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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



August. 



Now who hasn't had just about the same 

 trials as S.? It reminds us of our own work 

 over agai n. The last avo hear of him is as fol- 

 lows; we hope he bears it with resignation 

 ••ukI will "hunt up" where the honey comes 

 from. 



July 23rd— I have commenced extracting— the first 

 this year— took 44 lbs: from 4 hives. Not 'i of it was 

 Clipped but it is quite thick. Several other swarms 

 aii' ailing tip fast. Ii is very dry here, 1 don't know 

 where ihev get their honey. 



JOSEPH sinton. Ithaca, N. Y. July 10th, 1S74. 



H BM K v €OLrliK,. 



r ] HE A. B. J. gives the following in regard 

 to honey buyers. 



CHICAGO.— Choice white comb honey, 28(«30c : 

 fail 1 to good. 24@28c. Extracted, choice white, 14(a* 

 10; fair to good, I0@12c; strained, 8@10c. 



( INCINNATI.— Quotations from Chas. F. Muth, 976 

 Central Avenue. 



Comb honey, 15@35, according to the condition of 

 the honey and the size of the box or frame. Extract- 

 ed choice white clover honey, 16c. fi lb. 



ST. LOUIS.— Quotations from W. G. Smith, 419 North 

 Main St. 



Choice white comb, 25@29c; fair to good. 16@22. 

 Extracted choice white clover, l«(nd8e. Choice bass- 

 wood honey, 14@l(j ; lair to good, extracted, 8(gd2e ; 

 strained, 6@10c, 



NEW YORK.— Quotations from E. A. Walker, 135 

 Oakland st., Greenport, L: 1. 



White honey in small glass boxes, 25c ; dark 15@20c. 

 strained honey, 8®I2c. Cuban honey, $1.00 %4 gal. 

 st. Domingo, and Mexican, 90@95 : ^ gal. 



The Chicago Honey House, 860 Wabash Av- 

 enue, Chicago, Ills., has always been prompt 

 and reliable we believe. 



P>. K. M. mentions that E. C. Hazard & Co. 

 V.Y2 and 194 Chambers St. N. Y. advertise for 

 10.000 lbs of honey, but as this amount would 

 not cover the present crop of Medina Co., we 

 think perhaps 'twill be as well to advise, as 

 heretofore, that our friends develop their home 

 market. Alter your honey is stored in barrels, 

 place them in a cellar or away from the frost, 

 that the honey may not candy too soon, and 

 then draw it out by a suitable molasses gate 

 into quart fruii jars, or jars made expressly 

 tor honey, and after it is neatly labeled leave 

 it for sale at your neighboring stores and gro- 

 ceries, for ten miles around if need be. 



If they are kept supplied (he year round, an 

 astonishing quantity will be sold. Wc sell 

 such jars for 75c:, and allow 10 per cent com- 

 mission to the dealer when it is left for sale. 

 This is considerably better than is usually paid 

 for it by the barrel. We would respectfully 

 refer dealers to the following list id' subscri- 

 bers who have reported. 



< 'onld you tell me who would pay cash for honey on 

 receipt of same, or at Depot litre. 1 wrote lo the 

 Chicago Honey Co., but get no answer. Iwillhave 

 ■ over 1000 lbs. IJa-swooi'i honev, I v onld sell at lie. 



R. S. BECK'rJXL. New Buffalo, Midi. 



We have I should think a ton, perhaps more, at the 

 present time of very nice honev. 



M. D.'Millek, Peninsula, O. 



11 colonies this Si ring, increased /o date, to 24, and 

 extracted V85Jbs. honey. Joseph M. Brooks, 



Columbus, ind. July 20th, is:!. 



FRIEND NOVICE : -My colonies (19) all came thro" 

 winter in moderate condition. I have at i late extract- 

 ed LOCO lbs. honev nearly all clover), tor which 1 wi.l 

 take is ets. per lb. It is in v> ax coated i arrele. 



Wm. Harrison, Hopedale, <>. 



A I. Root & Co.. Pius: Wc have ret been in the 

 habit of giving our reports to the public, but if they 



i ol ;.i. y -ei \ lee. w e are pleated to do so. 



We have this year four Apiaries which have pro- 

 duced as follows: lbs. 

 East of Oberlin \ l A miles, 55 stocks 1750 

 West " " 3 •• 36 " 2100 

 Cireentield, Huron Co. O. 28 " 1400 

 Freedom, " " " 74 " 4-jiki 



Total 9450 



We expect to extract about another barrel from our 



Apiary east of Oberlin. Most of our honev is from 



Basswood. We hold it at 20c per lb. 

 We are preparing to ship a car load from here to 



Henry Co. on the 28th of this month, where we expect 



them to gather as much during the fall as they have 



done during the summer. 



Nunn Bro's & Co. Oberlin, ( >. 



OUR MEDINA CO. HONEY CROP. 



Have increased from 32 to 80. and taken 2000 lbs. of 

 honey. E. C. Blakeslee, Medina, <>. 



Have increased from 14 to 29, and have 5C0 lbs. of 

 honey. Willis A. Phelps. Medina, O. 



Have increased from 35 to about 50, ami have 4 bar- 

 rels of honey : about 1500 lbs. of honev nett. 



* G. W. Dean, River Styx, Medina, Co. O. 



I have about 500 lbs. clover and basswood, mostlv the 

 latter, for which I want 18c. 



John Williams. Marr, Medina Co., O. 



I have taken 53 gallons (about 580 lbs.) out of 20 hives, 

 keeping some for box honey. 



John W. White, Chatham Centre, Medina Co., O. 



I have taken 4000 lbs. from 61 stocks, and have in- 

 creased my swarms to !I0 in number. All my hives 

 are well tilled with honey, more than I shall want lor 

 wintering. W. H. SHAJSE, Chatham, Medina Co., O. 



I have made good use of the extractor I bo't of vou. 

 I have extracted 180 gallons (nearly 2000 lbs.) ; 80 from 

 my own, and the balance from my neighbors. Price 

 18c in bulk, or 20c retail. 1 have also loo lbs. box or 

 cap honey, i could have taken a good deal more ex- 

 tracted had 1 not waited for box honey. My better 

 half thinks we have found the land of Canaan, which 

 was to How with milk and honey. 



Wm. Paine, Spencer, Medina Co., O. 



We have about 500 lbs. of white clover and basswood 

 honey which we will sell tor 20c per lb. The bees do 

 not seem to work much on hemp yet, if they ever do 

 we will write you ; we have our bees and hives and 

 also a spring wagon all rigged to take our bees to the 

 swamp when the time conies; our wagon holds 14 

 hives without piling any on top of others. 



F. R. Shaw, Chatham, Medina Co., O. 



I commenced extracting about the middle of June 

 after Alsike clover blossomed. In three weeks 1 ex- 

 tracted not less than 1500 lbs. of clover and Linden 

 honey of excellent quality. Price for honey is 16c per 

 lb. t had last fall 35 stocks, lost note, they were all 

 healthy when spring came. They are all Italians. I 

 have increased them to 55 by dividing. 



A. A. Pice, Seville, Medina Co., O. 



The above foots up a little over lo,000 lbs. 

 and yet does not include several who use the 

 Extractor, who have not reported as yet. If 

 every county would do as well, and we know 

 of no reason why they should not, honey 

 would be as common an article of food as but- 

 ter, perhaps. We must confess to a feeling 01" 

 satisfaction in receiving these reports. Most 

 of the gentlemen named are busy farmers, and 

 1 yet their lives were wintered almost without 

 loss, although at least four of them used the 

 Extractor last season as closely as they have 

 lii is. Do you ask if there have been none who 

 got no honey 1 Yes, but they have box hives 

 and box honey, or rather don't have any hon- 

 ey at ail, ihi:- year, while every one who has 

 aiovable frames and an Extractor has had a 

 good yield per hive. 



About 20c 1 1 'it is wanted, unless i 1 in 

 frit ud Rici , who , ■ . of his 



quickly at L6< . 



