1917 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



351 



the floor are less comfortable than 

 tliosc above, owing to dampness. 

 Scantlings of 2x4 size arc used under 

 tlie bottom row. Each hive is 

 l)rouglit in with its bottom-board, 

 but care is taken to have the entire 

 entrance open for ample ventilation. 

 Mr. Miller's success makes his meth- 

 od worthy of attention. 



Mr. Miller runs si.K apiaries, for 

 extracted honey. His method for the 

 prevention of natural swarming is 

 quite successful, and is as follows : 



At the time of the crop, all the 

 brood-combs but one are transferred 

 to an empty hive and the brood- 

 chamber with the one remaining 

 comb is filled with either empty 

 combs or frames of foundation. A 

 half-story super with built combs is 

 placed above the brood-chamber over 

 a queen-excluder and the hive con- 

 taining the brood, with one more 

 frame added, is put on the top. At- 

 the end of nine days the queen-cells 

 that the bees may have produced are 

 destroyed. All the queens are clipped. 



As the question of foulbrood is of 

 prime importance and as the State 

 Entomologist, Dr. F. N. Wallace, and 

 the State Inspector, Mr. D. W. Er- 

 baugh, were both present, some very 

 interesting talks were given on brood 

 diseases. We were very favorably 

 impressed with the methods and ad- 

 vice given by Mr. Erbaugh. He is 

 evidently very practical. The con- 

 sensus of opinion is that progressive 

 beekeepers are becoming better and 

 better able to cope with the different 

 brood diseases themselves, as they 

 become familiarized with the meth- 

 ods. 



A novel way of putting dark honey- 

 dew to use was given by Mr. W. 

 Horst, of Crown Point. Having a lot 

 of this stuff which -he felt disinclined 

 to offer for sale, he conceived the 

 idea of trying it as pig feed. He 

 mixed it in small quantities with sour 

 milk for the pigs and had the satis- 

 faction of seeing them grow as never 

 before. 



There should be more of these field 

 meets. Automobiles are enabling 

 farmers to go without difficulty a 

 distance of SO to 100 miles to attend 

 them. There were ten machines at 

 this meeting. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT 

 OF AGRICULTURE 



Bureau of Markets 



Semi-Monthly Market News Bulletin 

 Honey — No. 6 



Washington. D. C, Aug. 31, 1917. 

 This is the sixth of a series of sim- 

 ilar reports which will be issued by 

 this Bureau on the first and fifteenth 

 of each month during the honey- 

 shipping season. The information is 

 secured by representatives of the Bu- 

 reau located in the markets, and is 

 transmitted to Washington by wire. 

 For the present the bulletins will be 

 issued only from Washington. These 

 bulletins will be sent by mail free to 

 any person requesting them. All in- 

 quiries should be addressed to 

 Charles J. Brand, Chief. 



Telegraphic Reports From Today's 

 Markets — -Jobbing Prices 



(L. t'. L. prices on large lots to 

 jobbers). 



Cincinnati — Five barrels California, 

 1 barrel .Arizona, 10 barrels and 49 

 cases Kentucky, 15 barrels Georgia, 

 16 barrels Alabama, 1,790 pounds 

 Ohio, arrived. Nearby receipts light. 

 Demand good; market very strong; 

 few sales, on account of high prices. 

 Extracted honey: All sales in small 

 lots; light amber, 17-18c per pound. 

 Comb honey: Fancy white, heavy, 

 $4.75 per 24 section case; No. 1 white, 

 heavy, $4.40-$4.50. Following are 

 asking prices : Southern dark amber 

 extracted, ISc per pound; white or- 

 ange, large lots, 16>^c ; small lots, un- 

 der 300 pounds, 18c per pound. 



Chicago — One car California, also 

 small lots, mostly from Minnesota 

 and Wisconsin, arrived. Fair inquiry. 

 California extracted honey, light am- 

 ber, mostly 13}/2-14c per pound. Stock 

 from nearby States, best, mostly 13j^- 

 14c; some unripe, showing slight fer- 

 mentation, ISyic. Comb honey: No. 

 1 to fancy, mostly 20c: a few sales at 

 18c. Beeswax: Yellow stock. 37-38c 

 per pound; darker stock as low as 

 35c per pound. Letters from shippers 

 in this section show the crop here to 

 be almost negligible. 



Minneapolis — Five cans Iowa and 

 light local receipts of extracted and 

 comb honey arrived. Small lots, Min- 

 nesota, dozen and two dozen cases 

 comb honey, 20-22c per pound, mostly 

 20c. Amber, extracted, 10-pound 

 pails. 13c per pound; 60-pound cans, 

 12c per pound. 



St. Paul — One car California. 400 

 pounds comb from Wisconsin, 3 bar- 

 rels Minnesota extracted, 2.500 

 pounds comb and extracted from 

 Minnesota, and light local receipts. 

 Minnesota comb honey, dozen and 

 two dozen cases, 18-20c per pound; 

 60-pound cans, amber extracted, 9c; 

 white, 10c per pound; 10-pound cans, 

 ll-12c per pound. California and Wis- 

 consin stock, no quotations. Indica- 

 tions are for heavier receipts next 

 week. 



St. Louis — Receipts light. Extract- 

 ed honev, light amber in cans. 13^- 

 Uyic per pound; dark, WA-U^c. 

 Beeswax. Supplies very light; few 

 recent sales. 36c per pound. 



Philadelphia — One car California. 7 

 barrels Southern, 30 bai'tls Mexican, 

 arrived. Demand ii'uitcd. in:irket 



fi-ir. S)ufhcrn ex(ra:-ted: M.(.;lii!y 

 dark amber, 11-liJ/^c por pou.id < ali- 

 fornia light orange in a-g.iUon c^-.ns. 

 and Mexican, no sales. Beeswax : no 

 sales reported. 



Kansas City — Approximate!/ 350 

 cases native Missouri and Iowh nr-w 

 stock arrived; old stock cleaned ii;;. 

 Demand and movemtnt moderate: 

 market firm. Native Missoiiii and 

 Iowa: 24-section flat cakes, No. 1 

 white, mostly $4.55-$4.75; all salci in 

 small lots. No extracted honey on 

 market. Beeswax: approximately 

 300 pounds arrived ; demand and 

 movement slow; all sales in small 

 lots; best mostly 40c per pound. 



Denver— Approximately 21.000 lbs. 

 light amber extracted and 2,500 cases 

 white comb arrived. Demand and 

 movement good ; market steady. 

 Quality and condition fine. Comb 

 honey: 24-section cases No. 1, $4.05; 

 No. 2, $3.60. White to light amber 

 extracted honey. l^'/z-lSc per pound. 

 Beeswax: Receipts light; clean yel- 

 low stock, price to producer, 34c per 

 pound. 



New York — Five cars California, 8 

 barrels Florida. 55 barrels Louisiana, 

 217 cases Louisiana, 551 cases Texas, 

 186 barrels Cuban, 360 barrels and 30 

 tierces Porto Rico, arrived. Market 

 quiet, demand slow; export demand 

 has dropped oflf during last two 

 dian, mostly $1.35-$1.50 per gallon, 

 dian, mostly $1.35?$1.50 per gallon. 

 California, $i.65-$1.8S per gallon. 

 Beeswax:: 105 bags, 2 barrels, 7 

 cases Porto Rico; 1 barrel North Car- 

 olina arrived; demand and movement 

 moderate. Yellow stock, 39-40c per 

 pound; dark stock 36-39c per pound. 



Note — Arrivals include receipts 

 during preceding two weeks. Prices 

 represent current quotations. 



CHARLES J. BRAND. Chief. 



Iowa Meeting in December. — The 



si.xth annual meeting of the Iowa 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held 

 in the Chamber of Commerce Con- 

 vention parlors, in the Shops build- 

 ing, Tuesday and Wednesday, Decem- 

 ber 4 and 5, at Des Moines. Iowa. It 

 is desired that every beekeeper, or 

 friend of the bee. make it his business 

 to be present at the sessions. It will 

 be a live meeting, with live wires on 

 live subjects. For further particulars 

 and a copy of the program as soon as 

 issued, write Hamlin B. Miller, Sec- 

 retary-Treasurer, Marshalltown, la. 



Send Questions either to thie office of the American Bee Journal or direct to 



Dr. C. C. Miller. Marengo, Il%. 



He does not answer bee-keeoine Questions by mail. 



It is inferred tliat all readers have access to the book "A Thousand Answers to Beekeeping 

 Questions." This will avoid duplication in answering, as the book contains answers to practically 

 all questions ordinarily asked on beekeeping. Subjects not specifically treated, or which are not 

 clear to the reader will be further e-xplained in this department at the request of any subscriber. 



4. When is the proper time to take honey 

 from the bees? 



5- I have ten colonies and am just starting, 

 how shall I take care of them? 



MISSOURI. 



Miscellaneous Questions 



1. Is there any remedy to keep beemoth out 

 of colonies? 



2. How can I find a queen in a swarm of 

 bees when they are issuing from the hive? 



3. Who is the bee inspector for Missouri, 

 and where does he live? 



Answers — I. I know of no way to keep the 

 beemoth out except by the bees themselTes. 



