Jan. 26. 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



61 



BEST 



Extracted Honey For Sale. 



ALL IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. 



ALFALFA 

 HONEY. 



Thiv 1- tlic l.iinniis Wbile 'Extrac- 

 ted Honey gathered in the gri-at Al- 

 falfa regions of the Central West. It 

 is a splendid honey, and nearly 

 •everybody who cares to eat hone3- at 

 all can't c^et enoug'h of the Alfalfa 

 extracted. 



BASSWOOD 

 HONEY. 



This is the well-knuwu litrht-col- 

 ored honey t^athered from the rich, 

 nectar-laden basswood blossoms in 

 Wisconsin. It has a strong-er flavor 

 than Alfalfa, and is greatly pre- 

 ferred by those who like a di.stinct 

 flavor in their honev. 



Prices of eittier Alfalfa or Basswood Honey: 



A sample of either, by mail, S cents; samples of both, 15 cents—to pay for package and postag-e. 

 By freig-ht— one 60-pound can, S cents a pound; two cans, 7;''^! cents per pound; four or more cans. 

 114 cents per pound. Cash must accompany each order. If orderintr two <m- more cans you can 

 have half of each kind of honey, if you so desire. This is all 



ABSOLUTELY PURE BEES* HOXEV, 



The finest of their kinds produced iu this country. 



We would sug-g-est that those bee-keepers who did not produce anv honev for their home 

 demand this year, just order some of the above, and sell it. And others, who want to 

 ■earn^ -^ome monev, can pet this honey and work up a demand for it almost anywhere. " YORK'S 

 HONEY ALMANAC " will be a irreat help in creating- customers for hnnev. See prices on another 

 page. 



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



WC WSnt ^^^^y bee-^keeper to have 

 ==^^===^= a copy of our 



'''''''' 1899 Catalog. 



Send us your name and address and we will take pleasure in niailiny you a copy. 



G. B. LEWIS COMPANY, 



SPECIAL AGENT FOR THE SOUTHWEST, WatertOWH, WlS. 



E. T. ABBOTT, St. Joseph, Missouri. 



Mr. Abbott sell;, our Hives and JSi-ctions at Factory Prices. 



•FK,ICES OF 



Biiigliaiii Perfect Bee-Smokers 



1.50 

 1.10 

 1.00 

 .90 

 .70 

 .60 



A.1<T1D HOlTEJir-IClSriVEiS. 



Smoke Engine ( largest smoker made) 4-in. stove. Doz. $13.00; each, by mall 



IJoctor 3><; in. stove. Doz. 9.00; •■ ■ ' 



Conqueror 3-in. stove. Doz. 6.50; 



''Ji'.i'e 2M:-in. stove. Doz. o.oo; 



fluia 2-ln. stove. Doz. 4.75; 



Little Wonder (weight 10 ounces)... 2-in. stove. Doz. 4.50; 



Honey-Knife Doz. 6.0O; 



Bincham Smokers have all the new Improvements. Before buying a Smoker 

 or Knite, look up Its record and pedigree. 



FIFTEEN YEAHS FOB A DOLLAH; ONE-HALF CENT FOR A MONTH. 



Dear Sir:-Have used the Conqueror 15 years. I was always pleased with its 

 workings, but thinking 1 would need a new one this summer, 1 write for a circu- 

 lar. I do not think the 4inch Smoke Engine too large. 



January 27, ls97. Truly, w. H. Eagerty. Cuba, Kansas. 



T. F. Bi^<;HA:ll, Fanvell, ITIi('lii<;an. 



SAVE $8 ON A HARNESS! 



He are the largent iiiniiiijactiii-ers n/ harness aitil 



cai-liuges in the irorltl selliny to the 



con-sniner ejrcttisifely, 



WE HAVE NO AGENTS, DEALERS OR MIDDLEMEN. 



We sell you direct £rom the factory at wholesale prices and save vou all 

 additional expense. We ship anywhere for examjiiation. W e LTiaiantpi. 

 and warrant everything, b""'auLee 



This Elegant Team and Farm Harness for $19.50 



Many customers who have bought it report that they have saved from »s 

 to SIO in buying this harness from us. Kor full description of this and 60 



?i';ms.^s^o'u?r.^i^or.^'poSi'?i?^ ^j^ir ^" °""'" '""^"^''^ 



£LKHART CARRIAGES HARNESS MFG. CO. ^ \.^.^r''' ELKHART, INDIANA. 



Please mention the Bee Journal lJ^?rtTs1i4^^ 



teaspoonful of saleratus. and bake in two 

 layers, then spread the above apple sauce 

 between the layers, and on top of the last 

 layer. To be eaten with sweet cream and 

 honey. 



Honey-Cake.— One cup of honey. 1 cup 

 of cream, }-.: teaspoonful of saleratus, 1 egg, 

 ^.: teaspoonful of ginger, pinch of salt: 

 flour. 



At present we have .W colonies of bees on 

 the summer stands, all in chaff hives, and 

 all alive to date. We had 22 young swarms 

 last summer, and 38 old colonies. For this 

 poor season we got 400 pounds of honey 

 from 2.5 colonies, and the others we think 

 have enough to winter on, or very nearly. 

 We run for comb honey. We have had 

 two weeks of very deep snow, tho not very 

 cold, but now it is thawing. 



Mr. & Mrs. Ira C. Matteson. 



Wyoming Co., N. Y., Dec. 31. 



An Opinion of Bee Co., Tex. 



I believe this is the poorest country 

 (Southwestern Texas) on earth. Too dry; 

 and there is a bug, moth or weevil for 

 everything that grows or lives. Bee-moths 

 are as thick as mosquitoes in the Kankakee 

 swamps. If a bee turns his back at the en- 

 trance, in goes a swarm of moths. 



Another thing, it costs more to get the 

 honey to market in small quantities than it 

 is worth. It one sells it to a certain firm in 

 this county, he might as well get a tin bill 

 and pick dirt with the chickens. 



Bee Co., Tex., Dec. 31. O. H. Stevens. 



Past Season's Report. 



Altho I have been in the bee-business 

 only about three years, I feel that I can't 

 get along without the Bee Journal. I had 

 nine colonies, spring count, in 1S9S, and am 

 wintering 20 colonies. The increase was 

 all by natural swarming. I ran for comb 

 honey, and got about 400 pounds, mostly 

 all from fall flowers. 



George E Kilmer. 



Cayuga Co., N. Y., Dec. 20. 



Report fop Two Seasons. 



I started in the spring of 1897 with two 

 colonies of bees, and got 90 pounds of comb 

 honey from the two old colonies, and five 

 swarms; so I had seven colonies to put into 

 winter quarters. They came out all right 

 the next spring, and from the seven I got 

 52T pounds of comb honey, and Hi swarms. 

 I have put into winter quarters 21 colonies, 

 and up to date they are doing finely. The 

 temperature stands at 40 degrees, and has 

 not changed a degree since putting them 

 away. I put them into the cellar Nov. 19. 



I am highly pleased with the American 

 Bee Journal, and I attribute my success to 

 "• Frank E. Knai-t. 



Wadena Co., Minn., Dec. 24. 



Bees Did Very Poorly. 



My bees did very poorly this year. I had 

 30 colonies, spring count, and got about IS.'i 

 pounds of honey in all. I have now 33 col- 

 onies in fair condition— 31 in the cellar and 

 12 on the summer stands packt in sawdust. 

 But I don't have to depend on bees alone; I 

 have a farm, and have plenty of work. 

 Bees are only a side work with me. There 

 was lots of white clover and Alsike, but it 

 did not furnish any honey to amount to 

 anything the past season. Loui.s Thiei, 



Huron Co., Mich., Dee. 30. 



A Report for 1898. 



My report for 1898 is about 500 pounds of 

 comb and about 300 of extracted honey, 

 from about 250 colonies, spring count, and 

 they are in poor condition for winter. 

 Some probably will starve before spring 

 comes. 



I want to tell Dr. Miller that I can hold 

 him level on putting bees into the cellar. 

 I commenced at 9 a.m. and quit at 5 p.m.. 

 and put in 334 colonies, all myself, in that 



