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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



April 6, 1899. 



BEES, HONEY, MONEY 



Queens for Business ».».. 

 Supplies at Bottom Prices. 



••■Eee-Keepinir for BeL''iniu'rs," price 50 cents, 

 imparts the iustruction. Price-List free. 



6E8t J. P. H. BROWN. Augusta, Ga. 



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ANYONE INTERESTED 



in Ajcrleultornl Pnrtmtts can't 

 afford to be without the 



AGRICULTURAL EPITOMIST. 



Satnplo copy Free to any address 



upon receipt o£ name and address 

 plainly written on postal card nam- 

 ing paper in which you saw this ad. 

 Address AUR1CT3-U#>4L EPIT031IST. iDdlanasolls, lol 

 2oE2fjt Please mention the Bee Journal. 



FARM BEE-KEEPING 



is one of the leadiny departmeuts in the 



Modern Farmer and Busy Bee, 



the best greneral FARM and BEE paper in ex- 

 istence. Write for sample copy to-day, and for 

 clubbing- rates with any paper you want. 

 Address, EMERSON T. ABBOTT, 



St. Joseph, Missouri. 



A WASTE OF 



IViO^EY 



i-i ni'Vrr.lrsiraMr nr iustili- 

 !.■. It Isw.-rs,' tl.:in wa^te 

 put Ijik-h pr;r.'(l '.-'JiT* iiJ i 

 IT, iuip^Ttc-t lrjiiil>al<.r. 



ThelHASCOITP. 



INCUBATOR 



not onlv prevents euoll waste, 

 tut turiis failure Into sinc-^as. 

 Repulatea perfectly !i3 to hent, 

 r.r-d ventilation. tiiiaraijlee.i. iSend at once f.T FREE irat.ilr.ijne. 



Hascotte Incubator & Lumber Co.. Box II. Bedford, Ohio. 

 BUY THE BEST. 



If vou want the best low down wagon you 

 should buy the Electric Handy Wagon. It is 

 the best because it is made of the best material; 

 the best broad tired Electric Wheels: best sea- 

 soned white hickory axles; all other wood parts 

 ■of the best seasoned white oak. The front and 

 rear honnds are made from the best angle steel, 



Electric 



which is neater, stronger, and in ever_v way bet 

 ter than wood. Well painted in red and var 

 nisht. Extra length of reach, and extra long 

 standards supplied without additional cost 

 when requested. This wagon is guaranteed to 

 carrj- 4,0U0 pounds anywhere. Write the Elec- 

 tric Wheel Co. Box 16, Quincy, Illinois, for 

 their new catalog, which fully describes this 

 wagon, their famous Electric Wheels and Elec- 

 tric Feed Cookers. 



to get it ; how to mate, Itrepd, feeii ami 

 market poultry. Cuts and pUnsfor 



ing poultry bouses and cost of same. 



e and iii:iiiv f-lher tliines tntretbi^r wilh 



CYPHERS INCUBATOR 



which isbi-tit fn-iulil ji.iltl to evcrv liuri:h:i!ser 

 acoutainediD our Poiiltr) (aiide, Sent for 10 eta. 



9 Tbe Cyphers Incb. Co. Box 50 vVayland, N.Y. 



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Zn PARF CATALOG BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES, 



f U InUL Instructions t.. IV-tiiiniers, A:c., Iree. 

 - JOHN NEKEL & SOX, 



5Aif High Hill, Missouri. 



SURE THmC! 



If tlici*''s notliin:.' in coil.'.i surltiL's. wliy not iiiakp 

 iiuittrp-^^os ntVtiMiu'ht \vir»''.' lint theie is, yuii knuw, 

 ^ndtli. il is (.ins. 



I'vch: \\()vi:n «ii!k ki:n( k(0.. aduiax. iiini. 



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one being on and filled with chaff, and a 

 cover over all. I think from appearance 

 it is too close. 



I want to say to the readers, and to those 

 that should be readers of the American Bee 

 Journal, that this is the third year I have 

 taken this journal, and it bids fair to be 

 the best of tbe three. I have been very 

 much interested in Mr. Golden's method of 

 producing comb honey, and his very un- 

 selfish way in giving it free and unre- 

 strained to all alike, and I for one would 

 thank him. My interest was first awak- 

 ened by the article appearing in the first 

 number of the year, then 1 took the pre- 

 vious volumes, as I have them bound and 

 indext, and read everything pertaining to 

 the Golden method, and I have decided 

 there is something in it. 



I am young in the business, but I am in it 

 because I love it. and am very fond of 

 honey. I can't give it my undivided at- 

 tention, but sometime I hope I may make 

 it more of a business. 



I have noticed some discussions as to tbe 

 advisability of bee-keepers making their 

 own hives. 1 want to say I for one be- 

 lieve in it. but not for all. I confess I am 

 very particular to have a good job when it 

 is done, and some of the bee-supply firms 

 can do the best kind of work, and cheaper 

 than most of us can possibly do it. But 

 with others like myself, it is different. I 

 have a nice little barn on my place which I 

 use tor a shop. I have a two-horse power 

 engine and a combination circular saw, all 

 of which I made, and by taking pains I can 

 do pretty good work. So I say. it one is so 

 fixt he has the advantage over others in the 

 business. Norman O. Jarvis. 



Madison Co., N. Y. 



Hard Weather on the Bees. 



We are having dark, damp weather at 

 present. I am afraid tor the bees. I have 

 lost one of my colonies with the diarrhea 

 already — a good one. '3^.j gallons of bees in 

 it, and about .30 pounds of honey, nice and 

 sealed white clover mostly. Our damp 

 weather has continued since the middle of 

 February, and 1 begin to feel shaky about 

 the bees. William Lyons. 



Sioux Co., Iowa, March 14. 



An Old Bee-Keepep. 



I am an old beekeeper, and have reared 

 a good many queens and sold them for 

 *.") 00. and bought oue queen for .$15 00. I 

 bought my first colony of Italian bees for 

 -SO 00 when they first came, but now they 

 are low. I have transferred bees for many 

 years. I went 40 miles to transfer, but 

 now the seasons are poor and winters hard. 

 I once had fiO colonies, and have now 10. 

 Last year was very poor. Two years ago 

 1 got 55 gallons of honey from five colonies. 



C. J. YODEK. 



Wayne Co., Ohio. March 33. 



Heavy Loss -Good Crop Prospect. 



The winter loss in this part of the coun- 

 try is greater than ever known before. 

 Some bee-keepers' loss is 25 percent, and 

 some 50 I was very successful, tor I win- 

 tered my whole apiary without the loss of 

 a single colony. I never before had bees in 

 as fine shape as this spring— plenty of bees 

 and brood. 



The prospect for a large honey crop was 

 never better than it is this spring. Maple 

 and elm are in bloom, and the weather is 

 clear and warm. The bees are tumbling 

 over each other bringing in pollen. Hurrah 

 for the American Bee Journal! 



Page Co., Va., March 34. C. H. May. 



Worst Winter— Bitter Honey. 



I appreciate the American Bee Journal 

 very much, and have tried to get my 

 friends to take it. This has been the worst 

 winter I have seen here, the temperature 

 went to IS degrees below zero. I have at 

 present 14 colonies, which have all come 

 thru safely so far, tho I expect to have to 



We don't keep 

 Supplies 



WE SELL THEM 



In order to do this we have to have GILT=EDOE 

 STOCK, and make prices right. 



Send us a list of what you want for the coming 



season, and let us make you 



SPECIAL PRICE. 



Standard Lumber Co. 



lOAtf MANKATO. MINN, 



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A GreBt Mistake 



it w r-uld be to purchase an Incu- 

 bator ur Brooder witho-it first 

 getting a copy of our US-page 

 (.atalogne. It costs 6c. but is 

 worth a dollar to you for the 

 -^5 poultry infornxation it contains, 

 '^to say nothing of the pointei-s it 

 _ gives you. Send fnr it at once. 



DBS MOINES INCUBATOR CO . Box 78. Des Moines, la. 



ALBINO QUEENo proTi"fi"c OueLns-IfTo^u 

 want the grentlestBees— If you want the best 

 honev-^atherers vou ever saw— try mv Albinos. 

 Untested Queens' in April, $1.00; Tested, $1.50. 



9A26t 0. D. GIVENS, LISBON, TEX. 



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I NCUBflTuB SUCCESS 



tml^^ — pruppr distribation ofheatand 

 moisture and pprTect re^alatioa «Dd 

 TcntllatioD. Thi-oe points »ttain per- 

 fection ID the 



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Add to these points Buperlor conRtructloD ond finieh and 

 vou have a perfect machine. They deal onlv iu hit;h percenUges of 

 hatch. Sizes from fiO to 860 eeei^ Prices *10. up. 

 WE PAT f^REIGHT ANYWHERE in the U. S. Catalogue free. 

 Petaluiaa Incubator Co., Box 91, Petalumo* Col. 



GWe make the New 

 liampion Gliatt-fiiv6 



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 f2freatest 

 surprise. R. H. SCHMIDT & CO.. 



Sheboygan, Wis. 



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BY STEAM-^>'LL tbe 



FiLiinle. i"rf>.l, sei: rt.-L;ijlai-iti? 



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I'liousKudn ID Buccesstul operainxi. 

 Lowest priced iBt-class b&tc!ier iuade 



(iEO. II. STAMI., 

 4 to TJt4 S. «th Nt.. Oulnpy. Ill 



44A261 Please mention the Bee Journal. 



EGGS FOR SITTING IT/.'/'' 



Plymouth Rock, 15 Eixsjs for $1.00. 

 Superior Ro.se Comb Black Bantum Eggs, IS for 



S2.0U. Xo other varieties kept. 

 Italian-bee keepers being- men of g-ood taste 

 and sound iudgraent should beep the best and 

 most profit.-ible kinds of Poultry. Only fresh 

 eggs used, carefully packt and sent by express. 

 Safe delivery guaranteed. D. S. HEFFRON, 



Washington Heights, III. i3Atf 



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Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clippidg 

 Device is a fine thing lor use in 

 catching and clipping Queens' 

 wings. We mail it for 25 cents; 

 or will send it FREE as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW 

 subscriber to the Bee Journal for 

 a year at $1.00; or for $1.10 we will 

 mail the Bee Journal one year 

 and the Clipping Device. Address, 



OEORQE W. YORK & COMPANY, 



118 Michigan St., Chicago, 111. 



