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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Little Surplus Gathered.— Jesse 

 Perry,© Iowa, on Oct. 17, 1887, says : 



I commenced the season with 37 

 colonies of bees, increased them by 

 natural swarming to 45, and obtained 

 300 pounds of honey in one-pound 

 sections, from basswood and sweet 

 clover. The basswood bloomed some 

 two weeks earlier than usual, and 

 yielded fairly well for a few days ; 

 but the brood-chambers being empty 

 of honey, I got but little surplus. My 

 bees stored some honey from heart's- 

 ease and goldenrod in September — 

 enough for winter stores. They are 

 in fair condition for winter, I think. 

 I winter my bees on the summer 

 stands. 



Plenty of Honey for Winter.— 

 Oscar M. Pierson, Tampico,~o Ills., on 

 Oct. 25, 1887, says : 



I commenced the season with 2 

 colonies, increased them to 7 by nat- 

 ural swarming, and have taken 35 

 pounds of comb honey in one-pound 

 sections. All of my colonies have 

 plentj; to winter on. I shall winter 

 them in a good, dry cellar. 



Convention Notices. 



Union Convention at Cbleago.— The 



North American Bee-KeeperB' 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. Arrange- 

 ments have been made with the Hotel, tor 

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

 day, each : front room. $2.00 per day each 

 person. This date occurs during the gecm\d 

 week of the Fat Stock Show, when excursion 

 rates will be very low. 



The foUowins are the subjects for discus- 

 sion, so far as has been determined upon : 



Cost of the Production of Honey— J. H. 

 Martin, Hartford, N. Y. 



Controlline the Price of Honey— M. M. 

 Baldridge. St. Charles, Ills. 



Getting- the Best Price for Honey— E. J. 

 Oatman. Dundee, Ills. 



Commission Men and the Honey Market— 

 R. A. Burnett, Chicaso. Ills. 



Legislation for Bee-Keepers— Dr. C. C. 

 Miller, Marengo. Ills. 



Objects and Methods of a thorough Or- 

 ganization of the Bee-Keepers of America- 

 Thomas a. Newman, Chicago, Ills. 



Comb Foundation, its Manufacture and 

 Use— C. P. Dadant. Hamilton. Ills. 



Production of E.rtracted Honey for Table 

 Use- T. F. Bingham. Ahronia, Mich. 



The Production of Comb Honey— W. Z. 

 Hutchinson, Flint. Mich. 



Production of Comb and Extracted Honey 

 in the Same Apiary— J. A. Green. Dayton, 111. 



Out Apiaries— D. A. Jones, Beaton. Ont. 



Foul Brood, How Shall we Treat It?— A. I. 

 Root. Medina. Ohio. 



Wintering Bees in the Northern States— R. 

 L. Taylor. Lapeer. Mich. 



Bee-Hives, and Fixtures- James Heddon, 

 Dowagiac, Mich. 



Bee- Keeping alone, or with Other Pur- 

 suits; if the latter, in connection with what? 

 —Eugene Secor. Forest City, Iowa. 



Legs of the Bee— Prof. A. J. Cook, Agri- 

 cultural College, Mich. 



What is the Best Name for Extracted 

 Honey ?— Thomas G. Newman. Chicago, Ills, 

 w. Z. Hdtchinson, Sec. 



^f The Western Bee-Keepers' Society will hold 

 ft meetlne on Wednesday, Nov. JH. 1S.S7. at the res- 

 idence of Mr. Peter Otto, corner of Park and 2.5th 

 *?treet8, Kansas City, Mo. Take the iHth Street 

 horse-cars at 9th A Main Sts. for 18th & Brooklyn 

 Sts.. thence walk sotitli to -*,'ith St.. and thence east 

 on© block to the liouse. We are sure of a cordial 

 welcome from Mr. and Mrs. Otto, and expect a 

 good meeting. Jas. A. Nblson, Sec. 



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To Correspondents. — It would save 

 LIS much trouble, if all would be particular 

 togive their P. O. address and name, when 

 irrlting to this oflSco. We receive letters 

 some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 many others having no PostrOfflce, County 

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

 offloe and get your mail at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



As tbere Is Anotber 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 oflace. Several letters of ours have 

 already gone to the other firm (a commission 

 house), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



■We will Present Webster's Dictionary 

 (pocket edition), and send it by maU, 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. 



tar" Sample Copies of the Bee Journai, 

 will be sent fbee 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 will send them all to the agent. 



money Order* 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. 



Slmmins' Non-Siramilng System.— 



We have received another shipment of these 

 books, and have made such favorable terms, 

 that wc will now club them with the Bei 

 JotiRNAi, for one year, both postpaid, for 

 $1.25. We can supply all orders by return 

 mall. The subscription to the Bee Joub- 

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

 begin anew at any time. 



CalUornia, Excursions. 



At frequent dates of each month, the 

 Burlington Route, C. B. & Q. R. R., runs 

 excursions to iSau Francisco, Los Angeles 

 and San Diego, at greatly reduced rates of 

 fare. By the " Burlington " one can have 

 a choice of routes to California, as its lines 

 from Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis extend 

 to Denver, Council Bluffs, Omaha, Saint 

 Joseph, Atchi.sonand Kansas City. Should 

 one desire to make the return trip via 

 Portland, Oreg., they can continue their 

 journey south or east from St. Paul or 

 Minneapolis, over the Burlington Route, to 

 Chicago, Peoria or St. Louis. For Califor- 

 nia excursion dates, rates, tickets or fur- 

 ther information, apply to ticket agents of 

 the 0. B. & Q. or connecting railroads, or 

 address Paul Morton, General Passenger 

 and Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ills. 43A4t 



A Valuable Book Oliren Awray.— We 



have made ai-rangements by which we can 

 supply the American Bee Joubnai, and 

 the New Tork TForld— both weekly— for one 

 year, for $2.10, and present the subscriber 

 with one of tbese books, bound in Leath- 

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History or teie United States— from 

 432 to 1887.-320 pages.— Prioe, $2.00. 



History of England- from before the 

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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-office, county and State plainly, 

 and then the risk of loss is very small. The 

 subscriptions can commence at any time. 



Bemember, the amount is $2.10 for both 

 papers, and the Book and postage. 



Swreet Clover, (Melilotus alba), furnishes 

 thiS most reliable crop of honey from July 

 until frost, and at the same time it furnishes 

 the most delicious honey, light in color, and 

 thioK in body. It may be sown In waste 

 place.s, fence corners, or on the roadside, 

 at any time of the year. 



Sow two years running, on the same land, 

 and thfl honey crop will be without inter- 

 mission., Money invested In Sweet Clover 

 Seed will prove a good investment. The 

 Seed ma/ be obtained at this office at the 

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

 $1.75 per peck, or 20 cents per pound. 



We have a large quantity of CHOICE 

 WHITE EX XRACrED HONElf , in kegs 

 holding fronji 200 lbs. to 225 lbs. each, which 

 we win delivfe'r on board the oars at 10 cents 

 per lb. Order?s solicited. 



Preserve y*onr Papers fwr reference. 

 If you have no BINDEK we will mall you 

 one for 60 ceBt,s, or you can have one wrks 

 If you will sen^t us 3 new yearly subscrip- 

 tions for the Bjie Journal. 



Enameled /Clotto 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 mall, send 15 

 cents per yard' extra for postage. 



