Feb. 16, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL- 



107 



Root's Column 



It seems to be g'enerallY admitted 

 that a means for producing compres- 

 sion on sections when in the super is 

 desirable, and some go so far as to say 

 it is a necessity. If sections and sepa- 

 rators are placed in supers loosely, it 

 leaves little interstices or spaces that 

 the bees fill up with propolis. Various 

 devices have been used to bring about 

 the desired compression. Some prefer 

 and use thumb-screws ; others, wedges : 

 and still others, tightening-strips. 

 Thumb-screws stick out in the way, 

 and sometimes in damp weather be- 

 come stuck fast in the holes. Wedges 

 are very often propolized fast, making 

 it difficult to remove them. The same 

 objection applies to tightening-strips, 

 altho to a less extent. We now use 

 two or three springs to our 1899 supers, 

 one at each end, bearing against the 

 ends of the fences, and one in the 

 center. See S in the cut below : 



These springs produce a gentle, even 

 pressure against the contents of the 

 super ; and, no matter how much the 

 weather changes, causing the stuff to 

 shrink or swell, those springs will pro- 

 duce always a gentle yet firm pressure. 

 After the sections are filled they can 

 be easily taken out, owing to the fact 

 that there is a yielding pressure ; and 

 propolis — well, it has no show. 



In the next Bee Journal we will show 

 you how these springs are applied. 

 Meantime — 



KEEP YOUR EYE ON 

 THIS COLUMN, 



as it may save you dollars. 



THefl.l.RooiGoiupanu 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



)w^.=>s;/;i!^si^^ tti^feiiiagK8a^ 





Bees in Good Condition. 



I have 30 colonies of bees, which were in 

 good condition last fall. We had a poor 

 year for bees here ; I got only 50 pounds of 

 honey per colony. We generally get 100 

 pounds per colony. I have kept bees for 

 eight years. I started with two colonies. 

 I have bad the Bee Journal two years, and 

 am going to continue taking it. Two days 

 ago the bees bad a flight, and today it is 10 

 degrees below zero. George Weis. 



Washington Co., Ohio. Dec. 31. 



Bee-Keeping fop Reereation. 



I have taken the Bee Journal but six 

 months, but permit me to say I am much 

 pleased with it. I consider it valuable to 

 anyone keeping bees either tor pleasure or 

 profit. My busine.ss is merchandising, and 

 I keep bees simply for amusement, and I 

 assure you there is nothing that will drive 

 care from a man's mind, or afford more 

 pleasant, healthy amusement, than a few 

 colonies of well-bred Italians. I have kept 

 bees two years ; last spring I had one col- 

 ony and a poor excuse for another. Nov. 1 

 I put seven good, strong colonies into win- 

 ter quarters. R. Davis. 



Charlevoix Co., Mich., Dec. 30. 



Wintering All Riglit So Far. 



Bees here are going through the winter 

 so far in good shape; they had a fair flight 

 yesterday, and are cooled off this morning 

 by a cool breeze with the thermometer 15 

 degrees above zero. A. A. Hocser. 



McDonough Co., 111., Dec. 30. 



Bees Had a Flight. 



Bees are flying today at 44 degrees above 

 zero, and are packt all around with wheat 

 chaff. How is that for not warming up 

 through the packing ? I believe the warmth 

 gets in through the entrance. Long live 

 the American Bee Journal ! 



Michael Haas. 



St. Joseph Co., Mich., Dec. 29. 



Have Plenty of Stores. 



Most of my bees have plenty of stores 

 for winter, but tbey produced no surplus 

 worth talking about, and that was of very 

 dark color. One of my colonies stored 70 

 pounds, and another 80 pounds of surplus. 

 These colonies were right among the rest 

 that seemed quite as strong as they were. 

 George Sage. 



Greene Co., Ind., Dec. 31. 



Crop Almost a Failure. 



The honey crop here the past season was 

 almost a failure. I secured about 600 pounds 

 from 21 colonies, against 1,600 the year be- 

 fore, from the same number of colonies. 

 Chas. W. Conklin. 



Logan Co., 111., Jan. 3. 



Selling Honey Competition. 



Altho failure is reported all around, yet I 

 succeeded in obtaining from 33 colonies, 

 spring count, over 1.000 pounds of extracted 

 honey — all clover and basswood ; and also 

 did away with swarming. 



As I could give but one day out of the 

 week to my bees all through the season, 

 and then had to come 12 miles to see to 

 them, I think I did fairly well. 



I am at present testing a new plan for 

 selling honey, which I believe is going to 

 be ahead of anything I have ever read on 

 the subject (and I have read all in the Bee 

 Journal for S'.; years), tor those who are 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrangements so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freight 

 or express, at the following prices, cash with 

 the order: 



SB 10ft 25ft SOB 



Sweet Clover (melilot) 60c $1.00 $2.2S $4.00 



AlsikeClover 70c 1.2S 3.00 5.7S 



White Clover 80c 1.40 3.00 S.00 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 1.00 2.2S 4.00 



Crimson Clover SSc .90 2.00 3.S0 



Prices subject to'market changes. 

 Add 25 ceiUs to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 

 Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michig-an Street, - CHICAGO, II,I<. 



VflLUflBLE Mm 



ON POULTRY FOR 1899 FREE. 



^l>lll•-thln(; fiiti'^'ly '^p^ ; ll'p lar^t-wt out; worth 

 'ff.'i:>. t.i anyone. Tells alt you may waai U- know 

 111, i.t ("ullrv- How to build poultry hooacs and 

 MAKE BIQ l«ONEYwHh poultry. Send 15e. for 



t >(u:.'.^aiid JOHN BAUSCHPO. .»r. 



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DEC I^CCDCD? ? ^st me send you my 64- 

 DCL~^LL^LnO I pag-e Catalog for 1899. 

 «7. AT, ^Jenkins, 'H'etuxnp/ca, Ala, 



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GWe make the New 

 naniDion GHatt-fiive 



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 greatest 

 surprise. R. H. SCHMIDT & CO., 



Sheboygan, Wis, 

 Please mention Bee Journal when •writine. 



A SmCLE SHOT 



iiHvcr won ;i liattl'-. Steady hoiiihardment with 

 bi^ffuns,littlemui,s and rapid tirt.' pieces counts. 

 We nave all sorts of ammunition. Write for it. 



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Glass Honey=Jars 



For 3=4 Pound at $3.50 per Gross. 



We have on haud a limited supply of tall, 

 strait;rht, white-glass Honey-Jars holding %- 

 pound each. They have a tin cap that screws 

 on the glass. They are very attractive for the 

 retail grocery trade. Put up in barrels holding 

 exactly one gross each, f.o.b. Chicago, f3.50 per 

 gross; 5 gross, ?3.25 per gross. Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



118 Michigan Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



I Bee- I 



iSuDDlies.1 



1^^ Root's Goods at Root's Prices. ^^ 



1^^ Pouder's Honey-Jars and every- ^^ 



'^ thing used by bee-keepers. Prompt ^' 



:^ Service— low' freight rate. Catalog ^* 



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