the State. The material is cut from'patterns, by machinery, 

 and is absolutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and -wbitest 

 Bass'wood Is used, and they are polisht on both sides. Nearness to Pine 

 and Basswood forests, and possession of mills and factory equlpt with beat 

 machinery, all combine to enable this firm to furnish the 



Best Goods at the Lowest Prices. 



Send for Circular and see the Prices on a Full Line of Supplies. 

 lease mention the American Bee .Tournal. 7Atf 



The Bee-Keeper's Guide 



This tsth and latest edition of Prof . Cook's 

 magnificent book of 460 pages. In neat and 

 substantial cloth binding, we propose to give 

 away to our present subscribers, for the work 

 of getting NEW subscribers for the American 

 Bee Journal. 



A description of the book here Is quite un- 

 necessary — It Is simply the most complete sci- 

 entific and practical bee-book published to- 

 day. Fully Illustrated, and all written in the 

 most fascinating style. The author Is also 

 too well-known to the whole bee-world to re- 



?uire any introduction. No bee-keeper is 

 ully equipped, or his library complete^-wlth- 

 out" The Bee-Keeper's GniDE." 



Given For 2 IVcw Subscribers. 



The following offer Is made to present sub- 

 scribers only, and no premium is also given 

 to the two new subscribers— simply the Bee 

 Journal for one year : 



Send us Two New Subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal (with 1^.00), and we will mall TOn a 

 copy of Prof. Cook's book free as a premi- 

 um. Prof. Cook's book alone sent for $1. '35, 

 or we club It with the Bee Journal for a year 

 —both together for only 11.75. But surely 

 anybody can get only 2 new subscribers to 

 the Bee Journal for a year, and thus get the 

 boo AS a premium. Let everybody try for It 

 Will you have one ^ 



one of the queens in a houey-box. Last 

 spring 1 had one good colony, and another 

 almost petered out. but a new queen and 

 careful handling brought them out all 

 right. This colony gave 73 full sections of 

 comb honey. I bought four colonies, and 

 now have 13, all strong, in regular Lang- 

 stroth hives, and got .500 pounds of comb 

 honey. 



We winter bees on the summer stands. 

 About 40 days ago I introduced an Italian 

 queen in a black colony, and thought all 

 was well until the other day, while watch- 

 ing that colony, a fine black queen alighted 

 and marcht in. I think she has been flying 

 out in search of a mate for a good many 

 days, and as there have been no drones for 

 some time, somebody willget an order tor a 

 queen quite early in the spring. 



We had quite a blizzard last Monday, 

 with the mercury down to zero. 



I think every bee-keeper in Kansas should 

 take the "old reliable" American Bee 

 Journal. S. Harteb. 



McPherson Co., Kans., Nov. 25. 



Honey Crop Mostly a Failure. 



The honey crop was mostly a failure in 

 this part of Missouri. Bees are not in as 

 good condition as they should be, as they 

 are weak in numbers, and some will have 

 to be fed. Clover prospect is good for 

 another year. P. P. Collier. 



Audrain Co.. Mo., Nov. 20. 



A Report for 1898. 



My report for 1S9S is not encouraging. 

 My apiary consists of S colonies, 3 of which 

 stored 20 pounds of surplus honey, and the 

 other 5 have enough to winter on. The '20 

 pounds of honey was gathered from the 

 quaking-asp bud. It is black and bitter. 

 Only one of my colonies cast a swarm, so I 

 haven't had much fun hiving swarms. 



My bees are hybrids, and all colonies are 

 strong. I am just beginning in bee-keep- 

 ing, but with the aid of my bees, a good 

 text-book, and the " Old Reliable," I hope 

 to make a beekeeper, some time. 



John F. Sautter. 



Stark Co., Ohio, Dec. 5. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan St., Chicago, m. 



Results of the Past Season. 



I like the American Bee Journal ever so 

 much. I could hardly get along without 

 it. I also like the short method of spelling 

 in it. 



Bees came through last winter better 

 than ever before. I had 9 colonies, spring 

 count, increast to 14. all strong with the ex- 

 ception of 2. Some colonies stored .56 

 pounds of surplus honey ; others not so 

 much. I use the 8 and 10 frame Langstroth 

 hives, and like them very much. 



Geo. O. Renner. 



Carroll Co., 111., Dec. •). 



No Surplus Honey. 



I had colonies of bees during the past 

 season, but they did very poorly, giving no 

 surplus, and part of them have not suffi- 

 cient stores for winter. 



Give us all the information you can on 



the bee and honey business of Cuba, as no 



doubt some of our apiarists will investigate 



if Cuba comes under United States control. 



L. G. Purvis. 



Buchanan Co., Mo., Dec. 5. 



■Winter Cases. 



I have constructed a cheap and durable 

 winter-case of dry goods boxes, made of \-^- 

 inch pine lumber, costing about 10 cents 

 each, or 70 cents for seven boxes, enough 

 for 11 cases. The box material is cut into 

 pieces '25x23x18 inches high, for a lO-frame 

 bive, which makes 2'.^ inches for the ends 

 and :-{ inches for the sides, with plenty of 

 room for packing on top. The covers are 

 gable, and shingled with shingles costing 

 from $2 00 to •S:i.50 per thousand ; one bunch 

 of 2.50 shingles will cover six, by cutting 

 the first layer in two, and using the top of 



