Jan. 5, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



11 



DUE Bill FREE 



l^^^^^UB^ Inill iiinil Mv liu.ilsoi».> cutalociit' 

 for ISltSI, lulujcra|ih«d and Iwautifully illuslraled, and a 10c. 

 I>ue BUI, C'^dfor 10c. worth of aeeda for trial, absolutely 

 Cree. It is full of barsains. All the Best Seeds, Bulbs, 

 I'lunts, liases, new Fruits, Farm Seeds, Potatoes, 

 etc.. at lowest prices. Ten treat Novelties offered V(|lhonl 

 Dames. I will pav $50. FOR A NAME f»r fach.. Don't buy 

 your stock until 'you see this uew catalut'ue. Several vanctie.i sliowi. 

 in colors. Great inducements for orders this vear. Tou will be 

 oarprlsed at mv b.argain offers. Send your address on Postal t(.-day. 

 Tell your frieiids to send too. Old customers will receive a copy. 

 F. B. MILLS, Seedsman, Boi S*, Kose 11111, >.Y 

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WONDERFUL DOGS fr'oi?X''i^,S"<?,'r 



do;-' Will learn til dii \-uiii- wnrk fur you, lis well us 

 pruieet VMurelultirt'ri :iiiil your lioiiie. EverybuJy 

 pleased with ours and the prices. They are secured 

 its lust as we can produce thr m. Write at once tor 

 particulars to Putts Bhos . box lo. ParkesburK,Pa. 

 Ctf Please mention the American Bee Journal. 



USTASKAiyRiLrdheu 



iiid a gr..nidealmorer*'liable. Di>e&Q t 



lirt-akiUffri^sor make its chicKS lousy, 



I.iuosn'tetay I'ff th? ne.stand allow the eggs 



tochill but b-ilrhc! fvery egg that can be 



hatched. THE 



PETALUMA IMCUBATOR 



is absolat^-Iy pprfect as t'> ttn-iibafores.ivnHii]s— proper nppHcu- 

 tlon nnd dli*lplbuti«n of heat and molwtiirc, recii* 

 Intlon itnd vtntllutlon. For 50 to X.'i et^'ps. WE PAt 

 FREIGHT ANYWHERE in the r.S. Handsome catalog free. 

 Petulumu Incubator Co.. Bor Pi Pctalumo, Till. 



The Rural Californian 



Tells all about Kces in California. The yield-^ 

 and Price of Honey; the Pa>;tura{|re and Nectar- 

 Producin}^ Plants: the Bee-Ranches and how 

 Ihev are conducted. In fact the entire field is 

 fuliy covered by an expert bee-man. Besides 

 this the paper also tells you all about California 

 As-riculture and Horticulture. SI. 00 per year; o 

 months. 50 cents. Sample copies. 10 cents. 



THE RURAL CALIFORNIAN, 



218 Xorth Main Street, - Los Angeles. Cal. 

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UNION {^r^TCv 



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Seiifcn Falls )ir:r. Co., 



rabettn^, g-rooTiiigr, 

 gaining-, scroll-saw- 

 ing", boring", ed^e- 

 mouldin^, beadiiiitr, 

 etc. Full line Foot 

 and Hand Power^ 

 ^ Machinery. Send* 



for Catalno- A. 



46 Water St.. Smvu Falls. \. V. 



BEE-KEEPERS ! 



Let me send you my 64- 

 pag-e Catalog for 18W. 

 A/, ./ejiJfc/ns, WetumplcB, A/a. 



GWe make the New 

 tianipioii Gtiatf-fiive 



with fence and plain sections, and a 

 full line of other 



A postal sent us with your name fur 

 a Catalog- will meet with the erealest 

 surprise. R. H. SCHMIDT & CO., 



Shehuvgan. Wis. 

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SOLD ON TRIAL! 



, lEiiy no Incubator and pav Cor It 

 before erlvlnir it a trial. 



Waiiy Deople have lost faith in incubators be- 

 ,Tusi.- tney bought on* that was never intemi- 

 ■ 1 1" haU-]i chiikeiis — maJe merely to sell. 



The Von Culin Incubators 



are sold on trial siibjert to \our appnu- 

 al. Simplest machine ma.le. A chilil can ntierate it." The hic^csl 

 ratftlopae and ^•poultry pointers" Iiook jmblished, sentfof 51-. 

 Plan-i for Brooders. Poultry Houses, etc.. sent on receipt of aSo. 



Voa Culin Incubator Co. S Adams St. Delaware Cit*. DeU 



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TO SELL OR LEASE FOR CASH. 



An up-to-date Apiary consisting of 200 

 good colonies or over, with Fixtures com- 

 plete. Privilege to remove to some other 

 location if desired. Correspondence solic- 

 ited. Address, 



THE GILA FARM CO. 



51Ar,t Cllft'. Grant Co., A" Af. 



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Ill the multitude of eouusellors tliere is 

 .safetj-.— ProT. 11-14. 



Best Size of Hive for Beginners. 



Query 87. — In the ligrht of your own experU 

 etice. what hive, or size of hive, do you consider 

 best for a beyiuner to start with — 1st. for comb 

 honey i>rocluction; 2nd. for extracted honey? — 

 Ohio. 



Dr. A. B. Mason — A 10-fraine Laiig-s- 

 troUi. 



E. France— 1 and 2. The Lanystroth 

 hive for both. 



R. L. Taylor— 1. The 8-frarae Langs- 

 troth hive. ' 2. Ditto. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— 1 and 2. Lang-s- 

 troth for either or both. 



Emerson T. Abbott— 1 and 2. An 8- 

 frame " St. Joe," of cour.se. 



\V. G. Larrabee— 1 and 2. 10-frame 

 Lang'stroth in both instances. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— A 9 or 10 frame 

 hive, with a frame the size of the 

 Lang-stroth. 



P. H. Elwood— 1. Not over 2,000 

 cubic inches. 2. For extracting, one 

 quite a little larger can be used. 



G. M. Doolittle— 1 and 2. The Langs- 

 troth frame is as good as any, and for 

 a beginner 10 frames to the hive will 

 be no mistake. 



Jas. A. Stone — 1 and 2. I have no 

 other than the 10-franie "Improved 

 Langstroth-Simplicity," because I like 

 it best for all purposes. 



Eugene Secor — 1 and 2. Localities 

 may differ. For my locality and meth- 

 od of wintering, an 8-frame Langstroth 

 seems to be as good as any. 



Chas. Dadant & Son— 1 and 2. We 

 use larger hives than common, but if 

 you take a standard, don't use any- 

 thing smaller than a 10-frame Langs- 

 troth. 



D. W. Hei.se— 1 and 2. A Dadant- 

 Ouinby, if you should remain a begin- 

 ner only. Apart from that, 3'ou must 

 study your locality and be g'overned 

 accordingly as to size. 



J. E. Pond— 1 and 2. Twenty-live 

 years' experience causes me to advise 

 the regidar Simplicity 10-frame hive. 

 I don't think a better one exists, and 

 fully believe that others by its use will 

 think as I do. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — 1 and 2. As far as 

 as my experience goes, a Langstroth 

 hive for both. Localities may differ. 

 I've had the best results with an ,8- 

 frame Langstroth. which can be used 

 two-story for extracted honey. 



C. H. Dibbern— 1 and 2. One natur- 

 ally loves his own child the best, and I 

 think there is no hive equal for either 

 comb or extracted honey to the '• Dib- 

 bern." However, I believe a beginner 

 will succeed as well with the Lang.s- 

 troth as any other. 



R. C. Aikin — 1 and 2. As circum- 

 stances may cause a change from one 

 to the other, or a mixt production, your 

 hive mttst suit either. I want a shallow 

 frame, and to use from one to any 

 number of sets as needed for results. 



951HAICHES! 



arp often reported by those 



SUCCESSFULI 



INCUBATOR 



One reason for this record is absolute uniformitv of J 

 F temperature in egg chamber. Correct instructions { 

 i for operatinc: has flre-proof lamp. Will hatch everj- t 

 i egg that can be hatched. Send 6c. for new 148-page I 

 J catalocrue. Ulled with hen information and plans t 

 • of poultry himses. ♦ 



JDES MOINES INCUBATOR CO. | 



t Box 78, l»es Moines. lo«o. 1 



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SEE THAT WINK! 



Bee=Supplies. Roofs Goods 



at Root's Prices. 

 Poudek's Honey-Jars and 

 everything" used by bee- 

 keepers. Prompt service- 

 low fretg-ht rate. Catalog- 

 free. Walter S. Pouder, 

 512 Mass. Ave.. 

 Indi.vnapolis. Indiana. 



UJ"'Po\)D£R'6fi/' 



Sweet Clover! 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arraiii^ements so that we can ■ 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by f reij^hl 

 or e.xpress, at the following' price^i, cash with 

 the order: 



Site lOlts 25ft soft 



Sweet Clover dOc Sl.OO S2.23.S4.O0 



Alsike Clover 70c 1.25 3.00 5.75 



WhiteClover 80c 1.40 3.00 5.00 



AlfaUa Clover 60c l.tX) 2.25 4.00 



Crimson Clover 55c .TO 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject lo market changes. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartag-e, if 

 wanted by frei.Lrht. 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO, 



118 Michisran street, - CHICAGO. ILL. 



BARNES' FOOT POWER MACHIRERY 



Read what .1. 1. Panent.uI 

 Charlton. N. Y.. says: " We 

 cut with one of your Com- 

 bined Machines, last winter. 

 5U chaff hives with 7-in. caj). 

 10(1 honey racks, 500 brood- 

 frames, 2.(X>0 honey boxes, and 

 a Lfreat deal of other work. 

 This winter we have double 

 the amount of bee-hives, etc.. 

 to make, and we expect to do 

 it with this Saw. It will do all 

 vou sav it will." Catalog- and price-list free. 



Address. W. F. & John Barnes. 

 SCtf 'yiS Rubv St.. Rockford. III. 



Wholesale. 



Retail. 



THE A, I, ROOT GO'S MODS 



Inc]udin}^»- their discounts lur >rouds wanted for 

 use another season. Il will pay you to send ntfe 

 list of [Tonds wanted. Cash for Beeswax. 



M. H. HUNT. Rfll Branch. Mich. 



SBMT FREB JTv ^v 



Our descriptive circular and price-list of 



Bee^Hives, Italian Bees 



Oueens, Sections, Comb Foundation. Uee-Veils. 

 Smokers, Honey-Knives, etc. SEND FOR ONE. 



Address. 

 lA13t 



K. A. SNELL, 



Milledgeville, Carroll Co.. Ml. 



H OfV f@ STAR¥ 



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to make it a coiiiplfte success is the theme of 

 our POULTRY OL'IDE. Tells all about pool- 

 try hc'use.-j, hon- to build, coat, kc, arnJ how to 

 ' breed, feed and market fowls. Treats 



h^jr; CYPHERS INCUBATOR 



which Is delivered freight paid to every purchaser. 



This machin..' rei|iiires absolutely no artifical moisture. Send 10 

 cents and i:--t tlie book. Circulars FREE. 



'flE CYPHERS INCUB4T0R CO. Box .sn WAVLAND. N.Y 



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