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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Mar. 14, 



EVERGREENS 



thatlive ond crow is what you want. I sell them. 

 Nursery erown trees, JtJ3. 8 varieties, transplanted 

 everi-reensone foot and up, packed and on cars for 

 $li).Ou. Greatest bargain ever offered. Smaller lots 

 cheap. Windbreak trees a specialty. Illustrated 

 catalofrue irvn*. Local Acents wanted. Mention 



pap«r- D. HILL. Evergreen Specialist, Dundee, 111. 



91)51. 



I'lea'^e mention the Bee Journal, 



You can Count your- 



CHICKENS 



Before they are Hatched! 



J if Jou will usg a eood Incubator and a good f 

 I Tliermometer— both are essential to a sue- f 

 I cw-v-^ful hat^rh. A Guaranteed incubator 

 ■III ^"'''■mometer by express r'reraid for 75c 



g Taylor Bros Co., Rochester, N. Y. 



;i DGt Mention the American Be^ Joumai. 



SIMPLEX HATCHER & 

 oimrkCA BROODER Combined. 



THE MOST PERFECT 

 Incubator Made. Hatches 

 every egg that a hen could 

 hatch; Regulates itself auto- 

 matically; Reduces the cost of 

 lioultry raising tea minimum. 

 Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 

 1 *>0 Fee size S16.00. 

 SIMPLEX MANr'G. CO.. Qulaci.lll. 

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E.L.Kincaid'sAd 



Notice to Bee-Keepers' & Dealers. 



I have one of the Largest and Best Equipped 

 Factories In the West devoted entirely to the 



Sa^?i"Jrs^cure°d' Bce-Kccpers' Supplies. 



the right to manufacture the Improved 

 HIgsiusville Hive Cover, I will place it 

 on all Hives sent out this year, unless other- 

 wlseordered. Send your name on a postal card 

 at once, for Latg-e Illustrated Catalogue and 

 Price-List free, giving pries and full desc ip- 

 tion of the Improved Hive Cover, D. T. Hives, 

 Sections, frames. Supers. Crates. Boxes, Ex- 

 tractors. Foundation. Smokers, Veil.'s. Queen- 

 Cages, Etc. E. L. KiNCAiD, Walker, Mo. 



7D8t Mention the American Bee Joumai. 



ONE MAN WITH THE 

 UNION ^O'^IJ.'^^TION 



'an do the work of four 

 men using hand tools, in 

 Kipping. Cutting-off, Mi- 

 tring, Kabbeting, Groov- 

 ing. Gaining. Dadoing, 

 •i=y-~-^^ /.')!>'] jJV- Edging-up. Jointing Stuff, 



^t ll^'c^ t^tc. Full Lineof Foot and 



'"^ Hand Power Machinery. 



.Sold on Trial. Calalosue Free. 

 SENECA FALLS MPG. CO., 

 46 Water St., SENECA FALLS. N. T 



231)1-2 Mention (he .4m(;ri-<i»i Bee Joumai,. 



BFRKSHntE, Cheater White. 

 Jersey Bed and Poland China 

 FIGS. JerscT, Gaernaey ahd 

 Ilolflli.in Cattle, Thoroughbreil 

 Sheep. FaQcy PoDltrj. Huhtitig 

 ^ and iloDBO Dogs. Cat&logae. 



B, W. I UITB, CocbraOTlUe, Chester Oo.,Peima. 



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SuccEssFui ; 

 INCUBATOR LJ 



^^ii^-^1^ A CHtaloKue giving full^ 

 ^ ^ iii''] iiifcrniution regardioB^ 

 artitijial hatchiiiK and* 

 broodiDR, also a treatii^p^ 

 on poultry raisiuR sentj 

 FREE. Write now to 

 Dc9 Uolnes Iscutstor Ci}.,< 



H.ix I 1)ER MOINKS. lA.' 



Mention me Aitierican Bee Journal. 



IDS 



|{('(>-Pvi>'lHCV~*'''''T^'l'"'8- Cheap but good. 

 mi rif>\jd[KJs 8 cts. each; 12-7ocI; postpaid. 



Queen - Catcher^ H"'f ^'*"'^- 



.7?^ 1 ry 1 ; try more. 



25 cents each; 12, S2.,t0. postpaid. Instruc- 

 tions with each. M. O. Office. Los Angeles. 



ISDtr C. W. Dayton, Florence, Calir. 



Questiot;)'Box* 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



How Old lUay Brood.Combs be 

 Before Changing Tlirin '{ 



Query 962.— How old do you allow your 

 brood-combs to get before changing to new '/— 

 Minn. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — I never change 

 them. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — Twenty years 

 or more. 



Rev. M. Mahin— O say from So to 40 

 years or so, 



R, L. Taylor — I never have rejected a 

 comb on account of its age. 



E. Prance — I never change them on 

 account of the age of combs. 



Wm. M. Barnum — About 10 years; 

 sometimes more, sometimes less. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— As long as they 

 remain perfectly sound and clean. 



H. D. Cutting— I have had combs in 

 use 15 years, and did not change. 



Dr. C. C. Miller— I don't know. I 

 haven't any more than 25 or 30 years 

 old. 



B. Taylor— I have used combs 15 

 years old, and they seemed to be all 

 right. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — I am not old enough 

 to answer. I have had good comb 20 

 years old. 



Rev. Emerson T. Abbott— I never kept 

 any long enough to know. Ask some 

 one who has. 



Jas. A. Stone — I have never paid any 

 regard to age so long as they were in 

 good condition. 



Eugene Secor— I have never found oc- 

 casion to change, so long as the old 

 combs were perfect. 



C. H. Dibbern — I never change them 

 at all, unless in handling them I find 

 comb that is objectionable. 



G. M. Doolittle— I have kept bees for 

 25 years, and have never yet discarded 

 a comb on account of its age. 



J. A, Green — I have never thought it 

 necessary to change any, though I have 

 some that must be 20 years old. 



W. G, Larrabee— We have no combs 

 that have been in use more than 10 

 years, and have seen no need of chang- 

 ing yet. 



P. H. Elwood — We have some in use 

 ever since we commenced to keep bees, 

 or over 20 years. The most of them are 

 changed within 10 years. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater — I have combs 

 which have been used for the past 18 

 or 20 years just ag good as ever. I have 

 never recombed my hives. 



J. E. Pond — I have used brood-combs 

 12 or lo years, and then found them all 

 right. I should not change, so long as 

 they were in good shape, and easily 

 transferrable. 



G. W. Demaree— I have some combs 

 perhaps 20 years old, and have never 

 changed a comb on account of its aye 

 alone. I make it a practice to work out 

 the indifferent combs gradually, supply- 

 ing their places with new ones. 



Mrs. .Jennie Atchley — I never keep an 

 account of such things, but I use combs 



lO years or more old sometimes. I 

 would not change as long as they were 

 good, and the cells not too small. Some- 

 how bees seem to pull through the 

 winter on old combs. 



*-^=^ INCUBATORS: 



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The Reliable * 



T.jHatcb 811 per centSKL» Ricpliting -^ 

 Iiiirablp, Correct io Principle. Lesder JL. 



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« Towla 



■A-l'TBe. POULTRY FuR PROFIT 



ttortd'a F»ir. 6cts. in stamps for ■. 



r 112 paee Poiiltrj GuiJt »nd Cat*. * 



plain, Bed-Rock Informalion. if 



EVERGREENS 



• Reliable Incubator and Brooder Co.,Quincy, III. * 



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-SOUTHERN- 



Home of tlie Hojiey-Bee 



Where you can buy Queen*, as good as the 

 best— Warranted Purely Mated, and guaran- 

 teed free from Paralysis. From either an Im- 

 ported or a Straght ,5-B. or Golden Mother — 75 

 cents cich; 12 tc.r$T.50. Tested, $1,00 each; 

 12forS9,00, After June 1st. .iO cents each; 

 12 for$+.on; Tested. 7.5 cents each. 12, $7.50. 

 Go d Breeders, $2.00 each; Straight 5-B. or 

 " Faultless" Queens. $2.50 each. Bees, 75c. 

 per lb. Circular Free. Address. 



HUFSTEDLER BROS. 



10A26 CLARKSVILLE, TEX. 



FRUIT AND 

 FOREST TREES 



Grape Vines. Small I'ruits, Shrubs 

 and Hoses. Sample Order No 1 : 2U) 

 evercreeus. seven varieties, including 

 Colorado Blue Spruce, (Picea Pun- 

 eensi, sent to any address in the 

 United States, express prepaid, for f?; 

 one-half of above Jl. 36 page whole- 

 sale catalogue and "How to grow ever- 

 greens" Free* Received highest 

 award at the World's Fair. Large 

 discounts for early orders. Address, 

 Side: Hstiosal Kuiiery Co., Elgis, ZU. 



4A8t Mentionthe American Bee Journal. 



Giant Bees of India. 



I am now readv for orders for the largest 

 Bees on earth. Something new for bee-men. 

 Bees that tear open red clover and other blos- 

 soms to get the honey. Half-breed colonies 

 so netimes gather 20 lbs. of honey in a day 

 Young Queens $:i.00 to $S.00. Orders booked 

 now. Also Cliolee Wlilte Wyandotte 

 !<&£(«, $2.00 per 13. CD. HOLT, 

 8A4t MUKUAY. KY. 



Mention Vic American lice JownuU. 



BEGINNERS. 



Beginners should have a copy of the 

 Amateur Bee-Keeper, a 70-page book by 

 Prof. J. W. House. Price 2o cents; if 

 sent by mail. 28c. The little book and 

 the Progressive Hee-Keeper (a live, pro- 

 gressive 28-page monthly journal) one 

 year, 65c. Address any flrst-ciass dealer, 

 or 

 LEAHY MFG. CO., Higginsville, Mo. 



^ SAVE i 

 MONEY 1 



i?.iJi'^^^;?V^^ ITALIAN QUEENS 



Foundation at Wholesale Prii-es. Hiveis, 

 suited for the South, or S11PP1.1ES, send for 

 Price-List— to 



J. P. H. BROW.I ^^GusTA, 



lOAiat Mention the American Bee Jrvmal. 



Golden Glueens 



From Texas. Vo%^„^r„e'r 



as well as tor Beauty ;iiid Gentleiie^s. 



it^g^ Safe arrival iiud reasonable satisfac- 

 tion guarauteed. Write lor Price-List. 



J. D. GIVENS, ^^^.^9^'TEx. 



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