May 25, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



331 



Root's Golumn 



ENTIRELY UP 

 WITH ORDERS 



Our extensive enlarg-emeiits 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 ag-encies. Give us a trial, and see 

 how quickly we can make shipment. 



Save Freight 



By Buying at the Nearest Branch 

 or Agency. 



BRANCH OFFICES. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



118 Michigan Street, - Chicago, 111. 



Geokge W. York, Manager. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



1024 Mississippi Street, St. Paul, Minn. 



H. G. ACKi,iN, Manag-er. 



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. Set-SEK, Manager. 



AGENCIES. 



A. F. McAdams. Columbus Grove, O. 



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

 (Successor toC. F. Muth A: Sou aud A.Muth) 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Prothero & Arnold, Du Bois. Clearfield 

 Co., Pa. 



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



W. W. Carv. LvonsviUe, Mass. 



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

 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. Grand Ave., 

 Des Moines, Iowa. 



Jos. Nebel & Son, High Hill, Mont- 

 gomery Co.. Mo. 



O. P. Hvde & 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, Oreg^on. 



Union Hive & Box Co., Los Angeles, Cal. 



M. R. Madarv, Fresno, Cal. 



TDefl.l.RooiGoiiipani! 



-MAIN OFFICE AXD WORKS: 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



t^)ns^s;s^^l^^'=^^i^.i^xi<:s,,>I^S'!^^^i 





The Farmer. 



What hi^rher fate for niau can wait 



Thau 'neath the ovurarchiu^ sky 

 To sow aud reap, to leud aud keep 



The fertile fields that round him lie? 

 Siuall pleasure springs from joys of kings 



Aud richer is his lot by far. 

 Whose life is spent iu sweet content 



Where hearth and home aud loved ones are. 

 —Farm Journal. 



Apiculture Prospering. 



I could not help noticing what a change 

 there is in the " Old Reliable:" it seems it 

 is crowded more and more with such valua- 

 ble information, especially the last two 

 weeks. 



Bees are now about getting up to their 

 original working order. Prospects are good 

 for a fine honey year. White clover is be- 

 ginning to bloom, and locust also in full 

 bloom. Everything pertaining to apicul- 

 ture seems to be prospering, and i£ we have 

 a few seasonable rains the bees and we will 

 do the rest. J. Wiley Mount.iot. 



Anderson Co.. Ky.. May 11. 



Severe Winter on Plants and Trees. 



The past winter was perhaps more severe 

 on plants and trees than any other year in 

 the memory of 'the oldest inhabitant.'' 

 Roses called hardy were killed to the 

 ground, altho well protected. Many soft 

 maple trees are badly injured, and I think 

 many ash trees are killed outright. Farm- 

 ers report that red clover is almost entirely 

 killed, but. somewhat strangely, white clo- 

 ver seems to be uninjured C. C Miller. 



McHenry Co.. III., May 30. 



Bad Weather for Bees. 



The weather has been very bad for the 

 bees. We have had just a few days that 

 they could work with any comfort. 



Lewis Lamkin. 



Woodbury Co.. Iowa. May 16. 



Bees Wintered Poorly. 



Bees wintered very poorly here the past 

 winter. My neighbor lost 60 colonies out 

 of 0.5. I lost one-half, which is 50 colonies. 

 My bees are now in very good good shape. 

 The American Bee Journal is the boss of 

 all the bee-gapers 1 ever read. 



Oliver Caron. 



Red Lake Co.. Minn.. May 14. 



Wintered Without Loss. 



My four colonies of bees wintered on the 

 summer stands packt in chaff and sawdust 

 without any loss. A. Shaw. 



Grant Co., Wis., May 14. 



Shake?- What's the Use? 



Have you ever reflected on the useless- 

 ness — nay. the absolute danger attending 

 the usual promiscuous band-shaking * It is 

 a meaningless custom with the majority of 

 people, in which no sentiment or genuine 

 interest enters. This fact is apparent 

 enough on the mere observation how this 

 perfunctory salutation is aceomplisht. 



Two persons meet who entertain no spe- 

 cial regard for each other, but each extends 

 a "flipper" and mechanically shake each 

 others' fingers. What's the use ? 



But let us consider the more dangerous 

 results that not infrequently occur. Here 

 comes a man with whom you shake. In a 

 week or two your hands begin to tingle and 

 soon you find you have caught the itch ; 

 This you generously give to your family 

 and friends to keep them busy scratching. 

 Eczema is often contracted in this neigh- 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arran<.'ements so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freight 

 or express, at the following prices, cash with 

 the order: 



Stb lOib 2Sn> soft 



Sweet Clever (melilot) Wc $1.00 $2.25 $4.00 



A Isike Clover 70c 1.2S 3.00 5.75 



WhiteClover 80c 1.40 3.00 S.0O 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 1.20 2.75 5.00 



Crimson Clover S5c .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. 



GEORGE W. YORK & GO. 



118 Michig-an Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



SILVER cm "o^Ss*" 



.'ILSU THE 



Golden and 3-bauded Italian. 



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

 and safe arrival g-uaranteed. 



C. B. BANKSTON, - RocMale, Texas. 



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HATCH CHICKENS 



( BY STEAM-«itLtt,. 



Bliiiple, pvtt-:ci. seir-regulatiDK 



EXCELSIOR HMMIOR 



TIjousKDds in successful opcretioa. 

 Lowt^it priced Ist-class batcber tuaile 

 OEO. II. 8TAIIU 

 1 14 to 1*^*^ a. 6th St.. Qiilnoy. 111. 



44A26t Please mention the Bee Journal. 



ALBINO QUEENS HJZ^n^i^X 



want the g^entlest Bees— If you want the best 

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

 Untested Queen.s in April, SI. 00; "Tested. $1.50. 



9A2t>t J. D. GIVENS. LlSBON.TEX. 



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Better than Ever 



Am I prepared to furnish everything" needed by 

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

 tured by The A. I. Hoot Co., stiipt to me in car 

 lots, and sold at their prices. Send for illus- 

 trated. 3t«-pag^e Catalotr FREE. 



Address, GEO. E. HILTON, 



17.\lTt FKE-MOXT. Newaygo Co.. .MICH. 



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FROM BARRED PLYMOUTH 

 ROCKS 



Thorobred — Fine Pluinaged 

 Fowls— Farm Raised — 75 cents 

 MRS. L C. AXTELL. 



ROSEVILLE. ILL. 



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Comb Foundation 



Wholesale and Retail. 



EGGS 



per dozen 

 ll.\tf 



V\ZorkJng VNZax. 



INTO FOUNDATION FOR CASH A SPECIALTY. 



DO NOT FAIL 



Before placintr your order, to send me a list of 

 what you need in 



Foundation, Sections, 



And other Supplies, and get my prices. Yon 

 will g-et the best g"oods and save money. Illus- 

 trated Catalo? Free. BEESWAX WANTED. 



GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. 



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