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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



and the case over the hive, leaving 

 the hive-entrance clear so that the bees 

 can go in or out at will. I pack all 

 the space between the hive and case 

 with dry leaves of any kind ; then I 

 cover the case and weight it down to 

 keep the wind from blowing it off. I 

 keep the hive-entrances open when 

 covered with snow, and I pay no at- 

 tention to top ventilation, as I regard 

 it as being injurious. 



Results for Ten Years.— Mr. L. D. 

 Ormsby, Pierpont,<5 O., on Oct. 21, 

 1887, writes : 



My report for ten years of keeping 

 bees and producing honey is as fol- 

 lows : 



Colonies. PoundB Honey. 



Spring. Fall. Sold. Died. Bo't.Comb.Extract'd 



1878 1 3.. 32 



1879 2 9 .... 



1880 9 31 "i '.'. '.'. '900 100 



1881 30 54 1,800 700 



1882 54 80 12 .. .. 4,500 1,000 



1883 68 100 17 45 2 4.000 1,400 



1884 40 81 8 27 .. 3,100 1,100 



1885 46 94 15 3 .. 2,800 1,300 



1886 77 83 1 14 . . 3,300 1,200 



1887 68 76 2,100 800 



395 612 54 92 4 22,500 7,600 



I have had 30,100 pounds of honey, 

 which gives an average of over 76 

 pounds per colony, and the average 

 price of 15 cents per pound, making 

 something over $11.40 per colony as a 

 yearly average. I winter my bees on 

 the summer stands packed in chaff 

 and sawdust. I owe many thanks to 

 the editor and correspondents of the 

 American Bee Journal for my 

 success in bee-keeping. 



Bees in Winter ftuarters.— H. O. 



Kruschke, Deuster,© Wis., on Nov. 

 7, 1887, says : 



My bees stored about 400 pounds of 

 surplus honey, and have an abund- 

 ance for winter stores. I put 52 colo- 

 nies into winter quarters on Oct. 25, 

 the earliest that I ever put bees in for 

 the winter. The scarcity of honey 

 has advanced the price of it. I hope 

 it will be more plentiful next year, 

 even if prices fall a little. 



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Issued every Wednesday by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN & SON, 



PROPRIETORS. 



923ft.925WESTMADIS0NST., CHICAGO ILL. 

 At One Dollar a. Year. 



Report for 1887.-J. A. Keeds, 

 Hinesborough,olllg., on Oct., 14, 

 1887, writes : 



I have 185 good colonies of bees, 

 and 1,500 pounds of honey was all ot 

 my surplus crop. I think that nearly 

 all of my colonies are pretty well 

 supplied with honey, at least enough 

 for winter, I think. 



We are sometimes asked who our 



authorized agents are. Every subscriber is 

 such an agent ; we have no others, and we 

 greatly desire that each one would at least 

 send in the name of one new subscriber 

 with his own renewal for 1888. The next 

 few weeks is the time to do this. We hope 

 every subscriber will do his or her best to 

 double our list of subscribers. 



ALFRED H. NEWMAN. 



BnSINIISS MAKAOER. 



^:prjecial Sl0tii:jes» 



To Correspondents. — It would save 

 as much trouble, if all would be particular 

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

 ivriting to this ofBce. We receive letters 

 some inclosing money) that have no name; 

 nany others having no Post^OSSce, County 

 )r State. Also. If you live near one post- 

 jfflce and get your mall at another, be sure 

 to give the address we have on our list. 



As tbere Is Anotlier 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 Arm (a commission 

 house), causing vexatious delay and trouble. 



We \wlll 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 

 letermine their meaning. 



f^~ Sample Copies of the Bee Journal 

 will be sent rRBE 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. 



CaUiomia, Excursions. 



At frequent dates of each month, the 

 Burlington lioute, C. B. & Q. R. R., nins 

 excursions to San Francisco, Los Angeles 

 and San DiegOj at greatly reduced rates of 

 fare. Bythe Burliii2ton"onecan liave 

 a choice of routes to California, as its lines 

 from Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis extend 

 to Denver, Council Blulfs, Omaha, Saint 

 Joseph, Atchison and Kansas City. Should 

 one desire to make tlie return trip via 

 Portland, Oreg., they can continue their 

 journey south or east from St. Paul or 

 JMinneapolis, over tlie Burlington Route, to 

 Chicago, Peoria or .St. Louis. ForCaUfor- 

 nia excursion dates, rates, tickets or fur- 

 ther information, apply to ticket agents of 

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

 address Paul Morton, General Passenger 

 and Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ills. 43A4t 



ITIoney Orders can now be obtained at 

 the Post Offices at reduced rates. Five 

 dollars and under costs now only 6 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. 



Simmlns' Nou-Sivarnilng System.— 



We have received another shipment of these 

 books, and have made such favorahle 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 

 I begin anew at any time. 



A Valuable Book Given Aivay. — We 



have made arrangements by which we can 

 supply the American Bee Journal and 

 the New York World— 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 

 432 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. — 110 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. 



Remember, the amount is $2.10 for both 

 papers, and the Book and postage. 



Svreet Clover, {Melilotus dWa), furnishes 

 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, 

 at any time of the year. 



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. 



"We bave a large quantity of CHOICE 

 WHITE EXTBACTED HONEY, in kegs 

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

 we will deliver on board the cars at 10 cents 

 per lb. Orders solicited. 



We pay 20 cents per pound, delivered 

 here, for good Yellow Beeswax. To avoid 

 mistakes, the shipper's name should always 

 be on each package. 



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. 



