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American Bee Journal

Hive bodies, 8 or 10 frame, 25c each. Covers and bottoms, prices upon application. Falcon Foundation and Bee Supplies.

FROFALCON QUEENS

Everything for the beekeeper. Address. J. C. Frohliger, Berkeley, Calif. Greater San Francisco.

Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing.

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BARNES' Machinery

Read what J. L. PARENT, of Chariton, N. Y., says: "We cut with one of your Combined Machines, last winter. 50 chaff hives with 7-in. cap 100 honey-racks, 500 brood-frames 2,000 honey-boxes, and a great deal. of other work. This winter we have double the amount of bee-hives,eto.. to make, and we expect to do it with this Saw. It will do all you say it will." Catalog and price-list free. Addrem, W.7. & JOHN BARNES 905 Ruby St., Beckbord, Ill.

Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing.

Try My Famous Queens
From Improved Stock.

The best that money can buy; not inclined
to swarn, and as for honey gatherers they
have few equals.

3-Band, Golden, 5-Band and Carniolan

bred in separate yards, ready March 20, Untested, one, $r; six, $5: 12, $9: 25. $17.50: 50. $34; 100. $65. Tested, one, $1.50; six. $8: 12, $15. Breeders of either strain, $5. Nuclei with untested queen, one-frame, $2.50; six one-frame, $15; two-frame $3.50; six two-frame $20.40; nuclei with tested queen, one-frame, $3.00; six one-frame, $17.40; two-frame, $4: six two-frame $23.40. Our Queens and Drones are all reared from the best select queens, which should be so with drones as well as queens. No disease of any kind in this country. Safe arrival, satisfaction, and prompt service guaranteed.

D. E. BROTHERS, Attalla, Ala.

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WOODMAN'S SECTION FIXER

A new machine of pressed-steel construction for folding sections and putting in top and bottom starters at all one handling.

With top and bottom starters the comb is firmly attached to all four sides, a requirement to grade fancy. Increase the value of your crop this season by this method.

The Editor of the Beekeepers' Review, in commenting on things at the recent Detroit, Michigan, beekeepers' convention, stated: "It was the consensus of opinion of those that saw the machine work, that it was the best thing for the purpose ever brought on to the market."

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The Chicago-Northwestern Beekeepers' Convention in December unanimously adopted the following resolutions:

WHEREAS, This convention has been impressed by the exhibit of the Woodman Com bined Section Press and Foundation Fastener, and believe that the same is practical and a labor saver for the beekeepers at large. Therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Chicago-Northwestern Beekeepers Association.in convention assembled, do heartily endorse the above device as a practical machine for the beekeepers producing comb honey. I. E. PYLES. ARTHUR STANLEY. W. B. BLUME.

It makes no difference how many or what kind of fasteners you have, we want you to try this one. Your money back if you are not satisfied that it is the best on the market. Send for special circular, showing 10 illustrations. Immediate shipment of all goods. 40-page catalog.

Price, with one form, 4x5 or 4 1-4x4 1-4, $2.50. Extra form, 15c. Daisy Lamp, 25c. Weight of outfit, 4 pounds. Postage extra.

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NEW BINGHAM The New Bingham Bee-Smoker

BEE SMOKER

Patented

the all important tool of the most extensive honey-producers of the world. This illustration shows the remarkable steel-fire grate which such men as Mr. France, Mr. Rauchfuss, the Dadants and others say is the best on the market. The Smoke Engine grate has 381 holes for the air and draft, equal to an opening 2 inches square. Buy the large sizes and be pleased. For sale at your dealers or direct. Weight each. Smoke Engine 4-inch stove....14 lbs. $1.25 Doctor

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321⁄2-inch stove..1%

Two larger sizes in copper,extra

Conqueror

3-inch stove.....1%

Little Wonder 21⁄2-inch stove...I

.85

.50

.75

.50

Two largest sizes with hinged cover. A. G. WOODMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Michigan

BEEKEEPERS'
SUPPLIES

Such as Winter-cases, Sections, broodframes of every description, Section holdders. Comb Foundation, Supers. Hive-bodles, Smokers, etc.

Get my prices before placing your orders. R. H. SCHMIDT

Rt. 3, Box 209, Sheboygan, Wis.

Root's Goods in Michigan

Our Specialty - The "Root Quality" Bee Supplies to Michigan Beekeepers Prompt Service in Shipping. We sell at factory prices. Beeswax Wanted Send for 1914 Catalog showing our Parcel Post Service.

M. H. Hunt & Son, Dept. A, Lansing, Mich.

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SUPPLIES FOR 1914-Take inventory of supplies now and figure what you will need for a slim season. Get them ready at odd times in the winter; and if there is a good season you will have ample time to re-order in April and get them for use. We like to make 'Inventory Sales" of "Falcon" supplies, for we know that we are dealing with an up-to-date beekeeper. INVESTMENT-What is the investment of an extra $25.00 in supplies to the loss of 500 pounds of honey? Resolve to change for 1914.and buy "Falcon" supplies now.

EARLY-ORDER DISCOUNT-For "Falcon " hives and supplies bought now we give an early-order cash discount equal to 12 percent per year. You see it pays for a strictly money basis. Write for early-order discounts, and send list of wants for quotation. "FALCON QUALITY-In making our beehives, all of our waste lumber is made into cheap toy building-blocks, so that we are able to put better material in our hives and goods. Get a trial lot this fall so that you can see for yourself, and still have time to order 1914 supplies. FREE SAMPLES of our famous "Falcon" foundation, made in our factory at Falconer, N. Y., cheerfully sent postpaid with copy of catalog, and name of nearest dealer if desired.

FACTORY W. T. FALCONER MFG. CO.,

Falconer, N. Y., U. S. A

Where the good bee-hives come from

FLAX BOARD

Flax Board is now used by thousands of beekeepers East and West. We. have in our office hundreds of unsolicited letters from some of the largest and most progressive beekeepers in the United States, saying that it is just the thing that they have been looking for for many years, and that they are putting in on every hive in their apiary.

The cost of Flax Board is small. It undoubtedly will pay for itself many times every season. You, of course, know that you must protect your bees against the cold in spring if you want to rear brood for the early honey crop- You also know that most of the heat escapes at the top of your hive while the cold comes in at the bottom. With the use of Flax Board, however, you can entirely overcome this.

We will gladly send you a small sample free if you will write for it
One-half inch thick Flax Board to fit top of hive:

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TAYLOR'S 1914 THREE-BANDED

Italian Queens

Now ready by mail; 26 years' careful breeding for the best honey-gatherers. None better. Prolific, and honey-getters. We fill all orders promptly. Untested, $1.00 each, or $10 a dozen. Tested, $1 25 each, or $12 a dozen. Select tested, $1.50 each, or $15 a dozen. Breeders, the best, $5.00. Send all orders to

J. W. Taylor & Son, Beeville, Bee Co., Tex.

Queens of Quality

3-band leather color. Unt., 6oc each; $7 00 Circular free. J. I. BANKS, Liberty, Tenn

T. S. HALL, Talking Rock, Ga, per doz. Sel. Unt. 75c each; $8.00 per doz.

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We are also extensive manufacturers of Dovetailed Hives and all other Apiarian Supplies. If you are in the market for supplies be sure to get our prices before buying elsewhere. We issue a 72-page illustrated catalog which will be mailed to any one upon request.

KRETCHMER MFG. CO., COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA

FEATURES OF ADVANTAGE OF THE

ROLLER ENTRANCE BOTTOM BOARD

I. It allows feeding during any time of the day or year-at mid-day or in mid-winter.

2. It controls the mating of the queen so that mismating is prevented.

3. It settles the robber bee question as the roller can be quickly turned to bring the small entrance into position.

4. It sifts automàtically undesirable drones out of the hive, and cages them in the drone trap.

5. It permits ample ventilation at the height of the honey-flow.

6. It can be instantly closed when moving bees in and out of cellars or from one yard to another.

7. It permits undesirable queens to be sifted out by screening the bees through the wire entrance.

8. It prevents swarms from going to the tops of trees or away to the woods when the beekeeper is away.

9. It practically eliminates swarming, as the colonies usually show no inclination to swarm. Why, I do not know.

10. It is adjustable to make a shallow bottom for summer and a deep one for winter. It contains many other valuable features which will be apparent to any beekeeper upon investigation, and if it is once tried it will always be used.

8-frame size, $2.00: 10-frame size, $2.50. Italian Queens, Breeders, $10 to $25. Nothing sold under $10.

CHAS. G. SCHAMU

INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER

Box 48, LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK

TENNESSEE-BRED QUEENS

42 years' experience in queen-rearing-Breed 3-band Italians only

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NEWNGLAND BEKEEPERS

Everything in Supplies
New Goods. Factory Prices
Save Freight and Express Charges
CULL & WILLIAMS CO.
Providence, R. I.

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BEEKEEPERS' SUPPLIES

Write us for our 64-page catalog. Free. Full information given to all inquiries. Let us hear from you. We handle the best of bee-supplies for the beekeeper. Our shipping facilities are good. We cater to parcel post and express orders-none too small nor too large. Beeswax exchanged for supplies or cash. John Nebel & Son Supply Co., High Hill, Missouri

Capacity of yard 5000 queens a year-Select Queen tested for breeding, $5 QUICK SHIPMENT OF QUEENS

The very best Queen tested for breeding, $10. 300 fall reared tested Queens

ready to mail, $2.50 to $10 each.

Queens for export will be carefully packed in long distance cages,
but safe delivery is not guaranteed.

John M. Davis, Spring Hill, Tenn.

of 3-band stock reared for honey-
gathering qualities

Untested, June, $1.00. Later, 75c
Tested, $1.50. Select tested, $2.
Send your orders now and be as-
sured of having queens when you
R. A. SHULTS, Cosby, Tenn,

want them.

The One Subject on Which all Beekeepers Can Agree

Lewis

Sections!

There are many subjects on which no two beekeepers can agree; but here is one they can agree on. They all acknowledge that Lewis Sections are the best to be had-that they excel in quality and workmanship-and when you say Quality and Workmanship, you have said all there is to be said about a honey section.

Let us take you with us through the different operations and show you how Lewis Sections are really made.

First the material, which is the best Wisconsin white basswood that can be obtained, is bought by an experienced buyer by the carloads-millions of feet of it. It arrives at the Lewis factory in the board and is sorted as carefully as a woman picks over strawberries.

The best boards are then sent on their buzzing journey through the factory-fed through a planer watched over by a veteran in the business-sawed up into correct thicknesses and lengths and run through a polisher, the sandpaper polishing both ways of the grain.

Then the particular work commences. Here is where the intricate machinery gets the strips, rabbets them, scores them, dovetails them, and then the finished sections are packed away. But the secret is here: This delicate machinery is cared for like a trotting horse-the Lewis section foreman has been watching it, caring for it, keeping it right for the past thirty years.

He is Still on the Job Making Lewis Sections for You

No matter what Hives, what Frames, what Supers, and whatnot you use.

Insist on Lewis Sections

Every crate going out with the Lewis name means something to you. customers has just written us:

Here is what one of our

"We have been using the G. B. Lewis Company's No. 1 Sections for several
years, and have a few other makes, but I find the Lewis goods the best. We
have put up about 30,000 sections so far this season, and have not found one
section in the lot that was not perfect. We find they fold perfectly and hold
together where some of the other makes come apart. We use the Rauchfuss
Combined Section Press and Foundation Fastener and Dadant's Foundation."

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G. B. Lewis Company, Watertown, Wisconsin

Sole Manufacturers

Thirty Distributing Houses.

Send for the name of the one nearest to you.

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(Entered as second-class matter at the Post-office at Hamilton, Ill., under Act of March 3, 1879.)

Published Monthly at $1.00 a Year, by American Bee Journal, First National Bank Building

C. P. DADANT, Editor.

DR. C. C. MILLER, Associate Editor.

HAMILTON, ILL., JUNE, 1914

Vol. LIV. No. 6

EDITORIAL

Wisconsin Inspector Report

We are in receipt of the 16th annual report of the State Inspector of Apiaries of Wisconsin. Mr. N. E. France shows 285 apiaries inspected containing 9070 colonies. Of these 3117 colonies were diseased in 151 apiaries.

Another great advantage derived from the inspection management in Wisconsin, is the information bureau for beekeepers wanting to either buy or sell bees, queens, honey or bee-supplies. Every State might have such a bureau of information. Mr. France is doing splendid work for the beekeepers of Wisconsin.

Dr. McIndoo on the Organs of Smell

All who care to be informed as to the natural history of the honey-beeand every beekeeper should be of that number-will be interested in Dr. McIndoo's investigations regarding the smelling organs of the honey-bee. His. conclusions, however, are so radically different from anything passing current heretofore, that they are not likely to find ready acceptance. Something like this is likely to be said: "That's all very interesting, but not at all convincing. As stated in the article,' Both scientists and beekeepers are now generally agreed that the honey-bee has an acute sense of smell, and that its olfactory organs are located in the antennæ.' Is the generally accepted belief to be lightly set aside without the fullest proof? Dr. McIndoo objects that all the antennal organs are cov

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ered with a hard membrane through which odors must pass in order to stimulate these organs.' But one gets a rather different impression in reading Cheshire, Vol. I, page 109, when the 'smell hollows' of the antennæ are mentioned as 'covered by a thin layer lying over a goblet-formed cavity beneath, into which passes a nerve-end cell.' The idea that the bee smells with its sting, an organ nearly always inside the bee, seems a little like a man smelling with his liver. We know the queen is accepted or rejected according to its smell, and when a bee is smelling at a queen, or at other bees, we can see it use its antennæ."

However, although it is the general belief that the organs of smell are in the antennæ, it never has been considered a matter of certainty. Cheshire, on the page already quoted, speaks of certain parts of the antennæ as "almost certainly olfactory." That " almost " means that we are still on the lookout to learn whether the organs of smell are in the antennæ or elsewhere, and if elsewhere, where? Dr. McIndoo says he has discovered the true organs of smell, and says it with positiveness. No doubt some will ask, "Who is this man, that we should believe such a startling statement from him?" Mr. McIndoo is one of that small band of earnest investigators that Dr. E. F. Phillips has gathered about him at Washington. That position entitles to serious consideration any statement he may make, and it becomes us to have at least an open mind, watching in the meantime

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Alfalfa Seed Produced Without the Help of Bees

We are in receipt, from the Department of Agriculture, of a circular letter explaining how seed may be produced in alfalfa without the help of bees, by the artificial or accidental "tripping" of the flower. This is the "snapping back of a part of the flower to deposit pollen on the stigma."

However, the cross mating of flowers by the fertilization of one blossom with the pollen of another cannot take place without the action of bees. It appears from this letter that the honey-bee is less efficient in this than some of the wild bees. But as the honey-bees are more numerous than the others, where they exist at all, it necessarily follows that the most flowers are fertilized through their agency. Cross fertilization ensures seed production in about twice as many instances as when the flower is fertilized by its own pollen.

The reader will find in this number an article from the pen of our learned correspondent, Mr. John H. Lovell, with illustrations, showing a few of the numerous kinds of bees in existence on the American continent. Pollengathering bees are to be found even in the northern mountains, where the summer is less than three months duration. Nature evidently provides well for the needs of all its productions. But where flowers are grown artificially in immense fields, as with our alfalfa-covered plains, an artificial production of pollen-gathering insects is necessary, and our honey-bee proves its usefulness.

Bulletin No. 75, of the Department of Agriculture, entitled, "Alfalfa Seed

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