June 22, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



395 



Root's Column 



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 WITH ORDERS 



Our extensive enlargernents 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 pronjptly 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 Branch 

 OP Agency. 



BRANCH OFFICES. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



118 Michigan Street, - Chicago, 111. 



Geokgk W. York, Manager. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



1024 Mississippi Street, St. Paul, Minn. 

 H. G. AcKLix, Manager. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



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



F. A. Salisbury, Manag-er. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., 



Mechanic Falls, - Maine. 

 J. B. M.\S0N, 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, 

 iSuccessor to C. F. Muth i Son and .•\.Muth) 

 Cincinnati. Ohio. 



Prothero & Arnold, DuBois, Clearfield 

 Co., Pa. 



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



W. W. Cary. Lyonsville'. Mass. 



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

 Co.. Mich. 



George E. Hilton, Fremont, Newaygo 

 Co., Mich. 



Walter S. Ponder, 512 Mass. Avenue. 

 Indianapolis, Ind. 



Vickery Bros., Evansville. Ind. 



Jos. Ny.sewander, 612 W. Grand Ave., 

 Des Moines, Iowa. 



Jos. Nebel & Son, High Hill, Mont- 

 gomery Co., Mo. 



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



TheL.A.WatkinsMdse.Co.Denver.CoI. 



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 Angeles, Cal. 



M. R. Madary. Fresno, Cal. 



Tti6f\.I.RooiGoiiiDanu 



MAIN OFFICE AND WORKS: 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



stroth is meant, the 80 colonies will be 

 away out of sight ahead; that is, all things 

 else "being equal. 



E. Whitcomb— NJ colonies in two-story 8- 

 frame hives, every time, if the pasturage is 

 ample. 



D. W. Heise— I would prefer the 40 colo- 

 nies on 10 frames, every time, the way I 

 am situated in this locality. 



Emerson T. Abbott— It would all depend 

 upon the way they were manipulated, and 

 the nature of the honey-fiow. 



E. France— 10 colonies on Ifi frames: or. 

 better still, have a stories, or 24 frames. I 

 have reference to extracted honey. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — Can't be answered- 

 Working for comb honey, the first; for ex- 

 tracted, we must have the two stories. 



Mrs. A. J. Barber— For comb honey, I 

 would want SO colonies in S-frame hives. 

 For extracted honey, I would double them 

 up. 



J. A, Stone — The one is too small, and 

 the other too large, but I would (Just a 

 guess) think the SO colonies with the 8- 

 frames. 



R, L. Taylor— The 80, of course— twice as 

 much if they are equally as good in April, 

 and you give them room for surplus as they 

 need it, 



C. Davenport— There is no question but 

 what better results could be secured with 

 the larger number, for comb honey, in my 

 locality. 



J. E. Pond — This is a much mooted ques- 

 tion, and a correct solution might depend 

 upon locality. For myself I prefer the 10- 

 frame hives, every time. 



R, C. Aikin— Here, I believe the 40 colo- 

 nies on 16, but I cannot understand what 

 you mean by "equally." Suspect some 

 fields would be different. 



Dr. A. B, Mason— It will depend upon the 

 locality and the apiarist. For myself and 

 my locality, the better results will be with 

 SO colonies on 8 frames to each colony. 



C. H. Dibbern — If you produce comb 

 honey I should say the SO S-frame hives. 

 and for extracted the 40 16-frame hives, if 

 the colonies were correspondingly strong. 



Rev. M. Mahin — There are so many things 

 that naturally enter into the case that the 

 answer is very difflcult. With a good sea- 

 son, and in a good fleld. working for comb 

 honey. I would use the 80 colonies in single- 

 story hives. 



E. S. Lovesy — Why, the 80 colonies, 

 every time. Have the frames straight, 

 and keep all colonies strong, and there 

 would be no comparison, as with proper 

 management it would be impossible to pro- 

 duce the same results with 40 colonies as 

 you can with SO, 



Adrian Getaz— I suppose that the total 

 number of bees is to be the same in both 

 cases, and therefore each 16-frame colony 

 has twice the number of bees that each 8- 

 frame colony has. If such is the case, I 

 should say unhesitatingly that the 16 

 frames will give the better results, 



G. W, Demaree— There is too much dif- 

 ference in the influences of locality to an- 

 swer this question so as to benefit many 

 people. If I had 80 colonies, or SOO colonies, 

 of bees in S-frame hives, I would have to go 

 to the expense and labor of transferring 

 them to larger hives to suit my hn-alittj. 

 Eighty colonies of bees in S frame hives in 

 my locality would send the owner to the 

 asylum every good honey season. 



Better than Ever 



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Address, GEO. E. HILTON, 



17Al7t FREMONT, Newaygo Co.. MICH. 



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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: 



51b 101b 2Stb soft- 



Sweet Clever (melilot) 60c $1.00 t2.25 $4.00- 



A Isik-e Clover 70c 1.25 3.00 5.75 



White Clover 80c 1.40 3.00 5.0C' 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 1.20 2.75 5.00 



Crimson Clover 55c .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 & CO. 



118 Michigan Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



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