March 19, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



191 



which is to aid nature in pollenizintr fiowers 

 of different l<inds. There are varieties of 

 the same kind of fruit, and the honey-bee 

 was made to carry the pollen from one tree to 

 the other. Thus it was evident that the time 

 to spray is not when flowers are in bloom. It 

 is stated that soon as a tiower is fertilized 

 it ceases to secrete uectar and its petals fall. 

 I should say that after the bud opened enough 

 to admit any spray it is wiser not to spray, 

 not only for the bee-keeper, but for the fruit- 

 grower, since we must rely upon the bee 

 to poUenize the fruit-blossoms, if we are to 

 get a good crop of fruit. In summing up the 

 matter I would say that trees are liable to be 

 poisoned by spraying while in bloom, the 

 liability increasing in proportion as the 

 weather is favorable to bee-activity. Spray- 

 ing should be done one week before blooming, 

 two weeks after blooming, and again two 

 weeks later." 



It was shown by one speaker that New 

 York State has a law which makes it a crimi- 

 nal offense to spray fruit-trees while in bloom. 



Secretary A. A. Hixon, of the Horticultural 

 Society, announces that Worcester fruit-trees 

 are overrun with San Jose scale, and these 

 must be wiped out or many line orcliards will 

 be ruined. He showed twigs cut from pear, 

 crab, peach and plum trees, infested with this 

 pest. 



It was further shown that very few in this 

 vicinity do any spraying at all. Before the 

 meeting adjourned the president appointed 

 Mr. Hixon and the secretary a conimitte to 

 draw up resolutions to send to our senator at 

 Washington, urging the adoption of the Pure 

 Food bill at this session. C. R. Ri'ssell. 



Worcester Co., Mass. 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



nichigan.— The Northern Michig-an bee. keep- 

 ers will hold a convention March 25 and 2(j, in 

 Bellaire, Antrim Co., in the Town Uall. Special 

 rates have been secured for entertainment at 

 the Ellis Hotel, and also the Bellaire House, at 

 fl.OO per day. Geo. H. Kik 



We Heartily 



Recommend Patre Fence fur the worst breachy 

 etoek. and it does just ae well lor quiet stock. 

 PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO., AI>KIAN,MICH, 

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Liberal Discounts to tbe Trade. 



Helper Wanted 



Young- man with some experience to assist i^ 

 larg-e apiary in Chicago, close to church and 

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 years of experience who is also a thorough me- 

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riie MoNETTE Queen-Clipping 

 Device is a fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping Queens' 

 wings. It is used by many Ijee- 

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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



For Good Road-Making. 



Atthe Auilttorium. in the city -.1 Cliicatru. on the 

 evening Kebruiiry -20 tbe NHliuniil Good H"Hfls Con- 

 vention asseinoled for its opening session. The 

 National Highway Commission appointed by Presi- 

 dent Koosevelt and consisting amoiiK others of such 

 distinguished members as Qen. Nelson A. Miles, 

 Col. John Jncob Astorand Col. Albert A. Pope, were 

 liberally represented. The Governors of most of 

 the States in response to the invitation appointed 

 delesrates, and representatives were also present 

 from every lucal good roads association of any con- 

 sequence in the United States. 



An assembly constituted as this one w«s should 

 have been ahl.> to hhape some policy to bring order 



great body of rural people such a direct and perma- 

 nent good as the improvement of highwaya. Neces- 

 sarily the convention concerned itself with general 

 topics. No detlnite plan was formulated for the de- 

 tailed work of road improvement. Yet sf'mething 

 in this line would have been a step in the richt 

 direction and of all things the most practical. We 

 instance the elementary princiuies of road-making, 

 namely, drainage, raising centres of the roads, and 

 rolling. Even outside ot paving, these are prime 

 essentials in municipalities They should be also 

 first essentials in the country. The first two are 

 correlative, the one being the necessary result of 

 the other. As to the rolling and paciiing of the 

 road-bed, if the purchase of heavy engines for the 

 purpose, such as are used in cities and towns, be too 

 radical a preliminary step, the convention would 

 have adopted iit least one good, practical measure if 

 it had passed a resolution advocating the general 



the use of the sieam roller. And in its use the cost 

 would be nothing to the county or township author- 

 ities, the mere use of such wheels instead of wear- 

 ing out the mads, do constantly improve them. 

 Where the narrow wheels rut and furrow and lead 

 to washing, tlie broad tires roll and make compact 

 and permanent. It is only necessary to behold the 

 road districts in regions where the broad-tired wheel 

 is in general use to become at once an advocate of 

 their general employment. 



Many towns with unpaved streets set a limit by 

 ordinance to the width of tires which may be used, 

 the tires being in all cases to have at least such a 

 tread as will give the needed packing and rolling 

 and avoid the cutting and rutting which necessarily 

 creates f«r he;ivier draft and frequently makes the 

 street absolutely impassable. The illustration here- 

 with well illusirates our meaning. We reproduce 

 ir by courtesv of the Electric Wheel Company of 

 Quincy. 111., who by the manufacture of a wheel ad- 



to pack and i!ii[»rove the bed and still further lessen 

 the draft, while exactly the reverse is true of the 

 narrow , tire. It the practical experience of every 

 farmer did nnt unequivocally settle this fact, the 

 experimeut^ made by the Experiment Statior: at 

 the lTniversit\ of Missouri would place the matter 

 beyond cavil. 



There arc other essentials which will enter into 

 road-buildint: -f the future. This is one-a very 

 important one. All the more important because -so 



_ _ lad-tired wagon, but on th** other 



hand permit -the hauling of larger loads with lighter 

 draft and fa: greater convenience than in any 

 other wav. 



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 when vritlng advertisers. 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, March 7.— The demand for comb 

 honey has been and is of small volume, prices 

 are weak, concessions being- made where nec- 

 essary to effect sales Fancy white comb held 

 at ISfrt-ldc; all other grades of white are irreg'u- 

 lar at 13f?iJ14c; light amber, Ww\2c dark and am- 

 bers, '>'ailOc. Extracted, clover and basswood, 

 7@8c; other white grades, 6(n7c; amber, S%(^ 

 6>4c. Beeswax steady at 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Mar. 14. — Honey demand 

 quiet; receipts and stock lit^ht. Comb selling*, 

 light, 15c; mixed, 14@15c: dark, 13rgil4c. Ex- 

 tracted, dark, at 7@7>ic. Beeswax firm, 30@32c. 

 H. R. Wright. 



KansasCity, Mar.I4.— The demand for both 

 comb aud extracted honey is better, receipts 

 light. We quote as follows: Extra fancy white 

 comb, per case, $3.40; strictlv No. 1, $3.30; No. 1 

 amber, $3@f3.25; No. 2, white aud amber, $2.50. 

 Extracted, white, per pound, 7c; amber, 6@6Mc. 

 Beeswax, 30c. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Cincinnati, March 11— The demand for ex- 

 tracted honey is good at the following prices: 

 Amber, barrels. 5%<g^6%Cy according to quality; 

 white clover, 8@9c. Fancy comb honey, IS%@ 

 16J^c. Beeswax strong at 30c. 



The Fred W. Muth Co. 



New York, March 5,— There is a fair demand 

 for white comb at 15c per pound (or fancy, 13@ 

 14c for No. 1, and 12c for amber, with suflicient . 

 supply to meet the demand. Dark honey will 

 be cleaned up with very little left; it is selling 

 at about lie per pound. Extracted rather weak 

 and in quantity lots, prices generally shaded. 

 We quote: White, 7@7J^ cents; amber, t%(g^7c; 

 dark, 6c. Beeswax scarce at 30@31c for good 

 average. Hildrbth Je Sboblkkn. 



Cincinnati, Mar. 7.— The comb honey market 

 has weakened a little more; is freely offered at 

 following prices: Fancy white, 14(alSc; no de- 

 mand for ambers whatever. The market for 

 extracted has not beeu changed and prices are 

 as follows: Amber in barrels, 5%«i'5^'2c; in cans 

 6@6Mc; white clover, 8@8Hc. Beeswax, 2Si5i30c. 

 C. H. W. Whbbr. 



San Francisco, Mar. 14.— White comb honey, 

 llH@12^c; light amber, 10@llc; dark, 5@6V6c. 

 Extracted, white, 6@t.J^c; light amber, 5@5J<c; 

 amber, 4@4^c. Beeswax, good to choice, light, 

 26@27Kc; strictly fancy I'ght, 29@30c. 



TRACTED HONEY ! 



Send sample and best price delivered here; also 

 Fancy Comb wanted in no-drip cases. 



THE FRED W. MUTH CO. 



32Atf Front and Walnut, Cincinnati. Ohio. 

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Honey For Sale. 



- 2000 lbs. Basswood Extracted hodej, at '*c a 

 pound. All in 60.1b. cans. Warranted PURE 



HONEY. JOHN WAGNER, BUENA VISTA, ru. 



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 ar Rapids. Iowa. 

 11 A:t M. L. WBEMS. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

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