April 4, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



223 



feet. Here the doe will make her nest from 

 soft litter that should be jfiven her about Iwo 

 weeks before she kindles. She will luiikc ;i 

 hole in this litter, and line and cover il with 

 her own fur. She nurses her joung late only 

 at night and early in the morning, and if she 

 ever lies with them I have not seen her. 



The feeding is also an important point. The 

 standard feed for them is alfalfa or clover hay 

 with oats, bran or chaff. Does with litters 

 should be given extra care and feed, especially 

 if the litters are large, and they ciuite fre- 

 quently number 11 and 12. Bread and milk is 

 easily digested, and is good food for the 

 youngsters from the time they are born to the 

 ICth or ^th day thereafter. Feed should be 

 furnisht to all nursing does, as neglect at this 

 time would interfere with the flow of milk, 

 and cause the loss of the litter. We usually 

 keeji feed before them all the time, so that 

 they may eat when they feel inclined to do so. 



The meat of the Belgian hare is very good, 

 and as they breed the year around we have a 

 supply of choice fresh meat every day in the 

 year. 



The Belgian hares make nice pets if treated 

 kindly, and especially delight the children. 



Page Co.. Iowa, March T. .1. L. Stkon'G. 



Quality and Price.— One of the first things the 

 successlul business farmer learns is that it 

 does not pay to buy cheap and shoddy goods — 

 " cheap and'nasty "—some one has called them. 

 We believe that this is especially true of vehi- 

 cles. It takes good material to make a good 

 carriage or buggy, and good material costs 

 money. Ifs the same way with the work that 

 goes into it: it cannot be built for nothing. So 

 when we see a vehicle advertised at an ex- 

 tremely low price we are apt to think that it is 

 dear at any price, and so it is, for a shoddy ve- 

 hicle, besides never looking well, costs more 

 than a good one for repairs, to say nothing of 

 the danger of breaking your neck every time 

 you get into it. But, on the other hand, a man 

 need" not pay a fancy price to get a really good 

 job, especially when he can buy a first-class ve- 

 hicle from the maker direct. Take the famous 

 Split Hickory Vehicles, for e.xample. Now that 

 the manufacturers of these well-known goods 

 have decided to discard jobbers and dealers and 

 sell direct to customers, vou can buy a vehicle 

 which you know is right all the way thr,H, a ve- 

 hicle with a written warranty behind it, shipt 

 to vou on approval, for one-third less than deal- 

 ers' ask. There is not a better line of vehicles 

 in the world than the "Split Hickory." Not 

 only are they substantially made, but they have 

 a style and finisht appearance found in few 

 makes, and a dozen little conveniences covered 

 by patents, which make them the leaders wher- 

 ever introduced. 



The new catalog, showing Split Hickory 

 styles, is a most valuable book on vehicles, con- 

 taining manv things every owner of a carriage 

 should know, whether he buys a Split Hickory 

 or not. A copv will be sent to anv interested 

 reader who addresses the Ohio Carriage Co., 6 

 West Broad St., Columbus, Ohio. Please men- 

 tion the American Bee Journal wlien writing. 



If you want the Bee-Book 



That covers the whole Apicultural Field more 



completely than anv other publisht, 



send *1. 35 to 



Prof. A. J. Cook.Claremont, Cal., 

 " Bee=Keeper's Guide." 



Liberal Discounts to the Trade. 



TWENTY MILLIONS IN GOLD 



From Alaska during the year iQoo. 

 Five millions of tiiis came from the 

 Nome district. Government otticials 

 estimate the output from the Xome dis- 

 trict will be doubled the cominj,'' season. 

 The Bluestone, Kougarok and Pilgrim 

 rivers have been found very rich. There 

 is hardly a creek from Port Clarence 

 to Norton Sound in which the precious 

 metal is not found, and huiiclreds of 

 creeks unprospected. A rich strike has 

 been made on the Yellow river, a trib- 

 utary of the Kuskokwim. 



For full information regarding routes, 

 steamship accommodations and rates 

 to all points in Alaska, address C. N. 

 Souther, General Agent, Passenger 

 Department, C. M. & St. P. R'y, 95 

 Adams Street, Chicago. 13A3t 



Do You Want a 



HiQli Grade ot Italian Queens 



Or a CHOICl: STRAWBERRY ? 



CiMCAGo, III., Jan. 2s, I'vl. 

 D. J. Blocher, Escj., Pearl City, 111. 



Dear Sir: — Y'our .juotations on 48 untested 

 Italian (Jueeus, read v for deliverv by Mav l.s, 

 I'lOl, at hand. It beiiig the first offer out of sev- 

 eral inquiries, and, besides, you having promptly 

 favored me with tiueens last year, you may, in 

 appreciation thereof, have the order. 



Yours truly, L. Kkeutzi.\t,i-:k. 

 Prices lor Hay and June: 

 Number of Queens 1 6 12 



(lOLDEN QuLliNS. 



Untested $1.00 $ S.OO $ ').00 



Tested 1.25 7.00 11.00 



Select Tested 2.00 10.00 17.00 



Breeders 5.00 



Honey Queens. 



Untested $1.00 $S.no $ 'i.OO 



Tested 1.25 7 00 11.00 



Select Tested l.SO 8 00 13.00 



Safe arrival guaranteed. Descriptive price- 

 list free. 



D. J. BLOCHER, Pearl City, 111. 



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Tells all about Bees in California. The yields 

 and Price of Honev: the Pasturage and Nectar- 

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 they are conducted. In fact the entire field is 

 fully covered by an e.xpert bee-man. Besides 

 this the paper also tells you all about California 

 Agriculture and Horticulture. $1.00 per year; 6 

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THE RURAL CALIFORNIAN, 



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 ^WUI lia.1 ceutury old and is still grow- 

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BAMES' FOOT POWER MACHINERY 



Read what J. I. Parent, of 

 ' Charlton, N. Y'., savs: "We 

 with one of v'our Com- 

 bined Machines, last winter, 

 SO 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, etc., 

 to make, and we expect to do 

 it with this Saw. It will do all 

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 W. F. & John Barnes, 

 995 Ruby St., Rockford, 111. 

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A live, up-to-date Farm Journal witii 

 a General Farm Department, Dairy, 

 Horticulture, Livestock, Poultry, Bees, 

 Veterinary, Home and General News. 

 Edited by one wiio has had practical 

 experience in every department of 

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I HONEY AND BEESWAX | 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, March 20.— The choi 



hite comb honey sell at 1() cents. 



bout equal to the demand: all other grades are 



~ ' "ale at the following range of prices; 



grades of 

 supply 



Fair grades of white, 14@15c; best ambe; 

 13c; niixt colors, 10@llc; buckwheat, 9@10c. 

 Extracted, white, ranges from 7(m8c; amber, 6% 

 (S'TVc; buckwheat, 5ii@(><^c. All of the ex- 

 tracted is governed by qualitv and flavor in the 

 range of prices, the lowest figures in either of 

 the colors applies to the sour, or off-flavored, 

 and unripened. Beeswax, 30c. 



R. A. Bdrnett & Co. 



New York, March 10.— Our market is virtu- 

 ally bare of comb honey, and there is a fair de- 

 mand for all grades. Fancy white is still sell- 

 ing readily at from 15fnl6c; No. 1 white at from 

 13(a»14c; amber at from 13@13c; buckwheat, 10® 

 lie, according to quality and style of package. 



As to extracted, the market is quiet and in- 

 active, and a certain amount will have to be 

 carried over again. Prices are declining some- 

 what, and if the honey is not moved in large 

 lots, concessions will have to be made. We 

 quote: California white, 7(aj7}^c; light amber, 

 lii^fe'Tc; other grades and Southern, (oWTsc per 

 gallon. Beeswax very firm at 2J(g>28>4c, and for 

 exceptionally fine yellow, 29c. 



HlLDRETH & SeGELKEK. 



Buffalo, March 21.— Much better demand for 

 fancy comb at 15(ai(.c; extras, 17c: common 

 dark, etc., Qin 10 to 14c. Extracted, OteSc, and 

 never in much demand. Batterson & Co. 



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:aha. Mar. 3" —Demand fair; stocks light. 

 :y white comb, I5(a)16c. Extracted moving 

 ly at 7(.'8c for white. We do not look for 

 particular change for the balance of the 

 HI, as present supply will just about besuf- 

 ipply the tiade until new crop gets 



aarket. 



: Bros 



Detroit, Mar. 21— Fancy white comb, 14@15c; 

 No. 1, 13(ail4c; dark and amber, l(iw;12c. Ex- 

 tracted, white. t.Vs@7c; amber and dark. 5fa;6c. 

 Beeswax, 27@28c. M. H. Hont & Son. 



Cincinnati, March 21— The demand for comb 

 honey is nearly over, the stock of it also well 

 cleaned up. Fancy white brings yet Idc. Ex- 

 tracted is in fair demand; dark sells for SHc; 

 better grades bring 6M7>^c; fancv white clover 

 from SJ^w'ic. c. H. W. Weber. 



Kansas City, Mar. 23.— Receipts light; de- 

 mand normal at steady prices. Fancv white 

 comb, 15@16c; no amber on market. E.x"tracted, 

 8(«9c. Beeswax scarce, steady demand, 2S(a'30c! 

 W. R. Cromwell Produce Co., 

 Successors to C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Albany, N. Y., March 23.— Honev market is 

 slow on all grades of comb honev. Extracted 

 white, -mc; dark, 5@5^c. H.'R. Wright. 



Boston, March 21.— Fancy No. 1 white in car- 

 tons, 17c; A No. 1, loc; No. 1, 15(alec, with a 

 fairly good demand. Absolutely no call for 

 dark honey this year. Extracted, white, 8® 

 8Mc; light amber, 7M@8e. Beeswax, 27c. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



San Francisco, Feb. 6.— White comb 13® 

 14 cents; amber, ll>«@12Mc; dark, S(ai9c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, I'/i&Sc; light amber, 6 Ji@7}ic: 

 amber. 5!^@6!4c. Beeswax, 26(a28c. 



Considering the light output of honey last 

 spring from California apiaries, present offer- 

 ings are of tolerably liberal volume and are 

 mostly of amber grades. The market is slow 

 at the quotations. It is reported on good author- 

 ity that adulterated and imitation honev is be- 

 ing dealt out in considerable quantitv,' which 

 accounts in a great measure fortheverv limited 

 business doing in the pure article. 



1901— Bee-Keepers' Supplies ! 



We ran furnish you with The A. I. Kuot Co's 

 goods at wholesale or retail at their prices. We can 

 save you freight, and ship promptly. Market price 

 paid tor beeswax. Send for our I9''I cataloi; 

 M. II. UDNT .t SON. Bell Branch, Wayne Co.. Mich. 



Please mention Bee .Toumal when wn'tin^ 



B66S=SypDll6S 



CATALOG FREE. 



I. J. STRINGHAM, 



105 Park Place, - NEW YORK, N. Y. 



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