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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



May 30, 



McCALLUM STEEL WHEEL WAGONS 



at World's Faix. 

 Broadornarrow 

 tires, high or 

 low wheels to 



fit any skein. 



Are cliiiiiite- 

 l>roof, wt^iwli 



leas, run lU'hter 

 sell laater. 

 AVarrantetl 1 



for ten year.s | 



Wheels 

 or axlea 

 made 

 for 

 _ —B^^^.^ wagon 



ctkUGOL><.kvo * Pickers, also. ^I^jyi^ makers. 

 Liberal Discounts to Agents or first to purchase. 

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SPECIAL OFFER. 



For July aud August only. To those who have 

 never tried our slniia of Honey-Gathering 

 Italians, we win make this Special Offer lor 

 July and August only, to introduce our Bees 

 in your locality: We will send one Warranted 

 Queen in J uly and Aug. for the tridlng sum 

 of 50 cts. Reiuciiibi!]-, the Queens we are 

 going to send out for TM cts. are warranted to 

 be purely-mated, and if not. send us a state- 

 ment of the fact and we will send another 

 free of charge. Only one Queen will be sent 

 at the above price to one address. If you 

 want any more you must pay full price a.% per 

 Table of Queens In our Circular, which we 

 mail with each Queen. Address all orders to- 



Leiiiinger Bros., Fort Jennings, Oliio. 



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AND LUNG DISEASES, 

 DR. PEIRO, Specialist 

 Offices: 1019, 100 State St., 

 CHICAGO. Hours 9 to 4. 



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 year. Fresh, Practical and Plain, Jennie 

 Atchley begins a Bee-Keepers' School in it 

 June 15. 



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PASTE 



That Will stick 

 ANYTHING. 



We have finally succeeded in finding a Paste 

 that will stick labels to tin, glass, etc.— just 

 thing bee-keepers have wanted. It will do 

 the business wherever any "stickum " is re- 

 quired. It Is guaranteed to do the work. It 

 is put up ready for Immediate use, in the fol- 

 lowing size packages, and at the prices given, 

 by express: !4-gal., TOc: 1 gal. $1.00; 2,3,4 

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CHICAGO, ILLS. 



and the last one Feb. 6, this year, and so 

 on. There is no feeding at all, and no pro- 

 tection from cold. There are some chilly 

 days, and on one of them I had about 100 

 bees killed by tbe cold, but they had been 

 on a separate comb far from the cluster. 

 Protection is needed in the rainy season, 

 because the rains are so heavy. I put a 

 pice of tin on every hive. When I had only 

 li colonies I got two nice Italian queens and 

 Italianized my colonies with them. And 

 after a time I saw it was not possible to 

 keep them pure, on account of the wild 

 bees around here in tbe mountains. Orizaba 

 is encircled with high mountains very 

 rocky, some only a mile distant. The bees 

 live there in the holes of the rocks, and 

 only with dynamite can you get them out. 

 So I have all hybrids, and am satisfied. 



Now I have an extractor, and will get 

 plenty of honey, and if I cannot sell it at a 

 good price. I will make honey wine and 

 vinegar. The bees get their food from 

 orange, coffee, and the trees, shrubs and 

 flowers in the mountains, from bananas 

 and some alfalfa. Coffee, banana?, and 

 sugar-cane are the most cultivated plants — 

 we hardly see others. Sometimes the 

 honey-flow is so that the bees fill 3 or 3 

 frames in one night. You will hardly be- 

 lieve it. but bees never stop to bring in 

 honey except on rainy days. 



F. BUSSLER. 



Orizaba, Mexico, April 10. 



Finding aueens, Etc. 



If you have trouble in finding a queen, 

 remove the hive to a new location and 

 place an empty hive on the old stand (do 

 this when the bees are flying). In an hour 

 you can generally find the queen without 

 much trouble, as you get rid of nearly all 

 the old bees. After the queen is found, you 

 can return the bees, or do as you see fit. 



Bees did not winter well in this section. 

 Some lost 50 to SO per cent. I had one 

 swarm this morning.. More are preparing 

 to swarm. E.M.Hayes. 



Kilbourn City, Wis., May 9. 



Wintered Poorly — Cool Weather. 



Bees wintered poorly the past winter, 

 and spring dwindled badly. Many colonies 

 that could cover 4 to 6 frames April 1 can- 

 not cover more than 1 to 3 now. Out of 3S 

 laying queens I have only about a dozen 

 that will be in conuition to gather clover 

 honey, providing there should be a flow 

 from that source. I think, take the country 

 generally, fully 75 percent, of the bees that 

 went into winter quarters are dead to-day. 



The months of March and April, this 

 year, were cold and dry. I do not think it 

 rained more than three times in the two 

 months, and scarcely any snow fell since 

 February. Tbe latter part of April, how- 

 ever, was all that could be desired by the 

 bee-keeper, except too dry. May, so far, 

 has done better. It has rained three times 

 already, and is raining now; but the 

 weather is very decidedly cooler to what it 

 has been. It has been very warm, several 

 times the mercury running up to 00 de- 

 grees. It is now standing at 53 degrees. 

 The farmers have had a most excellent 

 time to put in their spring crops. Wheat 

 and grass give evidence of being a light 

 crop. A big show for fruit of all kinds, ex- 

 cept peaches — they winter-killed. 



Kent, Ohio, May 11. L. G. Reed. 



Bottom vs. Upward Hive-Ventilation. 



On page 27S appears an article by Dr. A. 

 S. Martin, which is in direct contrast with 

 my experience; and as he seems to be good 

 authority, he will probably throw some 

 more light upon the subject. 



He says that bees spare neither time nor 

 material to make their hive perfectly close 

 in all its parts, and protests against top 

 ventilation. Now here is my own experi- 

 ence; 38 colonies of bees were put into the 

 cellar Nov. 7, iSDo ; 16 had an empty super 

 under the hive, and were covered with two 

 pieces of old rag carpet; 8 colonies had an 



K SAVE 

 MONEY 



^^lisy^,!^^ ITALIAN QUEENS 



Foundation at Wholesale Prices. Hives, 

 suited for the South, or SUPP1.IES, send for 

 Prlee-Llst— to 



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For Sale or Exchange ! 



Lot of Miscellaneous Supplies, some new and 

 gome second-hand. Must be disposed of 

 on account of removal. Write for what 

 you want or for list of Goods. Will exchange 

 for team, harness, buggv. or platform wagon, 

 oroffers. F. H. KiCHAKIIKON, 

 loASt I..\('LRDE, Linn Co., MO. 



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Promptness Is What Counts ! 



Honey - Jars, Sbipping- Cases, and ev- 

 erything that bee-keepers use. Root's 

 Goods at ICoot's f rices, and tbe 



best shipping point in the country. 

 Dealer in Honey and Beeswax. Cata- 



iTrJa'lAve.Walter S. Ponder 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 

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H. G. Acklin, '^^^^^iS^ 



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The A. I. Root Co.'s Apiarian Supplies 



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\Ve can fill your orders for 

 )ovptatI Hives, Sections, 

 foundation, etc., by RETURN 

 uall. Have A.I. Root Co. '8 

 .noods at their prices. Will 

 save you freifjiil, and get 

 .goods to vou in a few days. 

 JOH\ \EREL * N(li\. llish Hill. Mo. 



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WoodclifF Queens. 



I will send a Guaranteed 5-Banded Yellow 

 Queen, bred from a Breeder selected from 

 1000 Queens (some producing over 400 lbs. of 

 honey to the colony); or a 3-Banded Italian 

 Leather-Colored Queen direct from a Breeder 

 imported from Italj'. Oct. '94— at 75c., and 

 a special low price lor a quantity. 



My secret is to sell an extra-large amount, 

 which enables me to sell at low prices. Will 

 run this spring a.jO Nuclei— have 1 home and 

 4 out apiaries. Booking Orders Now— 

 will begin shipping about May Ist. No Queens 

 superior to my Strain. 



^^ Seud for Descriptive Catalogue and 

 Testimonials, to 



Wm. a. Selser, Wvncote, Pa. 

 MeffUjion Vic ^m^iruui^i Bee Jo'JimjoX, 



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 and Supplies. 



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Full Description, nicely iUustratcd. sent free. 

 Alsoour Price-List of Beautil'iil Vellow- 

 Baiidod Bees and Qneeus. If Queens do 

 not give satisfaction, no charge will be made. 

 Our Queen-Rearing experience cevers 35 yrs. 

 Our strains of Golden- Yellow Bees unsur- 

 passed. HEIVKY ALLEY, 

 19Atf WENHAM. MASS 



