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Wewajrgo Co., Blicli., CoiiTeiition. 



Tlie Newaygo County Farmers' and Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold tlieir annual 

 institute at the Oongresational Cliurcli, Fre- 

 mont, on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9 and 

 10, 1888. 



Programme Thursday, Feb. 9, morning 

 session, 9 o'clock sharp— Music by tlie Fre- 

 mont Glee Club. Prayer by Rev. J. Koh- 

 ■erts. Music by the Glee Club. President 

 J. B. Jewell's annual address. Address of 

 Welcome, bv Joseph Gerber, President of 

 the F. B. M. A. Sheep Husbandry, Mrs. 

 P. W. Hall. Corn is Kiug, Thos. Stuart. 



Afternooa Session, Thursday, 2 p.m.— 

 The Roman Standard of Agriculture, M. W. 

 Scott. Under Draining, Wilkes Stuart. 

 The Most Profitable Breed of Horses for 

 the Farm, S. V. Walker. The Farm Boys 

 of Michigan, Mrs. M. W. Scott. 



Morning Session, Friday, Feb. 10.- Music 

 by the Glee Club. Prayer by Elder Gard- 

 ner. Music by the Glee Club. The Rela- 

 tive Benefits of a Creamery to the Village 

 and Country, J. R. Dudley. Practical Bfe- 

 Keeping, W. E. Gould. Secretary's Report. 



Afternoon Session, Friday, 2 p.m.— Elec- 

 tion of officers. The Best Orchard Fruits 

 for Western Michigan, Irwin C. Fox. The 

 Relative Benefits of Apiculture, Horticul- 

 ture and Agriculture, Geo. E. Hilton. Se- 

 lection of time and place for the next meet- 

 ing. Adjournment. 



Geo. E. Hilton, Sec. 



One of our Coi-i-e$>pou<lciit>> asks 



this question : 



What proportion of first swarms, placed 

 in a single section of a Heddon liive, will 

 re-swarm, if a queen-excluding honey- 

 board and plenty of crates for surplus comb- 

 honey is furnished to the colony ?— E. D. K. 



By request, Mr. Heddon answers the 

 question thus : 



With my experience during the past four 

 summers, I reply— no greater proportion 

 than with any other hive, whether con- 

 trolled or not. The contracting system 

 which reduced the brood-chambers of the 

 Laugstroth hives and others down to the 

 size of one case of our divisible brood- 

 chamber, was practiced years before the 

 new hive and system was dreamed of, and 

 no trouble from re-swarming was reported. 

 Some seasons swarms of that year re-swarm 

 to some considerable extent, but they do it 

 alike from all kinds of hives. At least this 

 has been my experience. 



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BUSINESS MANAQER. 



We Club the American Bee Journal 



for a year, with any of the following papers 



or books, at the prices quoted in the I>ASX 



column. The regular price of both is given 



in tlie first eolunni. One year's subscription 



iov tlie American Bee Journal must be sent 



with each order for another paper or book: 



Price 0/ hoth. Club 

 The American Bee Journal lOU.... 



IWew Catalogues for 1888 are on our 

 desk, from the following persons: 



B. J. Miller & Co., Nappanee, Ind.— 20 

 pages— Bee-Supplies. 



James J. H. Greffory, Marblehead, Mass. 

 —56 pafjfes— Vegetable, Flower, and Grain 



John Nebel & Son, High Hill, Mo.— 10 

 pages— Bees, Queens, and Bee-Keepers' 

 Supplies. 



E. Kretchmer, Coburg, Iowa— 30 pages— 

 Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Northrup, Braslan & Goodwin, Minneapo- 

 lis, Minn.— .50 pages— Farm, Vegetable and 

 Flower Seeds. 



J. D. Goodrich, East Hardwick, Vt.— 12 

 pages— Hives and Bee-Supplies. 



E. M. Bullard, West Swanzey, N. H.— 13 

 pages— Poultry and Flower Seeds. 



Please to get your Neighbor who keeps 

 bef 8. to also take the American Bee JotmNAL. 

 It Is now so CHEAP tliat no one can afford to 

 do without It. 



gxtsiuess Jlotices. 



If Vou Ijive near one post office and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we liave on our list. 



IIilton'!« new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



Simiiiui!!>' Non-Swarming System will 

 be clubbed with tlie Bee Journal for one 

 year, both postpaid, for 11.2.5. 



Beesvrax.— We will pay 20 c«'nts per 



pound, delivered here, for Yellow Beeswax. 

 To avoid mistakes, the name of the shipper 

 ^hould always be on each package. 



I»resciTe Yoiu- Papers for fntiu'e 

 reference. If you have no III!^1>ER we 

 will mail you one for 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if yon will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions tor the Beb Jouknai.. 



Please -wrile Arrwrica/nBee Journal 

 on the envelope wlien writing to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Money Orrters for 85.00 and under, 

 cost 5 ceuts. 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. 



Clover Seeds.— We are sellmg Alsike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : 88.00 

 per bushel; $2.25 per peck ; 25 ceuts per lb. 

 WhiU Clover Seed : SIO.OO per bushel; 82.75 

 per peck; 30 cents per lb. Sweet, or Melllot, 

 Clover Seed: 86.00 per bushel ; $1.75 per 

 peck: 30 cents per lb.— by express or freight. 



Pliotograplis oi Bee-Keepers.— 



The " medley " gotten up by E. O. Tuttle, 

 containmg the faces of 131 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee Jouknal for one 

 year for 81.75; or we will present it free, by 

 mail, to any one, for a club of tlu-ee subscri- 

 bers and $3.00. 



Xlie Convention. — The pamphlet 

 containing the report of the proceedings of 

 the Union Convention in Chicago, is now 

 published, and can be obtained at this office 

 for 25 cents. Or bound up with the history 

 of the International Society, and a full re- 

 port of the Detroit and Indianapolis conven- 

 tions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



and Gleanings in Bee-Culture 2 00. . 



Bee-Keepers'Magazine 1 50.. 



Bee-Keepers' Guide 1 50 . . 



Bee-Keepers' Review 1 50.. 



The ApiculturiBt 2 00. . 



Canadian Bee Journal 2 00 . 



Canadian Honey Producer. .1 40.. 

 The 8 above-named papers 5 90 . . 



and Cook's Manual 2 25 . . 



Bees and Honey (Newman)... 3 00.. 

 Binder for Am. Bee Journal..! 60.. 

 Dzierzon's Bee-Book (cloth)... n 00.. 

 Boot's A B C of Bee-Culture. .2 25. . 



Farmer's Account Book 4 CO.. 



Simmins' Non-Swarming . ...150.. 



Western World Guide 1 .50.. 



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



A Year Amonj; the Bees 1 75.. 



Convention Hand-Book 1 .50.. 



Weekly Inter-Ocean 2 00. 



Iowa Homestead 2 00-, 



Cabbage and Celery 1 25., 



How to Propagate Fruit 150. 



History of National Society..! 50. 



175 

 140 

 140 

 140 

 180 

 180 

 130 

 5 00 



200 

 175 

 150 

 2 00 

 2 10 

 2 20 

 125 

 130 

 1 40 

 150 

 1.30 

 175 

 190 

 115 

 125 

 125 



Ev«'ry Subscriber is our autliorized 

 agent ; we have no others, and we greatlj- 

 desire that each one would at least send in 

 the name of one new subscriber with his 

 own renewal for 1SS8. The next few weeks 

 is the time to do this. We hope that every 

 subscriber will do his or her best to double 

 our list of subscribers. 



Xliis is tUe Time for reading. The 

 long winter evenings can be utilized by 

 readuig up bee-literature. We have all the 

 newest bee-books, and can fill all orders on 

 the day they are received. 



IVe Club the AsiericanBee Journal 

 and the " Bee-Keepers' Magazine " for one 

 year for 81.40 ; or with " Gleanings in Bee- 

 Culture" for 81.75 ; or with the "Apicul- 

 turist " for 81.80 ; or the " Canadian Honey- 

 Producer " for $1.30 ; with the Bee-Keepers' 

 Review, $1.40 ; or all six for $4.00, 



One Dollar invested for the weekly 

 visits of tlie American Bee Journal for 

 1888, will repay every apiarist in America. 



Slioiild Any One receive this paper 

 any longef than it is desired, or is willing to 

 pay for it, plea.se send us a postal card, asking 

 to have it stopped. Be sure to wiite your 

 name and address plainly. Look at yowr 

 u/rapper-label. 



A Eavorable 'IVortl from any of our 

 readers, who speak from experience, has 

 more weight with friends than anything we 

 might say. Every one of our readers can 

 lend us a helping hand, in this way, without 

 much trouble, and at the same time help to 

 scatter apicultural knowledge and promote 

 the welfare of our pursuit. 



A Poelcet Oietionary will be pre- 

 sented for two subscribers with 82.00. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at hand 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



