Mav 4, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



283 



Root's Goiymn 



ENTIRELY UP 

 WITH ORDERS 



Our extensive enlargements last fall, 

 costing in the ag-gregate some $15,000, 

 enables us to keep pace with our in- 

 creasing trade. Send in your orders, 

 and they will be promptly executed, 

 either from the main office or branches 

 and agencies. Give us a trial, and see 

 how quickly we can make shipment. 



Save Freight 



By Buying at the Nearest Bpaneh 

 or Agency. 



BRANCH OFFICES. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



118 Michigan Street, - Chicago, 111. 

 George W. York, Manager. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO.. 



1024 Mississippi Street, St. Paul, Minn. 



H. G. ACKLIN, Manager. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



1635 West Genesee St., Syracuse, N. Y. 



F. A. Salisbury, Manager. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



Mechanic Falls, - Maine. 



J. B. Mason, Mgr. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



10 Vine Street, - Philadelphia, Pa. 



W. A. Sei.ser, Manager. 



AGENCIES. 



A. F. McAdams, Columbus Grove, O. 



C. H. "W. Weber, 2146 Central Avenue, 

 (Successor to C. F. Muth & Son and A.Muth) 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Prothero & Arnold, Du Bois, Clearfield 

 Co.. Pa. 



Cleaver & Green, Troy, Bradf. Co., Pa. 



W. W. Carv, Lvonsville, Mass. 



M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Branch, Wavne 

 Co., Mich. 



George E. Hilton, Fremont, Newaygo 

 Co., Mich. 



Walter S. Pouder, 512 Mass. Avenue. 

 Indianapolis, Ind. 



Vickery Bros.. Evansville, Ind. 



Jos. Nysewander, 612 W. txrand .\ve., 

 Des Moines, Iowa. 



Jos. Nebel & Son, High Hill. Mont- 

 gomery Co., Mo. 



O. P. Hyde & Son, Hutto, Texas. 



TheL.A.WatkinsMdse.Co.Denver.Col. 



The Abbey-Hardy Co., Grand Junc- 

 tion. Colo. 



J. H. Back, 235 West Third North St., 

 Salt Lake City, Utah. 



Buell Lamberson, 180 Front Street, 

 Portland, Oregon. 



Union Hive & Bos Co., Eos Angeles, Cal. 



M. R. Madary, Fresno, Cal. 



TIlGfl.l.ROOtGOIiPIliJ 



MAIN' OFi'ICK A.NI) WORKS: 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



m>)m3^^fl^^^^^mMi^ss^ii^ls^, 



&^mS^€j^^M 



ii^^^mi^ 



A Long, Severe Winter. 



My bees nearly all died during the past 

 long winter. I tbink it was the longest and 

 coldest winter I ever past thru. The first 

 heavy snow here fell Oct. 13. about one foot 

 deep where not drifted, and it did not lie 

 long except where drifted, but it soon 

 turned cold, and has been a very long, se- 

 vere winter, the most so of any winter here 

 known to the oldest inhabitant. I had 3fi 

 colonies of bees last fall, and now have Just 

 four. I am allowing them to build up on 

 the honey left by dead colonies, taking off 

 the covers and setting out from the live 

 bees, some distance, and now think it is a 

 wise Providence, as I could not attend to so 

 many without help or overwork. 



Georoe McCullocgh. 



Page Co., Iowa, April 13. 



" Adel " Means " Noble." 



On page 23.5, Henry Alley gives bis ex- 

 planation for the adel bees. He says, "adel 

 means superior." If I am right, adel signi- 

 fies noble, and adelig means nobility. Adel 

 is a German word and means something 

 with a pedigree; Adeliger, meaning noble- 

 man, is. to my mind, not superior to other 

 people as man. tho he may be in bis class in 

 a far away land. 



Bees are flying every day now, and doing 

 well. Albert Wiltz. 



Atchison Co., Kan., April 1(3. 



Weak Colonies— Little Clover. 



Bees are working very hard now. bring- 

 ing in pollen, but we have very many very 

 weak colonies. Mr. Axiell says there is but 

 little white clover left in this neighborhood. 

 Mrs L. C. Axtell. 



Warren Co., 111., April 36. 



A Rather Gloomy Outlook. 



The outlook is gloomy. Bees, as far as I 

 know, are gone from the smaller keepers. 

 The larger ones have suffered, while tiee- 

 keepers of my type don't know yet how 

 they do stand I have 30 dead colonies, aud 

 the next 'JO days will demonstrate what 

 small colonies will do in maintaining their 

 identity after a winter with no warm days 

 in March, 



Yesterday my bees had their first flight 

 since the warm days in February, and it 

 was so cool yesterday that none took wing 

 till the Hfternoou. aud then only for two 

 hours. Of course, we are up in the clouds — 

 l,'20O feet above the ocean — aud don't have 

 warm days. All days are clear and bright 

 here. We have little tint sunshine : neither 

 snow nor rain or clouds ru cuuipare with 

 the southern part of the .Srate It is uni- 

 formly cool, and this March it was colder — 

 a week near zero all the time, and C.S to 30 

 degrees below two nioruings — 10 degrees 

 colder than tor four years. I will write 

 again after finding how things turn. 



T. F. Bingham. 



Clare Co.. Mich.. April 11. 



Bees and Sorghum-Making. 



In regard to the qnestiou of keeping bees 

 and running a sorghum mill, my experi- 

 ence is much on the same line as that of 

 Andrew Carlsi>n. on page 100. I have 

 workt the two together lor eight years. My 

 bees are at)ont the same distance from the 

 mill, but a neighbor keeps bees within three 

 rods of the mill. The hees give no trouble 

 as long as there are flowers to gather nec- 

 tar from, hut after a frost, followed by 

 warm days, they come in large numbers, 

 but we could control them with smoke. 

 But last season was a beater. The summer 

 was a poor one for honey, the flowers prac- 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



"We have made arrant^ements so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freight 

 or express, at the following prices, cash with 

 the order: 



Site lOtb 2Sft .501b 



Sweet Clever (melilot) 60c $1.00 $2.25 $4.00 



A Isilce Clover 70c 1.2S 3.00 5.75 



WhiteClover 80c 1.40 3.00 5.00 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 1.20 2.75 S.OO 



Crimson Clover SSc .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market changes. 



Add 25 cents to your order, for cartag'e, if 

 wanted by freight. 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michigan Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



HATCH CHICKESiS 



( BV STEAM-«itL the 



Ptiii|>l>?, [>eifi.'et, Hell-regiil&LiDi; 



EXCELSIOR INO'SVLOR 



::>uii&uds io Bucceasfui opcmtioti 

 :st i-ricfd iHt-clBKn hatcJer uiadc 

 iillif. II. STAIil., 

 114 to l-i'i 8. ftth Kt..Oiilnov. Ill 



Low 



44A26t Please mention the Bee Journal. 



An PARf CATALOG BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES, 



*t'U I nUL Instructions to JJeti-iniiers, Ac, free. 



5Alf 



JOHN NEBEL & SON, 



High Hill, Missoctri. 



Please mention Bee Journal when -writing. 



Uke-Hives, Sections, Shipping- 

 Cases — everythintr used by bee- 



i Keepers. Orders filled promptly. 



I Send for Cataloir. Minnesota Bee-' 

 Keepers' Supply Mfg. Co.. Nicollet 

 Island, Minneapolis, Minu. ISAtf 

 Please mention Bee Journal -when -writing. 



koiie Star flpiaru ^il^r^^-'^ 



'^ ^ (.>UEEN,$1.25; 2- 



frame, S2.ai. BEES, one poun j"on frame, Sl.W; 

 111 or more, 75 cents each. OUEENS. 50 cents, 

 75 cents and SI. 00, from I.mi'oktkd Mothers. 

 .\11 Queens not satisfactorv will be replaced. 



G. F. Davidson & Sons, 



18A4t F.AIK\'IKW. 'f EX.^S. 



Please mention Bee Journal when ■writing. 



percent 

 better 



II Pays 500 



T(l KEEP (;00D 



PURE=BRED 

 POULTRY 



Than it doos COMMON 

 CHICKENS. 



WHY? 



^WKITK US. Send stamp 

 ^i^^for Illustrated Catalog'- 

 "^^and PouUry-Book. 



DREXEL POULTRY YARDS CO. 



3(ill Fifly-third .\.vc-niK-. - DREXEL, ILL. 



ls.A4t Please mention the iJee Journal. 



BY^ETURNMAIL ^^IP^'i^^^^ 



ii-art'd ticnii Impokthii Mothers. Untested, 

 5ii c<-nts; Tested, 51. iH.). 



T&RRftL BROS. Lampasas, Lamp. Co. Tex 



IsAtf Please mention llie life Journal. 



Colonies of Bees 



FOR SALE. 



We have a few good colonies of bees 

 for sale 32 miles Northwest of Chicago, 

 which will be ptit on board cars there 

 at SS.OO a colony. They are in hives 

 having 9 Langstroth frames, and are 

 good honey-gatherers. Better order at 

 once if j'ott want any, as the supply is 

 limited. Address, 



<,iKi^R<]iE \\. VORK X- CO. 



118 Michigan St., Chicago, 111. 



