1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Contents of this Number. 



Abbott Scores Stahl 10 



Adulteration. York on 10 



Apiicots, Rambler on 11 



Arizona, Kdiior in 19 



Brood, Dead, and Sulphuric Acid 23 



Carbolineum, Uses of 7 



Comb-honey vSlnnders 16 



Combs, War on Stationary 10 



Dadant at Pari-^ Convention 7 



Dzierzon and Movable Frames 10 



Foul Brood, Rambler on 11 



Ginseng 29 



Honey, Comb, Proof of Purity 9 



Honey, Getting out of Brood-nests 23 



Improvements, .Slowness of 9 



Inspector's Troubles 10 



Introiluction, Wood's Plan 9 



Jessie Strawberry 28 



Jouncers, Rambler on 11 



L,anip for XTncapping 7 



I^ight Color and B ack Blood 8 



Mountains, Use of 7 



Potatoes, Planting Close 28 



Queen<, European Mistake 8 



■ Rambler L,eaves California 11 



Section, Tall v. Square 8 



Set v. Sit 9 



vSports or Freaks 8 



Tongue Measurements 8, 17 



Tongue Reach v. Length 7 



Travels, Future Write-ups l-i 



Wintering Bees under Snow 14 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-RULES. 



Fanct.— All sections to be well filled, combs atrciight, firm- 

 ly attached to all four sides, the combs unsoiled by travel- 

 stain or otherwise ; all the cells sealed except an occasional 

 cell, the outside surface of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



A No. ].— All sections well tilled e.xcept the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straieht ; one-eiKhth piirt of c.-mb 

 surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled ; the out- 

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. ].— All sections well filled except the row of cells next 

 to the wood ; combs comparatively even ; one-eighth part of 

 comb surface soiled, or the entire surface slightly soiled. 



No. 2 —Three-fourths of the total surface must be filled 

 and sealed. 



No. 3.— Must weigh at least half as much as a full-weight 

 section. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

 to color, using the terms white, am';er, and dark ; that is, 

 there will be " Fancy White," " No. 1 Dark," etc. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New York. — There is a steady but moderate de- 

 mand for comb honey, and enough stock seems to be 

 arriving to supply the demand. Prices retnain as our 

 previous quotations. Extracted honey is in fair de- 

 mand, prices ruling from 55^c to GJ-jC, according to the 

 quality. Francis H. LEtii.ETT & Co., 



Dec. 24. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Chicago. — The hotiey market is of a slow nature, 

 with little change in price of any of the grades. 

 Choice grades of white comb honey, U^fdilo; good 

 to No 1, 13H(a> 14 ; light amber, VlVi'w\% \ dark grades, 

 including buckwheat, 10wl2 Extracted white, hViial ; 

 amber, 5^'«5%; dark, 5(a'5i/^. The .scale of prices va- 

 rying according to flavor, body, and p.ickage Bees- 

 wax steady at 28. R. A." Burnett & Co., 



Dec. 21. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Neu' York.— Comb and extracted honey market 

 quiet. Quoting same as follows: p-ancy white, 1.5(610; 

 ANo 1 white, lira 15 ; No. 1 white, 13'« 14 ; No. 2, 11«(42 ; 

 fancy buckwheat, 10,all ; No. 1 buckwheat, lOrt 11 ; No. 

 2 buckwheat, 9fa!l0: white clover and basswood extract- 

 ed, (il4(ai7 ; light amber, OCdti'^ ; amber and buckwheat, 

 S'-^Caifi. Beeswax — fancy, 29(a30; good average, 27ra28. 

 Market quiet. ' Chas. Israel tk Bros., 



Dec. 23. 480-490 Canal St., New York City, N. Y. 



Detroit.— Fancy white comb honey, 15; No. 1, 

 I4c; dark and amber, IhwVii ; extracted, white, 7(g»75^i ; 

 dark and amber, 5<g;6^ ; beeswax, 20(«j27. 



M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Oct. 21. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Schenectady.-As is usually the case, we are hav- 

 ing a very quiet market after the holidays, but we 

 look for greater activity soon, especially in buckwheat 

 extracted, which is really quite scarce. No change to 

 note in prices of comb honey. 



Chas. McCulloch, 

 1 Eagle St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



San Francisco. -Comb honey, 10(5 r2!< ; extracted, 

 water white, •■)(«'(); light amber. 4!4(a!5'/^ ; dark, 3^(q) 

 i]4. Beeswax, 2()r(r_'S Odd lots are about cleaned up, 

 prices stiffening in consequence 



Dec. 17. " E. H. SCHAEFFLE, Murphys, Calif. 



Wanted.— Comb honey in Danz. sections. Write, 

 stating quality and price. 



The a. I. Root Co., Medina. Ohio. 



Wanted.- Comb honey in any quantitj'. Please ad- 

 vise what you have to offer. Evans & Turner, 

 Town St , Cor. 4th, Columbus, Ohio. 



Wanted— Comb and extracted honej'. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — Honey; car lots or otherwise. Will send 

 man to receive when sufficient amount to justify, and 

 pay highest market price, spot cash. Address, stating 

 quantity, quality, and price desired at your station. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, 111. 



We will be in the market for honey the coming sea- 

 son in carloads and less than carloads and would be 

 glad to hear from producers everywhere what they 

 will have to offer. Seavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 



For Sat.e. — Fancy and No. 1 comb honey; about 

 2000 lb.-;. or more. Wm. Morris, lyas Animas, Col 



For Sale.— 10,000 lbs. light-amber alfalfa extracted 

 honey in 7o-lb. cans, at 5c a pound. 



R. T. Stinnett, Mesilla Park, N. M. 



F'OR Sale. Extracted honey, from alfalfa, at 7c per 

 pound. Send for sample. 



D. .S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Col. 



For sale -a quantity lot of well-ripened clover 

 honey in 60-lb. cans. " B. Walker, Clyde, 111 



1200 FERRETS. 



free 



All sizes; some trained; first- 

 class stock New price list 

 N. A. KNAPP, Rochester, Lorain Co., Ohio. 



CHAS. ISRAEL Sl BROS., 



486-490 Canal St., Corner Wall St.. N. Y. 



Honey and Beeswax. 



Iviberal Advances made on Consignments. Whole- 

 sale Dealers and Commission Merchants. Estab. 1875. 



Minnesota Bee-keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 



Manufacturers of 



Bee-hives. Sections. Sliipping-cases, and 

 Everything Used by Bee-keepers. 



Orders filled promptly We have the best shipping 

 facilities in the world You will save money by send- 

 ing for our price list. Address 



Minnesota Bee=keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 

 Nicollet Island Power Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 



Union Combination Saw 



For Ripping, Cross- 

 cutting, Rabbeting, 

 Mitering, Grooving, 

 Gaining, Boring, Scroll- 

 sawing, Edge - moulding, 

 Beadin.g. Full line FOOT 

 and HAND POWEE machin- 

 erv. Send for ca/aloe: A. 



gENEOA FALLS MFG. CO., 

 11 Water St., Seseca Fs., N.7. 



