1902 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



967 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa Blossoms 983 



Apiary ot Kauchfuss Brothers ^84 



Bt-es in a Chimney... 9S7 



Beeswax. Substitute for !'87 



Cabin in the Woods. Miller on 972 



Colorado, Edior in 983 



Denver Cunvenlion 975 



Fruit-trees, Spraj'ing 982 



Honey as a Food 973 



Honev, Boiled Not Agreeable 971 



Hydromel 973 



I^ettuce Grown Under Glass 990 



Mason, A B 980 



Michigan, Editor's L,ife in 992 



Nucleus Method of Increase 9"9 



Pears, Kifffer 971 



Pop-hole Cells in Comb Honey 987 



Queens Being Bal ed 973 



Saloon, Is it a Benefit? 989 



Shook Swarms Condemned 979 



Sho k, Hutchin.son on 971 



Squashes, Hnbbard 991 



Swarms, Brushed 978 



Swaims, Korc d, Crane on 977 



Swarms, Forced Nomenclatnre of 975 



Swarms, Forced Stachelhausen on 981 



Wyoming for Bees 982 



Honey Column. 



GBADING-RULEB. 



Fancy.— All sections to be well tilled, combs straight, firm- 

 ly attached to all four sides, the corahs unsoiltd by travel- 

 etain 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-eiglith part of comb 

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

 side of the wood well scraiied of propol is. 



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

 to the wood ; combs coraiiaratively e^-en ; 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 

 •eotion. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classified according 

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

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



CITY MARKETS. 



Buffalo.— Fancy comb, 15'^lfi; A No 1, 14'^®15: No. 

 1, IVnilli^: No. 2, i3'>13^4- No 3. 120.13; dark, 11(5)12; 

 Extracted white, 7rffc7J^ ; dark, 5'4'a(). Beeswax, 28@ 

 32. Comb honey is in extra good demand. 



W C Town-send, 

 ■ Nov. 17. 167 Scott St., Buffalo, N. Y. 



New York. — Supplies of comb honey have been 

 more liberal Fancy is worth 15fa 16 ; No 1, 14^al5; 

 mixed, 12a 13; buckwheat, 12ig»13. Extracted, South- 

 ern, in barrels, 4^ro 5 



I iiiii.'! Francis H. IvEGOett & Co., 



I Nov. 18. ■ Franklin and Varick Sts., New York. 



Kansas City.— Our market has changed quotations 

 from p und to case. Fancy white, per case of 24 sec- 

 tions. $3 50: No. 1, |3.40; No. 2 and amber. S^ 25. Ex- 

 tracted white, per lb , 754; amber, (554. Beeswax, 27® 

 30 C. C. Clkmons & Co., 



Nov. 22. 306 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 



Boston.— The demand for comb honey is good, con- 

 sidering the high prices prevailing this year as cotn- 

 pared with previous years Fancv 1-lb. sections in 

 cartons. 16; No 1. 155^; No. 2, 14. There is practically 

 no No. 2 honey here, with only a fair stock of No. 1. 

 On extracted we quote from 7fa'8, according to quality. 

 Blake, Scott & IvEE, 



Nov. 14. 31. 33 Commercial St.. Boston, Mass. 



Philadelphia. — Comb honey quite active, and more 

 demand for extracted. We quote fancv white clover, 

 17; No 1, 15; No. 2, 14; amber, 13. Extracted, while, 8; 

 amber, 7. Beeswax, 30. We are producers of honey, 

 and do not sell on commission. Wm. A. Shi.ser, 



Nov. 20. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Denver — Demand for comb honey is not as brisk 

 now as it was earlier in the season. Fancy white 

 comb is scarcer, and brings $:?.50 per case of 24 sec- 

 tions; No. 1 white, $^ lO'a «;?25; No. 2, |2.75. E-ttracted, 

 7^@8!-^ per lb. Beeswax, 22.«26 



The Colorado Honey Producers' Ass'n., 



Nov. 21. 1440 Market St., Denver, Col. 



Cincinnati. — The demand for comb honey is good, 

 and prices are a little better, as the .supply does not 

 meet the wants. Extra water-white fancy isse'ling as 

 high as 16 cents; other grades less, according to qual- 

 ity. Extracted is very active, and prices are a little 

 better. Amber, oi/^faSV^; alfalfa, 6^rti.7^ ; white clo- 

 ver, 7'4(?*S. Beeswax, '28. C. H. W. Weber, 



Nov. 18. 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



.Schenectady. — Honey market continues active ; 

 prices firm. Buckwheat, both comb and extracted, 

 is getting very scarce, and this will have a tendenc}' to 

 strengthen price of other grades We quote fancy 

 clover, 16; No. 1, 15; other grades. 13|^(«il4; buckwheat, 

 12>4@.13i/4, Extracted, light, 6'/,(a7^; dark, 6^(0(7. 



■'I ta: fCHAS. McCULLOCH, 



;" Nov. 18. ,_^"..- ; '; 523 State St., Schenectady, N. Y. 



Chicago. — A slow .steady market may be .said of 

 conditions now prevailing in Chicago, The volume of 

 sales is small, and the receipts are correspondingly 

 so. Fifteen to sixteen cents is obtained for best lots 

 of white comb honey in a jobbing way, while for 

 sel ctions a little more is asked; amber grades lOfojlS, 

 according to flavor, style, etc. Extracted white, 7(a8; 

 amber, 6@7. Beeswax wanted at 30c per lb., upon 

 arrival. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



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



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. — Light extracted honey; cans and kegs, 

 7@8c per lb. Sample, 8c. 



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



For Sale. — Several thousand pounds comb honey 

 in Danzenbaker 4x5 sections. .Shall commence filling 

 orders in August. Wm. Morris, Las Animas, Col. 



For Sale. — White extracted honey from alfalfa in 



60-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, Las Animas, Colo. 



For Sale. — Fine quality of extracted honey, both 

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

 in L. frames. Do not send local checks. 



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



For Sale.— Extracted honev, from alfalfa, at TJ^c 

 for No. 1 select, 7c for No. 1, 6^ for No. 2; discount on 

 10001b. lots. Send for sample. 



D. S. Jenkins, Las Animas, Col. 



Wanted.— Comb honev. all grades, carload lots or 

 less than carloads, for ca.sh. Correspondence .solicited. 

 Jos. M. McCaul, 

 120 and 122 West Broadway, New York. 



For Sale.— Alfalfa water-white honey, 60-lb. cans, 

 two in a case, at "J^c; fancy basswood in 250 lb. bbls., 

 8c: .same in 60-lb. cans, two "to a case, 9c. We buy and 

 sell for cash only. E. R. Paul & Co.. 



294, 296 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Wanted.— Honev and beeswax. Mail sample, and 

 state price delivered here. C. H. W. Weher, 



2146, 2148 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Wanted— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

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



199 South Water St., Chicago, 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. Skavey & Flarsheim, 



1318-1324 Union Avenue, Kan.sas City, Mo, 



