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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



June 22, 1899. 



Page & Lyon Mfg. Co. 



Bee^Keepers' Supplies^.M 



NEW LONDON, WIS., 



Operates two Sawmills that cut, annually, eig'ht million feet of lumber, thus se- 

 curing^ the best lumber at the lowest 

 price for the manufacture of 



They have also one of the LARGEST FACTORIES and the latest and most 

 improved machinery for the manufacture of Bee-Hives, Sections, &c., that there 

 is in the State. The material is cut from patteriis, by machinery, and is abso- 

 lutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and whitest Basswdod is used, and 

 ■they are polisht on both sides. Nearness to Pine and Basswood forests, and pos- 

 session of mills and factorv equipt with best machinery, all combine to enable 

 this firm to furnish the BEST GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. 



Send for Circular and see the prices on a full line of Supplies. 



BinKham & Uethering- 

 ton Uncappinfi- 



9^$^^^^ 



Carloads ' 



Biiigliaiii Perfect Bee-Smokers 



Smoke Engine (largest smoker made) 4-in. stove. Doz. $13.00; each, by mail, $1.50 



Doctor 'S}4 in. stove. Doz. 9.'Hi; " i.io 



Corqueror 3-in. stove. Doz. 6.50; " 1.00 



l.arue '2H-m. stove. Doz 5.o0; " .90 



Plain U-in. stove. Doz. 4.75; " .70 



Xjittle Wonder (weiRht 10 ounces)... 2-in. atove. Doz. 4.5o; " .60 



Honey-Knife Doz. 6."0; " .80 



Binpliam Smokers have all the new improvements. Before buying a Smoker 

 or Knife, lonk up its record and pedigree. 



FIFTEEN YEARS FOR A DOLLAR; OXE-HALF CENT FOR A MONTH. 



Dear Sir:— Have used the ronqueror I.t yenrs. I was always pleased with Its 

 workings, but thinking I would need a new one this summer, I write for a circu- 

 lar. 1 do not think the 4inch Smoke Kngine ton large. 



January 27, lf^yT. Truly, W. H. Kagerty, Cuba, Kansas. 



T. F. BINGHAITI, Farwell, Michigan. 



Hives. 



Sections, 

 Shipping-Cases, 

 'Comb Foundation 



and EVERYTHING used lu the bee-iudusiry. We \\ ant the name i id t J lies-, ul e\er\ bee-keeper 

 in America. We supply dealers as well as consumerp. We have Dry liilri. Improved Machin- 

 erv,4<!>.(.KXI feel of Hotir space, and all nmdern ajnuliances. We make prompt shipment. Write 

 for Catalog^s, Ouutations, etc. INTER-STATE MFG. CO., Hudson, St. Croix Co.. Wis. 



Please mention. Eee Journal when "wriTlug. 



OUR MOTTO: WELL MANUFACTURED STOCK -QUICK SHIPMENTS. 



Seciions, siilDDinQ-Gases and 

 B66-K6eD6rs' Supplies — 



We make a specialty of making' the very best Sections on the market. 



The BASSWOOD in this part of Wi.sconsin is acknowledged bv all to be 

 the best for making the ONE-PIECE HONEY-SECTIONS— selected, young and 

 ■thrifty timber is used. 



Write for Illustrated Catalog and Price-List FREE. 



Marshfield flanufacturing Company, 



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MARSHFIELD. WISCONSIN. 



BEE-SUPPLIES! 



We have the best equipt factory in the West. Capacity, 

 one carload a day; and carry the larg"est stock and great- 

 est variety of everything' needed in the apiary, assuring- 

 BEST goods at the lowest prices, and prompt shipment. 

 lllustratetJ C'atw/ojf, 71* jjajjree*, I're-G, 



We also manufacture Tanks of either wood or jralvanized 

 steel, all sizes, any form, for all purposes. Price list free. 



Address, 



E. KRETCHMER, RED OAK, IOWA. 



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The Mysteries of White Clover. 



Red clover was badly killed out in this 

 region last winter. Ijut white clover seemed 

 to come cut all risht. making a fine show 

 of promise. Favoring rains brought it for- 

 ward in very thrifty condition, but still the 

 question would thrust itself unpleasantly 

 forward. Will the bee^ get any honey from 

 it * May 26 the first blossom put in an ap- 

 pearance, and others followed in unusually 

 rapid succession, so fhat in a very few days 

 the pastures aod roadsides were as white as 

 they had ever been in the best years. But 

 the bees didn't seem to be greatly inter- 

 ested, and by June ti I was forced to the 

 painful conclusion that there was -nothing 

 in it" tor the bees, as the combs were 

 empiy of honey and the bees were robbing 

 wherever they had a chance. 



Suddenly, and with no apparent reason 

 for any change, on June 7 the bees began to 

 tumble over one another in their haste to 

 garner the precious sweet, and the present 

 outlook is good for a crop. 



It any one has a key to unlock the mys- 

 teries of white clover as to yielding or re- 

 fusiug to yield honey, I wish he'd lend it 

 to me C. C. Miller. 



McHenry Co., 111., June 9 



Good Prospect for Honey. 



My bees came thru the winter all right, 

 losing 2 colonies out of 40, others lost from 

 half to all. I attribute uiy success to the 

 " Old Reliable, " and a good, well-ventilated 

 cellar. Prospects are good for a large yield 

 of honey. The worms that have destroyed 

 the basswood the past three years have 

 nearly disappeared. J. H. Doty. 



Polk Co., Wis., June o. 



Gathering White Clover Honey. 



Our bees are in a perfect whirl gathering 

 white clover honey. No swarms yet, but 

 a fine start in surplus. 



N. A. & M. M, RoBissoN, 



Clark Co., 111., June 5. 



A Backward Spring. 



We have had backward weather this 

 spring. Bees got very little honey during 

 fruit-bloom, on account of frosty nights. 

 White clover has commenced blooming, 

 and I see the bees are bringing in some 

 honey now. Alfalfa will be in bloom in 

 two weeks. The indications now are that 

 we will have a good season for the bees re- 

 maining. The winter losses were quite 

 heavy ; some places very much to. 



Elias Johnson. 



Utica Co., Utah. June 3. 



A Beg'inner's Experience. 



I am only a beginner in the art of api- 

 culture, but as far as I have had anything 

 to do with bees, I have had a pretty good 

 success. This is my fourth year, and I can 

 say that we have had all the honey that we 

 can eat. I started in with only one colony, 

 and the first year I received a surplus of 

 about 00 pounds of comb honey. The next 

 year I started in with the same colony, as 

 it did not swarm, and I received 123 pounds 

 of comb honey. Last year I transferred 

 some bees for a man for the half, and in- 

 creast my colonies to nine. I received last 

 year 264 pounds of comb honey. 



My bees wintered well last winter, and 

 came out without loss. I winter them in 

 double-wallei hives. There was some loss 

 of bees in wintering in this locality, but not 

 very severe. Most of the people who have 

 bees here use the old out-of-date box. There 

 are, however, some practical bee-keepers 

 here, who are up-to date in their hives and 



