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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



Mar. 2, 1899. 



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 TOP BUGGY 



$35.00 



Thorouphlypood. Fully guaranteed. No 

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We sell yoii direct from our Factory 

 At Wholesale Prices. 



I^iirrlcft, Phaetons, BuftrleA* ^prtnf Was* 



1 oiiH and Roud WiigronM. Uur vehicles excel in 

 quality cfstnck^iatcrial. workmanship, fin- 

 ish an. 1 style. \\'c make every vehicle we 

 odvertlse. In Slnfrle and Double Harness 

 ' everythingryoucoulduish. An excellent sinprle 

 IlanieMH onlownn $4.M0. Illustrated cata- 

 Iof?ue sent free. All prices marked in plain 

 figures. 'Write at once Address. 



EDWARD W. WALKER CARRAQE CO. 



.-voEiehihsi. <;o!^iiEN, Indiana. 



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SOLD ON TRIAL! 



Bay no Incubator and pay for It 

 before givlnip It a trial. 



Many people have lost faith io incubalors be- 

 cause taey bouehloue that was nevennteml- 



ed In hatfh chi- k^nf — rnaJe luerelv to wH. 



The Von Culin Incubators 



are sold on trial subject to your approT- 

 al. Simplest machine made. A child can operate It. The big^:v«t 

 e&talogae and "poaltry pointers" book published, sentfor 5c. 

 Plans for Brooders, Poultry Honsi's, etc.. sent on receipt of 25c. 



Voa Culla lacubatorCo. 5 Adams St. Delaware Clt«. Del* 



BARNES' FOOT POWER MACHINERY 



Read what J. I. Parent, of 

 Chaiiion, N. Y., says: " We 

 cut with one of your Com- 

 bined Machiues, last winter, 

 5ii chaff hives with 7-in. cap, 

 li>0 honey racks, 500 brood- 

 frames, 2,000 honey boxes, and 

 a great deal of other work. 

 This winter we have double 

 the amount of bee-hives, etc., 

 to make, and we expect to do 

 it with this Saw. It will do all 

 you say it will." Catalog- and price-list free. 

 Address, W. F. & John Barnes, 



5Ctf 995 Ruby St., Rockford, 111. 



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JUSTASNATUR4L.r.h'„ 

 and a goinl il^alnuire reliable. Doeso'l 

 break itaepcs or make Ita chicKS lonny. 

 Doesn'tstay off the nestand allow the eggs 

 to chill but hatches every egg that can b« 

 hatched. THE 



PETALUMA INCUBATOR 



Ib absolntely perfect fts to tncuhatoressintlals — proper applica* 

 tlon and alxtrlbutlon of heat and molMture, reeu- 

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 FREIGHT AHYWHEREintheV S. Handsome catalog free. 

 Petaluma Incubator Co., Box 91 Petalunia, Cal. 



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The Americau Poultry Journal 



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 its field must be a valuable one. Such is the q 



American Poultry Journal. 



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The Rural Californian 



Tells all about Bees in California. The yields 

 and Price of Honey; the Pasturag-e and Neclar- 

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 they are conducted. In fact the entire field is 

 fully covered b^' an expert bee-man. Besides 

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THE RURAL CAirFORNIAN, 



218 North Main Street, - Los Angelks, Cal. 

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(ounce) vial of the best whisky ; imme- 

 diately swallow about one teaspoonful and 

 lay a little salt on the sting and wet it with 

 the whisky. You will, it not a drinking 

 person (and no bee-heeper should be) feel 

 the poison going into the circulation from 

 the wound and the whisky from the stom- 

 ach. This is the only remedy I have ever 

 found, if I except the exudations from the 

 ear, i.e.. ear-wax. which will stop the pain 

 of a sting uvstaiiUy, but it is not always 

 attainable. 



After the salt and whisky are applied, let 

 the sting dry up, and then remove it with a 

 knife. But you can go right back amongst 

 the bees without fear of their smelling or 

 being angered, as the whisky and salt kills 

 the smell as soon as applied. 



Garland Co., Ark. J. H. Herma>xe. 



[We fear that if some beekeepers should 

 take a swallow of whisky every time they 

 are stung they wouldn't be able to do much 

 with bees or anything else. We would 

 much prefer to endure the pain of the sting 

 than to swallow the whisky. We are too 

 old to begin to take whisky, and wish the 

 vile stuff had never been invented. The 

 world would be better off without it. — 

 Editor.] 



Almost Discouraged. 



I have become almost discouraged in the 

 bee-business, with three years of failure. 

 Formerly this was considered one of the 

 best locations in central New York. Last 

 spring my 105 colonies came through with- 

 out any loss, and in good condition. I was 

 looking for early swarms, and tho the 

 spring was cold and wet my bees increast 

 and filled the hives with bees, but refused 

 to swarm, and they continued throughout 

 the season. I had no increase, and but about 

 .500 pounds of poor honey in the supers, 

 with my bees in fair shape for the winter, 

 that is, with plenty of honey and bees. 



One of my neighbors sprayed his fruit- 

 trees last spring, and I claim that it killed 

 the bees for he did it while the trees were 

 in full bloom. H. Root. 



Cortland Co., N. Y. 



Wintering and a Report. 



I am trying wintering bees again in my 

 frame building. The four colonies came 

 out all right last spring, and I increast to 11 

 and got 300 pounds of extracted and comb 

 honey. I think they have plenty to winter 

 on also, and a few frames for spring, if 

 needed. 



Last winter I set the hives in a row, and 

 covered them all around below as above 

 with a foot or more of oats chaff, leaving a 

 spout of two or three inches through the 

 chaff to the open space inside, to give them 

 air. I likewise gave them two one-inch 

 holes through the honey-boards on t6p. 

 covering them with wire-cloth and sacking 

 to keep out the dust 



This year I have built them three deep, 

 and covered them in chaff in the same way, 

 and now wait results. 



If all is favorable in the spring I would 

 like to double my number of colonies, and 

 do it by dividing. They were put in the 

 first week of November, and we do not look 

 for them getting a flight before the first or 

 middle of April, or later. I think the di- 

 viding plan suits my time and idea better 

 than watching for swarms. 



R. McCradie. 



Norman Co., Minn., Feb. 6. 



Some Good Southern Honey. 



Having seen so many expressions in the 

 American Bee Journal as to the poor qual- 

 ity of Southern honey, I send a sample, 

 under separate cover, of gallberry honey, 

 to get your opinion. 



About 18 months ago I sent a sample of 

 the poorest honey I produced that year 

 (1897) and I was surprised when you said it 

 was ''better than the usual samples of 



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TWO WAGONS AT ONEoPRICE. 



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

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 thus virtually have two wag-- 

 ons at one price. Write to 

 the Electric Wheel Co., Box 

 16, Quincy, Illinois, for their 

 catalog-ue, which fully explains about these and 

 their Electric Handy Wag^ons, Electric Feed 

 Cookers, etc. 



EVERGREENS 



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Glass Honey=Jars 



For 3-4 Pound at $3.50 per Gross. 



We have on hand a limited supply of tall, 

 straig^ht, white-g-lass Honey-Jars holdingr H- 

 pound each. They have a tin cap that screws 

 on the g-lass. They are very attractive for the 

 retail grocery trade. Put up in barrels holding 

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 g-ross; 5 gross, $3.25 per gross. Address, 



GEORaE W.nYORK &..CO.. 

 118 Michigan Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



