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6. Is old comb of much advantage 

 to swarms ? or can tdey build about 

 so much comb as well as not V I 

 noticed where I put in part old combs, 

 they do not build any new comb until 

 they get all the old comb full. 



[1. Yes. 



2. Probably one-tenth. The freight 

 charges under the Inter-State Com- 

 mission will not allow California 

 honey to compete with Eastern honey 

 any longer. 



3. It dies root and branch. In order 

 to have it continuous on the same 

 ground, the seed must be sown two 

 years running, for it does not bloom 

 until the second season. 



4. They obtain pollen, and also a 

 little honey from hemp. 



5. Several apiarists claim that corn 

 yields honey, but it is of a peculiar 

 flavor. 



6. Combs are valuable to swarms, 

 especially in the midst of a honey- 

 flow.— Ed.] 



Convention Notices. 



VF" The bee-beeperB of Connecticut will meet 

 in Room 50 of the State House, in Hartford, Ct., 

 on Sept. 24, 1887, at 1 1 a.m , for the purpose of or- 

 ganizing a State bee-lieepers' society. All are in- 

 vited to come and ■' talk bees." 



Vtr The Kentucky State Bee-Keepers' Society 

 meets in Falmouth, Pendleton Co., Ky., on Oct. 18, 

 1887- This is expected to be a very interesting 

 meeting, and a large attendance is expected. 



J. T. CONNLEY, See. 



|y The Hardin County Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold a meeting on the Fair Grounds at 

 BIdora, Iowa, on the 3rd day of the Fair. Wednes- 

 day, Sept. 15, 1887, at I p.m. All bee-keepers are 

 requested to be present, and all interested are cor- 

 dially invited. J. W. BOCHANAN, Sec. 



CMAIVGE OF TIME The officers of 



the Cedar Valley Bee-Keepers' Association have 

 postponed the time of the next meeting, on ac- 

 count of its clashing with the State bee-beepers' 

 meeting. The meeting of the Cedar Valley Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will be held at Waterloo, 

 Iowa, on Sept. 20 and 21, 1887. 



H. B. HUBBAHD, Stc, Laporte City, Iowa. 



^^ The Union Bee Keepers' Association 

 of Western Iowa will hold their annual pic- 

 nic at the apiary of Thomas Chantry, near 

 Casey, Iowa, on Sept. 1.5, 1887. All invited. 

 H. D. lENOCKER, Stc., Dexter, Iowa. 



Union Convention at Chicago.— The 



North American Bee-Keepers' Society and 

 the Northwestern Bee-Keepers' Society will 

 meet in joint convention at the Commercial 

 Hotel, cor. Lake and Dearborn Streets, in 

 Chicago, Ills., on Wednesday, Thursday and 

 Friday, Nov. 16, 17 and 18, 1887. Arranga- 

 ments have been made with the Hotel, lor 

 back room, one bed, two persons, $1.75 per 

 day, each ; front room, $"i,00 per day each 

 person. This date occurs during the »tcond 

 week of the Fat Stock Show, when excursion 

 rates will be very low. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Sec. 



Slmmins' Non-Swarmlng System.— 



We have received another shipment of these 

 books, and have made such favorable terms, 

 that we will now club them with the Bee 

 Journal for one year, both postpaid, for 

 $1.25. We can supply all orders by return 

 mall. The subscription to the Bee Jour- 

 nal, can be for next year, this year, or may 

 begin anew at any time. 



Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS Q. NEWMAN & SON, 



Proprietors, 



123 A,925 WEST MADISONST., CHICAGO ILL. 



At One Dollar a Year. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN, 



Business Manager. 



A Valnable Book Given A-way.— We 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 I supply the American Bee Journ.\i, and 

 the New York IForid— both weekly— for one 

 year, for $2.10, and present the subscriber 

 with one of tbese books, bound in Leath- 

 erette Free Calf : 



History op the United States— from 

 43a to 1887.— 320 pages.— Price, $2 00. 



History of England- from before the 

 Christian era to 1887.— Price, $2.00. 



Everybody's Book— a treasury of useful 

 knowledge.— 410 pages.— Price, $2.00. 



The extra 10 cents is for postage on the 

 book, which must be selected by the sub- 

 scriber at the time of sending the subscrip- 

 tion, and cannot be afterwards exchanged. 



The book selected will be mailed in a card- 

 board case, at the subscriber's risk ; if lost 

 it cannot be replaced. Be sure to write your 

 name, post-offloe, county and State plainly, 

 and then the risk of loss is very small. The 

 subscriptions can commence at any time. 



Remember, the amount is $2.10 for both 

 papers, and the Book and postage. 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 as much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 ■vritlng to this office. We have several letters 

 some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 nany others having no Post-OfiSce, County 

 >r State. Also, if you live near one post- 

 iffloe and get your mail at another, be sure 

 o give the address we have on our list. 



As tliere is Anotker 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. 



We TvlII Present Webster's Dictionary 

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

 paid, for two subscribers with $2. It is 

 ilways useful to have a dictionary at hand 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



money Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now only 5 cents. 

 As these are absolutely safe, it will pay to 

 get them instead of the Postal Notes which 

 are payable to any one who presents them, 

 and are in no way safe. 



Red liabels for one-pound pails of 

 uoney, size 3x4!^ inches. — We nave now 

 gotten up a lot of these Labels, and can 

 supply them at the following prices : 100 

 for $1.00 ; 250 for $1.50 ; 500 for $2.00 ; 1,000 

 tor $.'(.00 ; all with name and address of 

 apiarist printed on them— by mail, postpaid. 



E. 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. 52A40t 



Siveet Clover, (Melilotus alba), fumlsbes 

 the most reliable crop of honey from July 

 until frost, and at the same time it furnishes 

 the most delicious honey, light in color, and 

 thick in body. It may be sown in waste 

 places, fence corners, or on the roadside. 

 Sow two years running, on the same land, 

 and the honey crop will be without inter- 

 mission. Money invested in Sweet Clover 

 Seed will prove a good investment. The 

 Seed may be obtained at this office at the 

 following prices: $6.00 per bushel (60 lbs.); 

 $1.75 per peck, or 20 cents per pound. 



Wlien Kenen'lng your subscription 

 please try to get your neighbor who keeps 

 bees to join with you in taking the Bsa 

 Journal. It is now so cheap that no one 

 can afford to do without it. We will present 

 a Binder for the Bee Journal to any one 

 sending us three subscriptions— with $3.00 — 

 direct to this office. It wUi pay any one to 

 devote a few hours, to get subscribers. 



Enameled Clotli for covering frames, 

 price per yard, 45 inches wide, 20 cents ; if a 

 whole piece of 12 yards is taken, $2.'25 ; 10 

 pieces, $20.00 ; if ordered by mail, send 15 

 cents per yard extra for postage. 



Preserve your Papers far reference. 

 If you have no BINDER we will mail you 

 one for 60 cents, or you can have one frei 

 If you will send us 3 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bee Journal. 



t^~ Sample Copies of the Bee Journal 

 will be sent free upon application. Any ono 

 intending to get up a club can have sampla 

 copies sent to the persons they desire to In- 

 terview, by sending the names to this offloe, 

 or we will send them all to the agent. 



Tfncca Bmskes are employed for re- 

 moving bees from the combs. They are a 

 soft, vegetable fiber, and do not irritate the 

 bees. We can supply them at 5 cents 

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

 add 1 cent each for postage. 



