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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Jan. 19, 1899. 



HIGH- 

 GRADE 

 INCUBATORS 



WE CAN SUIT YOU IN PRICE AND WE j 

 GUARANTEE TO PLEASE YOU IN QUALITY. 



What muff could \vf dot <Hir caUiloLjUf tetis all. 

 and is devoted largely to practical matters pertaining < 

 tu poultry raising. Has 148 pages; mailed to any i 

 address for tic. No wild and woolly statements, toy i 

 outfits, nor prize packaEe lots to ^ 

 offer. Fair treatment, prompt ( 

 service and full value are what j 

 we try to fxlvo our fnstnniPi-s 

 DES MOINES INCUBATOR CO. Box 78, Des Moines, Iowa. 



Page b Lyon Mfg. Co. 



NEW LONDON, WIS., 



operates two Sawmills that cut, aniiualh', eight million feet of lumber, thus se- 



curine- the best lumber at the lowest TJ Ty ' O 1 ' 



price for the manufacture of D^^^lS^^^ipCTS OUpplieS,.»« 



They have also one of the LARGEST FACTORIES and the latest and most 

 improved machinerj- for the manufacture of Bee=Hives, Sections, &c., that there 

 is in the State. The material is cut from patterns, by machinery, and is abso- 

 lutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and whitest Basswood is used, and 

 they are polisht on both sides. Nearness to Pine and Basswood forests, and pos- 

 session of mills and factory equipt with best machinerv, all combine to enable 

 this tirm to furnish the BESToQOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. 



Send for Circular and see the prices on a full line of Supplies. 



Listen ! TaRG iiiu flflvlce M Diiij Yoor 



B66-SllDDri6S 01 rtUOUSl W6lSS ! 



FINE FOUNDATION AND TONS OF IT. WORKING 



Wax into Foundation for Cash or Trade a Specialty. I defy competition in 

 Foundation, nillions of Sections — Polisht on both Sides. 



Satisf.\ction Gu.^ranteed on a full line of Supplies. Send for a Cata- 

 logue and be your own judg^e. Wax Wanted at 27 cents cash, or 28 cents in trade, 

 delivered to me. 



AUGUST WEISS, Hortonville, Wis. 



MAMMOTH OFFER. 



For only 25 cents — I will mail y<m on receipt of 

 this amount Four Valuable Money=Making Se- 



crets. Electric Powdkks— one of the most 

 salable articles of the day and as staple as flour; 

 somethinia" that every house-keeper will buy. It 

 is useful ifor gold and silve'r, brass, copper, tin, 

 steel, or anj- material where a brilliant lustre 

 is reriuired. 



Farmers' Paint — Farmers will find this profit- 

 able for house, fence, or bee-hives. 



Qrafting=Wax — The best kind that is made; it 

 has no equal. 



Washing Powder — the Laundress' Assistant. 

 Warranted not to injure the finest fabric. Nn 

 acid, no potash. In the washroom it saves time, 

 labor, expense, muscle, temper, and hands. The 

 clothes will come out clean and white without 

 wear or tear, or rubbing on washboards; there- 

 fore will last twice as long. It also requires to 

 be tested to be appreciated. If it does not give 

 satisfaction I will refund the money. All these 

 — total value S2.00 — all for 25 cents, stamps or 

 silver. Address quick, JOHN GASSON, Brock, 

 Darke Co.. Ohio. 3Alt 



TWO WAGONS AT ONE PRICE. 



It is a matter of ^reat convenience and a sav- 

 ing- of labor for a farmer to have a low, haudv 

 wag-on. They save more than half the labor of 

 loadinof in hauling- manure, hay. grrain, corn- 

 fodder, wood, stones, etc. The mau who al- 

 ready- has a wagron may have one of these low 

 "^ handy wag-ons at the small 



additional cost for a set of 

 wheels. These Electric Steel 

 Wheels, with either direct or 

 stagg-er spokes, with broad- 

 faced tire, are made to fit any 

 axle. Yon can convert your 

 old wag-on to a low, handy 

 wagon in a few moments. You 

 ilius virtually have two wag- 

 ons at one price. Write to 

 the Electric Wheel Co., Box 

 16, Quincy, Illinois, for their 

 catalogue, which fujly explains about these and 

 their Electric Handy Wagrons, Electric Feed 

 Cookers, etc. 



Please mention Bee Journal ■when ■writing. 



OUR MOTTO: WELL MANUFAC TURED STOCK -QUICK SHIPMENTS. 



Sections, StiiDDinQ-Gases aod 

 B66-K6eD6r§' SypDiies 



We make a'specialty of makinff the very best Sections on the market. 



The BASSWOOD in this part of Wisconsin is acknowledg-ed by all to be 

 the best for making- the ONE-PIECE HONEY-SECTIONS— selected, young and 

 thrift)- timber is used. 



'Write for Illustrated Catalog: and Price-List FREE. 



Marshfield Hanufacturing Company, 



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Please mention Bee Journal -when ^xrriting. 



MARSHFIELD. WISCONSIN. 



That seems to be the only way I can get 

 rid of them. 



One thing I would like to say for encour- 

 agement of bee-keepers, and that is, if I am 

 not a false prophet, 1S99 will be a good 

 honey year, for this reason: In 1897, about 

 the middle of July, vegetation dried up, 

 the clovers killed out. bees quit breeding; 

 the bees that went into winter quarters 

 were old field-bees. There was so much 

 spring dwindling, and tbey were so late in 

 getting to work; while in 1S9S they kept 

 breeding quite late, and the hives were full 

 of young bees. More: The clovers are 

 seeded thick, and we are having a good 

 winter for it to keep. 



Can't do without the Bee Journal, it my 

 bees live. A. F. Crosby. 



Franklin Co., Iowa. Dec. 21. 



A Good Report. 



I began the spring with 20 colonies, in- 

 creast to :li2, and ran 24 for honey. My 

 total crop was 2,350 pounds. Six colonies 

 were used for experinaental purposes. My 

 bees are all Adel, and I can assure you I 

 have a strain for business. I crosl one 

 with 3-banded Italians, and another with 

 the golden strain. I would not exchange 

 my hives for all other hives. I have a hive 

 that has wintered bees for six years, with- 

 out loss, on the summer stands. 



C. Van Blariccm. 



Calhoun Co., Mich., Dec. 19. 



Fears Overstocking. 



There are a good many bees in this vicin- 

 ity, and I am a little afraid it is overstockt. 

 I think there are nine men owning bees 

 within the city limits, and about four of 

 these on quite a large scale. Then there 

 are several within one or two miles of 

 town. I am the only one that winters 

 bees on the summer stands, but so far I 

 have been very successful with this method. 



Grant Co., Wis., Dec. 19. A. Shaw. 



Wintered Without Any Bee-Bread. 



I have 100 colonies of bees in the cellar, 

 all in good condition. I got 3,000 pounds of 

 comb honey the past year, mostly light. I 

 have made some experiments with bees the 

 past season ; also wintered two colonies 

 without any bee-bread at all, last winter. 



I could not do without the American Bee 

 Journal for twice what it costs. 



ROBT. H. NOKTMAN. 



Jackson Co., Wis., Dec. IS. 



A Short Honey Crop. 



I like the old American Bee Journal very 

 much, and do not want to miss any of the 

 copies as long as I keep bees. My bees are 

 in good condition for winter, tho our honey 

 crop was short this year — I got only about 

 2,500 pounds, which I sold at home, and 

 could sell as much more if I had it. I had 

 only 65 colonies to start with in the spring, 

 and increast to 140. I hope next year will 

 be a good one. W. W. Williams. 



Goliad Co., Tex., Dec. 18. 



Last Year a Hard One. 



I am an old bee-keeper, having kept bees 

 ever since I was old enough, except the 

 four years during the war, 1801 to 1805. I 

 have only 30 colonies at present. This year 

 was a deadener in this locality 



Richland Co., Ohio, Dec. 31. 



S. Poland. 



Will Use 10-Frame Hives. 



Last spring I got the bee fever and then I 

 commenced to read up on bees, and I got 

 two colonies, one in an old soap-box, which 

 I transferred, combs and all. into a St. Joe 

 hive. It stored about 30 pounds of honey. 

 I also transferred one lor my neighbor 

 which stored for him 25 pounds. Both did 

 well, and went into winter quarters in 

 good condition. I think I did well, not 



