Feb. 



THK AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



159 



Wlial Yon Yonson Tlijnks 



About the Prices of Bee'Supplies. 



In Merican B. Journal, page 73!) ( 1003) , Mr. 

 Baptist Beck be say he lank da bee-keei>ers is 

 da milk-kow of da .supply dealers. Vel, ay 

 hoap Mr. Beck don't vas got souie patent on 

 das idea. He musta be some plenty funny 

 babtist feller. Mebby da feller vot babtized 

 Mr. Beck don't vas got som plenty good scald 

 on him, and dun owful poor yob. 



Vy for you don'tjmak yours own hives, den 

 you bfe yours own milk-kow, an if da price 

 don't sute, or da hives don't fit, you can kick 

 da kow all over da farm >. An it don't matter 

 to any von elst if you fix da price any place 

 between 50 cents an da kow-stable. An if you 

 don't vas git very much hunny youst rais da 

 price on hives, an you be sure to mak plenty 

 monny. 



Before aye bi all ma hives, but now dom iss 

 too hi. But it don't vas any law past yet vat 

 say Yon Yonson haf to bi any boddys hives, 

 an so aye goan to mak for self. For hives vot 

 cost more as von dollar aye can mak for little 

 as tuice so much; an da hives vat ay mak, 

 dom fit yust quvicker as nutting; an for little 

 as 50 cents ay can mak plenty good hive, but 

 ay kan't for some plenty very veil to mak 

 seckshuns, an frams, an fences, an now da 

 price vas git plenty hi so vot you tank ye goan 

 to du bout das bissnes? It don't vas goan to 

 du any good to sit on da fens an cri. Vy for 

 ve don't git togedder an mak som factory of 

 ours own, den ve can du ours own milken? 

 Da N. B.-K. A. iss so strong now, an iss grow 

 plenty fast, an if ve tak fu dollars each ve 

 can mak som factry up in da nort to mak sec- 

 tions, an fondation, an da hives ve can mak 

 ours selv. If da N. B.-K. A. vould tak holt 

 an bild factry den every boddy vud youst run 

 over each odder to yoin dem selv into das N. 

 B.-K. A., an quvicker as no time ve vuld hav 

 tventy-fife tousan members. Now, all you 

 fellers vat hant vos yoin its, better you don't 

 sleep a vink til you send yours dollar to be 

 member. 



But ve shud not for git dat ve owe da sup- 

 ply dealer more as nobody elst, for dom hav 

 help to advance bee-keeping, but da supply 

 dealers shud remember vat dom owe us, cans 

 ve bi deirs supplies. And ve shud be brod- 

 ders, but every boddy know da suppli dealers 

 is in a trust, an Yon Yonson don't vos trust 

 any trust, an ay tank it be sum purty good 

 ting to yust mak da trust stan on da flor an 

 studdy deirs lesson til dom promis to be good. 

 Dom say dat lumber has vent up. Vel, ay ges 

 so, but ay haf bi lots of lumber, an ay know 

 lumber don't vas yump half so fast as hives. 

 Bees vax, it don't vas vent up, but fondation 

 it yump up lak a yack-rabbit going uphill. 

 No, it don't vas because money (da root of all 

 evil) is got da trust by da nose ; an' monny is 

 trying to lead som otile good mans into da 

 path of sin. But all roads vas hav an end, 

 eveii if dom is krooket. Any von vot charg 

 more as an onest profit dom do 'rung, an dom 

 goan to suffer for deirs own sin. But da sup- 

 ply mans dom has got more smart dan ve, an 

 itisourfolt it ve let dom rob us, cans dom 

 haf rite to charg vot dom vant to ; but ve 

 don't hav to bi, so if supplies are hi don't 

 blam any body but yours self. 



YoN Yonson. 



■Voung Orchards and Rabbits.— The season is 

 now at Hand when young orchard trees demand 

 protection from rabbits, and we have noticed 

 lately articles in two or three of the agricul- 

 tural papers recommending the old preventive 

 of rubbing blood or liver over the trunk and 

 lower limbs of the young orchard trees. We 

 have, however, found this method very unre- 

 liable, for if the rabbits have already had a taste 

 they will usually again commence working on 

 the trees as soon as the smell of blood is gone, 

 which is not very long, especially should there 

 be rains. Some 25 years ago, when we were 

 just starting in the nursery business, we had a 

 fine block of about 20,000 apple-trees on a piece 

 of bottomland in the bend of the creek (a good 

 place tor rabbits, but a poor place for trees; 

 these were attacked and we did the rubbing act 



to perfection, using Wood and Uver» but they 

 took the entire block before the winter was 

 over. Subsetiuenily we made up about 15l) box- 

 traps, and each season in September we place 

 them about the nursery. If trees at any place 

 showed rabbits' work we would put a dozen 

 more traps in that locality and we soon caught 

 the varmints, and the trouble would cease; but 

 even this method must have careful attention. 

 At present, several of the catalog nurserymen 

 advertise wood- veneer to protect trees, but our 

 experience has not been satisfactory with these. 

 Some years ago we used several thousand in 

 our Colorado orchards ; they would warp and 

 split in time more or less, and have sometimes 

 injured trees by chafing. We find that the tar- 

 red building-paper gives us the best results. It 

 is cheap and can easily be 'put on. The roll 

 should be made four to six inches in diameter 

 so as to leave a good airspace ne.^t to the tree. 

 This is also a good preventive for borers. We 

 will not catalog wood-veneers this season. — 

 J. A. tJage. of Gage County Nurseries, Beatrice, 

 Nebr. Send for free catalog, and please men- 

 tion the American Bee Journal when writing. 



The Reliable Catalog.— The Reliable Incuba- 

 tor & Brooder Co.. Quincy, 111.. U. S. A., have 

 just issued their 20th Annual Catalog, and as 

 usual with this Company, it is a most elaborate 

 one. The Reliable people are nothing if not 

 unselfish. They do not believe their yearly 

 catalog should be entirely taken up by them- 

 selves in advertising their goods, but sufficient 

 space is given to the description of their Incu- 

 bators, Brooders and Supplies, and the remain- 

 der devoted to general information on pcultry 

 subjects, making it a most valuable book for 

 any one who raises poultry. It gives many 

 practical pointers that would require years of 

 experience to acquire. Every reader of this 

 paper should have a copy. Write for one, and 

 kindly mention the American Bee Journal 

 when writing. 



Wholesale Honey. 



We need a few thousand pounds more of 

 Comb Honey for our trade in St. Louis and 

 Chicago. Any person, any where, who 

 wants to cash up his Honey Crop at a whole- 

 sale price, we would be pleased to hear from, 

 with complete description and lowest price 

 delivered to their depot. West of Kansas City 

 and Omaha it should be in car-lots. 



Thos. C. Stanley ct Son, Manzanola, Colo. 



Please mention Bee Journal when -wTitine. 



In no-drip shipping-cases. Also Amber Ex- 

 tracted in barrels or cans. Quote vour best price 

 delivered Cincinnati. The Fred ^.Muth Co. 

 32Atf Front and Walnnt, Cincinnati, Ohio 

 Please mentioi Beeioomal wnen "wrltiiut 



GOOD BEE-HIVE CHEAP 1 



Called the poor man's hive. Either S frame or 

 10. Sections sold at last vear's prices. Full line 

 of SUPPLIES. Subscription to bee-journals 

 with orders. Send for list. 



R. D. 3. W. D. SOPER, Jackson, Hich. 

 3Atf Please mention the Bee Journal. 



Please mention Bee Journal -when •writlnff 



We Sell Root's Goods in Michigan 



Let us quote you prices on Sections, Hives, 

 Foundation, etc., as we can save you time and 

 freight. Four percent off for cash orders in 

 December. M. H. HUNT & SON, 



Bell Branch, Wayne Co., Mich. 



A Celluloid Queen-Button is a very 



preity thing for a bee-keeper or honey-seller to 

 wear on his coat-lapel. It of- 

 tea serves to introduce the 

 subject of honey, aud ^e- 

 quently leads to a sale. W 



The picture shown herewlla 

 is a reproduction of a motto 

 queen-button that we are fur- 

 nishing to bee-keepers. It has 

 a pin on the underside to 



asten it. Price, by mail, 6 cents; two for 10c; 



)r 6 for 25 cents. Send all orders to the of&ce 



if the American Bee Journal. 



1000 Ite. 



For Sale 



Extracted. 

 7A2t R.D. 3. W.D. SOPER, Jackson, nich. 



Flease mention Bee Jovimal when vn'itln& 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



MARKET QUOTATIONS 



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Chicago, Feb. s.— The demand is better for 

 all grades of honey than at any time since the 

 beginning of December of last year. Stocks are 

 now being reduced, but at the same time orices 

 are easy. Many have bad it so long that they 

 are an.tious to make sales. No. 1 to fancy white 

 comb honey sells at 12ft*13c; amber grades, 

 10@llc; dark, etc., ')@lOc. Extracted, white, 

 6@"c, according to quality, kind and flavor; am- 

 ber, S(a)6c. Beeswax, 30c. 



R. A. Bdknett & Co. 



Cincinnati, Feb. 8.— There is a fair demand 

 for honey, but uearing the end of the season for 

 comb honey, with large supply, has pressed the 

 prices; fancy white, 13@14c; amber, in barrels, 

 SK@5Kc; in cans, He more; alfalfa, water- 

 white, 6@6>^c; fancy white clover, 75^@Sc. Bees- 

 wax, 30c. C. H. W. Weber. 



Philadelphia, Feb. 8.— There has been a de- 

 cided decline in comb honey since last quota- 

 tions. Bee men who have little lots held back 

 and are afraid they can't dispose of it before 

 warm weather, are shipping it in, selling at any 

 price they can get, breaking the market decid- 

 edly. We would quote fancy white at 14m ISc- 

 No. 1, at 12@13c; amber. 10c. Extracted, white', 

 6@7c; amber, 5@6c. Beeswax, 3lc. We are pro- 

 ducers of honey and do not handle on commis- 

 sion. Wm. a. Selsek. 



Cincinnati, Feb. 16.— The honey market at 

 present is dull, and lower prices would not in- 

 duce sales, which, no doubt, is due to the con- 

 tinued cold. We hope to make a better report 

 when the weather moderates. We offer our am- 

 ber extracted honey in barrels at SJ^<S6^c, ac- 

 cording to quality; white clover, 6H@SWc 

 Fancy comb, at 14ftfl5c, in a sraa'i way. Bees- 

 wax, 30c. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



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

 light. Prices of comb honey are largely now 

 what the buyers will offer— from 10(ai5c. We 

 look for better demand when weather is 

 warmer. Extracted doing some better at 7c 

 for white, cMc for mixed, and SUCdbc for dark 

 and buckwheat. Beeswax, 28@30c. 



H. R. Wright. 



Boston, Feb. 9.-There is little change to 

 note in the honey market. Strictly fancy East- 

 ern honey is scarce. Western honey will not 

 bring as much here. We quote fancy white in 

 glass-front cases at loc; No. 1, at 15c. Supply is 

 ample, and demand light at this time. Ex- 

 tracted, water-white, 8c; light amber, 7(a8c- 

 with but little call for dark Florida. ' 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Kansas City, Feb. 9.— Another cut in the 

 price of comb honey since our last quotations 

 Strictly No. 1 white comb was sold at $2.25 per 

 case of 24 sections. We are holding our stock 

 at $2.50, with the hope of a better market, but if 

 shipments coutinne, we will have to let go with 

 the rest. The supply of extracted is large, and 

 the demand light, at bii@7c for white, and am- 

 ber at 5M@6c. Beeswax in demand at 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 14c; No. 1 at 13c; amber, lt@12c- 

 and buckwheat, 10c. Extracted, light amber' 

 at 6c; white, bUc; Southern, SS@60c per gallon' 

 buckwheat, SHc. Beeswax, 2S@29c. ' 



HiLDRETH & SeGELKEN. 



San Francisco, Feb. 3.— White comb, l-lb 

 frames, 12^(ai3c; amber, 9@llc. Extracted' 

 white, 55i@6c; light amber, 4J^@Sc; amber' 

 4@4>^c; dark amber, 3!^@4c. Beeswax, good' 

 to choice, light, 27J^@29c; dark, 25@26c 



The same quiet condition previously noted 

 IS prevailing in the honey market. In quotable 

 values there are no changes to note, but large 

 sales are not possible at full figures. That the 

 coming crop in this State will be light seems to 

 be now very clearly foreshadowed. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX 



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