Feb 11, 1904. 



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gill. Then I covered the tank with S-ounce 

 duck, with oilcloth over the top, letting: the 

 cover hang down on the side all around, with 

 rope tied around to keep it air-tight. I fumi- 

 gated hives, combs, lilankets, lids, entrance- 

 blocks, bee-brush and chisel, for 34 hours. 

 Then I used these hives after pouring into 

 them a common tablespoonful of the best car- 

 bolic acid, and turning the hive so as to run 

 the acid around the edges of the tloor (as I 

 nail all bottoms to my hives) , and then satur- 

 ated the middle of the floor with eucalyptus 

 oil. Now the hives are readj- to shake other 

 bees in, using only the combs with honey all 

 sealed over and empty combs, both having 

 been fumigated, and tiering up second stories 

 containing partially tilled combs, and those 

 with broody matter in the apiary with a rag of 

 cotton on top of frames saturated with 

 bisulphide of carbon, and covered tight with a 

 20-pound stone on top. This was no holiday 

 leisure, to treat 100 two-story hives, many of 

 them full of honey from bottom to top, and 

 the eucalyptus oil seemed to make them rob 

 more. 



The bees are all clean and nice, and queens 

 are laying at the time of this writing. I am 

 persuaded that the starvation plan is all bosh. 

 Also, that Prof. Cook's fire cure is out of 

 date. If the bees do not stay cured you will 

 hear from me again. 



There is one question I wish to ask : Do 

 you think it safe to use these nice, straight, 

 new, wired coinl)S with foul-broody matter to 

 hive new swarms on next spring, after having 

 treated them as I have described ! 



Dr. W. a. Johnson. 



Los Angeles Co., Calif., Jan. 12. 



[Will Mr. France kindly send to us his 

 answer to the question for publication? — 

 Editor.] 



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Utah.— The spring convention of the Utah 

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Chicago, Jan. 8.— The new year opens with 

 a quiet trade in honey, retailers having usually 

 a supply from the stock laid in to make a good 

 show at the holiday time. Prices are without 

 essential change in No. 1 to fancy comb, which 

 brings about 13c; very little doing in off grades 

 at from KgJSc less. Extracted, white grades, 

 bring from 6@7c. according to flavor and other 

 qualities; ambers about Ic less; especially 

 weak are those lacking in flavor and body. 

 Beeswax steady at 28® 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, Jan. 8. — The market on comb 

 honey has weakened, as the supply has been 

 larger than the demand. Fancy water-white, 

 14c; o£E grades, lower. Extracted, amber, in 

 barrels, 5K@5)ic; in 60-lb. cans, Kc more; al- 

 falfa, water-white, 6(ai6!4c; fancy white clover, 

 7(5)Sc. Beeswax, good demand; 30c for nice. 

 C. H. W. Webkr. 



Philadelphia, Feb. S.— There has been a de- 

 cided decline in comb honev for the last 10 

 days. We quote fancy white, 14@15c; No. 1 

 13®14c; amber, 10@llc. Extracted, fancy white, 

 lhic\ amber, bUc. Beeswax, 3lc. We are pro- 

 ducers of honey and do not handle on commis- 

 sion. Wm. a. Selsek. 



CiKCiNNATi, Jan. 25.— The demand for honey 

 shows little life at the present time. Have an 

 ample supply, although we are looking for a re- 

 vival of trade in the near future. Prices are de- 

 clining, owing to the superfluous quantity in 

 this country. We are selling amber extracted 

 in barrels at 5;i@6c; white clover, 65^@Sc, ac- 

 cording to quality. Fancy comb honey selling 

 slow at 14@15c. Beeswax, good demand, at 30c 

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Albany, N. Y., Feb. 1.— Honey demand very 

 light. Prices of comb honey are largely now 

 what the buyers will offer— from lOfelSc. We 

 look for better demand when weather is 

 warmer. Extracted doing some better at 7c 

 for white, b}ic tor mixed, and S}i@bc for dark 

 and buckwheat, Beeswa.x, 28@30c. 



H. R. Wright. 



Boston, Dec. 21.— The demand for honey con- 

 tinues good, with an ample supply of comb, and 

 a light supply of extracted. We quote our 

 market as follows: Fancy white comb, 16@17c- 

 No. 1, 14@15c; and practically no No. 2 to offer' 

 Extracted, 7(S8c, as to quality. 



Blake, Scott & Leb. 



Kansas City, Jan. 28.— There is very little 

 change to note in our honey market since our 

 last report. The supply is still large and the 

 demand fair. We quote: Fancy white comb, 

 24-section cases, $2.60; No. 1, $2.£0; No. 2, $2 40 

 Extracted, white, per pound, 7c; amber, 6@6Hc 

 Beeswax, 25@30c. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



New York, Dec. 4.— Comb honey is arriving 

 in sufficient quantities to supply the demand, 

 and, as to the quality, most of the white honey 

 seems to be off color, more or less. We quote 

 fancy white at I4c; No. 1 at 13c; amber, ll@12c- 

 and buckwheat, 10c. Extracted, light amber', 

 at 6c; white, 65^c; Southern, S5@60c per gallon; 

 buckwheat, SMc. Beeswax, 2S@29c. 



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San Francisco, Jan. 20.— White comb, 1-lb 

 frames, 12^^@13c; amber, 9@nc. Extracted' 

 white, 5M@6c; light amber, 45^@Sc; amber 

 4®4Hc; dark amber, 3>^@4c. Beeswax, good 

 to choice, light, 27>i@29c; dark, 2S@26c 



Values are showing steadiness, but the de- 

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 tored or adulterated honey being foisted on the 

 market and interfering with the sale of the 

 pure article. 



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