Feb. 2, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



17 



BEST 



Extracted Honey For Sale. 



ALL IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. 



ALFALFA 

 HONEY. 



This is tlio famous White Extrac- 

 ted Honey gathered in the great Al- 

 falfa regions of the Central West. It 

 is a splendid honey, cand nearly 

 every body who cares to eat honey at 

 all can't get enough of the Alfalfa 

 extracted. 



BASSWOOD 



HONEY. 



This is the wuU-knowu light-col- 

 ored honey gathered from the rich, 

 nectar-laden basswood blossoms iu 

 Wisconsin. It has a stronger flavor 

 than Alfalfa, and is greatly pre- 

 ferred by those who like a distinct 

 flavor in iheir honey. 



Prices of either Alfalfa or Bassinrood Honey; 



A"sample of either, bv mail. 8 cents; samples of both. 15 cents— to pay for package and postage, 

 By freight— one 6()-pouud can, Scents a pound: two cans, 7;i cents per pound; four or more cans. 

 7J^ cents per pound. Cash must accompany each order. If ordering two or more cans you can 

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



ABSOLUTELY PURE BEES' HONEY, 



The finest of their Icinds produced in this country. 



an^^p^ We would suggest that those bee-keepers who did not produce anv honey for their home 

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

 earn some monev, can get this honev and work up a demand for it almost anywhere. "YORK'S 

 HONEY ALMANAC " will be a grea't help in creating customers for honey. See prices on another 

 page. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan St., Chicago, 111. 



WC W 3rir ^"^^^y bee-keeper to have 



a copy of our 



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1899 Catalog. 



Send us j'Oiir name and address and we will take pleasure iu mailing' you a cop3'. 



G. B. LEWIS COMPANY, 



SPECIAL AGENT FOR THE SOUTHWEST, WateftOWn, WlS. 



B. T. ABBOTT, SL Joseph, Missouri. 



Mr. Ahboit sells our Hives and Sections at Factory Prices. 



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Binjjhtim & ilethering 



tun Uiicapying- 



Knite. 



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Biiigliaiii Perfect Bee-Smokers 



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Smoke Engine Uareesl smoker made) 4-in. stove. Dnz. Siy.ofi; each, by mail, $1.50 



Doctor 3M> in- stove. Doz. H.ihi; "■ l.Ui 



Conqueror 3-m. Move. l)oz. 6.50; " i.rifp 



l.arb^e 2j^-in. stove. Duz 5jki; " .h<i 



PUin 2-m. siove. Doz. 4,7o; " .70 



I,ittle Wi>n(ler (weight 10 ounces) .. :;-in. stove. D<^iz. 4.5'>; •* ,60 



Honey-Knife Uoz. e.'O; '* .80 



Bint-'ham Smokers have all the new improvements. Before buyinga Smoker 

 or Knile. lo'k up its record unci peJigree. 



FIFTEEN YBAKS FOH A PuLLAR; ONE-HAI.F CENT FOR A MONTH. 



Dear Sir:— Have useiJ the (^'onqueror 15 yenrs. I was always pleased with its 

 workintis, but thinking I wouM need a new one this summer, I write for a circu- 

 lar. 1 do not, think the 4 inch Smoke Mngine ton larye. 



January Si, l>y7. 'iruly, W. H. Eagertv. Cuba, Kansas. 



T. F. BINGHA.n, Farwell, .nichiguii. 



SAVE $B ON A HARNESS F 



iVe are the lavfjfst tttittttffavtid'ff!^ af harnci^n mitt cavri- 

 ttges in the ivoi'ls'C seHitig to the rtmsittney eji-vlitsivel*/. 



WS HAVE NO AGENTS, DEALERS OR MIDDLEMEN. 



\\ p sell you direct from the lactory at wholesale prices and save you all 

 a Initional expense. We ship anywhere foi- examination, \V e guarancee 

 and warrant everything-. This Elegant Tfara 



iLiidFarin Harness top $19.50. Many t-ustoui- ^, "" * - - 



^ ers who liave bought it repmc that they liave ^- ' 

 -nved from :tS to $10 in buying- this harness from us. 



Kor lull dsscnption of this anil 60 <ither styles of - 



harness and l:i5 styles of vehicles see our new 1 

 J, Illustrated Catalogue. Your naune on a po^tal 

 ^_^^ " card will get it- , 



EtkhaH Carriage and Harness Mfg, GonA 



W. B. PRATT, Sec,/. ELKHART, IMDIAHA. 



Please mention the Kee Joiiriial IfeJTSr?^ 



that in different States the honey crop was 

 light, and not of very good quality, so I 

 kept ray honey for better prices. 



A buyer's agent came along and offere4 

 me 4 cents a pound. I said. ■• No. the honey 

 is worth more." He argued that there was 

 plenty of honey all over the East. I re- 

 plied, "I know better." "How do yoi; 

 know it ?" he askt. I replied, " I read a re- 

 liable paper, which gives the production of 

 honey and prices, and that is the America^ 

 Bee Journal." 



"Well," said he, "Papers don't make 

 prices," and started off. Last week he, 

 came and paid me 5;'.i cents a pound. I 

 sold COOO pounds to him. and I made a profit 

 of SI05 over his first offer of 4 cents. This 

 S105 I made by reading the American Bee 

 Journal, otherwise I would have sold the 

 honey to him for 4 cents a pound. 



Also the Bee Journal gives good informa- 

 tion to beginners, telling them bow to 

 hsndle bees. F. S. Buchhei-M. 



Orange Co., Calif., Dec. 2'i 



Bees Have Not Done Well. 



My bees have done no good for the last 

 three years, still I do not think I can do 

 without the '• old reliable " American Bee 

 Journal. W. H. Price. 



Park Co., Colo. 



Call them " Schmidt's Hardy Bees." 



The North winds are blowing and our bees 

 are flying. We take pleasure in sending 

 you a sample of our bees, which were pulled, 

 out by the workers Dec. 18— dead ones, of 

 course. But it is astonishing to see bees 

 flying while one has to use an overcoat, a 

 fur cap and mittens, to keep warm. W© 

 have 4.5 colonies of these "toughs" that 

 were flying, while the Italians did not show 

 up at all. Please name these hardy bees in 

 the "Old Keliable." 



R. H Schmidt <& Co, 



Sheboygan Co., Wis., Dec. ati. 



A Question of Botany. 



I would respectfully suggest that your 

 correspondents. Messrs. Moore and Golden, 

 brush up a little on botany. Tbey con- 

 found sunflower, JhUnnllins. with thorn- 

 apple. Jamestown weed, Jimson weed — 

 •Stirurwiiiunt. While sunflowei" would prob- 

 ably make good smoker-fuel, it has no nar- 

 cotic properties. On the contrary. Stranio^ 

 Ilium is a powerful narcotic, and its smoke, 

 might be expected to subdue the most 

 vicious bees. R. H. Lee. 



Carroll Co., Ohio. 



Very Poor Honey Crop. 



I do not see how any bee-man can do 

 without the American Bee Journal. 



We bad a very poor honey crop here this 

 season. Erwin Gabriel. 



Green Co., Wis., Dec. '2B. 



Gathered But Little Surplus. 



I have seven colonies of bees. I am not 

 getting rich at them, and fuss with them 

 for a supply for the house. This year tbey 

 gathered but little surplus. 



L. D. Thurston. 



Wyoming Co., N. Y., Dee. '3T. 



Honey-Dew, Sweet Clover, Etc. 



I commenced the season of 189S with 50, 

 colonies, iucreast to n'i. and got TOO pounds 

 of the darkest stuff 1 ever saw. 1 sold it at 

 H}.J, cents a pound — all my conscience would 

 allow. It was gathered from the tops of 

 large timber, wtiite oak mostly. I vrould 

 give something pretty to know what it 

 comes from. 



My bees are not in as good condition for 

 winter as I would like, but the prospects 

 are good for next year, for white clover 

 honey. 



Will sweet clover do any good 100 miles 

 south of Chicago J It has bloomed for two 



