Mav 11, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



301 



The greatest amount of power procurable 

 from the least amount of fuel, with the least 

 attention to details, result from using the 



rljs4e:i:v 



"Hiis is tnip in f.T-li case, whether you are 

 threshing, drilling wells, lunuiiiK a sawmill, 

 grinding feed, cutting fodderor ensilage or any- 

 thing else. Thev are Semi Portable, Portaljle 

 and Traction, either simple or compound. They 

 rantre from 8 to SO licirse-power. The traction 

 ensines are remarkalile for large traction power, 

 easy steaming, fast travel, great strength, sim- 

 plicity and durability. Boilers made of plata 

 of tin.onn Ills, tensile strength. Fire boxes sur- 

 rounded vithwatfr. We make also Threshers, 

 Horse Powers and Sawmills. Illustrated cata- 

 losue sent free— fuUv describes all. 



M. RUMELY CO., La Porte, Ind. 



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nrr l/CCDCDC I Let me send vou mv 64- 

 DLL'^L[1^ LnO I page Cat.^log for 1S99. 

 J. A/, Jenkins, Wettunpka, Ala. 



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2-frarae Nucleus with Untested 

 Queen, $2.25. 



Uutesled Italian Oueeiis, t>5 cents each. Ready 



May 1, 18')9. ~Have orders bookt now, 



and get bees when wanted. 



F. J. GUNZtL, Obear, Graiglieacl Co., flrk. 



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QUEEIMS 



Smokers. Sections, 

 Comb Foundation 



Xad ull .*pi;irian Siijiplie* 



slipup. S^nd for 



UtEE Catalogue, K. T. FLANAGAN, KelleviUe, Ui 

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SILVER GPiAY 



CARNIOLAN 

 -OLEENS— 



ALSO THE 



Golden and 3-baiided Italian. 



Untested. 50c each; tested, 75c. Purity of stock 

 and safe arrival f^^uaranteed. 



C. B, BANKSTON, ■ RocMale, Texas. 



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ALBINO QUEENS proS Ouelns-If"y*^o*u 

 want the trentlest Bees— If you want the best 

 aiouev-jratherers you ever saw— trv mv Albinos. 

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



9A2t.t 0. D. GIVENS, LlSBON.TEX. 



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HAVE YOU HEARD 



a ni.m iisk titr a "LinttHr fniice tlian Hih P,i^'h" ■;■ I ni- 

 vei'*:!! S:ilif*l'aftion IS a t'ood reL'^ >m]iieud. Ua\e 



PAi'l'^SvOVEN WIKE FKXCE CO., ADRIAN, MICH. 



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I Bee- I 

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^^ Roofs Goiuls at Root's Prices. ^f; 



^^^ Poudek's Honey-Jars and every- ^' 



•^ thin^ used by bee-keepers. Prompt ^■ 



Z^^ Service— low freight rate. Catalog: ^^ 



r$ WALTER S. POUDER, $; 



• ai 513 Mass. Ave,, ^. 



t^^ Inihanapolis, Indiana. ^^ 



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to lay. They were pretty short of honey. 

 I have been feeding them nearly every day 

 since, giving them C sugar, and oats and 

 corn ground for iioUen. I tried them with 

 buckwheat flour but they seemed to prefer 

 the oats and corn. J. C. Armstrosb. 



Marshall Co., Iowa, April IS. 



Satisfied with the Results. 



Last year was my first experience with 

 bees, and I did pretty well, thanks to the 

 American Bee Journal. I got 33 pound of 

 surplus from the old colony, 19 pounds from 

 the new colony, and a number of unflnisht 

 sections. I think the honey-flow was cut 

 off by dry weather, but I am not looking 

 for so much surplus as some get that 1 read 

 about in the Bee Journal. I was surprised 

 at what I got last year, and I think by 

 better management I can make them aver- 

 age that one year with another. I now 

 have four colonies in good shape, having 

 lost one in wintering. Lewis Lamkin. 



Woodbury Co., Iowa. April 39. 



Lost None.in Wintering. 



I have about all the live bees in this part 

 of the country. The rest wouldn't read, 

 and lost all. Mine are all alive and strong 

 with brood in four frames to-day. I win- 

 tered them in the cellar. The Bee Journal 

 is my guide, and will be. J. P. Blunck. 



Webster Co., Iowa, April 28. 



Working on Maple and Apple Bloom 



Busy. Great rush of the season. Don't 

 think I ever saw bees at work on maple 

 bloom and apple bloom slmultnni'0u\/y be- 

 fore. Usually weeks apart. E. E Hasty. 



Lucas Co., Ohio, May 1. 



No Spring at Dr. Miller's. 



It's summer. Was no spring. Jumptright 

 square from winter into summer. Apples 

 in bloom May '2: earlier than 1S9T or 189S. 

 April 29 the mercury stood at 91'-^ ! 



McHenry Co., Ill, .'May 2. C. C. Miller. 



Good Honey Crop Expected. 



We are having weather that suits the 

 most exacting agriculturist; glorious show- 

 ers have been falling for the past three 

 days. They are light and will do immense 

 good. I have no particulars from the South. 

 The honey crop here gives evidence of being 

 good, tho it may not be as heavy as I could 

 desire. W. A. Prtal. 



Alameda Co., Calif.. April 15. 



Succeeding Well. 



This is getting to be quite a bee-country. 

 I commenced keeping bees last spring, and 

 am succeeding well — all on account of the 

 American Bee Journal, which I could not 

 do without. H. T. Wilson. 



Rice Co., Kan., April 29. 



Bees Doing Well. 



Bees ere doing well now, storing honey 

 from the " sugar-bush." 



Sylvester Peasley. 

 McLean Co., 111.. April 37. 



Severe Loss in Wintering. 



Under the above heading, Mr. H. W. Dud- 

 ley says, on page 2.'J1, that about 50 percent 

 of the bees in Salt Lake County and other 

 localities have died the past winter; and 

 that Pres. Lovesy has lost all but four colo- 

 nies. This should have read '■ all but four 

 in the home apiary." Otherwise Mr. D. is 

 very nearly right. Some have lost from BO 

 to 90 percent, while others have not lost 10 

 percent. Salt Lake County cannot be con- 

 sidered a bee-keepers' paradise. The win- 

 tering question seems to be the hardest 

 problem. I never try to winter more than 

 10 to 13 colonies at the home apiary, and I 



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 foUowini? prices, cash with 

 the order: 



516 lOft 2Sn> 50ft 



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



AlsikeClover 70c 1.25 3.00 5.75 



WhiteClover SOc 1.40 3.00 5.00 



AlfalfaClover 60c 1.20 2.75 S.OO 



Crimson Clover 55c .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market chanjjes. 

 Add 25 cents to your order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



lis Michisfau Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



HATCH CHICKENS 



( BY STEAM-'^'"' »>« 



Biniple. perfvci, 8elI-rtt:ijlai.iD'; 



EXCELSIOR INOfBaiOf 



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D BUCCeSSlul Op€ral[0li, 



LowL'st prioei] l.'il-cla'n halcbet aiade 

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 or Resources, send for a sample copy of Cali- 

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The leadini^: Horticultural and Agricultural 

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JOHN NEBEL & SON, 



High Hill, Missouri. 



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PATENT WIRED COMB FOUNDATION 



Has no Saff in Brood-Frames. 



Thin Flat-Bottom Foundation 



Has no Fishbone in the Surplus 



Honey. 

 Being- the cleanest is usually workt 

 the quickest of any foundation made. 



J. A. VAN DEVSEX, 



Sole Manufacturer, 

 Sprout Brook, Montgomery Co., N.Y. 

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FROM BARRED PLYMOUTH 

 — ROCKS 



Thorobred — Fine Plumaged 

 Fowls — Farm Raised — 75 cents 

 per dozen. MRS. L C. AXTELL, 



llAtf ROSEVILLE. ILL. 



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Comb Foundation 



Wholesale and Retail. 



EGGS 



VNZorking Wax 



INTO FOUNDATION FOR CASH A SPECIALTY. 



DO NOT WAIT 



Before placiiiy your order, to send me a list of 

 what j'ou need in 



Foundation, Sections, 



And other Supplies, and j^et my prices. You 

 will get the best yoods and save money. Illus- 

 trated Catalog' Free. BEESWAX WANTED. 



GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



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