April 20, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



251 



Roors Column 



No=Qob 

 Foundation. 



We Have it at Last. 



It has been proven that wax in the 

 base of ordinary foundation is not 

 utilized by the bees, but is left there 

 practically as it leaves the mill ; and 

 the result is, when drawn out into 

 comb, the so-called gob, or fishbone, in 

 comb honey. 



Our New Thin^Base 

 FOUNDATION 



is exactly what its name indicates — 

 foundation with a base as thin as 

 natural comb, with heavy deep walls. 



Fig. 7, herewith shown in cross-section 

 from an actual photo, represents the 

 new thin-base heavy-walled foundation 

 running about 10 feet to the pound. 



Fig. 13 represents the ordinary- thin 

 foundation with heavy base and 

 scarcely any wall, about 10 feet; the 

 heavy base, without modification, going 

 right into the comb honey with very 

 little change, and forming fishbone. 



We have so far only small dies, and 

 cannot afford to sell this product for 

 less than 75 cents a pound. 



Seven or eight pieces, large enough 

 to fill 4 '4 sections, 15 cents, postpaid ; 

 24 pieces, prepaid, 40 cents. 



TDefl.l.RooiGoiiiDany 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



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Bees Did Very Well. 



My bees did very %vell last summer. It 

 was the first year that I ever handled them. 

 I am 13 years old. and teud my father's 

 bees. We have 10!) colonies. I had fiO 

 swarms last summer, and I expect to do 

 better next summer. 



Lawrence Brotles. 



Socorro Co., N. Mex., March 21. 



Banking Hive-Entrances with Snow 



I have just been out shoveling snow up to 

 the hive-entrances, as we put out our bees 

 (one-half of them in the cellar), and it 

 grew cold almost immediately, and they 

 got no flight. It snowed more or less for 

 three days, until we have had the deepest 

 snow of the season— about one foot — and 

 when the sun shines the poor bees fly out, 

 and every one "is lost, so we bankt snow 

 around the entrances, yet some push out, 

 but I think the snow will soon go off. 



Mrs. L, C, Axtell. 



Warren Co., 111., April 1, 



Not a Colony Lost. 



My bees came thru the winter in fine 

 shape. I have not lost a colony, but some 

 report heavy losses. I have now young 

 bees cutting themselves out of the cells, 

 and combs entirely filled with brood. 



F. C. Yentsch. 



Lawrence Co., Mo., April 7. 



All Wintered Well. 



The valuable American Bee Journal has 

 beeu a great help to me, and I can't get 

 along without it Today has been bright 

 and warm, sol got the bees out of winter 

 quarters, and they had a glorious flight. I 

 put in 11 colonies, and all came out brisk 

 and lively. I hope some time to know a 

 little of the much to learn about bees 



C. W. Hewitt. 



St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., April 10. 



Severe Loss In Wintering. 



The past winter has been severe on bees. 

 My brother told me that about .50 percent 

 of them have "died out" in Salt Lake 

 County, and other localities in the State. 

 Pres. Lovesy has lost all but 4 colonies. 



H. W. Dudley. 



Salt Lake Co., Utah, April 6. 



A Long, Tedious Winter. 



This has been a long, tedious winter for 

 the bees in this coimtry. I put mine into 

 the cellar about Dec. 1, and they are still 

 there, but I hnpe to get them out in a week 

 or 10 days. There is plenty of snow on the 

 ground at present. 1 expect to lose one- 

 third of my bees. I put 122 colonies into 

 the cellar, and will be glad if I have SO the 

 first of June. Some have lost all already. 

 We had a good, average season last year, 

 and hope for the same this year. 



J. J. Marshall. 



Vernon Co., Wis., April 7, 



Sympathy Wasted on California. 



So much sympathy being wasted on the 

 Southern Califoruin honey crop for I8H'.I, 

 and in reference to Mr. C. H. Clayton's let- 

 ter on page 1S4. where he says. '■ We shall 

 make nothing this year," 1 feel in jus- 

 tice to Southern California to say that it 

 will be well to let the creature die before 

 you bury her. Now "shall" is a very 

 strong word, and I. for one, think the word 

 •' will " would have iieen much more appro- 

 priate, as I consider the present prospects 



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 foUowintf prices, cash with 

 the order: 



5ft lOtb 251* .50* 



Sweet Clever (melilot) 60c Sl.OO $2.25 $4.00 



AlsikeClover 70c 1.25 3.00 5.75 



WhiteClover 80c 1.40 3.00 5.00 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 1.20 2.75 5.00 



Crimson Clover 5Sc .90 2.00 3.S0 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michigan Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



T"' /^ /^ O FROM BARRED PLYMOUTH 



pItItS ROCKS 



J-JVJVJO Thorobred — Fine Pluraaged 

 Fowls — Farm Raised — 75 cents 

 per dozen. MRS. L C. AXTELL. 



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