Feb. 2, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



75 



Roors Column 



We have a g^reat many interesting 

 thing's to show you, but owing to a 

 want of space we can present to your 

 consideration only one thing at a time. 



Our 1899 

 Fences.... 



The Fences that we sold last year 

 were so nearl5' perfect that the illus- 

 trations in our Catalog for last year 

 answer for the 1899 goods. There is, 

 however, a slight difference. The cross- 

 cleats, instead of being '2 -inch wide, 

 are 5-16, and the slats themselves a 

 little narrower — just enough narrower 

 so that the top slat will drop down '4- 

 inch from the section, shown at A, in 

 the drawing below. 



We are almost daily receiving very 

 flattering reports of honey put up in 

 plain sections. Mr. J. E. Crane, of 

 Middlebury. Vt., one who has no inter- 

 est in supplies, having recently been 

 over the markets of the East, says that 

 honey in plain sections was all cleaned 

 up in some markets, and that there was 

 a demand for more. While this may 

 not be true in other markets, it is a fact 

 worth considering. When you place 

 your order for comb-honey supers the 

 coming season, consider. 



But the Fences and Plain Sections 

 are not the only latest feature to our 

 Supers and Hives. In the next issue 

 we will show you .some conveniences 

 that will be readily appreciated. 



Keqs your Eye on this Column, for it 

 may save you Dollars. A-iVA^A^A^ 



ThGfl.l.RooiGoiiipaiiy 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



lu the multitude of counsellors there is 

 s.ifetv.— Prov. 11-14. 



Bee-Keeping as a Business. 



Query 89. — Would you advise any one to fol- 

 low bee-keepinj^ as a business in the United 

 States ? That is, to depend upon its results for 

 a livelihood — be a specialist in honey-produc- 

 tion ?— Anon. 



S. T. Pettit— Yes. 



W. G. Larrabee — No. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— That depends. Yes 

 and no. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — Yes, provided 

 you do not keep less than 300 to SCO col- 

 onies. 



G. M. Doolittle— Well, that is what I 

 am doing, and what I do any one else 

 can do. 



Jas. A. Stone — I am of the same 

 mind in bee-keeping as in farming — 

 don"t believe in specialties. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— Best not to risk 

 ail )-our eggs in one basket. Have 

 some more strings to your bow. 



R. L. Taylor — No, not any o)u\ but 

 any one who has a taste for it, and 

 who is able-bodied, active and skillful 

 withal. 



J. M. Hambaugh — Location has much 

 to do with this question. I would saj' 

 yes were the conditions right ; other- 

 wise, no. 



Eugene Secor — There may be locali- 

 ties where bee-keeping as a business 

 will pay, but such places are not plen- 

 tiful, in my judgment. 



O. O. Poppleton — No man can fully 

 advise another — a stranger — what busi- 

 ness to follow. I have myself been 

 doing as the question suggests for over 

 20 years. 



Emerson T. Abbott — Not unless you 

 have a good farm to fall back on. Bee- 

 keeping is a part of agriculture, and. 

 as such, should be carried mi with other 

 agricultural pursuits. 



J. A. Green — Doubtless there are 

 many localities where a specialist 

 would do well. But I believe the time 

 has past for bee-keeping as an exclu- 

 sive business in my locality. 



A. F. Brown — No, sir ! True, there 

 are lots of specialist men who make 

 the production of honey their sole busi- 

 ness and livelihood. Still, it's a busi- 

 ness equal, almost, to gambling'. 



C. H. Dibbern — It would not do in 

 my locality, as there are entirelj' too 

 many failures in seasons. There are 

 no doubt many sections where such a 

 course would be safe and profitable. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — Not every one ; 

 special qualifications are needed — not 

 only a good producer, but a good seller. 

 A careful, painstaking person who 

 looks after the adds and ends may suc- 

 ceed. 



R. C. Aikin — Specialism requires 

 more of a reserve bank account to tide 

 over failures than does " niixt farm- 

 ing." A mixture maj' succeed almost 

 anywhere — specialism only in favor- 

 able localities. In the right field, and 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



"VVe have made arrangrements so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by f reiirht 

 or express, at the foUowinjjr prices, cash with 

 the order: 



Sft lOlh 25113 .TO* 



Sweet Clover 60c Sl.OO S2.2S $4.00 



Alsike Clover 70c 1.2S 3.00 S.7S 



White Clover 80c 1.40 3.00 S.Oa 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 1.00 2.23 4.00 



Crimson Clover SSc .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market changes. 

 Add 25 cents to your order, for cartajrc, if 

 wanted "by freig'ht. 

 "i'our orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



lis Michiiran Street. - CHICAtiCi, ILL. 



VALUABLE BOOK 



OH POULTRY FOR 1890 FREE. 



.-^oniHthlne enlirtly Hew ; the largest out ; worth 

 $S5. to anyone. Tells all you may want to koow 

 about poultry. H^w to build poultry lionsts and 

 MAKf BIBHOHEY'vithpoultry. S^ndlSc. tor 



posiagesnd JOHN BAUSCHER. Jr. 



mailing. Box U4 Freeport, 111. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when -writing. 



Dec I^CCDCDC ? L^t tne send vou my 64- 

 DCL-NLLr LliO 1 paffe CAT.iLOG for 1S>)9. 

 •J. A/, Jenkins, WetvtmpUa, Ala. 



lSuDDlies.1 



"^^ Rout's Guilds at Roofs Price-. ^f: 



'.^ PouDER's Honey-Jars and every- ^; 



•^ thinp used bj bee-keepers. Prompt ^» 



^^2 Service — low frei<;rliT^ rate. Catalog J^ 



r$ WALTER S. POUDER, ^: 



.■^ S12 Mass. Ave., <». 



r^ Indianapolis, Indiana. ^^ 



Please mention Bee Journal -when -writing. 



"WE'VE DONE EXPANDED, 



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is the way Jiuiu,''^ Onlher-snii, of Tcx;if;, i^niiis tip the 

 "Eastern questM^n." V^'i-Il, who caref^ il Uncio 

 Samuel has followed the examph^ of PaL'e fence. 



im(;k wovr.x u'iuk.fknci: <o.. aihuax. >iu ir. 



Please mention Bee Journal when -writing, 



GWe make the New 

 lianiplon Gliatl-Hive 



with fence and plain sections, and a 

 full line of other 



SUPPLIES. 



A postal sent us with your name for 

 a Catalog" will meet with the trreatcst 

 surprise. R. H. SCHMIDT & CO., 



Sheboygan, Wis. 

 t-*lea^e mention Bee Journal -when -writins. 



Glass Iioney=Jars 



For 3=4 Pound at $3.75 per Gross. 



We have on hand a limited supply of tall, 

 straig:ht, white-fj^lass Honey- Jars holding" %- 

 pound each. They have a tin cap that screws 

 on the fflass. They are very attractive for the 

 retail trrocery trade. Put up in barrels holdinsr 

 exactly ona g^ross each, f.o.b. Chicagro, $3.75 per 

 gross; 5 g"ross. 53.50 per yross. Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO.. 



lis Michij2-an Street, - CHICAGO, Tl^r*. 



