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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 1. 



THK A H f OK HTKAWKKKKY CUI/ITKE. 



Aftkk a few sample copies had been sent out, 

 we Icaniod that tliero is a) ready a book in print 

 ontitlod. "How to (Jrow Strawberries." On this 

 account we have clianged the title of our hook- 

 as per above hea ding. 



SPOTTING STKAAVJ?KKKV-PI,ANTS IX THE FAI,L. 



Otk good friend I. A. Wool, of Elsie. Mich., 

 naturally felt a little bit hurt at friend Yoder"s 

 protest in regard to advertising sti-awberry- 

 plants in August, for next year's fruiting. He 

 writes us, howevei', that every customer of his 

 is furnished with a little pamphlet, entitled, 

 '"The Secret of Success in Growing Small 

 P'ruits," and in his paraphh^t occurs the follow- 

 ing paragraph: 



Plants juuy l)e set in August and September, 

 and, if well cared for. will produce a faircropijf 

 berries the following season. Some of our nic- 

 est berries are grown on this plan: and had we 

 failed to set out a bed in tiie spring, we should 

 by all means set it at this time, tlius secui'ing a 

 supply of berries for tiie coming season. Hut as 

 a rule we think it pi-eferable to set in the spring, 

 thus securing a full crop for the following sea- 

 son. 



As the matter stands, I do not think there is 

 very much danger of any of the readers of 

 (jrLEAxiNGS being misled, either by the adver- 

 tisement or by what has been written on the 

 subject. 



INFOKMATION WANTED IN KEGAKI) TO ALFAL- 

 FA FIf:i.DS. 



One of our correspondent.s, Mr. O. K. C"oe. of 

 Windham. N. Y., not being able to winter his 

 bees on the mountains, or. rather, to bring them 

 through the spiiiig months, i)roposes to move 

 his apiary to some alfalfa Held in Colorado. He 

 has wi'itten to us for information: but as we 

 are unable, to give him very much, we Jiave 

 concluded to call upon some of our subscribers 

 better situated to do so. In a letter I'eceived. he 

 says : 



I desir(^ information as to honey resources, 

 etc.. of different i)laces in alfalfa districts of tin' 

 Southwest, especially along the line of the Ar- 

 kansas River from Canon City, Colorado, to 

 (larden City. Kansas. From all the information 

 1 can get thus far, I think Canon City the [)lace. 

 as there are thousands of acres of alfalfa there 

 (yet moic at Rocky Ford and other jihices). and 

 it is tiie largest fruit-growing |)hu'e, so far as I 

 can learn, in the Southwest, and that would 

 give an earlier flow of lioney than places where 

 only alfalfa is gi'own, would it not? I should 

 like to know where tlie principal alfalfa dis- 

 tricts are, and also whei'c it is gi-own largely, 

 and where fruit and otln^r honey -blossonis 

 abound. O. R. Coe. 



Windham, N. Y.. Sei)t. 15. 



A letter directed to Mr. O. R. Coe, as above, 

 will confer a very great favor on a fellow bee- 

 keeper. Mr. Coe says he can winter bees until 

 about March 1, and tlien he experiences the 

 difficulties of spring dwindling diM'ing the long 

 and backward cold weather upon the moun- 

 tains, and usually loses the greater part of his 

 bees. He proposes to try the experiment of 

 sending a carload to the alfalfa legions, either 

 this fall or very early next spring, iioping there- 



by to put them in a locality where bees will not 

 have to contend with the spi-ing troubles, and 

 may at the same time bring him remunerative 

 returns in the way of honey. We shall watch 

 his experiment with interest. Friend Coe will 

 probably (>nlighten us upon the success or fail- 

 ure of his [iroject. 



gPEci^ii pieTicEg. 



WANTED— GLEANINGS FOR MAY 1, 1890. 



We will pay 10 cts. eacii for the above if sent at 

 once. Now, be sui'c you do not send any otlicr; and 

 do not send any at all unless you can d(j it lig-Jit now. 



TWO CARLOADS OF HONEY EXPECTED DAILY. 



We expect, before this number reaches our read- 

 ers, to receive a carload of white-sag-e honey from 

 L. E. Mercer & Son, of Ventura, Cal.; and, judging 

 from the sample we received, we have a treat for 

 those who want a fine article. This honey is whiter 

 than any we e\er saw gathered east of the moun- 

 tain regions oi the West. It is almost as white as 

 water, and very thick. This sage honey is also re- 

 markable for the length of time it will remain liquid. 

 It granulates less than any other kind of honey we 

 know of. A small sample mailed free. It is put up 

 in 6J-lb. cane, two in a case, and the price of from 

 one to five cans will be 11 cis per lb.; 3 to 10 cases, 

 10 cts. per lb.; 10 cases or more, 9 cts. per lb. 



COMB HONEY. 



We expect, about the same time, a carload of 

 comb honey from W. K. Ball, of Keno. Nev. We 

 have not had a sample of this, but are assured that 

 it is equal to the sample be left with us nearly a 

 year ago That sample was no whiter than the 

 whitest Eastern honey, but the body of the honey 

 in the comb was so thick that it would hardly run, 

 and the flavor was so mild and pleasant that it was 

 pronounced by all who sampled it to be the bfst 

 they ever tasted. This honey is gathered almost 

 whoily from alfalfa bloom. When Mr. Ball wrote 

 last, a few days ago, he said the bees were busy on 

 the second crop, rolling in the beautiful honey at a 

 good rate. This comb honey comes in cases holding 

 'Zi and 48 1 lb. sections each, the net weight being 

 about 23 and 45 lbs. each, and there are 32 ca=es of 2- 

 Ib. sections. 33 in a case, weighing about 60 lbs. net. 

 The prices will he as follows: 



One to three 48-lb. cases, or one to six 241b. cases, 

 20 cts. per lb. 



Four to eight 48-lb., or 7 to 15 24-lb. cases, 19 cts. 

 per lb. 



Ten or above 48 lb. cases, 20 or over 24 lb. cases, at 

 18 cts. per lb. Twolb. sectioris at 19 cts. per lb., one 

 or two case lots; 3 to 5 cases, 18 cts. per lb.; 6 or 

 more cases, 17 cts. per lb. 



There are also in this car of comb honey, 32 cases 

 of extracted honey, which, judging from a former 

 lot received from Mr. Ball, is extra flue. Price, 

 same as the white sage. 



THE DEMAND FOR HONEY. 



We never saw an.v thing equal to the present de- 

 mand for honey. We get daily upward of a dozen 

 inquiries, and several orders. You will notice in 

 the Honey C )lumn that the commission houses 

 report the market in a better condition than we 

 have seen it for some time. We quote the follow- 

 ing from the American Bee Journal for Sept. 20: 



THE TUNK HAS CHANGED. 

 Tlie Kansas City honey market report on page 637, says tliat 

 "the demand lor comt) honey is larger than the receipts." 

 Yes; and it is likely to be. Quoting it at 16 cents is a farce! 

 Any white comb honey sold at retail for less than 26 cents per 

 pound this year is sacriflced! Bee-keepeis should demand 

 that the ver.y meager crop shall bring all it is worth. Chicago 

 quotations are 18 cents, but that is too low. Hold on to the 

 product. 



The carload of honey from Arizona is all gone, 

 but the No. 2 grade, which we otter at 1 cent per lb. 

 less than price quoted on sage honey elsewhere. 

 Samples mailed free. We have advanced our quo- 

 tations, partly because of a better article, and part- 

 ly because, in the present state of the market, it is 

 worth more. We should be pleased to hear from 

 bee-keepers who have not enough to supply their 

 home demand, and all others i n want of honey. 



