THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



Propribtobs. 



923 A. 925 WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILL. 



At One Dollar a If ear. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



BnSINISS MANAGER. 



Special glotices. 



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To Correspondents. — It would save 

 us much trouble, if aU would be particular 

 to give their P. O. address and name, when 

 writing to this office. We have several letters 

 (Bome inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no PostOffice, County 

 or State. Also, if you Uve near one po8t> 

 office and get your mall at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Home Market for Honey. 



Colored Posters for putting up over 

 honey exhibits at Fairs are quite attractive, 

 as well as useful. We have prepared some 

 tor the Bee Journal, and will send two or 

 more free of cost to any one who will use 

 them, and try to get up a cluh. 



Tbe Production of Comb Honey, as 



practiced and advised by W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 can be obtained at this office, for 25 cts. 



Tbe Convention History or America 



with a full report of the proceedings of the 

 Detroit and Indianapolis conventions, and 

 the American Bee Joiirnal, for one year, 

 will be clubbed for $1.25. 



^r~ Sample Copies of the Bee Journal 

 win be sent free upon application. Any one 

 Intending to get up a club can have sample 

 copies sent to the persons they desire to in- 

 terview, by sending the names to this office, 

 or we win send them all to the agent. 



Red Labels for one-pound pails of 

 honey, size 3x4 '/4 Inches. — We have now 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for $1.00 : 2.i0 for $1.50 ; 500 for $2.00 ; 1,000 

 for $.'1.00 ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



As there is Another firm in Chicago by 

 the name of '• Newman & Son," we wish our 

 correspondents would write " American Bee 

 Journal " on the envelope when writing to 

 this office. Several letters of ours have 

 already gone to the other firm (a commission 

 house), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



To create Honey Markets In every 

 village, town and city, wide-awake honey 

 producers should get the Leaflets " Why Eat 

 Honey" (only .50 cents per 100), or else the 

 pamphlets on "Honey as Food and Medicine," 

 and scatter them plentifully, and the result 

 will be a demand for all of their crops at 

 remunerative prices. " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " are sold at the following prices : 



Single copy, 5 cts. ; per doz., 40 cts. ; per 

 hundred, $2.50. Five hundred will be sent 

 postpaid for $10.00; or 1,000 for $15,00. 



On orders of 100 or more, we will print, if 

 desired, on the co\x'r-page, " Presented by," 

 etc. (giving the name and address of the bee- 

 keeper who scatters them 



To give away a copy of " Honey as Food 

 and Medicine " to every one who buys a 

 package of honey, will sell lots of It. 



System and Success. 



^ff~ All who intend to be systematic in 

 their work in the apiary, should get a copy of 

 the Apiary Register and commence to use it. 

 the prices are reduced, as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 1 50 



The larger ones can be used for a few col- 

 onies, give room for an increase of numbers, 

 and still keep the record all together in one 

 book, and are therefore the most desirable. 



We ivlll Present Webster's Dictionary 

 (pocket edition), and send it by mail, post- 

 paid, for two subscribers with $2. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at band 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



Do you ^ant a Farm Account Book ? 

 We have a few left, and make you a very 

 tempting offer. It contains 166 pages, is 

 printed on writing paper, ruled and bound, 

 and the price is $3. We will club it and the 

 Weekly Bee JouRN.ti for a year and give 

 you both for $2. If you want it sent by 

 mail, add 20 cents for postage. 



Yucca Brushes are employed for re- 

 moving bees from the combs. They are a 

 soft, vegetable fiber, and do not irritate the 

 bees. As each separate fiber extends the 

 whole length of the handle as well as the 

 brush, they are almost indestructable. 

 When they become sticky with honey, they 

 can be washed, and when dry, are as good 

 as ever. The low price at which they are 

 sold, enables any bee-keeper to have six or 

 more of them, so as to always have one 

 handy. We can supply them at 5 cents 

 each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if sent by mail 

 add 1 cent each for postage. 



Should any Subscriber receive this 

 paper any longer than it is desired, or is 

 willing to pay for it, please send us a postal 

 card asking to have it stopped. Be sure to 

 write your name and address plainly. Look 



AT TOUR WRAPPER L.iBEL. 



Dr. miller's Book, "A Tear Among 

 the Bees," and the Beb Journal for one 

 year, we will club for $1.50. 



K. Duncan Snlffen, Advertising Agent, 

 3 Park Row, New York, inserts advertise- 

 ments in all first-class Newspapers and 

 Magazines with more promptness and at 

 lower prices than can be obtained elsewhere. 

 He gives special attention to writing and 

 setting up advertisements in the most at- 

 tractive manner, and guarantees entire 

 satisfaction. In all his dealings, he is honor- 

 able and prompt. Send for his Catalogue 

 of first-class advertising mediums. Mailed 

 free. o2A40t 



A Cheap Smoker.—" Martinsville, Ohio, 

 April 11, 1887.— Messrs. Bingham & Hether- 

 ington, Abronia, Mich.: Enclosed find $2.50 

 for two Large 2i4-inch Bingham Smokers 

 (wide shield). They are for my neighbors. 

 I have one of the Bingham Smokers that I 

 have used six years, and it is as good as ever. 

 Send !4-dozen rates.— Respectfully, Amos B. 

 Garner." 17A4t 



Slmmlns' Non-Sivarming System is 



the title of a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims that it will inaugurate a '* new 

 era in modern bee-keeping," and states that 

 "it is based upon purely natural principles, 

 and is the only system that can ever be 

 relied upon, because no other condition 

 exists in the economy of the hive that can 

 be applied to bring about the desired result 

 —a total absence of any desire to swarm." 

 It contains 64 pages ; is well printed and 

 illustrated. Price 50 cents. It can now be 

 obtained at this office. 



gidutrtisetttjetxts. 

 W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 



Rogersville, Genesee Co., Mich., 



DESIRES to briefly outline the conteDts of 

 his little book, 



"THE PEODUCTION OF COMB HONEY." 



The " Introductiun " gives a coDcise sketch of 

 the author's experience in producing comb honey, 

 and explains how the book came to be written. 

 The first chapter, *" SecuricB workers for the har- 

 vest," sets forth the advantages of cellar-winter- 

 ing combined with spring protection. " Aside from 

 food in abundance, wamith is the one great thing 

 needed to promote safe, early breeding." The 

 cbeapett and best method of securing this is given 

 in detail. U nder the head of " Supers " the author 

 names his favorite surplus case, and gives reasons 

 for the preference. 



The next topic ia that of "Separators." Their 

 advantages and disadvantages; the conditions un- 

 der which they are needed and the methods nec- 

 essary to their abandonment are briefly told. Then 

 "Sections" are taken up; the good and bad qual- 

 ities of the different kinds mentioned; the time 

 lor putting them on giyen and the advantages of 

 having them filled with comb, especially in the 

 spring, fully explained. 



The next three pages are devoted to"Tiering- 

 Up." in which the operations of this system are 

 explicitly described, showing the ease with which 

 it enables a bee-keeper to handle a " honey- 

 shower." Then follow: "Hiving swarms on empty 

 couibs; Hiving swarms onfounadtion; and Hiving 

 swarms on empty frames;" in which the question 

 of prnjitubly dispensing with full sheets of foun- 

 dation in the brood-nest when hiving swarms ia 

 made perfectly clear, and thorough instructions 

 given for its accomplishment. 



"'i'be building of drone-comb."— This appears to 

 have been the great stumbling-atone in the road 

 to success with starters only, hence six' pages are 

 given up to this subject. Why bees build it. is well 

 considered, and the way to prevent its construc- 

 tion made plain. The next two pages are used in 

 answering the question, " What shall be used in 

 the sections?" That is, when shall foundation be 

 used, when combs and when shall the bees be 

 allowed to i»K(M the combs. Under tbe heiid of 

 'Secretion and utilization of wax," attention Is 

 called to the fact that we have been losing a big 

 thing liy not utilizing tbe natural wax secretion. 

 Illustrations are given, and suggestions made. 



The *■ Conclusion" requests •■ the freest of crit- 

 icism." and cautions all not to adftpt the methods 

 advised upon too large a scale at first. 



tsr Price of the Book, 85 cents. 19Atf 



