THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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Ipsucd every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G, NEWMAN & SON, 



PROPUIETORS, 



923 A.92S WEST MADISON ST., CHICAGO.IU. 

 At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



BU8INX88 MANAGER. 



Jipcciixl glotices. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 UK much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 writing: to this oflice. We nave several letters 

 some Inclosing money) that have no name: 

 many others having no Post-OBice, C!ounty 

 or State. Also, if you live near one post- 

 'itflce and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



Dr. miller's Book, "A Tear Among 

 the Bees "(7.7 cts.), and the Bee Journal 

 for one year ($1.00), both of which we will 

 club for only $1.50. 



The Convention History of America 



with a full report of the proceedings of the 

 Detroit and Indianapolis conventions, and 

 the American Bee JotmNAL for one year, 

 will be clubbed for $1.25. 



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. 



IVc TKlU 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 hand 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



Ynoca 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 sii 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, 

 iirtd I cent each for postage. 



OCK t'LUBBISG LIST. 



We supply the .American Bee Journal 



one year, and any of the following publica 

 tions, at the prices quoted in the last column 

 of figures. The first column gives the regu 

 lar price of both. All postage prepaid. 



Price of both. Olul 



The American Bee Journal 1 00. . 



and Gleanings in liee-Culture 2 00.. 1 75 



Bee-Kee|)Crs'M!»gazine 125.. 125 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 1.50.. 140 



The Apiculturist 2 00.. 1 70 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00.. 1 75 



Kays of Lijrht 1 .50.. 1 35 



The 7 above-named papers 325.. 4.50 



and Cook's Manual 2 25. . 2 00 



Bees and Honey (Newman). . .2 00. . 1 75 

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal. 1 60.. 1 50 

 Dzierzons nec-Book(cloth).. .3 00.. 2 00 

 Root's A li C u( Bee-Culture. .2 25. . 2 10 



Farmer's Account Book 4 00.. 2 00 



Western World Guide 1 50.. 1 30 



Heddon's book, "Success,".. 1 .50. . 1 40 



A Year Among the Bees 1 75., 1 50 



Convention Hand-Book 1 50.. 1 .30 



One yearly subscription for the American 

 Bee Jodrnal must be ordered with each 

 paper or book, in order to take advantage 

 of the prices named in the last column. 



E. Duncan SnlflTen, Advertising Agent. 

 3 Park Kow, 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 bi3 dealings, he is honor- 

 able and prompt. Send for his Catalogue 

 of first-class advertising mediums. Mailed 

 free. 52A40t 



A Cheap Smoker.—" Martinsville, Ohio. 

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

 ington, Abronia, Mich.: Enclosed find $2.50 

 for two Large 2!5-inch Bingham Smokers 

 (wide shield). They are for my neighbors. 

 I have one of the Bingham Smokers that 1 

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

 Send ^i-dozen rates.— Respectfully, Amos R. 

 Garner." 17A4t 



SImmlns' Non-S«Tarmlng System is 



the title of a new English bee-book. The 

 author claims that itwill 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. 



The Production of Comb Honey, as 



practiced and advised by W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 can be obtained at this offlce, for 25 cts. 



3itUicrtistmcnt5. 



FOR Sale.— A second-hand Barnes Combined 

 Saw. Also » H'-inch Pelham Foundation Mill, 

 good as new.— J.W.Buchanan & Bro., Eldora, Iowa. 



REMOVAI^.— We desire to inform bee- 

 keepers of the removal of our place of 

 business to 'JS & :iO West Broadway, near 

 Duane Street, New York, where we have 

 better facilities for handling honey ; and 

 respectfully invite all beekeepers visiting 

 our city, to give us a call. 



McCaUL & HiLDRETH BROS. 



WANTED. 



Fr.^nk Clkl, 

 20Alt 



—A Situation by a 

 firat-class bee-keep- 

 er, at once. Good 

 ReferenccB. 

 414 8thSt..De8Moine8, Iowa. 



DURING .Miiv and June I will sell NUCLEI 

 COLO.NIKs lit the following prices : 

 Two-frnme. with choice Italian Queen... 13 Oo 

 Tnree-tniint- " " " " ... 4 ciO 



Hy brids at ^ft per cent. less than above prices. 

 tW These CnN»nie8 are to be first-class in every 

 respect. QOEENS in 8ea.son. F. "W. MOATS, 

 2oAlt THK BEND, DeUance Co., Ohio. 



POUNDS Comb Honey 



Wanted, produced within 

 150 miles of Chicago. 

 Address. J. P. lyilller, 



108 .30th St., Chicago, Illinois. 



20.000 



35 



35 



ORDERS taken now for Bright Yellow 

 Comb Foundation at .'i5 cts. per lb. for 

 Brood, and 45 cents for E.vtra Thin for 

 Comb Honey. 



20Atf MAYVILLE, Dodge Co,, WIS. 



POINDS FOUNDATION, at 



.'i5 cents per pound— 5 to 7 feet to 

 the pound. First orders get it. 

 Sample tree. 

 Address, S. dc A. M. smrm, 



•■iOA-Jt MATTOON, ILLS. 



500 



Patent Flat-Bottom Comb Foundation 



... .High Side Walls, 4 to 14 square 



gSS.;.;K^ feet to the pound. Wholesale and 



'■"■"^SiJj Ketail. Circulars and Samples free 



■ — ■ J. VAN OEUSEN A: SONS, 



(SOLE ItANUFACTURERS), 



lAtf SPROUT BROOK, Mont, Co., N. Y. 



Dadant'sFoii II (lation Factory, wholesale 



and retail. See advertisement in another column. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, 



Rogersville, Genesee Co., Mich., 



ESI RES to briefly outline the contents of 

 bis little book. 



D 



"THE PRODUCTION OF COMB HONEY." 



The "Introduction "(fives a concise sketch of 

 the author's experience In producioK enmb honey, 

 and explains h-.w the bouk came to be written. 

 The first chapter. " Securing workers for the har- 

 vest," sets forth the adTitntages of ceilar-winter- 

 Ing combined with spring protection. " Aside from 

 food in abundance. -uJtirTJith is the one great thing 

 needed to promote safe, early breeding." The 

 cheapcft and best method of securing this is given 

 In detail. Under the head of "Supers" the author 

 names his lavorite surplus case, and gives reasons 

 for the preference. 



The next topic is that of "Separators." Their 

 advantages and disadvantages; the conditions un- 

 der whicH they are needed and the methods nec- 

 essary to their atuindonmentare briefly loid. Then 

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

 ities of the different kinds mentioned; the time 

 lor putting them on given and the advantages of 

 having them tilled with comb, especially in the 

 spring, fully explained. 



The next three pages are devoted to"Tiering- 

 TJp," 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 on founadtion; and Hiving 

 swarms on eiupty frames;" in which the question 

 of jjroj^frtb/y dispensing with full sheets of foun- 

 dation in the broiid-nest when hiving swarms is 

 made perfectly clear, and thorough instructions 

 given tor its accompliiihment. 



"The building ot drone-comb."— This appears to 

 have been the great stumbling-stone in the road 

 to success with ftarters oniv. hence six pages are 

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

 considered, and thf 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 sind when shall the bees be 

 allowed to build the combs. Under the head of 

 'Secretion and utilization of wax," attention is 

 called to the fact that we have been loMng a hig 

 thing by nut utilizing the natural wax secretion. 

 Illustratk.ns are given, and suggestinna made. 



The" Conclupiun" requests "the freest of crit- 

 icism," and cautions all not to adopt the methods 

 advised upon too large a scale at flrat. 



17" Price of the Book, S5 centa. 



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