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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Sept. 19, 



YOUR BEESWAX! 



UNTIIi FUKTHEU NOTICE, we will 

 allow 28 centa per pound for Good Yel- 

 low Beeswax, delivered at our olBce— in ex- 

 change tor Subscription to the Bee Journal. 

 tor Bonks, or anything that we offer for sale 

 In the Bee Jodrnal. 



Always ship the Wax by Express, and pre- 

 pay the charges; also put your name and 

 address on the package to avoid mistakes. 



GEORGE W. "iORK & CO., 



CHICAGO, ILLS. 



AND LUNQ DISEASES, 

 DR. PEIRO. Specialist 

 Offices: 1019, lOO State St., 

 CHICAGO. Hours 9 to 4. 



MentUm. tt>^ American Bee Jourti/U 



TAKE NOTICE! 



BEFORE placing your orders for SUP- 

 PLIES, write for prices on 1-Piooe Bass- 

 wood Sections, Bee-Hives, Shipping -Crates, 

 Frames, Foundation, Smokers, etc. 



PAGE & LYON MFG. CO. 



NEW LONDON, WIS. 

 MeniUyx. the Ainerican Bee Journal, 



READERS 



OC tills Joamal nrbo 

 write to any of oni 

 advertisers, either Id 

 ordering, or asking about the Good» 

 offered, will please state that they sam 

 the Advertiaement In this paper. 



Promptness Is What Counts ! 



Honey-Jars. Shipping-Cases, and every- 

 I thing- that bee-keepers use. Root's 

 I (ioodH at Root's Prices, and the 



best shipping point in the country. 

 Dealer in Honey and Beeswax. Cata- 



nail iTrJa"! Ave. Walter S. Pouder 



INDIANAPOLIS. IND. 

 Mention theAviiericun liee Jo^umal- 



QueenH and Iclei ! 



Untested Italian Queens, by return mall, 75c; 

 Tested. Jl .00 ; Select Tested, $1.50. 

 Nuclei, by express— per Frame. 73c. 

 Address. C. E. IflEAD, 



87 Artesian Ave.. Station D, Chicago. III. 



Comb Honey, 



Extracted Honey, 



and BEESWAX. 



Spot Cash paid for Goods at Market Prices. 



Francis H. Leggett & Co., IVew York. 



S-jAIS Mention the AniKrican Bee J<y>'mal 



WANTED. 



10,000 pounds of BEESWAX, for 

 Cash. Address, 



1.EAHY MFG. CO., Hlgginsville, Mo. 



Mention the American Bceuouriwl. 



SAVE 

 MONEY 



^^^l^i^'^^^l^^ ITALIAN QUEENS 



Foundation at Wholfsali- I'rli-fB. Hives, 

 suited for the South, or SIIPP1.IES, send for 



Questiorj'Box* 



lu the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety. — Prov. 11-14. 



Wliy Buy Comb Foiiiidalion in 

 Preference to Making It i 



Prlce-List— to 



J. P. H. BROW.\, 



A-XJOXJSTA., 

 OA. 



Query 988.— Why do those who buy foun- 

 dation prefer doing so to making it them- 

 selves ?— Africa. 



B. Taylor — Because it Is more econom- 

 ical. 



W. R. Graham — Because it is cheaper 

 to do so. 



Rev. E. T. Abbott — Because they can 

 get better foundation. 



W. G. Larrabee — Because it is less 

 worlir, and very few know how. 



J. M. Hambaugh — Experts can do bet- 

 ter work than the inexperienced, every 

 time. 



H. D. Cutting — The want of wax, and 

 the trouble and bother of making good 

 foundation. 



Rev. M. Mahin — Because they can 

 buy it cheaper than they can make it, 

 and get a better article. 



J. E. Pond — For myself, because I can 

 buy it cheaper than I can make it, and I 

 get better foundation, also. 



J. A. Green— My reason is that I be- 

 lieve freshly-made foundation is more 

 readily worlied by the bees. 



G. M. Doolittle — Because they do not 

 use foundation in large enough quanti- 

 ties to pay for fussing with it. 



Prof. A. J. Cook — They do not use a 

 very large amount, and the expense of 

 the machines decides them to buy the 

 product. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — Because they are 

 not "jack of all trades;" can employ 

 their time to better advantage in some 

 other way. 



E. France — Foundation machines cost 

 money, and when you have the fixtures 

 you have to learn the trade before you 

 can make good foundation. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — Like many other 

 things, those who make it on a large 

 scale can sell it cheaper than the aver- 

 age bee-keeper can make it. 



Jas. A. Stone — The only reason I can 

 give is the bother of getting all the 

 needed apparatus ; and unless one is a 

 specialist, there is no time for it. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown — It does not pay 

 to try to make foundation for mere in- 

 dividual use. It requires skill and long 

 experience to make it as it should be. 



Mrs. J. N. Heater — I buy my founda- 

 tion simply because I do not wish to en- 

 ter into the manufacturing of it on a 

 large scale, and it would hardly pay to 

 make up small quantities. 



P. H. Elwood — I can answer for my- 

 self only. 1st, we have too much work, 

 and can hardly add another man to our 

 family. 2nd, we buy a more uniform 

 product than we can make ouselves. 



J. M. Jenkins — Why do you buy hats, 

 and shoes, and sewing machines, and 

 wagons, rather than make them ? Be- 

 cause you can buy them cheaper than 

 you can mal<e them, and get a better 

 article than you can make. The pro- 

 duction of either involves the use of 

 special tools and machinery, and a thor- 



ough knowledge of the business. Same 

 way with foundation — you have to be 

 nxed for it, and you have to know how, 

 or you can't make it as good, or as 

 cheaply as you can buy it. 



R. L. Taylor — For divers reasons. 

 Some require too little to manufacture it 

 profitably ; some fear the difficulties to 

 be encountered in making it; some lack 

 the skill required to make it satisfac- 

 torily, etc. 



0. H. Dibbern — Large manufacturers 

 become very expert and produce a bet- 

 ter article than an amateur is apt to do. 

 Then unless one has plenty of time, and 

 large quantities are required, it doesn't 

 pay very well. 



W. M. Barnura — lean buy for about 

 the same figure it would cost me to make 

 it. I can devote the time required in 

 making it to more profitable account ; 

 and I do not care to bother with it. (I 

 save and sell all beeswax, however.) See 

 answer to Query 987. 



Chas. Dadant & Son — Because founda- 

 tion making is like cigar-making. It is 

 not very difficult, but it takes a little 

 practice, and a bee-keeper usually spoils 

 what beeswax he has, making a trial. 

 Many farmers raise tobacco. How many 

 make their own cigars ? 



Eugene Secor — Speaking for myself 

 only, for the same reason that I buy my 

 clothing, instead of maki.Tg it. Foun- 

 dation-making isn't my trade, and if I 

 do not use more than 25 pounds a year, 

 I could hardly afford to own the neces- 

 sary machinery and acquire the neces- 

 sary skill to compete with Dadants or 

 Van Deusen. 



Allen Pringle— Each one doubtless 

 would have his own reasons. Mine are, 

 that, considering the price of a good 

 mill, and the commercial value of my 

 time (to say nothing of the moral and 

 social value), I can get the foundation 

 cheaper by hiring it made. I have 

 enough to do without making founda- 

 tion, and if I had not, I could make 

 more money at something else while I 

 would be at the foundation. 



G. W. Demaree — Making comb foun- 

 dation is a trade, that must be learned, 

 and many people do not have the skill 

 to learn. Besides this, it requires an 

 outfit at some cost, to get ready to manu- 

 facture a good article of foundation, and 

 this outfit when used to make founda- 

 tion for a single apiary, must be idle and 

 doing nothing except for a few days in 

 the year. If you have a large, profitable 

 apiary, you can profitably make your 

 own foundation ; otherwise not. 



Hey! Stop that Cow! 



The voice came tearing down the road close- 

 ly followed bv the animal itself. Tlie wheel- 

 man addressed was an o.xpert base ball pbay- 

 er, but hardly knew how to tackle that kind 

 of a "flyer." She was the "coming cow" that 

 had "thrown off the yoi;e" so to speak. By 

 waving his coat he turned her into a string or 

 Page fence. With a beautiful "curve" she 

 landed in the ditch and was led off complete- 

 ly subdued. The wheelman e.xclaimed, as a 

 "catcher," a "pitcher," a "short-stop" and 

 a "fielder," the Pa^e fence Is in it. 

 PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., Adrian, Mich. 

 Me^itUm, the American Bee Jmtima/k 



