May 18, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



315 



Root's Goiymn 



ENTIRELY UP 

 WITH ORDERS 



Our extensive enlarg-ements last fall, 

 costing in the aggregate 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 shipinent. 



Save Freight 



By Buying at the Nearest Branch 

 OF 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. S.\LISBURY, Manager. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



Mechanic Falls, - Maine. 



J. B. M.\soN, Mgr. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



10 Vine Street. - Philadelphia, Pa. 



W. A. SelsEH, Manager. 



AGENCIES. 



A. F. McAdams, Columbus Grove, O. 



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



(Successor toC. F. Muth & Sou ,in<l A.Muth) 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 Prothero & Arnold, Du Bois, Clearfield 



Co.. Pa. 

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

 W. W. Carv. Lvonsviile, Mass. 

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



Co., Mich. 

 George E. Hilton, Fremont, Newaygo 



Co., Mich. 

 Walter S. Ponder, 512 Mass. Avenue, 



Indianapolis, Ind. 

 Vickery Bros.. Evansville, Ind. 

 Jos. Nysewander, 612 W. Grand Ave., 



Des Moines, Iowa. 

 Jos. Nebel & Son, High Hill, Mont- 



gomerv 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 & Box Co. .Los Ang-eles.Cal. 

 M. R. Madary, Fresno, Cal. 



Ttiefl.l.RooiGonipanu 



.MAIN OFFICE AND WORKS; 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



l ^te^;s^/i^:S ^^a^;fes:a3KBg;^\^s^ 



C>%E^C£^ 



^r^?^ti^^Jif<!f^^S 



MAY. 



Behold, she conies, the spring's beloved, 



The pride of e:irlh and sea, 

 With blossoms on her pulsing breast 



From glen and glade and lea. 

 So light of step, si> fair of face, 



She passes on her way: 

 With every beauty, every grace. 



The rare and radiant May. 



— Farm Journal. 



Bees Are Busy. 



The past winter was the most severe, as 

 low as 28*^ below zero. I lost 3 out of 2S col- 

 onies. All kinds of fruit are in blossom, 

 and the bees are very busy. I could not 

 heep bees without the American Bee Jour- 

 nal. Long may it live and prosper. 



I. D. Hyde. 



Washington Co.. Mich., May 7. 



Many Lost Thru Severe Cold. 



Bees are booming, but many have lost 

 large numbers of colonies on account of the 

 severe cold weather. The losses, however. 

 are with those who ought not to complain, 

 as proper attention was not given the colo- 

 nies in the fall. It is ever thus. 



Success to the American Bee Journal. 

 F. A. Gemmill. 



Ontario, Canada, May 3. 



Wintered Without Loss. 



My 36 colonies wintered without any loss. 

 I winter them in the cellar with bottom- 

 boards on. My neighbors lost almost all of 

 theirs, still they would not spend a dollar 

 for a bee-paper ! Success to the " Old Re- 

 liable." G. Johnson. 



Clark Co., Wis.. May 1. 



Feeding Bees- Honey Prospects. 



Will you allow me to correct Cogitator, 

 as to my plan of feeding bees, as given on 

 page 22.T ? Instead of feeding every tenth 

 hive, as stated. I reserve the surplus of 

 every tenth hive, in full-sized frames, to 

 feed the nine, in case they need it. 



I claim it is poor policy to feed liquid 

 honey to a starving colony, as it only stim- 

 ulates brood-rearing, to require more feed. 

 I am speaking more particularly of carry- 

 ing bees over a dry year in California. If 

 comb honey is fed t^ees they will economize 

 and save feed, lu carrying bees thru a dry 

 year all we need is a normal colony. We 

 do not need a surplus of bees when there is 

 nothing to gather. 



I am having soQie prospects of part of a 

 crop of honey. 1 have had 40 new swarms 

 from 114 colonies, and some of the swarms 

 have filled their hives. But generally pros- 

 pects are poor in California. 



Cyrus C. Aldhich. 



Riverside Co., Calif.. April 30. 



No Winter Loss— Honey-Dew. 



The past winter was the coldest ever wit- 

 nest in this part of the country. I began 

 the winter with 30 colonies packt in forest 

 leaves, on the summer stands; they all 

 came thru the hard winter all right, and 

 didn't get out to the soft maple which is in 

 great abundance here, till April IT, and now 

 they are all just booming. I never had my 

 bees in such a nice, healthy condition, and 

 in such good shape at this time of year. 



While I suffered no loss in wintering, 

 some of my neighbors report heavy losses, 

 some losing three out of five colonies. I 

 don't know what gave me such success, un- 

 less the American Bee Journal did it. I 

 credit my " good luck." as my neighbors 

 call it, to that source. 



The summer of l^'JS was noted for boney- 

 dew. There was more of that here than 



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 following prices, cash with 

 the order: 



511s 10n> 2Stti soft 



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



AlsiK-eClover 70c 1.25 3.00 5.75 



White Clover 80c 1.40 3.00 S.OO 



AlfalfaClover 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 cartage, if 

 wanted by freight. 

 Your orders are solicited. 



GEORQE W. YORK & CO. 



lis Michigan Street, - CHICAfiO, ILL. 



HATCH CHICKENS 



f BY STEAWI-"iU. ti,« 



Biiuiile, [lerfuct, acllrfj^ulaling 



EXCELSIOR jNcymoR 



TliousaudB in Buccessrui o(>e/htiiiu. 

 Lowest priced Ist-clttKB hkictier luade 

 «ii:0. II. ^TAIIL, 

 11 4 to 122 S. 6lh »it..4|ulnrv, til. 



Please mention the Bee Journal. 



r^a Ii-f/^t*ni o I If vou care to know of its 

 Vi^dlllUnilct J Fr'uits, Flowers, Cllmato 

 fir Resources, send for a sample copy of Cali- 

 fornia's Favorite Paper — 



The Pacific Rural Press, 



The leading" Horticultural and Agricultural 

 paper of the Pacific Coast. Publisht weekly, 

 handsomely illustrated, $2.00 per annum. Sam-. 

 pie copy free. 



PACIFIC RURAL PRESS, 

 330 Market Street. - San Fk.\ncisco, Cal. 

 Please mention Bee Journal -when -writing. 



ALBINO QUlCNo proUfi^c QueLns-Vf" mj 

 want the [.'t-ntlfst Bees— If you want the best 

 honev-^'atherers vou ever saw — trv mv Albinos. 

 Untested Oueens" in April. $1.00; "Tested, $1.50. 



9A26t J. D. GIVENS. Lisbon. Tex. 



Please mention Bee Jonrnal -when writing. 



Better than Ever 



Am I prejiared to furnish everyihinsr needed by 

 the up-to-date bee-keeper, all floods manufac- 

 tured by The A. I. Root Co., shipt to me in car 

 lots, and sold at their prices. Send for iUus-i 

 trated, 36-pa^e Catalog- FREE. 



Address, GEO. E. HILTON, 



ITAlTt FREMONT. Newaygo Co.. MICH, 



Please mention Bee Journal when writing. 



FROM BARRED PLYMOUTH 

 ROCKS 



Thorobred — Fine Plumaged 

 Fowls — Farm Raised— "Scents 

 MRS. L C. AXTELL. 



ROSeVlLLE. ILL. 



Please mention Bee Journal whea -writing. 



EGGS 



per tlt'zen 

 llAtt 



Comb Foundation 



Wholesale and Retail. 



Working V\Zax 



INTO FOUNDATION FOR CASH A SPECIALTY. 



DO NOT FAIL 



Before placing' your order, to send rae a list of 

 what you need in 



Foundation, Sections, 



And other Supplies, and get my prices. Yon 

 will ^'et the best goods and save money. Illus.. 

 trated Catalog Free. BEESWAX WANTED. 



GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis, 



Please mention Bee Journal -when ■writlufi;. 



