* 3- UMASS/AMHERST 2066 0333 2666 9 ..■'■\' \ if LIBRARY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE No._S._Qk.03..._ DATE.3,- B.op SOURCE, C2g).iLe^er----^U-rvck-- W) ao fi>R2U An-, 3 -t- V. 37 .>^ QEOROE W. ^'ORK. Editor. ^^ -m. .-rez's7iip I^ee^Sl^OO jyer A.nnuTn, Executive CoMMiTTEE^Pres.. E. Whitcomb: Vice-Pres., C. A. Hatch; Secretary, Dr. A. B. Mason, Station B, Toledo, Ohio. Board of Directors— E. R. Root: E. Whitcomb; E. T. Abbott; C. P." Dadant: W. Z. Hutchinson; Dr. C. C. Miller. Gen'l Manager and Treasurer— Eug-ene Secor, Forest City. Iowa. VOL. 3Q. JANUARY 5, 1899. NO. 1. NuTK -The Anit-ricail IJi'i- Ji.uriial ad.ipl- 111.- Ortlidu'iapliy ..1 I In- f.illuw- inj,' Rule, recomnientk-d by tlie joint action of the .-Vinerican Philolog- ical Association and the Philological Society of Entrland: — Change '*d'' or "ed" tinal to "t" when so pi'onounced, except when the "e" af- fects a precedingr sound. 1899 is the way it is written now. Fast is the 20th cen- turj' approaching. Another j'ear, and the American Bee Journal will be in the last year of" its fourth decade and sec- ond score of years. Forty years is quite a ripe age for a paper to attain unto, and particularly a Aft'-paper. It is rare that a periodical is older than its editor. But the American Bee Journal is such a rarity. But its age doesn't seem to weaken it much — it is not infirm if it is old. Of course, .sometimes appearances are deceptive ; but hardly, we hope, in this instance. Dangerous Drugs as Cures for Bee=Stings are earn- estly inveighed against by Somnambulist in the Progres- sive Bee-Keeper. " Never, »ifz/f/- resort to the use of toxic drugs " for so small a thing as a bee-sting. Whiskey is sometimes recommended for bee-stings, but that is not so dangerous as drugs, for its character is known, while the others silently but surely fasten upon the victim without his knowledge until it is too late. Bee.Chat is the name of a British bee-paper that has been publisht quarterly, but now comes out as a monthly. It is edited and publisht by one of England's best-known practical bee-keepers, S. Simmins, the author of that prac- tical work, " A Modern Bee-Farm." Long life to the chatty Bee-Chat. Shipping Beeswax.— We have handled quite a large quantity '>f beeswax during the past four or five years, and we have often wondered wliy so many ship it in heavv boxes when sacks made of almost any material except paper are so much lighter and more easily handled. And then, there is no need of paying heavy freight or express charges on a clumsy box, weighing perhaps 10 pounds, and holding say 20 pounds of wax, when a sack not over a pound in weight would answer better in every way. We once received seyeral hundred pounds of beeswax from Utah, all in burlap sacks (the sacks weighing, we pre- sume, about six pounds), when, had the shipment been put in heavy boxes, it would have weighed SO to 100 pounds more. The freight charges on that lot of beeswax were about $3 a hundred pounds. It would have been rather ex- pensive to ship boxes at that rate, when the sacks were better in every way. But many do not think of these ap- parently little things which go far toward making the dif- ference between success and failure. A Roll of Honor is talkt of by A. I. Root, composed of all who have taken Gleanings for 25 years, or since its first nuinber, in 1873. That is a first-rate idea. We hope it will be a long roll. Suppose we, too, begin such a "roll," and compare it with Mr. Root's, just for fun, you know. Let us call for all who have takea the American Bee Journal for 25 years or over. Please mention the exact number of years, when writing us, and we will print a "Roll of Honor" sometime in February — next month. Just drop us a card any time during this month, and let us see how near our " roll " comes to being as large as Mr. Root's. How to Read a Bee=Paper is described by Mr. Harry S. Howe, of New York, in the last Bee-Keepers' Review. The plan he now wisely follows in reading is this : 1. Re-read the articles that seem of especial value. 2. Discuss them with any bee-keeper who gets in range. .?. Test a few of the best ideas on a small scale at first. 4. Lastly, read all the advertising matter in each paper. Mr. Howe, the past season, read four of the bee-papers publisht in the United States, and said that when any two chanced to come together, he was like the boy who sat down between two pies— it didn't make much difference where he began. , The Spaniard is soon to- become enlightened in bee- keeping, along with many otherexcellent things he is learn- ing about, these days. Gleanings reports that the book. " Langstroth on the Honey-Bee," has been ordered trans- lated into the Spanish language, by the Minister of Agri- culture, of Mexico. New Yorl< State's Honey Crop in 1889, according to the census of that year.was4.281.9b-i pounds. Probably last year it was nearly 6,000,000 pounds, which shows that New York is a great State in more ways than in area and popu- lation. Take it year after year, it is probably the best honey State in the Union. Sending Comb Honey to Harket. — Since we have been trying to do something in the line of wholesale honey dealing, we have been getting some experience. We used to have very little sympathy with the honey commission firms, thinking that almost invariably the honey-producer was the much-abused man. Lately we have been thinking that some of them deserve being abused, especially some of the comb-honey shippers. The trouble is, that every bee-keeper seems to think that nobody ever produced so fine honey as his — no matter if the combs are twisted around three ways in each section, and are all travel-stained and bulged besides. Then, again, some do not seem to know the difference between white comb honey and amber— unless the amber is Jan. S, 1899. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. a coal-black honey-de\v. We have had a grocer reject a wholeca.se, and refuse to buy at all, just because he hap- pened to pull out a section of honey that was a trifle off color, when all the rest of the case was fine. That bee- keeper should learn not to mix his g-i'ades of honey, but keep them in separate cases, and mark them according^ly. But what a pleasure it is to get in a lot of honey from a bee-keeper who knows how to assort and put up his comb honey for market. We have had at least two such lots this winter— one from Iowa and the other from Wisconsin. If we continue to sell honey to Chicag-o grocers, year after year, we will likely select the bee-keepers whose honey we desire to purchase. We may say further, that we think less than ever of the commission method of handling honey. The buying'-and- selling-outright method is the proper one, if the bee-keeper sends exactly the grade of honey he agrees to. If he niis- represents, he should have his honey shipt back to him, and be compelled to pay the freight charges both ways. Low Prices for Honey, according to M. W. Shepherd in the American Bee-Keeper, are due to the fact that the laboring classes, the chief consumers of honey, get such low prices for labor that they cannot afford to buj' honey. The remedy is to reduce the price of honey to compete witli the cheaper sweets, and have supply dealers lower their prices. The editor says every one is at liberty to make his own supplies, and if any one thinks supply dealers make too heavy charges let him emphatically and forever dis- abuse his mind of that error by making his' own supplies for one sea.son. He concludes, "If the existence of our indus- try can be sustained only through a reduction in the price of supplies of the present standard of excellence, its days are numbered." Eees n Switzerland. -In an excliange we learn that Consul General DuBois says bee-culture has increast in Switzerland during the past 20 3'ears 100 percent ; that there are now 275,000 colonies in that country. The canton of Lucerne has 187 colonies to every 1,000 of the population, which is the highest average in Switzerland. This means a colony of bees for everj' family, or for every five or six persons in the canton of Lucerne. With its invigorating mountain air and delicious honey everywhere, Switzerland ought to be a healthy country. Mr. a. L Root was 59 years old Dec. 9, 1898. May yet many happy, prosperous years be his. The National Fanciers" Association and Illimiis State Poultry Association will hold their annual Poultry Show from Jan. 9 to 14, 1898, in Chicago. It promises to be a grand affair — and a great " cackling week " for this city. Everybody interested in poultry oug-ht to attend this show. Mr. J. E. Crank — a famous Vermont comb honey pro- diicer — visited the A. I. Root Company last month. He has about 500 colonies of bees, and produces as fine honey as we ever saw. We had the pleasure of examining about a car- load of his honey, and it was simply superb. But what sur- prises us is that he doesn't read the American Bee Journal. At least we can't find his name on our list. Just think what honey he might produce if he should take the Bee Journal I Mr. DooliTTle .and Dr. Miij.ek are both referred to editorially in Gleanings for Dec. IS. The editor of that paper has visited these two leaders in American apiculture, and says that one (Doolittle) uses a meat-block on which to place his typewriting machine when using it, and the other (Dr. Miller) an ordinary high stool. Editor Root seems to have expected mahogany desks and upholstered chairs. Oh, no ; busy, hard-working men like Doolittle and Miller have no use for " soft," showy and expensive lux- uries. Only big bee-supply manufacturers can have such I Of course, all apiarian editors might enjoy them if they could afford to have them, but we know of only two, per- haps, that either possess such elegant things, or might if they wisht. They are Root and Leahy. And we are not a bit jealous. We like to see other people enjoy themselves when thev can afford it. * .. "'^ Editor Hutchinson, in the December number of his paper, says, " Success comes only with hard study, courage, thoroughness, and genuine enthusiasm." He ought to know, for we believe he pos.sesses all of these characteris- tics, and, from his own words, has arrived at the coveted goal. It means a good deal to succeed now-a-days, espe- cially when handicapt as .some have been that we might name. But the race in life is not always to the swift or dashing ; it is more often won by the patient plodder. We feel that it will not be ours to know whether we have won success — or successfully won : at least not for awhile yet. In the meantime we are content to plod on, ever striving simply to make a good, full-measure bee-paper. * .. '^ Hon. Eugene Secor, General Manag-er of the United States Bee-Keepers' Union, has been sick, hence the delay in mailing his annual report and voting-blanks. On ac- count of his sickness, he has wisely taken the responsibility of changing the date of closing the polls from Jan. 1 to Jan. 15. We are glad to know that our General Manager is recovering from his illness, and trust he is quite- himself again now. Mr. W. B. B'lume, of Cook Co,, 111., called a few days ago, and handed us $1.00 for the Langstroth Monument Fund when renewing his sub.scription for 1899. Good way to do. Let others do likewise. Mr. Blurne had his best crop the past season — 3,300 pounds of comb honey from 80 colonies, spring count, and closing the season with 97 colo- nies, which he is now wintering-. Mr. J. F. McInTvre, of Ventura Co., Calif., wrote us as follows : " California bee-keepers are a ■ blue ' set just now. They have just past through the dr3'est year since 1877, and are now threatened with anf)ther, and bees are not in condi- tion to stand another dry year. Guess we will have to mi- grate if it doesn't rain this winter. How is Cuba ?" F. B. Mills, of Rose Hill, N, Y., has one of the most beautiful 68-page catalogs we h^ive seen. You will find Mr. Mills' advertisement in "the Bee Journal during this month. Be sure to send to him for his catalog, and say j'ou saw his name and address in the American Bee Journal. Then afterward buy some seeds of him. The Cyphers Incubator Co., of Wayland, N. Y., have a wonderfully fine catalog and guide to poultry-culture that they mail for 10 cents. Our readers will make no mistake if they send 10 cents for that catalog, and at the same time mention having seen the Cyphers Company's advertisement in the Bee Journal. Mk. E. E. Hasty, of Lucas Co., O.. we learn, has termin- ated his long series of "A Condenst View of Current Bee- Writings " for the Bee-Keepers' Review. Mr. Hasty did fine work in that department. We presume the new " De- partment of Criticism" takes the place of the former by Mr. Hasty. •X- -^ Mr. E. J. CronklETOn, of Harrison Co., Iowa, wrote us Nov. 11 : " I have taken the American Bee Journal since October, 1884, and by its help and my own ability I have .sold thousands of dollars worth of honey at a nice profit. No one should think of keeping bees without it." 10 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL Jan. 5. 1899. Bad Year I the worst for 50 years ! Most French bee- keepers haven't enough honey to winter their bees, says Le Rticher Beige. An Australian t1oney=Yield. — \V. J. reports in Austra- lian Bee-Bulletin that from 80 colonies he got 11 tons of honey and increast to 115 ;1275 pounds per colony and 43 per- cent increase is not so bad. Utah Yield. — E. S. Lovesy reports in Gleanings the highest he has heard of in Utah" the past season, as nearly 5!^ tons of honey from 31 colonies, increast to |82. That average — 350 pounds per colony — in an off year is not bad. To Seal Bottles. — Take four parts rosin, four parts pitch, and one part beeswax. Melt the wax, add the resins, and when the whole is liquid, dip the bottle in to the neck, take out and turn it around, holding the bottle horizontally, so all parts will be equally covered. — Revue Eclectique. To Keep Honey Light in Wax-Extractor. — D. W. Heise (Canadian Bee Journal) is delighted at having learned that when cappings are put in the wax-extractor he can prevent the accompanying honey from becomings dark by never allowing' the sun to strike the vessel -containing tlie honey, and removing it just as soon as it has run down. Plain Sections, says M. L,. .Mai^i in American Bee- Keeper, are filled and completed more uniformly than others, and the honey in the outside rows will be more securely attacht to the wood, hence a larger number will grade fancy. A picture of eight sections from his apiary shows the combs not so verv well finisht out to the wood. BuiIt=Out Combs vs. Foundation. — Allen Sharp, in British Bee Journal, says that in his experience he finds that bees prefer fresh foundation in sections to unfinisht combs of the previous season, or those that have been a long time on the hive. Some 'in this country agree with him, while others take the reverse view, saying that bees object to partly-built combs only when they are in bad con- dition. Best Ventilation for Hives in Hot Climates, says W. W. Somerford in tileanings, is that secured by raising the cover 'i inch at one end, the flat cover being- best. "If ventilated thus, hives with flat covers (even tho covers are made of stuft' onlj' )4 inch thick) will be perfectly safe to sit in any tropical sun, even when combs are full of honey in the top story." Of course such ventilation would not work well for comb honey. Right Strain of Bees for Comb Honey, says J. B. Hall in the Canadian Bee Journal, must be great gatherers, not afraid to leave the brood-nest to store, filling the combs to the top-bar with brood, building combs without the use of brace-combs, filling tlie sections to the wood all around, and not afraid to cap it when full. Such bees can be kept, and are kept, but "it requires constant culling to keep out undesirable stock." Saltpeter Rags for Smoker Fuel — I take a two-gallon crock (of course larger or smaller would do), and throw into it a pound of saltpeter, then fill half full with water. Into this I put pieces of rotten wood or cotton rags. The wood must be allowed to soak for a day or so, but the rags may be taken out at once, or they may be left a month. If you use rotten wood for fuel, and wish to tell the .saltpeter wood easily from the other, it's a good plan to throw a little red aniline dye into the crock. An old milk-pan with holes in the bottom, or an old colander, stands in the crock, and some of the rags are put into that' to drain and dry. Next time I come for saltpeter rags I take them out of the colan- der, put some out of the crock into the colander, and put some new ones into the crock. If none are dry enough I dry them in the sun or stove-oven. When I want to fire my smoker I take a rag. perhaps a piece of an old shirt or dress, the size of my hand (I don't mean the dress but the rag is the size of my hand), touch a lighted match to it, roll it into a little ball, and drop it into the smoker. Then, without waiting to see whether it will burn or not, I fill up the smoker with chips, planer-shavings, or what-not, with no fear but there will be a good fire with very little puffing. — Dr. C. C. Miller, in Gleanings. Are Drones from a Drone-Layer Virile? — Australian Yankee, in Australian Bee-Bulletin, thinks he has proved that they are. He had blacks, and there were no Italians within 20 miles. He got some Italian brood and reared late in the fall a queen that never produced a worker, but thou- sands of drones, worker-brood from other colonies being constantly added. Many of his young black queens pro- duced progeny with yellow bands, showing that they had mated with the vellow drones from the drone-laver. Uniting Colonies.— J. O. Grimsley, who conducts the " Department of Bees and Honey " in the Ruralist, is charmed with Doolittle's plan of uniting colonies. He varied from it by not caging the queen, and thinks it not necessary to cage her. To unite, he had two colonies with four combs each. 8-frame hives. He took queen from hive A, then put in A the combs, bees and all, from B. alterna- ing the frames. No hive being left on the stand of B. the returning- bees heard the call and joined the united colony, or else made their home wtih some near-bv colonv. Which Way Sliould Combs in the Hive Run?— G. M. Doolittle discusses the matter in Gleanings. In a state of nature bees build their combs in all directions. In this country most bee-keepers have the frames in the hive with one end toward the entrance. This allows the hive to be tipt forward so water can run out of the entrance. If frames hung crosswise, the combs would not hang true in the frames. There is better chance for ventilation in hot weather if frames run toward the entrance. Bees returning from the field can more readily get to anj' part of the brood- chamber. Cleaning Hives Annually. — F. L. Thompson sa^-s in the Prog^ressive Bee-Keeper that for some years he has been inclined to think it time fooled awa}-, laboriously to scrape all hives every spring ; but he has swung completely around in his views since coming in charg-e of an apiary that had been run on the let-alone plan. It was such a terrible job to g-et all in good working order, that he will hereafter scrape clean each spring every hive. That gives chance for clipping queens and thoroughly inspecting everything at one opening early in the season ; then in the swarming season he doesn't dread to open a hive on account of bur- combs, franies glued down, etc., but everything- works easily and smoothly. Doolittle's Box-Plan of Uniting a number of weak colonies is given in the American Bee-Keeper. For two or three small colonies make a box that will hold 12 quarts ; for larger colonies, one that will hold at least 20 quarts. One side must be of wire-cloth nailed on. The other side should consist of wire-cloth nailed to a light frame, so it can be easily removed. A funnel is put in a hole in the top of the box. Blow a little smoke into the first hive, and pound on the top with the fist, then treat in like manner the others in succession. In five minutes from pounding the first hive, the bees will be filled with honey. Shake the bees into the funnel, caging the queen when found. A cloth in the funnel when not in use keeps the bees in. Bump the box down so as to shake the bees on the bottom, remove the funnel and cover the hole. Mix the bees thor- oughly by shaking and tumbling the box. Bump it down again and drop into the hole a caged queen, having the cage suspended by a wire hookt over the top of the outside of box. Have candy enough in the cage so bees will liber- ate the queen in four to six hours. Put box in cellar or other cool, dark place. Next morning — if the bees were put in box in the evening, or in the evening if the bees were put in the box in the morning — take off the movable side and emptj- the bees like a swarm in front of tlieir destined hive. Jan. 5, 1899. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 11 DUE Bill FREE l^^^^^UB^ Inill iiinil Mv liu.ilsoi».> cutalociit' for ISltSI, lulujcra|ih«d and Iwautifully illuslraled, and a 10c. I>ue BUI, C'^dfor 10c. worth of aeeda for trial, absolutely Cree. It is full of barsains. All the Best Seeds, Bulbs, I'lunts, liases, new Fruits, Farm Seeds, Potatoes, etc.. at lowest prices. Ten treat Novelties offered V(|lhonl Dames. I will pav $50. FOR A NAME f»r fach.. Don't buy your stock until 'you see this uew catalut'ue. Several vanctie.i sliowi. in colors. Great inducements for orders this vear. Tou will be oarprlsed at mv b.argain offers. Send your address on Postal t(.-day. Tell your frieiids to send too. Old customers will receive a copy. F. B. MILLS, Seedsman, Boi S*, Kose 11111, >.Y Please mention Bee Journal -when -writing. WONDERFUL DOGS fr'oi?X''i^,S"e&Q t lirt-akiUffri^sor make its chicKS lousy, I.iuosn'tetay I'ff th? ne.stand allow the eggs tochill but b-ilrhc! fvery egg that can be hatched. THE PETALUMA IMCUBATOR is absolat^-Iy pprfect as t'> ttn-iibafores.ivnHii]s— proper nppHcu- tlon nnd dli*lplbuti«n of heat and molwtiirc, recii* Intlon itnd vtntllutlon. For 50 to X.'i et^'ps. WE PAt FREIGHT ANYWHERE in the r.S. Handsome catalog free. Petulumu Incubator Co.. Bor Pi Pctalumo, Till. The Rural Californian Tells all about Kces in California. The yield-^ and Price of Honey; the Pa>;tura{|re and Nectar- Producin}^ Plants: the Bee-Ranches and how Ihev are conducted. In fact the entire field is fuliy covered by an expert bee-man. Besides this the paper also tells you all about California As-riculture and Horticulture. SI. 00 per year; o months. 50 cents. Sample copies. 10 cents. THE RURAL CALIFORNIAN, 218 Xorth Main Street, - Los Angeles. Cal. Please mention Bee Journal when -writing. UNION {^r^TCv r?,^*5*,'*'.i/, ',,>/■-£ cuttiiiff, initering-. -^-/ ■M- ;>^ Seiifcn Falls )ir:r. Co., rabettn^, g-rooTiiigr, gaining-, scroll-saw- ing", boring", ed^e- mouldin^, beadiiiitr, etc. Full line Foot and Hand Power^ ^ Machinery. Send* for Catalno- A. 46 Water St.. Smvu Falls. \. V. BEE-KEEPERS ! Let me send you my 64- pag-e Catalog for 18W. A/, ./ejiJfc/ns, WetumplcB, A/a. GWe make the New tianipioii Gtiatf-fiive with fence and plain sections, and a full line of other A postal sent us with your name fur a Catalog- will meet with the erealest surprise. R. H. SCHMIDT & CO., Shehuvgan. Wis. Please mention Bee Journj.1 when writing, SOLD ON TRIAL! , lEiiy no Incubator and pav Cor It before erlvlnir it a trial. Waiiy Deople have lost faith in incubators be- ,Tusi.- tney bought on* that was never intemi- ■ 1 1" haU-]i chiikeiis — maJe merely to sell. The Von Culin Incubators are sold on trial siibjert to \our appnu- al. Simplest machine ma.le. A chilil can ntierate it." The hic^csl ratftlopae and ^•poultry pointers" Iiook jmblished, sentfof 51-. Plan-i for Brooders. Poultry Houses, etc.. sent on receipt of aSo. Voa Culin Incubator Co. S Adams St. Delaware Cit*. DeU Please mention Bee Journal -when writing. TO SELL OR LEASE FOR CASH. An up-to-date Apiary consisting of 200 good colonies or over, with Fixtures com- plete. Privilege to remove to some other location if desired. Correspondence solic- ited. Address, THE GILA FARM CO. 51Ar,t Cllft'. Grant Co., A" Af. Please mention Bee Journal -when ■writing. Ill the multitude of eouusellors tliere is .safetj-.— ProT. 11-14. Best Size of Hive for Beginners. Query 87. — In the ligrht of your own experU etice. what hive, or size of hive, do you consider best for a beyiuner to start with — 1st. for comb honey i>rocluction; 2nd. for extracted honey? — Ohio. Dr. A. B. Mason — A 10-fraine Laiig-s- troUi. E. France— 1 and 2. The Lanystroth hive for both. R. L. Taylor— 1. The 8-frarae Langs- troth hive. ' 2. Ditto. Prof. A. J. Cook— 1 and 2. Lang-s- troth for either or both. Emerson T. Abbott— 1 and 2. An 8- frame " St. Joe," of cour.se. \V. G. Larrabee— 1 and 2. 10-frame Lang'stroth in both instances. Dr. J. P. H. Brown— A 9 or 10 frame hive, with a frame the size of the Lang-stroth. P. H. Elwood— 1. Not over 2,000 cubic inches. 2. For extracting, one quite a little larger can be used. G. M. Doolittle— 1 and 2. The Langs- troth frame is as good as any, and for a beginner 10 frames to the hive will be no mistake. Jas. A. Stone — 1 and 2. I have no other than the 10-franie "Improved Langstroth-Simplicity," because I like it best for all purposes. Eugene Secor — 1 and 2. Localities may differ. For my locality and meth- od of wintering, an 8-frame Langstroth seems to be as good as any. Chas. Dadant & Son— 1 and 2. We use larger hives than common, but if you take a standard, don't use any- thing smaller than a 10-frame Langs- troth. D. W. Hei.se— 1 and 2. A Dadant- Ouinby, if you should remain a begin- ner only. Apart from that, 3'ou must study your locality and be g'overned accordingly as to size. J. E. Pond— 1 and 2. Twenty-live years' experience causes me to advise the regidar Simplicity 10-frame hive. I don't think a better one exists, and fully believe that others by its use will think as I do. Mrs. L. Harrison — 1 and 2. As far as as my experience goes, a Langstroth hive for both. Localities may differ. I've had the best results with an ,8- frame Langstroth. which can be used two-story for extracted honey. C. H. Dibbern— 1 and 2. One natur- ally loves his own child the best, and I think there is no hive equal for either comb or extracted honey to the '• Dib- bern." However, I believe a beginner will succeed as well with the Lang.s- troth as any other. R. C. Aikin — 1 and 2. As circum- stances may cause a change from one to the other, or a mixt production, your hive mttst suit either. I want a shallow frame, and to use from one to any number of sets as needed for results. 951HAICHES! arp often reported by those SUCCESSFULI INCUBATOR One reason for this record is absolute uniformitv of J F temperature in egg chamber. Correct instructions { i for operatinc: has flre-proof lamp. Will hatch everj- t i egg that can be hatched. Send 6c. for new 148-page I J catalocrue. Ulled with hen information and plans t • of poultry himses. ♦ JDES MOINES INCUBATOR CO. | t Box 78, l»es Moines. lo«o. 1 Please mention Bee Journal -when writing. SEE THAT WINK! Bee=Supplies. Roofs Goods at Root's Prices. Poudek's Honey-Jars and everything" used by bee- keepers. Prompt service- low fretg-ht rate. Catalog- free. Walter S. Pouder, 512 Mass. Ave.. Indi.vnapolis. Indiana. UJ"'Po\)D£R'6fi/' Sweet Clover! And Several Other Clover Seeds. We have made arraiii^ements so that we can ■ furnish Seed of several of the Clovers by f reij^hl or e.xpress, at the following' price^i, cash with the order: Site lOlts 25ft soft Sweet Clover dOc Sl.OO S2.23.S4.O0 Alsike Clover 70c 1.25 3.00 5.75 WhiteClover 80c 1.40 3.00 5.00 AlfaUa Clover 60c l.tX) 2.25 4.00 Crimson Clover 55c .TO 2.00 3.50 Prices subject lo market changes. Add 25 cents to your order, for cartag-e, if wanted by frei.Lrht. Your orders are solicited. GEORGE W. YORK & CO, 118 Michisran street, - CHICAGO. ILL. BARNES' FOOT POWER MACHIRERY Read what .1. 1. Panent.uI Charlton. N. Y.. says: " We cut with one of your Com- bined Machines, last winter. 5U chaff hives with 7-in. caj). 10(1 honey racks, 500 brood- frames, 2.(X>0 honey boxes, and a Lfreat deal of other work. This winter we have double the amount of bee-hives, etc.. to make, and we expect to do it with this Saw. It will do all vou sav it will." Catalog- and price-list free. Address. W. F. & John Barnes. SCtf 'yiS Rubv St.. Rockford. III. Wholesale. Retail. THE A, I, ROOT GO'S MODS Inc]udin}^»- their discounts lur >rouds wanted for use another season. Il will pay you to send ntfe list of [Tonds wanted. Cash for Beeswax. M. H. HUNT. Rfll Branch. Mich. SBMT FREB JTv ^v Our descriptive circular and price-list of Bee^Hives, Italian Bees Oueens, Sections, Comb Foundation. Uee-Veils. Smokers, Honey-Knives, etc. SEND FOR ONE. Address. lA13t K. A. SNELL, Milledgeville, Carroll Co.. Ml. HOfV f@ STAR¥ ■■ In IliePMl LTK\ ItlM.NESS andhow to make it a coiiiplfte success is the theme of our POULTRY OL'IDE. Tells all about pool- try hc'use.-j, hon- to build, coat, kc, arnJ how to ' breed, feed and market fowls. Treats h^jr; CYPHERS INCUBATOR which Is delivered freight paid to every purchaser. This machin..' rei|iiires absolutely no artifical moisture. Send 10 cents and i:--t tlie book. Circulars FREE. 'flE CYPHERS INCUB4T0R CO. Box .sn WAVLAND. N.Y Please mention Bee Jotirnal -when ■writing. 12 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, Jan. 5, 1899. SAVE MONEY AND FEED BY BUYING AND USING OUR It 1 tun- prit'cd. ti( ^^ nil n .'z. ^-alv-.ni 1 I .....kiiiL'if ip. JIade from the best of cast pray iron tfl l.iiiier t" Imld ;:(»^'iils. Just the thinff < k. pii;n or [umltrv ami heat water for u.,. Reliable stock Food Cookers gfodCtu^ muLh larger capacity. '.iCt to 100 gals. We will he plad to o not buy until you pet our free descrip- tive circulars. Better write for them at once. RELIABLE INCUBATOR AND BROODER CO. Box B2f Quincyi Illinois. $5.00 FARMER'S FEED COOKERS Eastern Bee-Keepers! Seven years ago we sftrted an Apiarian Supply business in NEW VORIv CITY, as we saw an opening here. That we made no mistake in this is shown bv the large demand tor Supplies and our constantly in- creasing trade. Our aim was to turn eh Supplies promptly. In many cases bee-keepers tlnd the freitrbt on Supplies from the Western lactories is as mu.-h as the cost of the goods. In buying near home you not only save freight, but get your goods much more promptly. We keep several carloads of Hi\/e&, Sections, FoLinciation, Etc., always in stock readv to ship, and the prices will be found higbt. AVe also run two apiaries for honey and sell BEES AND QUEENS. If you expect to use anything in the Apiarian line the coming year, you will do well to send for our Catalogue. We would be pleased to quote you SPK('IAIj PRICES on what you want, ae this is ouroull season, and we can alTurd to sell for email protlts. Hives, Sections, etc.. are made in Wis- consin, where lumber is low, and the best can be had. Oar Special Price on Founilatloii, Hives and Sections will make yon Smile, Write for it. stating the quantity you can use. UEALERS should write for uur 1(9 discount j'heet which is now ready to mail. I. J. STRINGHAM, 105 Park Place, New York, N. Y. Apiaries, Glen Cove, L. I. Please mention Bee Journal when writing. Listen ! Take iiiu Advice and liiiij Your Bee-SiiDDlies o! ftiioiisi Weiss ! FINE FOUNDATION AND TONS OF IT. WORKINQ Wax into Foundation for Cash or Trade a Specialty. I defy competition in Foundation, nillions of Sections Polisht on both Sides. Satisfaction Guar.'VNTEEd on a full line of Supplies. Send for a Cata- log'ue and be your own judge.- Wax Wanted at 27 cents cash, or 28 cents in trade, delivered to me. IDtf AUGUST WEISS, Hortonville, Wis. HONEY * FOR »- SALE. Best While Alfalfa Extracted,.. IN 60-POUND TIN CANS. This fs the famous white extracted honey gathered in the great Alfalfa regions of the Central West. It is a splendid honey, and nearly everybody who cares to eat honey at all can hardly get enough of the Alfalfa extracted. Prices are as Follows: A sample by mall, 8 cents In stamps, to pay for package and postage. By freight — One 60-pound can, 8 cents per pound; 2 cans, l^i cents per pound; 4 or more cans, 7X cents per pound. Cash must accompany each order. Best Basswood Honey in Barrels. We have a quantity of finest basswood honey In barrels, weighing 625 pounds net, which we are ready to ship f . o. b. Chicago, at 7j-a cents a pound. Sample mailed for 8 cents. If desiring to purchase, let us know, and we will write you the exact number of pounds in the barrel or barrels, and hold same till you can send the cash for it by return mail. Our honey is ABSOLUTELY PURE BEES' HONEY, the finest of the kinds produced in this country. tW We would suggest that those bee-keepers who did not produce any honey for their home demand the past season, just order some of the above, and sell It. And others, who want to earn some money, can get this honey and work up a de- mand for It aJmost anywhere. Address, CEORGE W. YORK &. CO., 119 itlicliisnn fit., Cliicaj^o, III. and always with a honey-board, and surely queen-excluding' when extract- ing-. Start with what you expect to continue with. Think hard and long, and get advice of skilled apiarists be- fore starting. Dr. C. C. Miller— 1 and 2. That de- pends. If you intend to give the bees little attention, perhaps the Dadant or Muinby hive. If you intend to give all the intelligent care possible, the 8- frame Langstroth or dovetail, using as many stories as needed. J. A. Green — 1 and 2. Standard goods are best for a beginner, as a general rule. A hive holding 8 L,angstroth 'frames would be about right for comb honey. For extracted I would prefer 10. The larger hive would be a better all-purpose hive for a beginner. S. T. Pettit— 1 and 2. ISli inches from front to rear, 17js from side to side, inside measure; and 9% inches deep, with 12 frames. The advantages are : Long entrances ; more ventila- tion : wide hive, more super room ; the section supers project front and rear. J. M. Hambaugh — 1. Much depends. For comb honey, 10-frame Langstroth for brood-chamber, Miller supers for surplus. 2. For extracting, the body above to be the same as the brood- chamber, here in California. I prefer the Dadant hive where wintering is a problem. O. O. Poppleton— 1. Let comb- hone}' producers answer this. 2. I can do better with a long single-story hive, with deep frames. For some reasons a more standard double-story hive would be best; but I couldn't conscien- tiously advise something I have my- self discarded. Rev. M. Mahin — 1 and 2. The main thing in a hive is ease and facility of manipulation. As to size, something depends — much, in fact — upon the honey-resources of the locality, and no universal rule can be given. I would make no diiference between a hive for comb honey and one for extracted. E. S. Lovesy— 1. I prefer the 10- frame Langstroth, 28 sections to the super, with double section-holders, which virtuallv protects the sections. 2. The 10-frame short Langstroth we run three stories. It is easy to manip- ulate, and not so liable to break the combs in extracting. G. W. Demaree — I would have but one kind of hive (brood-chamber) for producing comb and honey in the ex- tracted form. In the Southern and Middle States the standard Langstroth —10-frame — is as good as the best I have tried. Further north, perhaps, the 8-frame Langstroth suits a shorter season. ^^m^^^^^^^^^m ©%E^|^£^ ^^^^^^ Plain Section and Fence Endopst. This year we had our first experience with plain sections and fence separators, and were very much pleased with the re- sult. With the open sections it usually oc- curs that the inside sections of the super were filled first, but with the plain it was not so with us this year. In some cases the outer sections were the only ones in the Jan. S, 1899. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 13 26c Gash Paid for Beeswax. This is a good time to send in your Beeswax. We are payinR 26 cents a pound — CASH — upon its receipt. Now, if you want the money PROMPTLT, send us your Beeswax. Impure wax not taken at any price. Address as follows, very plainly, G-EORGE W. YORK «fe CO., 11§ Blicliigan Street, ClIICACiO, ILL,. f%f€f6l€sftse BeeSmoksr Bint-'iiani \ Ilethering- tnn I'lifapping- 00909^9*^9^0^ OPK.IOES OF- Bingham Perfect Bee-Smokers .A.1STID HOlSTE'X'-IClSriVES. Smoke Engine i largest smoker made) 4-in. stove. Doz. $13.00; eacb, by mail, $1.50 Doctor 3]-s in. stove. Doz. " " "' Conqueror 3-in. etove. Doz. I^areo 2H-iD. stove. Doz. Plain :i-in. stove. Doz. Ijittle Wonder (weight 10 ounces) ... 2-in. stove. Doz. Honey-Knife Doz, Bintcham Smokers have all the new improvements. Before buying a Smoker or Knile, look up its record and pedigree. FIFTEEN YEAKS FOR A I>OLLAK; ONE-HALF CENT FOR A MONTH. l>ear Sir:— Have used the Conqueror 15 years. I was always pleased with its workings, but thinking 1 would need a new one this summer. 1 write for a circu- lar. I do not think the -iinch Smoke Engine too lart:e. January ii7, 1897. Truly, W. H. EAGERTY, Cuba, Kansas. T, F. BINGHAM, Farwell, ITIiclilgan. 9.00; 1.10 6.50; 1.00 S.fJO; .90 4.75; .70 4.511; .60 6.00; .80 We want EVERY BEE-KEEPER To liave a copy of. \i/\i/ Our 1899 Catalog \lAl> 1^" Send us your name and address and we will take pleasure in mailing you a copy, G. B. LEWIS CO., WATERTOWN, WIS. Special Agent for tiie Southwest — E. T. ABBOTT, St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. Abbott sells our Hives and Sections at factory prices. The Bee-Keeper' s Guide This 15th and latest edition of Prof. Cook's magnificent boob of 460 pa^es. In neat and substantial cloth binding, we propose to give away to our present subscribers, for the work of getting NEW subscribers for the American Bee Journal. A description of the book here Is quite un- necessary—It Is simply the most complete sci- entific and practical bee-book published to- day. Fully Illustrated, and all written In the most fascinating style. The author Is also too well-known to the whole bee-world to re- ?uire any introduction. No bee-keeper is ully equipped, or his library complete, with- out" The Bee-Keeper's Guide." Oiven For 2 New Subscribers. The following offer Is made to present sub- scribers only, and no premium is also given to the two new subscribers— simply the Bee Journal for one year : Send us Two New Subscribers to the Bee Journal (with 12.00), and we will mall TOu a copy of Prof. Cock's book free as a premi- um. Prof. Cook's book alone sent for II. '35, or we club It with ihe Bee Journal for a year —both together for only 11.75. But surely anybody can get only 2 new subscribers to the Bee Journal for a year, and thus get the boo as a premium. Let everybody try for If Will you have one ' OEOBGE W. YOBK & CO., 118 Michigan St., Chicago, Dl. OUR MOTTO: WELL MANUFACTURED STOCK -QUICK SHIPMENTS. S6Gilons, SlilDDino-Gases and Bee-Keepers' Supplies We make a .specialty of making" the very best Sections on the market. The BASSWOOD in this part of Wi.sconsin is acknowledg-ed by all to be the best for making the ONE-PIECE HONEY-SECTIONS— selected, young and thrifty timber is used. "Write for Illu.strated Catalog and Price-List FREE. Marshfield flanufacturing Company, Please mention Bee Journal when writing. MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN. case that were filled, and the outside just as well finisht as the inside. We had a sep- arator outside of the last row of sections — before we put in the spacing board — and thought that was why they filled so well to the outside. Even tho some of the cases had but few sections of honey in them, they were filled out to the wood better than we ever had the open sections filled. And as to the trouble with the plain sec- tions shipping well, there is no question but that they are far ahead of the others, for the reason that the honey is so firmly united to the wood that it would be a hard matter to break it; and the face of the honey, we have seen no instance in which it protruded even with the wood. Another thing, they are so easily cleaned. Jas. a. Stone & Son. Sangamon Co., 111., Dec. 8. Bees Did Nicely. My bees did nicely during last summer. I have IS colonies now, and they went into winter quarters with plenty of stores, so if none of them die during the long winter, through some unforseen cause, I will have a splendid start next spring. I am very fond of the American Bee Journal, which comes regularly every week during the year. My wife also likes it very much. Arnold Gerlach. Shawano Co., Wis., Dec. 12. A Poor Season. The past season was poor here ; I got 300 pounds of surplus honey from ^2 colonies. A man 30 miles west got l',500 pounds from 80 colonies; another near me got three pounds from 50 colonies. C. E. Morris. Carroll Co., Iowa, Dec. 12. Bees Did Well. I think my bees did well. I started last spring with 16 colonies, and now have 51, and got SOO pounds of section honey. The bees are all on the summer stands, well packt in chaff hives, with plenty of honey. Rot H. Moored. Osceola Co., Mich., Dec. 7. Not a Good Season. The past season was not a very good one for honey in this locality, but my bees are in good condition for winter. John S. Dowdy. Logan Co., 111., Dec. 9. A Three-Yeap-Old's Report. The American Bee Journal is indispensa- ble to me. It has proven a sure guide, with what little common-sense I could mix in with it. It is my only text-book; when I want to know anything concerning my bees, I take the last year's numbers, turn to the index, and soon find what I want to know. I started in three years ago, a green-horn, with two colonies. The first year I got .50 pounds of comb honey from one colony; lost one queen in swarming, by two swarms settling together, consequently I did not get any honey from the queenless one. I increast to four colonies. The next year (1S97) was a total failure, and everybody had to feed for winter stores. Last spring I started with 6 good swarms, got 300 pounds of comb honey in one-pound boxes, and .300 pounds of fine extracted, be- sides increasing to 15 good colonies, after doubling up for winter. My bees are all pure Italian. I requeened all my own, and sold a few queens. My queens are all purely mated. From one colony I took 100 pounds of well-filled comb honey, and from another 150 pounds of fine extracted honey. The hives were so full of honey when preparing for winter, that I took out from one to two full frames, and will save them tor spring use. It was so dry the latter part of the past season that I did not have any fall flow. I sold my honey from house to house at 14 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, Jan. 5. ISW. Page b Lyon Mfg. Co. NEW LONDON, WIS., Operates two Sawmills that cut, annually, eij^'-lit million feet of lumber, thus se- '! Bee^Keepers' Supplies,,., curing the best lumber at the lowest price for the manufacture of ., They have also one of the LARGEST FACTORIES and the latest and most improved machinery for the manufacture of Bee=Hives, Sections, &c., that there is in the State. Tlie material is cut from patterns, by machinery, and is abso- lutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and whitest Basswood is used, and they'are polisht on both sides. Nearness to Pine and Basswood forests, and pos- session of mills and factorv equipt with best machinerv, all combine to enable this firm to furnish the BEST GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Send for Circular and see the prices on a full line of Supplies. HATCH CHICKENS BY STEAWI~""i. ti.e simple, perft^ot, self-regul.itiug EXCELSIOR IwcuBflTOR .. . _sanda io BucceBsful operation Lowest priced lst-cla«a hatcher made. OKO. II. STAHI., 114 to 1J-1 s. flili y^t.. Oiiliipy. H'- 44A26t Please m entlon the Bee Journ*^!. ' ! 1 — — = -j --J =:3 : ;E = ^_ ]■ i = E = ^^: ALPHONSO AND DON CARLOS seem to he bad friends. We've heard there's a dispute over line fences. That always makes rows. Fix the line, we'll fiK the I'ence. PAGE WOVEN WIRE FKN€E CO.. ADRIAN, MICH. wl(h fnir npw patent KEROSENE SPRAYERS 1b simple .ndeed. Ki^roseoe Emul- sion niadt- while pumjiing. \i var- ieties sfiraveni. bonli^aus and Ver- mi>rel Soz7.]vs, the World's Bt-st. THE DEMINGCO. Salem, 0. WfHtern ApenLs, ileuuiou & Hub- bell, Chicago. Catalog, formulas free Comb Foundation Wholesale and Retail. Working Wax. INTO FOUNDATION FOR CASH A SPECIALTY. Hi\/GS, Seetions, and a full line of 5UPPLIB3. The best of everything. Write for Catalog, with prices, and samples of Foundation and Sections. Beeswax Always Wanted for Cash or Trade at highest price. Catalog for 181)9 will be ready in January. Send me your name, whether you are a small or large consumer or dealer. GUS DITTMER, Augusta, Wis. Please mention Bee Journal -when ■writing. Please mention Bee Journal when 'writing Advertisers. THE "NOVELTY" POCKET-KNIFE 8 ~'^^1'^'~1»a GEO. W. YORK, CHICAGO. ILLS. Vonr Name on the Kiitfe.— Wlien ordering, be snre to eay ]nst wbat Kame um AMdresa you wish put on the Knife. The Novelty Knife 18 Indeed a novelty. The novelty lies In the handle. Ittema.<}e l>eaut1fully of indestructible celluloid, which is as transparent as glass. Underneath 4P6 celluloid, on one side of the handle Is placed an American Bee Journal reminder, and gn tlti ether side, name and residence of the Sul)scrlber. The material entering- Into this celebrated knife Is of the very best quality, the bladst are handforged out of the very finest English razor-steel, and we warrant every blade. The bolsters are made of German silver, and will never rust or corrode. The rivets are bardeneo German silver wire; the linings are plate brass; the back springs of Sheffield spring steel, ami the finish of handle as described above. It will last a lifetime, with proper usage. Wliy purcbase the Novelty Knife? In case a good knife Is lost, the chances are, the owner will never recover It; but If the Novelty is lost, having name and address of ownes, the finder will return it; otherwise to try to destroy the name and address, would destroy this knife. If traveling, and you meet with a serious accident, and are so fortunate as to have oce of the Novelties, your pocket knife will serve as as an identifier; and in case of death, yout relatives will at once be apprised of the accident. How appropriate this knife is for a Christmas. New Year or birthday present I Wha"! more lasting memento could a mother give to a son, a wife to a husband, a sister to a brothe:r, a lady to a gentleman, or vice versa, a scm to a mother, a husband to a wife, abrothertoasUtes 5r a gentleman to a lady— the knife having the name of the recipient on one side ? The accompanying: cut gives a faint idea, but cannot fully convey an exact representee tlon of this beautiful knife, as the *' Novelty *' must be seen to be appreciated. Hour to Get this Valuable Knife— We send itpostpal