July 9, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



447 



hay. It comes up for several years, I believe. 

 It will pay to raise it for both hay and honey. 

 W. U. Harris. 

 Ontario, Canada, June 32. 



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Beedom Boiled Down 



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Putting Name of Producer On Honey. 

 Packages. 



W. \V. McNeal, who has figured both as a 

 producer and a dealer, says in the American 

 Bee-Keeper : 



The producer who contends that he is rob- 

 bed'of his rights when he is denied the privi- 

 lege of ornamenting small honey packages 

 with his name and address, when such are not 

 to be delivered to the consumer by himself, is 

 certainly laboring under a mistaken idea of 

 what constitutes justice in the art of trade. 

 He may feel a pardonable pride in the excel- 

 lence of his goods, but he should not insist on 

 having all the glory and profits, too, when he 

 reaps the benefits of a wholesale disposal of 

 his crop to the dealer. 



The dealer who caters to the retail trade has 

 much to contend with and he should be given 

 a clear title to his purchase, unencumbered by 

 the name and address of the producer. When 

 he has succeeded in creating a demand for 

 honey in this more expensive way, his name 

 is the one for lovers of honey to become 

 familiar with. When he has paid for any 

 given number of pounds of honey he should 

 be accorded the right of his own name on his 

 ( then) own goods if he chooses to exercise 

 that right just as truly as though he were to 

 purchase any other of the farm products. 

 This is only playing fair — only giving him a 

 chance, and in no wise can it be said to be a 

 slap at industry and a defeat of those princi- 

 ples of justice and right which inspire tea 

 betterment of present conditions. 



Candy for Queen-Cages. 



I have now been exporting queens to all 

 parts of Australia for nearly 20 years, and 

 I have found no sugar equal to " icing sugar " 

 for making candy for provisioning queen- 

 cages. To make I place the icing sugar on a 

 large plate, and on top of it I pour a little 

 honey of the best quality. This is then 

 worked vigorously for almost half an hour, 

 rolling it occasionallj- in the sugar with a 

 glass-bottle roller, and then working it again 

 in the hands until it becomes soft. To test 

 its consistency I work it in the hands awhile 

 without adding sugar, and if it does not stick 

 it is right, and will successfully stand any 

 weather, wet, dry, or hot. — H. L. Jones, in 

 the Australian Bee-Keeper. 



Confining Bees for Shipment. 



In the preparation of an apiary for a long 

 move, there are innumerable details which 

 develop to keep the manager thinking and 

 conniving. In order to avoid a loss of field- 

 bees, it is necessary that they be confined 

 after all have returned for the night. Con- 

 siderable time and labor are required to affix 

 proper entrance-screens; and time, under 

 such circumstances, is usually at a premium. 

 As a possible helpful suggestion to those v, ho 

 have such work to do, we shall endeavor to 

 explain the ingenious plan adopted by our 

 old friend Pat, when preparing for the Cuban 

 trip: 



Several days previous to the date upon 

 which it was desired to make the start, Pat 

 bestirred himself in quest pf at)out a bushel 

 of old corks of uniform size. Having ascer- 

 tained the exact size of the stoppers at his 

 command, he proceeded to bore a hole into 

 which they would snugly tit, in the front end 

 of each hive, about centrally located. Wide 

 entrance-screens were now adjusted to pre- 

 vent the bees from using the ordinary en- 

 trance. These screens were supported by 

 frames made of lath, and permitted the bees 



to come out and move about upon the front 

 of the hive aiross its full width and upward 

 about four iiirhes. The bees soon became 

 accustouieil to itie 'new opening, and through 

 it work prDiiided as formerly, though the 

 old entrance was stopped by the screen device. 

 On the evening of the departure, with car 

 upon the side-track, and drays in waiting, 

 Pat might have Ijeen seen peering into space 

 and anxiously scanning the western horizon, 

 while he held in his hand a commodious bas- 

 ket of corks. The exact moment for opera- 

 tion must have been very definitely decided 

 by visible conditions, for when it arrived, a 

 handful of corks was grabbed, and beginning 

 at one corner uf the apiary, with but a single 

 step from hive to hive, they were inserted 

 with mechanical regularity, and the whole 

 200 or more colonies were ready for loading 

 in less time than it will take the reader to 

 hear how he did it. — American Bee-Keeper. 



Close Saturdays at 1 p.m. — Our custo- 

 mers and friends will kindly remember that 

 beginning with July 1, for three months we 

 will close our office and bee-supply store at 1 

 p.m. on Saturdays. This is our usual custom. 

 Nearly all other firms here liegin the Saturday 

 afternoon closing with May 1st, but we keep 

 open two months later on account of the local 

 bee-keepers who find it more convenient to 

 call Saturday afternoons for bee-supplies. 



Prize =winnlnfl 



Daug^hters of Moore's famons long'-tougued 

 red clover Italian Qneen, which won the $25.00 

 prize offered by The A. I. Root Co. for the long- 

 est-tong-ued bees; and also daughters of other 

 famous long-tongued red-clover breeders whose 

 bees "just roll in the honey," as Mr. Henry 

 Schmidt, of Hutto, Tex., puts it, now ready to 

 go by return mail. Untested Queens, 75c each; 

 six, J4.00; dozen, $7.50. Selected Untested, $1.00 

 each; six, $5.00; dozen, $9.00. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. Circular free. 



J. P. MOORE, 



25Atf Lock B^x I . MORGAN. KY. 



Hives, Sections, Foundation, 



etc. We can save you money. Send list of goods 

 wanted and lei us quote you prices. ROOT'S 

 GOODS ONLY. Send for Catalog. 



M. H. HUNT & SON. Bell Branch. Mich. 



Tenne ssee ft ueens. 



Daughters of Select Imported 

 Italian, Select long-tongued 

 (Moore's), and Select, Straight 

 S-band Queens. Bred3J4 miles 

 apart, and mated to select 

 drones. No bees owned with- 

 in 2H miles; none impure 

 within 3, and but few within 

 5 miles. No disease. 30 years' 

 experience. WARRANTED 

 QUEENS, 75 cents each ; 

 TESTED, $1.50 each. Dis- 

 count on large orders. 

 Contracts with dealers a spe- 

 cialty. Discount after July 1st 

 Send for circular. 



JOHN M. DAVIS, 



9A26t SPRING HIlyL, TENN. 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



MARKET QUOT,A.TIONS 



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CiucA'.o, Jane 27.— The market is very quiet, 

 L little extracted sells for immediate use at 

 >rices ranging from 5J4#6i^c. Comb is lifeless 

 Ih quite a quantity on the market. Beeswax, 



30(ao2i;. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, June 30— No comb honey in this 

 market. New white comb would sell for $3 50 

 to $3 75 for 24-section cases; amber, $3.25 to $3.50. 

 There is considerable extracted honey on the 

 market with scarcely any demand. Price nom- 

 inal at 5i4(<^6%c per pound. Beeswax in demand 

 at 25(ai30c. C. C. Clemons Ol Co. 



Albany, N. Y., June 20.— Honey market quiet 

 here; prices nominal and light receipts. We 

 quote light comb, lS@16c; mixed, 14@l5c, Ex- 

 tracted, white, 654@7!^c; amber, 6@6Kc; dark 

 5>^@6c. Beeswax, 31@32c. H. R. Wriqht. 



Cincinnati, June 1. — Very little change in 

 market from last report. We quote amber ex- 

 tracted grades at 5H@65ic in barrels; white 

 clover, S@9c; supply equal to demand. Comb 

 honey, 15@16c for fancy. Beeswax, 30c. 



The Fred W. Muth Co 



New York, May 21.— Comb honey trade ex- 

 ceptionally quiet, very little doing. Fancy 

 stock not plentiful and is sold at 14c. A large 

 supply of other grades on hand, which we are 

 quoting at from ll@13c, according to quality, 

 and in large lots make concessions from tbese 

 prices. Extracted, unusually quiet, and prices 

 show a downward tendency all along the line. 

 Beeswax, firm at from 30@3lc. 



HlLDKBTH A SBQBLKBH. 



Cincinnati, June 27.— The market for honey 

 continues very uncertain, and there are no set- 

 tled prices, if anything the price has a tendency 

 downward. We quote same as follows : Fancy 

 water-white bring-s 15@16c. Extracted, amber, 

 in barrels, 5%@5%c; in cans, 6@6>ic; white 

 clover, .S@s}4c. Beeswax, 30c. 



C. H. W. Weber. 



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. 



WANTED ! 



California Comb Honey in car-lots, it 



will pay you to correspond with us. 



THOS. C. STANLEY & SON. 



24Atf Manzanola, Colo., or Fairfield, III. 



WANTED— Extracted Honey. 



Mail sample and state lowestprice delivered 

 Cincinnati. Will buy FANCY WHITE COMB 

 HONEY, any quantity, but must be put up in 

 no-drip shipping-cases. 



C. H. W. WEBER. 

 2146-^ Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 

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