1895. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



817 



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"THE UTTLB OUKT BOOE-ESBPEB.' 



OOK=KEEPINQ 



AT A GLANCti. 



By Expert J, T. BRIERLEY. 



A Simple and Concise Method of Practical 

 Book.- Keeping. 



With instructions 

 for the proper keep- 

 ing of Books of Ac- 

 counts and Nume- 

 rous Explanations 

 and Forms used in a 

 Commerical busi- 

 ness; showing an 

 Entire Set of 



BOOES BASED rPON 



Actual Transac- 

 tions. 



How to take off 

 a Trial Balance 

 sheet; and iinallv 

 Close and Bai.anxe 

 Accounts ; Equa- 

 tion OF Payments; 

 Metric System op 

 Weights and 

 Measures. 

 Containing ]44 pp., 

 Bize, 5 s S^iinches, 

 '^ . , , , — «^^ bound in , Tlexibl© 



Russia, mdexed, 75 cents each, postpaid, 



Slna^'iiil dHf'Ar • ^^^ ^'ill naail this book free 

 |ij|l^tlal vllvl • as a premium to any one 

 sending us two New Subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal for one ye^r (with $*3.00), and also 

 send a copy ot the premium book "Bees and 

 Honey" to each ol' tiie new subscribers; or we 

 will club the book with the Bee Journal for a 

 year— both for $1.60. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



- CHICAGO, ILLS. 



Discount— 5 to 10 Per Cent. 

 BEES & SUPPLIES 



Wax Wanted. 



I. J. STRI]%OHAITI, 



105 Park Place. NEW YORK. N. T. 



M^/itiC"'! rhP. Aro^r^.cObVK Bee Jfi'UT'-'Va/:-. 



Handy Cobbler «2.«« 



Family Shoe Repair Kit. 28 Articles 



With Si>l<li.Tiu.e; Materials. 



Bought singly ivould cost ^^,70. 



$ "2 Outfit Includes m^feU© 



*^Harness Repair Toois f 



38 articles, worlh sincly Sfi.70. 

 Sent by Express or Freii:iit. Ills, i 

 Catalogue free. Agents vantcd, Mo 

 KUHN & CO. Box QQMoline, III. 



41A2£i Mention the American Bee Journal. 



COMB FOUNDATION. 



Wholesale and Retail. 



Quality always the best. Price always lowest. 

 Working AVax into Foundation by the 

 lb. a Specialty. I can make it an object for 

 you in any quantity, but offer special Induce- 

 ments on etraifrht 25 or 50 U>. lots. Or for 

 making large lot of Wax into Foundation. I 

 am furnishing large Dealers, and can also 

 please you. Beeswax taken at all times. 

 Write lor Samples and Prices, to 



GlIS OITTMER, AUGUSTA. WIS. 

 Reference — Augusta Bank. 16Atf 



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SAVE 

 MONEY 



il<5°R"r^4«^-^tl! ITALIAN QUEENS 



Foundation at Wholesale Prices. Hives, 

 suited for the South, or SIIPPL.IES, seud for 

 Price-Li&t — to 



A.XJOXJSTA., 



J. P. H. BROW.\, 



TRY 



ji>, 'Ve sen foot Kouitry, veais 

 Fruits and all produce at high- 

 est prices. DAILY RETOENS. For 



ils, prices and references, write 



I. SAGE & SONS. 183 Beade St, N. V. 



WHEN ANSWERING THIB ADVERTISEMENT, MENTION THIS JOUHNAU 



SO I take this means of complying with 

 their earnest request. I notice that their 

 advertisement fails to appear in the Bee 

 Journal now. I presume it drew too much 

 trade. 



Now, Mr. Editor, if I have said anything 

 that lays me liable to prosecution, don't 

 fail to print this on that account. 



Loyal, Wis., Nov. 3.5. L. M. Willis. 



[Mr. Willis,! a plain statement of facts 

 that can be proven— such as you have 

 given — I think should be published. It may 

 help others to steer clear of those who make 

 too extravagant claims in the commission 

 business. — Editor.] 



Hives— The Season of 1895. 



Why this everlasting "confab" about 

 " big and little hives," that we see in almost 

 every issue of the "Old Reliable?" Yet 

 tew give the size they prefer, and it looks 

 to me, if the question was put directly — 

 " How many square inches of comb space 

 does your hive contain ?" — many would be 

 unable to answer, further than to say, 

 "The Simplicity, or Gallup, or Adair is my 

 size." or others would say the 8 or 10 frame. 

 A hive that suits in the South is not the 

 one to winter successfully in the Middle or 

 Northern States. It appears as if all the 

 hive-makers have an " ax to grind," and 

 want the public to turn the stone. 



The hive I use contains 1, 0.5s inches of 

 comb space, inside measure, and I find this 

 large enough to winter on the summer 

 stands, if properly attended to. 



As others have been reporting their suc- 

 cess (good and bad), I will give mine in 

 part. 



The spring opened in good style, with the 

 bees in pretty fair condition, but the severe 

 freeze we had in May, destroying fruit- 

 bloom and all other flowers, pretty nearly 

 settled the honey-business for the early 

 part of the season. My bees did not have 

 as much honey June 1 as they had April 1. 

 But buckwheat let us out. I got 9.5 pounds 

 from one colony, 5(3 from another, and so 

 on. I had four swarms in August; one 

 gave me 19Sj pounds, another 16 pounds, 

 and another I'J pounds of surplus honey, 

 and all are in good condition for winter. I 

 think we will make it pay better next sea- 

 son. My crop of about 4.50 pounds is nearly 

 all gone, at from llj to 20 cents per pound, 



Success to all bee-keepers, including 

 York. T. C. Kelly. 



Slipper Rock, Pa. 



An Experience in Selling Honey. 



The case of Mr. Willis, on pages 704 and 

 765, on selling honey on commission, differs 

 from mine only in this respect, that I sold 

 a quantity of honey for a certain price, to 

 be paid for as soon as received. Now, Mr. 

 Editor, I wish you to print my statement 

 in this case, as I do not intend to say any- 

 thing that I cannot prove. It is simply 

 this: 



September 1.5, last, a man giving his 

 name as H. C. Dingsman, 344 Humboldt 

 Ave., with C. R. Horrie & Co., Chicago. 

 111., came to my place and introduced him- 

 self, saying he was buying honey, and car- 

 rying, as an introduction, in one hand, a 

 copy of the American Bee Journal, also a 

 pocketful of stencil marks, with C. R. 

 Horrie & Co., Chicago, 111., on them., and 

 also numbered. After examining my 

 honey, he offered me 11 cents per pound, 

 delivered on the cars, with the understand- 

 ing that all I had to do was to pack it prop- 

 erly, and put it on the cars; then it would 

 be in their possession, and they would run 

 all risks ot damages. As soon as received 

 by C. R. Horrie & Co., he said they, with- 

 out delay, would send me the money for 

 the same. 



He wanted it shipped as soon as Sept. IS. 

 It was then Friday, and he wanted it 

 shipped by the next Wednesday. As I was 

 not prepared with the regular shipping- 

 cases, he said that would make no ]differ- 



Miniature facsimile of Warner's Safe Cure Wrapper 



Fine Basswood, White Sage or Altalfa 



EXTRACTED HONEY 



— Kor Sale.— 



We have made arranprements wiiereby we 

 furnish Basswood, White Sa^e or Altalfa 



Extracted Honey, in 60-pound tin cans, on 

 board cars in Chicag-o. at these prices: 1 can. 



iQ a case, 8^ cents per pound; 2 cans la one 

 case, 8 cents; 4 cans VZ cases) or more. 7i4 

 cents. Cash must accompany each order. 



^b^ A sample of either kind of honey will 

 be mailed to an intendinjr purchaser, for 10 

 cents, to cover postag-e, packing-, etc. We 

 guarantee purity, and that what we ship will 

 be equal to sample. 



Now it seems to us that here is a splendid 

 chance for any bee-keeper to supply his home 

 demand after his own crop is all sold. Or, 

 why not begin now to create a local honey- 

 trade ? Order one 60-pound can first, and 

 start out amoDgr your neighhors and friends, 

 and see what you can do. You ought to get 

 at least 1.5 cents per pound in 5-pound lots, or 

 50 cents for 3 pounds. Some may be able to 

 do even better than that, though we think 

 that enough ought to be sold at these 

 prices to make a fairly paying business out of 

 It. Give it a good trial. Push It. It may 

 grow into a nice winter's work for you. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



- CHICAGO, ILL& 



Will Exchange j^:^^^^::^^^t '^^ 



50A F. C. norrotv, Wallaccbiirg, Ark. 



