July 27, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



475 



Roors Column 



GLEANINGS 

 AT REDUCED 

 RATES.... 



We do not need to tell you about our 

 journal, for it will speak for itself ; but 

 as an extra inducement we make the 

 followingf low offers : 



Offer No. A. 



For 25 cents we will send GtEANlNGS 

 IN Bee-Culture from the time your 

 subscription is received until January, 

 1900. If you send in your order promptly 

 you will g-et 6 months for only 25 cents. 



Offer No. B. 



For $1.00 we will send an untested 

 Italian Queen worth 75 cts. and Gle.^n- 

 ixGS IN Bee-Culture one vear. 



Offer No. C. 



For £1.00 we will send Gleanings in 

 Bee-Culture the rest of this year and 

 all of next year, that is, from the time 

 your subscription is received until Jan- 

 uary, 1901. The sooner you take ad- 

 vantag'eof this offer, the more numbers 

 vou will receive. 



Offer No. D. 



For 50 cents we will send Gleanings 

 IN Bee-Culture 6 months beg-inning- 

 July 1 and Vol. I of Gleanings. This 

 is for the year 1873. There are many 

 interesting things. There are 12 arti- 

 cles on "Starting an Apiary," and 

 while some of these may not be practi- 

 cal now, there is much valuable in- 

 formation and it gives a good idea of 

 bee-keeping at that time. Our supph- 

 is limited and of course we cannot con- 

 tinue this offer long'. 



Old as well as new subscribers mav 

 take advantage of these offers, but all 

 arrearages on back subscriptions must 

 first be paid at 81.00 per ^-ear. 



ADDRESS 



THE A. L ROOT CO, 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



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lu the muUitude of counsellors there 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Judging the Condition of a Colony by 

 External Symptoms. 



Query 98. — Can you by external symptoms 

 determine the condition of a colony without re- 

 niovin»rany of the combs? — Illinois. 



Dr. C. C. Miiler-No. 

 Mrs. L. Harrison — Yes. 

 J. A. Green — Very often. 

 J. M. Hamljaugh— Not always. 

 Rev. M. Mahin — h^ometimes. yes. 

 J. A. Stone— Yes. to a great extent. 

 Chas. Dadant& Son— No. not always. 

 G. M.Doolittle— Generally, yes. Minutely, 

 no. 



C. Davenport — Sometimes to some ex- 

 tent. 



O. O. Popplefon— Some of the conditions, 

 but not all. 



E. Whitcomb — In many cases, yes; 

 others, no. 



P. H. Elwood — No. Haven't any X-ray 

 apparatus. 



D. W. Heise— Some conditions I can, and 

 some I can't. 



Eugene Secor— Generally, for most prac- 

 tical purposes. 



C. H. Dibbern— Yes, almost to a cer- 

 tainty, every time. 



Dr. A. B. Mason— Can determine some 

 conditions, but not all. 



A. F. Brown— Generally, yes, the there 

 are exceptions to all rules. 



R. C. Aikin— In a general way I can, but 

 outside diagnosis doesn't answer all pur- 

 poses. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— In a general way 

 you can: but to get positive knowledge you 

 must go in.shlf: of the hive. 



E. France — No. But can tell a weak col- 

 ony from a strong one. and give a pretty 

 good guess as to other conditions. 



Emerson T. Abbott — Experience will en- 

 able one to form a jiretty correct idea, but 

 I cannot explain on paper how it is dene. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— In some measure, but 

 not accurately. You can measure its 

 strength and give a good guess at the cause, 

 if weak. 



W. G. Larrabee — I can almost always tell 

 by looking at the top of the frames without 

 removing any, btit not by looking at the 

 outside of the hive. 



J. E. Pond— I cannot, any more than I 

 can tell what one had for dinner by count- 

 ing his vest buttons. I can only determine 

 conditions by examination. 



Mrs. A. J. Barber — Not invariably. lean 

 give a good guess ; but sometimes there are 

 conditions that one cannot determine ex- 

 cept by a close examination. 



>S. T. Pettit— If they are short of stores I 

 can determine that by lifting the rear end 

 of the hive. It they are weak or queenless 

 I can give a pretty good guess by outside 

 symptoms. 



G. W, Demaree- Well, I can tell almost 

 at a glance if there ore good reasons from 

 external appearances for practical iuvesti- 

 gation of the internal condition of the col- 

 ony. Any time excepting in the swarming 

 season I can tell from external appearances 

 when a colony is ijueenless. 



E, S. Lovesy— Yes, in going around 

 among the bee-keepers I can generally tell 

 the condition of their bees before opening 

 the hives, but there is not room in the 

 "Question-Box " for explanations. But 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrang-etnents so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freight 

 or express, at the following' prices, cash with 

 the order: 



Sweet Clever (melilot) 60c 



A Isike Clover 70c 



White Clover 80c 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 



Crimson Clover 55c 



2Stti 

 $2.25 

 3.00 

 3.00 



10ft 

 $1.00 

 L25 

 1.40 

 1.20 

 .90 



Prices subject to market changfes. 

 Add 25 cents to jour order, for cartagfe, 

 wanted by freight. 



2.00 



50 ft 

 $4.00 

 S.7S 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 3.50 



if 



W. J. FOREHAND, 



Your orders are solicited. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



118 Michisran Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



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