THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



What Mr. Beyer says:. 



Please 

 ^ _ accept my 



t tbanliB for the splemlid sc-eds received from your Brm. 

 It would bo a rather lengthy list if I should name all, but 

 will Bay that amongst 33 first, and 3 second premiums 

 awarded me at our fairs in Northern Indiana and 

 .-Southern Michigan, 2S first premiums were for vege- 

 tables raised from your seeds. 'V^'hat firm can beat 

 ig?" August Beyeb, So. Bend, Ind. 



Seed of this quality I am now ready to Bell to every one 

 who tills a farm or plants a garden, sending them FREK my 

 egetable and Flower Seed Catalogue, for 1887. Old customers 

 ■ not write for it. I catalogue this season the native wild 

 potato. JAS. J. H. GKE(iOKV, Seed Grower, Marblehead, Mass. 



A Year among the Bees, 



BEING 



A TaVi about same of the JmpUmtnts, Plans 



and Practices of a Bie-keeper o] 25 !/«""»' 



Experience, who luzs for S years made the 



Production of Honey his Excliisive 



Business. 



B"5r X)H. C- C. 3VEIXi31.E:it. 



Price, '7S cents, by mail. This is a new work 

 of about 114 pases, well-printed ana nicely bound 

 In clotb. Address, 



THOS. G. NE\n» AN & SON, 



923 & 925 West MaxJison St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL 



ANB BE£-EE£F£B'S ADYISEB. 



The BRmSH Bee Journal is published every 

 Week, at Ten ShiHings and lOd. per annum, and 

 contains the best practical Information for the 

 time being, showing what to do, and when and 

 how to do it. It is edited by T. W. Cowan, Bsq. 



The British Bee Journal and the American 

 Bee Journal, one year, for f 3.00. 



HUMPHREYS' 



HOMEOPATHIC f^ A 



SPECIFIC No. fiO 



. In use 30 years. The only snccessfnl remedy for 



Nervous Debility, Vital Weakness, 



and Prostration, from ..ver-work or other causes. 

 $1 per vial, or 5 vials and larsre vial powder, for $5. 

 Sold BY DittnQGISTS, or sent postpaid on receipt of 

 price.— UumpUrcjs'iHetUciiie Co., lOOl'iiiton St., ^. Y. 



THE HORSE, 



By B. J. KENDALL, U. S. 



A TKEATI8JE siiyinK an Index of dlseasei!. 

 and the symptoms ; cause and treatment of each, a 

 table Riving all the principal drugs used for the 

 horse, with the ordinary dose, effects and antidote 

 when a poison ; a table with an engraving of the 

 horse'steeth at dlfTerent ages, with rales for telling 

 the age of the horse : a valuable collection of re- 

 cipes, and much valuable Information, 



Price %S centa— In Bngllsh or Oerman. 

 THOS. G. NETOTOAN & SON,, 

 923 & 925 West Madison Street, Chicago, 111 



Send 75 Gents year among the sees:" 

 114 paees, cloth bound. Address, 



DK. C. C. JTIILI^ER, 



20Atf MARENGO, ILLS. 



PRIZES! 



AKE offered by the Magazine, to the 

 Subscribers who obtain the largest 

 amount of Comb Honev during 1887. Write 

 for particulars. THE BEE-KEEPERS' 

 ITIAOAZIIVE, 25 cents per Vear. 

 lAtf BARRVTOWN, N. Y. 



(Mention this Journal.) 



Dadant'sFoundation Factory, wholesale 



and retail. See Advertisement in another column. 



Muth's Honey Extractor, 



Perfection Cold-Blast Smokers, 

 SQUARE GLASS HONEY-JARS, etc. 



For Circulars, apply to 



CHAS. P. MUTH A soar. 



Freeman 4 Central Ave.. - CINCINNATI, o. 

 P.S.— Send 10c. for Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers 



Th NEW Heddon K^ve. 



ever. 

 We have made arrang-ements wi QQev' 

 inventor by which we shall make and Sv _ ' • 

 Heddon Reversible Hive, both at whoii le 

 and retail ; nailed and also in the flat. 



It la absolutely enwentlal to order one 

 nailed hive as a pattern Tor puttlns those 

 In the flat together correctly. 



HIVES READY TO NAIL.— In fllMiiKOrders for 

 these hives, in the flat, we make 6 different com- 

 binations, so tbat uur customers may make a 

 selection from the sample nailed hive, without 

 waiting for ua to quote prices, and the different 

 kinds will be known by the foHowlng numbers : 



No. 1 consists of the stand, bottom-board, 

 cover, two 6-inch brood-chamberB, 16 frames, and 

 the slatted honey-board. Price, 9K1-5S each. 



No. S is the same as No. 1, with the addition of 

 one surplus story containing 28 sections without 

 separators— interchangeable, but not reversible.— 

 Price. 9S3.00 each. 



No. 3 is the same as No. 2, with two surplus sto* 

 ries as therein described. Price, DSa.SO each. 



No. 4 is the same as No. 1, with the addition of 

 one surplus story containing 28 sections in wld6 

 frames with separators, which can be reversed, 

 Inverted, and Interchanged, the same as the brood- 

 cnambers. Price, 1VS.30 each. 



No. 5 Is the same as No. 4, with two surplus 

 arrangements as therein described. Price, S8.00> 



No. 6 contains all the parts as described In the 

 sample nailed hive. Price, ])f>>B.7A each. 



Those desiring the hives tvithout the stand.honey- 

 board or sections, may make the following deduc- 

 tions from the above prices : Stand, 14 cents; 

 honey-board, S cents ; and the 28 or 56 sections, as 

 the case may be, at J^ cent each, respectively. 



We will also make the following deductions on 

 quantities ordered all at one time : For 10 or more 

 hives, 5 per cent, discount ; for '2o or mora hires 

 7 1-2 per cent. ; for 50 or more, 10 per cent. 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



023 & 925 West Madison-St., CHICAGO, ILL. 



BEESWAX. 



We pay «Oc. per lb., delivered bere, for yellow 

 Beeswax. To avoid mistakes, tne shipper's name 

 hoald always be on each package. 



THOS. e. NEWMA-Sr <fe SON. 



923 & 925 West Madison Street, CHIOAGO, ILL. 



EXCELSIOR 



HONEY EXTRACTORS 



In answer to frequent Inquiries 

 for Extractors carrying 3 and 4 

 Lint'stroth frames, we have con- 

 cluded to adopt these two new 

 sizes. The 3 frame basket is in a 

 cnn of the same size and style as 

 the 2 frame. The 4 frame basket 

 is in the larger can, with the cone 

 or metal standard for the basket 

 to revolve upon, leaving room un- 

 derneath the basket for 75 or 80 

 lbs of honey. It will be complete, 

 with covers, and In every way 

 identical, except in size, with the 

 I16.W Extractor, 13x20. which Is 

 Intended for any size of frame. 



Excepting with the $8.00 Ex- 

 tractors, all the different styles 

 have strainers over the canal lead ■* 

 Ing to the honey gate, and mova- 

 ble sides In the Comb Baskets. The $S.OU and 

 $10.00 Extractors have no covers. 



For 2 American f ram 3B, 13x13 Inches $8 00 



JESSIE. 



We are the introducers of the Jessie 

 Strawberry, and the only tirni that can 

 supply plants to the trade. It is the 

 most remarkable new fruit of the age. 

 Send for partictilars and colored plate; 

 also for copy of Green's Fruit Grower, 

 and our illustrated Fruit Catalogue. 



TREE SALESMEN WANTED. 

 You can malse money selling our trees, 

 and get your own trees free. Green's 

 Guide to Grape Culture. 25c. Green's 

 Guide to Strawberry Culture, 25 cents. 

 Green's Fruit Grower, 50c. per year, 

 and Green's " How to Propagate and 

 Grow Fruit," 50c , all to one address 

 for 50c. Green's Tree Agent's Guide, 

 15c. Green's Books, (3) combined with 

 15 colored plates, gilt cover, 75 cents. 

 Green's Descriptive Catalogue, with 5 

 colored plates and two back copies of 

 Fruit Grower, 10c. Address, 



GREEN'S NtRSERY CO., 



4A5t ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



For 2 LanKstroth 

 For 3 

 For 4 



10x18 

 10x18 

 10x18 



For 2 frames of any size, 13x20 

 For 3 '• '' 13x20 



8 00 

 .10 00 

 .14 00 

 .12 00 

 .12 00 

 .16 00 



THOS. G. NEWMAN & SON, 



923 & 925 West Madison Street, CHICAGO, ILL. 



•SWARMING BEE-HIVES. 



Most practical for surplus honey 

 I in the World. Excellent for rear- 

 ing Queens ; also for Increase, when desired. 

 Send 2 cents for Circulars. • 

 VICTOR IV. CliOUGH, GENESEO.ILLS. 

 5IAI2t 



NON 



Yandervort Foundation Mill. 



6 Inch, Price, $20.00. 



It makes the finest extra thin Fonndatton for 

 oomb honey. For 3ale by 



THOS. G. NEWMAN ft SON, 

 923 & 925 West Madison Street. CHICAGO. ILL. 



Dadant'sFonndatieiiFactory, wholesale 



and retail. See Advertisement in another column. 



VICK 



SEEDS 



FLORA.L 



If yon are in want of 

 Garden, send 10 cts. 

 can be deducted from 



JAMES VICK, 



ROCHESTER) N. ¥• 



or anything for the 



for above, which 

 the first onler. 



SEEDSMAN, 



lAlVt 



Bee-Keepers' Supplies 



of all kinds kept in stock, 



at low rates. 

 THE ftUINBT SMOKEE 



a specialty. 

 Send for Illustrated Prloe-Llst. 



W. E. CLARK. 

 I Successor to L. C. Boot, 

 Oriskany, Oneida Co., N. T. 



