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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Mar. 16, 1899. 



Improved Farm 

 For Sale==^^ 



Near the best market and best 

 shipping- point in WestMichig-an. 

 Now Tackle the Sugar Beet. 



A. L O. BAXTER, Muskegon, Mich, 



BEE-KEEPERS ! 



Let me send you my 64- 

 pa.ge Catalog for 1S99. 

 «7. A/, ^Jeriicins, 'W'etuinp/fa, Ala. 



ALBINO QUEENS ^Ufl"cFueU%" 



Second-HancI 60-i)ountl 

 Cans tor Sale Gtieap. 



We have another lot of about ISO 

 second-hand 60-pound Cans, two in a 

 case, that we oflfer, while they last, in 

 lots of five or more cases (10 cans) at 40 

 cents a case, f.o.b. Chicag-o. They are 

 in good condition. Better order at once 

 if you want some of them. Address, 



QEORQE W. YORK & COMPANY, 



118 Miohisran St., Chicajfo, 111. 



most 

 _ s — If you 



want the ixeiitK-si Bees~If you want the best 

 houev-g-attierers vou ever saw — try rav Albinos. 

 Untested Queens in April, SI. 00: 'Tested, $1.50. 

 9A26t J. D. GIVENS. LlSBON.TEX. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has no Sag- in Brood-Frames. 



Thin Flat-Bottom Foundation 



Has no Fishbone in the Surplus 



Honey. 

 Being the cleanest is usually T\'orkt 

 the quickest of anj- foundation made. 



J. A. VAN DEUSEN, 



Sole Manufacturer, 

 Sprout Brook, Montgomery Co., N.Y. 



C* *iit-^r^frwt^ T If J'ou care to know of its 

 V^aillUl Hl4X ; Fruits, Flowers, Climate 

 or Resources, send for a sample copy, of Cali- 

 fornia's Favorite Paiier— 



The Pacific Rural Press, 



The leading- Horticultural and Agricultural 

 paper of the Pacific Coast. Publisht weekly, 

 handsomely illustrated, $2.U0 per annum. Sam- 

 ple copy free. 



PACIFIC RURAL PRESS, 



330 Market Street, - San Fkancisco, Cal. 



DITTMER'S 



Comb Foundation 



Wholesale and Retail. 



Working Wax 



INTO FOUNDATION FOR CASH A SPECIALTY. 



Hi\/e&, Sections, 



and a full line of SUPPLIES. 



I sell the VERY BEST at lowest prices and 

 ship promptly. 



Send me your name for 1899 catalog and prices, 



whether you are a larg-e or small 



consumer or dealer. 



Beeswax alwaj's wanted for cash or trade at the 

 hig^hest price. Address, 



GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



"HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL," etc. 



There's no winter ordiKcontent known to the 

 Pjlee, lint onlv rierpctual fc|n-iiiu^-tlnie. Tliat'swby 

 It "coiui-s nut rlj;lit in the HpriiiK." Nntlc it. , 

 l'A(iH UOVKN WIl!KKKXCKCO.,AI)ltIA.\,.Miril 



given would arrest fermentation, and 

 sweeten the honey, but did not say a word 

 about any deleterious effects. We do not 

 want to use it. only I thought it might do 

 then to feed the bees this spring. Will it 

 do ? A. W. Hart. 



Stephenson Co., III. 



Last Season's Results. 



I started with colonies in the spring of 

 1S9S, lost 2 by bad mamagement, and had 

 one fine swarm leave after I had hived it, 

 but I had 9 colonies in good condition for 

 winter. My average was about 30 pounds 

 to the colony. I could not do without the 

 American Bee Journal. David J. Ott. 



Augusta Co., Va. 



Only a Moderate Year (1898). 



We very much appreciate the " Old Re- 

 liable"— could not do without it. We like 

 the two departments. •' Beedom Boiled 

 Down " and Cogitator's ■' Afterthought." 



Last year was only a moderate one with 

 us. From 260 colonies, spring count, we 

 secured 20,000 pounds of comb and ex- 

 tracted honey, and increast to 325 colonies. 

 We now have 4.50 colonies to commence 

 with this year. We hope for a better year. 

 O. P. Hyde & Son. 



Williamson Co., Tex., Feb. 16. 



Starters in Brood-Frames. 



I see a good deal said in regard to starters 

 in brood-frames, and I wish to tell you the 

 way I do. I make my frames with the top- 

 bars one-half inch by one inch, then I take 

 combs that are nearly straight and cut 

 strips about halt an inch wide, and glue 

 them on the underside of the top-bar. It 

 saves foundation, and is better. 



Warren Co., Pa. Geo. Whitcomb. 



A Beginner's Experience. 



We had a poor season last year tor 

 honey. I purcbast 21 colonies in box-hives 

 and transferred them to frame hives. I got 

 300 fairly-filled sections, have plenty of 

 stores for spring breeding, and lost but one 

 colony by robber-bees during my absence 

 from home for a few days. Isn't this doing 

 well tor a beginner ? I had lots of trouble 

 at first watering bees ; they would get 

 drowned in everything that held water. 

 Finally I filled a pan level full with coarse 

 gravel, and set it in the sun where water 

 from a barrel would drip into it fast enough 

 to keep it full. In a week I had all the bees 

 in the neighborhood coming for water, and 

 no more drowned bees. 



Success to the American Bee Journal : it 

 is worth dollars to me. W. H. Baker. 



Yolo Co., Calif., Feb. 13. 



Convention Notices. 



Texas. — The Texas State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold their 21st annual convention at 

 W. R. Graham & Son's. Greenville, Te-vas, the 

 first Wednesday and Thursday in April, 1S99. 

 All interested are invited. No hotel bills to pay. 

 W. H. White, Sec. 



Utah. — The Utah Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold their regular semi-annual convention 

 April 8, at 10 o'clock a. in., in the city and county 

 building. Salt Lake City. A full program in 

 the interest of the industry will be presented, 

 and all bee-keepers are cordially invited. 

 Among- the subjects to be considered will be the 

 purchasing- of supplies, the disposal of our pro- 

 ducts, and the best method for the protection of 

 the industry. It is desirable to have every 

 county represented, either personally or by 

 letter. Questions are solicited. 



Mill Creek, Utah. J. B. Fagg, Sec. 



Sent Freel 



Theodore Bender, Cautou^Ohio. 



ur larpe Illustra- 

 ted catalo^rof Bees, 

 ""ives. Smokers, &c 



Address, 



SAtf 



PlL-ase niuutiou the Bee Journal. 



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 foUowiajj prices, cash with 

 the order: 



Sft 10ft 2ift soft 



Sweet Clover .'melilotl 60c Sl.OO 52.25 $4.00 



AlsikeClover 70c 1.25 3.00 5.75 



WhiteClover 80c 1.40 3.00 5.00 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 1.00 2.25 4.0a 



Crimson Clover S5c .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market changres. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michisjan Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



kerosene Sprayers 



mple in.ie^.l. 

 I mailt white pamping. li' varieties 

 I sprayers, Bordeaus and Vermorei j 

 ' Noziles. Ihe "World's Best." 



THE OEMINQ CO.. SALEM. 0. 



Western A^frits, Hennion & HubbefL ' 

 Ctlcago. CatalogLt and fommlas free. 



Please mention Bee Journal when ■writing. 



THE A. I. ROOT GO'S GOODS ^Xr^- 



Including^ their discounts for g'oods wanted for 

 use another season. It will pa.v you to send me 

 St of goods wanted. Cash for Beeswax. 



M. H. HUXT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



An PARP CATALOG BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES, 



*rU I nOL Instructions tu Hetrinners, ii:c., free. 

 = JOHN XEBEL i SOX, 

 SAtf High Hill, Missouri. 



SENT FREE XX 



Our descriptive circular and price-list of 



Bee^Hives, Italian Bees 



Queens, Sections, Comb Foundation, Bee- Veils, 

 Smokers, Hone.v-Knives, etc. SEND FOR ONE. 



Address, 

 lA13t 



F. A. SNECL, 



IVIilledgeville, Carroll Co., Ills. 



EVERGREENS 



100, « to M in. ?l; 13 to JH In. $2.50, 

 .100. 3 t'l. $10prtpuid. 100.4 tottft. 



varietiet-. $15. ir>clioit'f Fiiiit trees. 20 

 varieties, ^Itl. Ornnnientnl A- Fruit 

 iTreef*. Catalogue aiiM pnits of 6tt 

 preat bargain lots SENT FREE* 

 tt^ <;ood Locitl Ajii'iit-* Uiinted. 



D. HILL, irec^^fisl Dundee, III. 



3DSt Please mention the Bee Journal. 



The Midland Farmer 



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 The representative moderti Farm Paper of the 

 Central and Southern Mississippi Valley. Page 

 departments to every branch of Farming- and 

 Stoclc-Raisinf*'. Plain and Practical — Seasona- 

 ble and Sensible. Send 25 cents, silver or two- 

 cent stamps, and a list of your neighbors (for 

 free samples), and we will enter your name for 1 

 year. (If you have not received your money's 

 worth at end of year, we will, upon request, con- 

 tinue the paper to you free of cost another year). 



W, M. BARNUM, Publisher, 



Wainwrig'ht Buildin;j, 

 7Dtf Please nienti. 



ST. LOUIS. MO. 

 Ill the Bee Journal. 



Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping- 

 Device is a fine thinpr for use in 

 catching- and clipping Queens* 

 wings. We mail it for 25 cents; 

 or will send it FREE as a pre- 

 mium fi>r sending us OXE NEW 

 subscriber to the Bee Journal for 

 a year at Sl.iXl; or forSl.lO we will 

 mail the Bee Journal one year 

 and the Clipping Device. Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & COMPANY, 



118 Michigan St., Chicago, 111. 



