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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



Dec. 7, 1899. 



BEST WHITE 



■t ALFALFA HOTKEY -• 



In 6o=pound Tin Cans. 



VUTE have been able to secure a quantity of WHITE ALFALFA EXTRACTED HONEY which we offer 

 " for the present at these prices, on board cars here in Chicago : Sample by mail. 10 cents ; 2 60-pound 

 cans, in a box, 9}^ cents a pound ; 4 or more cans, 9 cents a pound. Cash with order in all cases. 



Owing- to our limited supply of this fine honey, those desiring- it should order promptly. Address, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



The Midland Farmer 



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 year. (If you have not received your money's 

 worth at end of 3'ear, we will, upon request, con- 

 tinue the paper to you free of cost another year). 



W, M, BARNUM, Publisher, 



Wainwright Buildin-r, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



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SURE HA TCH INCUBA TOR. 



Truetoit^ tiame. Icismaiie 

 to hatch aD'ldoeshilch. No 

 excess heating in center of 

 egschamber. Entirely auto- 

 matic. Hundreds in us^. 

 Common Sense Broftders 

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 prices laid down at your 

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SlIRh HATCH INCIJBATOK COMPANY, Clav Center. Nebr. 

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Farm Wagon Economy. 



The economy of this proposition is not all 

 found in the very reasonable price of the wagon 

 itself, but in the jrreat amount of labor it will 

 save, and its great durability. The Electric 



good size is to have the sides of your tent, 

 that is from the lower corner to the top. 11) 

 to 12 inches. From one of the three lower 

 corners to the next will be the same meas- 

 ure. Pile your supers of sections one on 

 top of the oth( r, then throw the escape over 

 the top, and the bees will be all out in 3 or 

 4 hours. It is best not to make the piles 

 more than 10 supers high, altho I.t high 

 works pretty well. Five is still better than 

 ten. Of course, the larger part of the bees 

 are smoked down into the hive before the 

 supers are taken off." 



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A Good Oregon Report. 



Last spring I started with 12 colonies in 

 poor condition, and we had a cold, wet 

 spring. I bad 22 swarms, lost 3. and in- 

 creast to 24. I doubled up some, and got 

 020 pounds of comb honey, halt white. One 

 colony produced 142 pounds, and another 

 103. They are black bees, and didn't swarm. 

 My bees are mostly blacks, and some 

 crosses. Bees are in good condition. Our 

 main crop is from poison-oak. 



M. W. Pruner. 



Douglas Co., Oreg., Nov. 31. 



Electric 



Wheel Co., who make this Electric Handv 

 Wagon and the now famous Electric Wheels, 

 have solved the problem of a successful and 

 durable low-down wagon at a reasonable price. 

 This wagon is composed of 

 the best material thruout— 

 white hickory axles, steel 

 wheels, steel hounds, etc.; 

 guaranteed to carry 4,iilX) lbs. 

 These Electric Steel Wheels 

 are made to fit any wagon, 

 and make practically a new 

 wagon out of the old one. 

 They can be had in any height 

 desired, and any width of tire 

 up to 8 inches. With an extra 

 set of these wheels a farmer 

 can interchange them with 

 his regular wheels and have a high or low-down 

 wagon at will. Write for catalog of the full 

 " Electric Line " fo Electric Wheel Co., Box 10, 

 Quincy, 111. Mention the Bee Journal. 



A Very Poof Season. 



I have 60 coloDJes of Italian bees, and in 

 splendid condition for winter. My crop of 

 honey was l.OOO pounds of comb honey. It 

 was a very poor season, with a cold and 

 wet spring. G. P Utendorfek. 



Sibley Co., Minn.. Nov. 23. 



Likes the Golden Method. ~- 



Bees have done nicely this year. The 

 Golden method is all right. Last fall I put 

 12 colonies in winter quarters. I sold 2 col- 

 onies last spring, and from the 10 remain- 

 ing I secured fioo sections of nice honey 

 which I sold at 12' j cents each. I increast 

 to U) colonies, holding back swarming as 

 much as I could by the Heddon method. 

 The only colony which I managed accord- 

 ing to the Golden method filled 112 sections; 

 and the best colony by the other method 

 produced 73 sections. I think if a person 

 can rspend all his time with the bees, and 

 does not care for increase, the Golden 



obtainable from a priven rfii 

 aniountof feedcomepfrom _J S 

 cooking It. It makts all \ ,' T, 

 grain entirely dlge>>l)l»lc • -c^S- »> -. i3 

 —none passes tbroii^'h \\i<.- [ ^^i^S^"^ 

 animal ^-hole. The lu-'tfr^^^'i-'.^^ij? 

 and oheapcftl ^vav to, i.>i; fe^ -' —■ ■ 

 etuckfoodi.-^ villia \ 



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^ SE3E3- SXJFFXjIES & 



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.^ thing^ used by bee-keepers. Prompt ^' 



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.^ free. WALTER S, POUDER, ^. 



f^ SU Mass. Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. ^J^ 



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the excellencies of Pjitre Fence if ynu put it in use. 



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PACJK IVOVKX WIUK FKM'KCO., ADUIAX, MICH. 



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USELESS GEARS 



In this mill to absorb aod n-ast« power. 

 U IB a blniple, direct ^lad- 

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cuLs, crushes ami {^riuds 

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