1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



795 



Contents of this Number. 



After-swarms and Nuclei, Uniting S02 



Alkali in Soil Sly 



Alfalfa in North Carolina SIO 



Apiarj', Farthest South .S15 



Bees and Pear-blisjht 818 



Bee-book by Dr. Miller 803 



Bee-keeper. Chinese 816 



Catnip in Wisconsin 819 



Catnip. Plantations of 799 



Cloth, Propolized, in Smokers 819 



Clover, Crimson 790 



Drink-bill of United States 800 



Kucalvptus 819 



Gandy, Dr., Visit to 805 



Goldenrod 800 



Honey for Burns 80'ii 



Honey, Fall Flow 803 



House-apiary Under Ground 819 



Kansas Honey Crop .819 



Potato Crop for 1902 825 



Queen, Virgin, To Detect 800 



Rambler in Isle of Pines 811 



Robber-trap 820 



Scales, Wax, on Floor-board 799 



Smokers. Criticisms on 813 



Sunday Question 822 



Swarms, Brushed 807 



Thistle, Russian 799 



Torrid-zone Drops 810 



Utter's Yield 819 



Wintering on Combs of .Sealed Honey 800 



Honey Column. 



GRADING-EULES. 



Fancy.— All sect ions to be well tilled, combs straight, tirm- 

 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. 1.— All sections well filled except the row of cells 

 next to the wood ; combs straight ; one-eighth part of comb 

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

 side of the wood well scraped of propolis. 



No. ].— All sections well tilled 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, amber, and dark ; that is, 

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



CITY MARKETS. 



Chicago. — Comb honey is meeting with good de- 

 mand, and the arrivals are°eas)ly disposed of at 15@lt) 

 per lb. for that which grades No. 1 to fancy. Very 

 littlf of the lower grades are offered, but bring within 

 two to three cents of No. 1. Amber grades of comb 

 are also scarce, with no buckwheat offerings. Ex- 

 tracted is steady, white bringing (5J4(ai8; amber, 6(ai7; 

 Southern and odd lots of dark, 5(a6. Beeswax wanted 

 at 30. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Sept. 19. 199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



San Francisco. — Comb honey, ]0@13. Extracted 

 water-white, 0@6^ ; light amber, 5^@55^ ; dark am- 

 ber, 4(S5. Beeswax, 273^(330. Bees, with me, are 

 bringing in a little honey from hartshorn, and I am in 

 hopes they will get in enough to winter nicely. They 

 were almost bare of food before the hartshorn bloom- 

 ed. This hartshorn comes up through the hard-baked 

 ground and blossoms and thrives when the heat is the 

 >;reatest, and requires no moisture. The honey is 

 water-white, delicious in flavor, and candies readily. 

 Comb honey is white as snow. 



E. H. SCHAEFFLE, 



Sept. 12. Murphys, Calif. 



Milwaukee. — This market is now in good condi- 

 tion for shipments of honey of either extracted or 

 comb. The old stock that is salable is all cleared 

 away, and choice new-crop stock will meet the de- 

 mand and bring fair values. We can now quote fancy 

 1-lb. sections in cases, \^(fv\1\ A No. 1, 14@lo; old and 

 irregular light or amber, nominal. Extracted, in bar- 

 rels, cans, pails, and kegs, white, 7H@8J^; amber, 0@ 

 <ij^. Beeswax, 28(530. A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Sept 19. 119 Buffalo St., Milwaukee, Wis. 



New York. — There is a good demand tor comb hon- 

 ey. Shipments are late in coming forward. Fancy 

 comb, 15@16; No. 1, 13®14; mixed, 11@13. Beeswax, 

 27(w28. Francis H. I,eggett & Co., 



&ept. 19. Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Kansas City. — The demand still continues good 

 for comb honey, but receipts are light and meet with 

 ready sales at these quotations. We quote fancy white 

 comb 15; No. 1, 15; No. 2 white and amber, 13; dark, 

 12. Extracted white, 6@6^; amber, 5(0,5%. Beeswax, 

 22@25. C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Sept. 30. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



Schenectady. — No change in prices since last issue, 

 and comb honey is selling freely. There is also quite 

 a demand for extracted in 150-lb. kegs and 60-lb. tins 

 for so early in the season. We quote fancy clover 16; 

 A No. 1, 14; No. 1, 13@14; buckwheat, 11@12J^. Ex- 

 tracted, light, 6%@7; dark, 5@6. 



Chas. McCulloch, 



Sept. 20. 523 State St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



New York.— Comb honey is in good demand. Fancy 

 white honey at 15, and some exceptionally fancy lots 

 may bring a little more. No. 1 sells at 13(0(14; amber, 

 12; no arrival of buckwheat as yet, the season being 

 late. Extracted is now firm at 65^(3)7 for white, 6 for 

 light amber, and b(air,% for dark. Beeswax firm at 27 

 (u 28. Hildreth & Segelken, 



Sept. 20. 265-7 Greenwich St., New York City. 



Boston. — The honey season is opening up in good 

 shape. Supplies are not excessive; the demand good, 

 and price firm. From present indications we can not 

 .bee why the prices may not remain stationary right 

 through the season, or, if any thing, with a little 

 higher tendency. We quote our market to-day as 

 follows : Fancy white, 1-lb. sections in cartons lii(wl~; 

 No. 1, 15; No. 2, 14, with but light supplies. Honey in 

 glass-front cases ranges about 14 to Ic per pound "less 

 in this market. lyight amber honey in (iO-lb. cans, '{§, 

 ~}4; Florida, 6(5)75^, according to qualitj'. 



Blake, Scott & I,ee, 



Sept. 22. 31. 33 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. 



For Sale — Sixty cases (24-section) of choice honey. 

 For the fancy and No. 1 white clover, $1.00 per case; 

 No. 1 buckwheat, amber, and mixed, S3. 00 per case; No. 

 2, both dark and white, $2.50; 72 lbs. extracted buck- 

 wheat, $5.00. I^. A. vStafford, Rt. 2, Cortland, N. Y. 



Wanted.— Nice honey, either comb or extracted. 

 .Send samples of extracted, telling exactly how put 

 up, and stating quality and price. We do not buy ex- 

 tr.icted honey without samples, and if a large amount 

 of comb, a sample by express is necessary. I will take 

 any amount at reasonable prices — carload would suit 

 me fine. Udo Toepperwein, San Antonio, Tex. 



For vSale. — Fine quality of extracted honey, both 

 clover and sweet clover, in (jO-lb. cans, at 8c; also bees 

 in L,. frames. Do not send local checks. 



Dr. C. I,. Parker, Sta. A., R. F. D., Syracuse, N. Y. 



For Sale.— 100 cases (two cans each) of fancy white 

 clover extracted honey, at 8 cts. per pound. No better 

 gathered by any bees anywhere. Will shade %c in 

 2o-case lots. Wm. A. Selser, Jenkintown, Pa. 



For S.ale. — Extracted honey — clover, amber, or 

 buckwheat— in 170-lb kegs. Write for prices before 

 liuving elsewhere. .Sample. 8c. 



C. B. Howard, Romulus, N. Y. 



For Sale.— I^ight extracted honey; cans and kegs, 

 7(^8c per lb. Sample, 8c. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park PI., New York City. 



For Sale. —Extracted honey. Finest grades for ta- 

 ble use. Prices quoted on application. Sample by 

 mail, 10 cts. to pay for package and postage. 



Orel I-,. Hershiser, 

 301 Huntington Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. 



For Sale.— White extracted honey from alfalfa in 



(iO-lb. cans, at $4.50 each; light amber honey mixed 



with Rocky Mountain bee-plant, fine flavor, $4.20 



each. Prices on small cans and pails on application. 



M. P. Rhoads, Box 216, I<as Animas, Colo. 



Wanted— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



199 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



