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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Dec. 19, 





Appreciating- theadvantag-es for procuring Basswood L umber, and the splendid Shipping: 

 facilities of Marshfield, wo have established a Factory for the manufacture of 



THE ONE-PIECE SECTION. 



We have all new and up-to-date Machinery for the manufacture of the " One Piece Sec- 

 tion." Have a Saw-Mill In connection with our Factory, enabling us to get the finest ma- 

 terial to be had, for *' One-Piece Sections." 



^^ Write lor Price- Liet, and also for pilces on Sections in any quantity you may want. 



THE) MaRSHFIBI^ll MFG. CO., 



Dec. 1st, 1895. mARSHPIELD, Wood Co.. 



4nDtf Mtniioniht Aw.tricanlicf.JoumaX- 



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BURLINGTON 



STABLE BLANKET. 



Your horse is always clean, it keeps the 

 hair smooth and glossy. No Burcingle 



. _ required. No tight girth. No sore backe. 



No charing of mane. Iso rubbing of tail. No horse can wear it under hie feet. 



No Come Off to Them! Your Harness Dealer Keeps Them. 



If not, write US for Free Catalogue and prices. The "Stax On" Burlington 



[."ro^tlKr^paS. BURLINGTON BLANKET CO. Burlington, Wis. 



37D8t Please mention the American Bee Journal. 



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We malie a Specialty of these Goods, and defy Competition in 

 QTJu<^XjIT"y, ■WOK-iCIvlA.lTSIIIF' and FR,ICE3S. 



^P" Write for Free Illustrated Catalog-ue and Priee-List. 



Or. B. LEWIS COMPANY, Watertowix, Wis. 



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49Aliit jxittition the Ainci ican liec Journal, 



TAKE NOTICE! 



IDEFORE placing your orders tor SUP- 

 PLIES, write for prices on 1-Piece Bass- 

 wood Sections, Bee-Hives, Shipping -Crates, 

 Frames, Foundation, Smoliers, etc. 



PAGE & LYON niFG. CO. 



NEW LONDON, WIS, 

 Mention the American Bee Jouniaij, 



WANTED. 



10,000 punndt) of BEESWAX, lor 

 Casb. Addresm, 



liEAHY MFG. CO.. lll{|:i:iii8Vlllc, ITIo. 



Foul B''ood ! 



Don't destroy Colonies of Bees diseased by 

 Foul Bkood till you have read my Circular 

 ou ihe Cure of this destro.ver of your apiaries. 

 Circular sent free. Address. 



HEN It V AL.E.EV, 

 48Atf WENIIAM, MASS. 



Mention the Amerlnan Bee Joumat^ 



Honey for Sale f'Tm'l]lr\^a?i 



llouey in*'00-lb.CanB(:icaii9 In acase). Price. 



1 can. 8c.: 3 or more, 7c., f. o. b. If sample Is 



wanted send 2c. stamp. E. T. FLANAGAN, 



50A-U Box 7s:i, Belleville, Ills. 



Metition the Amertcaii Bee Journal. 



PATENT WIRED COMB FODUDATIOl! 



Has No Sag In Brood-Frames 



Thin Flat-Uottom FuiindatioD 



Has No Fishboue iu tfae Sarplas lloii«y. 



BeInK the cleanest Is usually worked 

 the quickest of any Foundation made 



J. VAN DEIJSEN & SONS, 



Sole Manufacturera, 



aproot Brook Monti^omery Co.. N. Y. 



Mention IheAincrlcan liee JmcniaL 



WM. A. SELSER, 



10 Vine Street. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



In charge of The A. I. Kuot Co.'s Philadelphia 

 Branch, sells at Factory Priofs, either at 

 \vliol>'sale or retail. Having a lot of 

 CHAFF HIVES, will sell at 10 % reduction 

 from lowest Factory Prices. 



Bee»\vax, positively pure, bought and 

 cash paid on arrival. 



Also In need of a lot of Western Pure 

 White Clovek Honey— cash paid promptly. 



WHEN ANSWERING THIS AOVEHTISEMENT, MENTION THIS J0URNA4. 



Goldeii's Feeder ! 



Bee-Keei"Ehs:— Wocan furnish theCiolden 

 Coiubliied Feederand Hive-Cover, with- 

 out Feed Ulsh Las the Simplicity or any dish 

 answers], diiect from factory at the lollowing 

 prices: 1 made up. .'iO cents; 1 in the flat, 35 

 cents; 10 iu the flat. $2.00. All orders sent to 

 The A. I. Boot Co., Mtdinii, Ohio. 



For large orders, write the undersigned for 

 special prices. J. A. GltLDEIV, 



45A13t KEINEKSVILLE. OHIO. 



Mention t)ie Amer^enn DeeJonrnat. 



|\|EW|V| AMMOTH 



Poultry Guide for 1896 iinesi 

 [book ever I'ublibhtiU, coijtaiu t Dearly lu( 

 ' I'jices, all I'l lilted in colors, plans for btst 

 [loullry houses, sure ronuiiies and recii.cs 

 ., fur all iliseasps, and hnw'to make poultry 

 h;l- ''^ ""'' eardening pay. Sent jiost jiaid for Inc. 

 sit*' JohnBanscher ,Jr,,l)ox94Freeport, 111, 

 4 1) A 1 :i I Mention the American Bee Juurruu. 



the supers. Soon the clover passed away, 

 then I thought I certainly will get a little 

 from basswood. It came and went, too, 

 with the exception of three or four days the 

 bees got a little to live on, then they com- 

 menced robbing, but I was there and 

 watched them. I do not think they got the 

 start of rae. I read "Langstroth on the 

 Honey-Bee." the "ABCof Bee-Culture," 

 and another book whose author I don't re- 

 member, and Prof. Cook's "Bee-Keepers' 

 Guide." to find out what to do under the 

 circumstances. I could find out nothing, 

 only to feed the bees. So I said the last of 

 August. ■■ Here goes for sugar." I went to 

 feeding and making candy, and in Septem- 

 ber I put them in their outside cases, but 

 did not pack them. Not a pound of surplus 

 honey did I get. 



I now began to bear the croakers. I 

 thought it would come out about that way. 

 Did not I tell you ? But. said I, " Where is 

 your hay ?" Not one ton to where there 

 were -50 in other years, and many farmers 

 had none at all. Now they are calculating 

 to put all their energies to work another 

 year to raise hay, as all of last spring's seed- 

 ing was burnt up. So with apiculture; 

 stick and hang to it, resolved I am another 

 year. 



There were plenty of dead bees in this 

 locality last spring, and no surplus honey 

 this season worth speaking of. I have been 

 around quite a scope of country, on busi- 

 ness, and no surplus honey is the cry. 



Long live the American Bee Journal. 



Ionia, Mich., Nov. 33. Jacob Moore. 



Selling Honey on Commission. 



It is seldom that I receive the American 

 Bee Journal without finding something in it 

 that more than pays me the price I pay for 

 it. I am especially pleased with the article 

 by W. D. French, on page 743. Having just 

 had a little experience with these middle- 

 men myself, and not having the faculty of 

 expressing myself as fluently as does Mr. 

 French. I can only say that those are my 

 sentiments exactly. And I honestly think 

 that the honey-producers of this great land 

 of ours are, as a rule, thoroughly disgusted 

 with the manner in which they are com- 

 pelled at present to market their products. 



Of course, we fully understand that high 

 prices cannot always be obtained, but, 

 if after writing for information on the state 

 of the market, etc., you receive a very 

 plausibly written letter, stating that the 

 market is in good condition, and honey is 

 selling readily at from 14 to 10 cents per 

 pound, and that returns for the same can 

 be made immediately, you will (unless you 

 have been there before, and been deceived) 

 take the bait, and ship some honey. And, 

 after you have made the shipment, you can 

 wait six weeks for the prompt returns, and 

 when the returns finally come, you may 

 find, as I did, that instead of 14 to IB cents 

 your honey was sold, so the middleman 

 said, for less than 10 cents per pound, on 

 the average — the best of it for 13 cents, and 

 the balance for 9, 10 and U cents. If you 

 have taken special pains to have your goods 

 in nice shape, and know that it ought to 

 grade No. 1, you will feel somewhat as I do 

 ou this sub,iect. 



Of course, the editor will not wish to tell 

 whom I refer to. but it would not be out of 

 place for him to do so. To prove this, I 

 quote the last claim in their letter to me: 



'■ We would also like for you to show 

 your sales you get from us, so that others 

 can see what we did for you ; and what we 

 are capable of doing for them ; and we be- 

 lieve that you can get better prices by let- 

 ting us handle your honey than you can by 

 selling at home." 



Now, the facts in this case are, that this 

 honey would have netted me 12 cents right 

 at home; whereas, after deducting the 

 freight, 10 per cent, commission, cartage, 

 and loss by broken combs (which is the ex- 

 cuse given for the low price), the 549 

 pounds net a trifle less than S cents per 

 pound ! 



Of course, I w ant the people who have 

 honey to sell to know just what this one 

 Chicago firm is capable of doing for them, 



