Ann 



1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



491 



Root's Golumn 



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 

 followinar low offers : 



Offer No. A. 



For 25 cents we will send Gleanings 

 IN Bee-Culture from the time your 

 subscription is received until January, 

 1900. If you send in your order promptly 

 you will eret 6 monthsfor only 25 cents. 



Offer No. B. 



For $1.00 we will send an untested 

 Italian Queen worth 75 cts. and Glean- 

 ings IN Bee-Culture one year. 



Offer No. C. 



TTor $1.00 we will send Gleanings in 

 Bee-Culture the rest of this year and 

 all of nest year, that is, from the time 

 your subscription is received until Jan- 

 uary, 1901. The sooner you take ad- 

 vantage of this offer, the more numbers 

 vou will receive. 



Offer No. D. 



For 50 cents we will send Gleanings 

 IN Bee-Culture 6 months beginning- 

 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 supply 

 is limited and of course we cannot con- 

 tinue this offer long. 



Old as well as new subscribers may 

 take advantage of these offers, but all 

 arrearages on back subscriptions must 

 first be paid at SI. 00 per year. 



ADDRESS 



THE A. L ROOT CO. 



MEDINA, OHIO. 



lu the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Water in the Apiary— How to Supply. 



Query 99. — Is water in the apiary for the use 

 of the bees a necessary factor? If so, please 

 {jive one or more methods for supplyintr it. — 

 Ut.\h. 



G. M. Doolittle— Yes. Suiall streams and 

 ponds near by give me all the bees require. 



J. M. Hambaugh— Yes, or thereabouts. 

 A long narrow bos with a float to prevent 

 drowning. 



R. C. Aikin— I think not, but 1 frequently 

 give water. I have a big galvanized pan 

 with stones in it. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— It's a good thing. A six 

 gallon crock with sticks of firewood and 

 filled up with water. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — Yes, unless it can be 

 secured hard by. In a dish with slatted 

 float, or covered with chips. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— It is a very neces- 

 sary factor when breeding. Shallow wooden 

 troughs placed about the apiary. 



W. G. Larr.tbee- Of course, water is nec- 

 essary, but in most locations it can be had 

 without being supplied by artificial means. 



P. H. Elwood— Locate your bees near the 

 water. If you cannot, then take the water 

 to them. I have never found the latter 

 necessary with me. 



Chas. Dadant & Son— Yes. but they 

 usually find it, if only from the dew. Sup- 

 ply an inverted .jug on a dish covered with 

 a piece of woolen cloth. 



E. France — That would depend upon the 

 distance to a supply outside of the yard. A 

 shallow tub, or box with floats in it, is a 

 good water arrangement. 



O. O. Poppletou— I have never yet kept 

 bees where they couldn't get what fresh 

 water they wanted from natural sources. I 

 think it is necessary they should have fresh 

 water. 



Mrs. L. Harrison— It is. I place tubs such 

 as butter comes in. with a cloth banging in 

 and out of it. One with water a little 

 brackish; a spoonful of salt to a pail of 

 water. 



G. W. Demaree— If there are open pools 

 or ponds of water brooks or open springs 

 within a half-mile of the apiary it would 

 be a waste of time to water bees by arti- 

 ficial means. 



J. E. Pond— I have never so considered it. 

 A good plan for watering is to place shal- 

 low troughs in the yard filled with chips or 

 cut straw, on which the bees can rest while 

 taking water from them. 



C. H. Dibbern— Yes, it is very important 

 to have water conveniently near the api- 

 ary. A beer-keg with a small hole near the 

 bottom, with a quill partly plugged up, al- 

 lowing the water to drip on a gunny sack, 

 is good. 



Eugene Secor— Water in or near the api- 

 ary is desirable. If none is near I would 

 supply it. A Mason fruit-jar, or similar 

 vessel, a pine board and a jack-knife are all 

 the capital needed to make an excellent 

 drinking fountain. 



Emerson T. Abbott — I think it is. I let 

 my bees drink out of the chicken trough, 

 which is a vvooden box with slats over it to 

 keep the chickens from getting into the 

 water. By the way, do you give your 

 chickens plenty of water ? 



Rev. M. Mahin— Bees, at certain seasons, 

 must have water that the nectar they 

 gather does not supply. If there is not a 

 supply within easy reach, it ought to be 

 supplied. I supply it by filling open-moutht 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrang-ements so that we can 

 furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freight 

 or express, at the followiii"' prices, cash with 

 the order: 



5ft lOtb 25m soft 



Sweet Clever (uielilot) 60c $1.00 $2.25 $4.00 



Alsik-eClover "Oc 1.25 3.00 5.75 



White Clover 80c 1.40 3.00 5.00 



Alfalfa Clover 60c 1.20 2.75 5.00 



Crimson Clover 55c .90 2.00 3.50 



Prices subject to market changres. 



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. 



Italian Queens 



Reared frmn the best 3-baud honey-tratherers 

 by Doolittle*s method. Prices— 45 cents each; 

 1'2 dozen, S2Si>: one dozen. ?4.5it. SAFE AR- 

 RIVAL. 



A<.<Iress,W. J. FOREHAND, 



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e not Italians; 

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 Oueens, each, Sl.OO; Oueeus, ?5.50; 12 Queens, 

 59.00. Everything guaranteed. Book giving 37 

 years' experience in queen-rearing mailed free. 



HENRY ALLEY, 



34Atf Wenham, Essex Co., Mass. 



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FROM BARRED PLYMOUTH 

 ROCKS ■ 



Thorobred — Fine Pluniaj^ed 

 Fowls— Farm Raised— 75 cents 

 per dozen. MRS. L C. AXTELL. 



llAtf ROSEVlLLE. ILL. 



ALBINO QUEENS proUfil: Qu'eens-IfTo"u 

 want llie t^'-^MUlest IJees— If you want the best 

 houey-^atherers you ever saw — try my Albinos. 

 Warranted Queens, $1.00: Untested, 75 cents. 



9A2tjt J. D. GIVENS. LlSBON.TEX. 



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Comb Foundation 



Wholesale and Retail. 



EGGS 



W^orking Wax. 



INTO FOUNDATION FOR CASH A SPECIALTY. 



DO NOT FAIL 



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 what you need iu 



Foundation, Sections, 



And other Supplies, and g-et my prices. You 

 will ^et the best goods aud save money. Illus- 

 trated Catalog- Free. BEESWAX WANTED. 



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