Sept. 10, 1903. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



591 



source. Since basswood stopped bloomin;^ 

 there has been nothing, excepting the last few 

 days some tall (lowers, and the bees are slowly 

 bringinjj in nectar. There are various tall 

 flowers that grow in abundance in this locality, 

 and unless we have a decided change very soon 

 (and there is no prospect of it) we shall have 

 to feed quite heavily to prepare them for the 

 long winter that is before them. 



We have an abundance of early spring pas- 

 ture, so that ail the feed they will require is 

 what they consume during the winter, pro- 

 viding wc can have good weather in the 

 spring. A. T. Dockham, 



Todd Co\ Minn., Aug. 27. 



A Good Honey Crop. 



The honey crop is good in this county. I 

 wintered 20 colonies in the cellar, and did not 

 lose one ; they were all strong in the sprang. 

 I increased to 65, and have taken off 2000 

 pounds of clover and basswood honey. 



Fred E. Graham. 



Wood Co., Wis., Aug. 24. 



First Year With Bees. 



This is my first year keeping bees. I bought 

 5 colonies and brought them to my place last 

 spring; I now have 15 colonies, and they are 

 doing well. One colony swarmed and filled 

 a 12-frame brood-chamber, and I put on IS 

 sections, and will take them off filled on 

 July 30. I think that is doing well for 

 one colony. That same colony cut a place 

 through an inch board to get into the hive, 

 but we did not know but what there was 

 plenty of room for them. As soon as I found 

 they had cut the hole through I fixed them 

 all right, but the place they cut is still there. 

 That is the first I knew that bees were " wood- 

 choppers." I like to work with my bees; 

 they are Italians. 0. D. Edwards. 



Cooper Co., Mo.. July 28. 



Close Satiirdays a 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 begin 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. 



SWEET CLOVER 



And Several Other Clover Seeds. 



We have made arrangrements so that we can 

 fHrnish Seed of several of the Clovers by freight 

 or express, at the foUowin^r prices, cash with 

 the order: 



Sib lOffi 25ft 50ft 

 Sweet Clorer [white).... J .75 $1.40 13.25 J6.00 



Sweet Clover (yellow) 90 1.70 4.00 7.50 



Alslke Clover 1 .00 1.80 4.25 8.00 



White Clover 1.50 2.80 6.50 12.50 



Alfalfa Clover 1.00 1.80 4.25 8.00 



Prices snbject to market changes. 



Single pound 5 cents more than the 5-ponnd 

 rate, and 10 cents extra for postage and sack. 



Add 25 cents to yonr order, for cartage, if 

 wanted by freight, or 10 cents per peund if 

 wanted by mail. 



GEORGE W. YORK A OO. 



144 A. 146 Erie Street, - CHICAGO, ILL. 



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 when writing advertisers. 



CONVENTION NOTICE. 



Ohio.— The first annual meeting of the Ham- 

 ilton County (Obio) Bee-Keepers^ Association, 

 will be held in room 1, (Jraud Hotel, Fourth St., 

 Cincinnati, on Monday evening, Sept. 14, 1903, 

 at 7:30 o'clock. 



The annual election of officers for the ensu- 

 ing year will take place, and tbe reports of the 

 secretary and treasurer will be submitted. 



Interesting addresses will be given on organ- 

 ization and modern bee-keeping, by expert bee- 

 keepers, and a discussion of subjects pertain- 

 ing to the general welfare of tbe faociety. 



Reports ou the production of boney in various 

 localities are e.xpected to be furnished, and 

 members are requested to bring specimens of 

 comb and extracted honey for mutual exhibi- 

 tion at the meeting. 



Several interesting sp*rimens of foul brood 

 will be shown, for the information of those 

 present. 



The executive committee would urge that it 

 is the duty ot bee-keepers, in this and adjoining 

 counties, to become members of this Associa- 

 tion, as it is only by means of a strong central 

 organizatien ibat legislation in their interests 

 and the further fostering of the industry can 

 be accomplished, such as has lately been en- 

 acted in Illinois and many other States in the 

 Union. 



The annual dues are only 50 cents a year; 

 each member is entitled to a copy of our new 

 pamphlet, iust published, entitled, "Instruc- 

 tions for the Successful Treatment of Foul 

 Brood, as Adopted by this Society." 



In the event of your inability to be present, 

 you can have your name enrolled by sending 

 your dues by mail to the Secretary, which will 

 be duly acknowledged, and pamphlet for- 

 warded. 



The presence of ladies, either as members or 

 as visitors, is respectfully solicited by tbe ex- 

 ecutive committee. 



Silverton, Ohio. Wm. J. Gtlliland, Sec. 



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HONEY AND BEESWAX 



MAKKKT QrOT.\TK)N"S 





Chicago, Aug' ".— Cousigaments of the new 

 crop are cotuia^ to commission houses that 

 have not had honey for years past, and as there 

 is not any consumptive demand the v are find- 

 ing difficulty in disposing of it. Under such 

 conditions it is hardly possible to give accurate 

 prices, as some mercbants ask 10 cents for 

 honey that others hold at IS cents. The prices 

 given in our last quotations are asked, but feel- 

 ing is unsettled. iJeeswax steady at 30c. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Kansas City, Aug. 23.— Receipts of comb 

 honey more liberal; demand improving. We 

 quote fancy white comb, 24 section case, $3.25; 

 No. 1, white amber comb, 24-section case, $3 00; 

 No. 2, white amber comb, 24-section case, $2.75; 

 E.xtracted. white, per lb., bj^c; amber, 5!^@6c. 

 Beeswax, 25w'30c. C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Albany, N.Y., Sept. 4.— Demand for honey 

 improving, at 15@16c for fancy white comb; 

 14'al5c for No. 1; 13@14c for No. 2. Production 

 of honey in this vicinity is very light. This 

 market will have to depend on other sections 

 more this season than ever. Extracted honey, 

 TftiTJ^c for white; 6w 6(^c for mixed and buck- 

 wheat. Beeswax, 28m30c. H. K. Wright. 



Cincinnati, Aug. 6 -The supply about equals 

 the demand for extracted honey. We are sell- 

 ing amber extracted in barrels from S'A@biic, 

 according to quality. White clover, barrels 

 and cans, 'i^)H'^c, respectively. Comb honey, 

 fancy, in no drip shipping cases, 16@16S^ cents. 

 Beeswax, 30c. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



New York, July 8.— Some new crop comb 

 honey now arriving from Florida and the South, 

 and fancy stock is in fair demand at 14c per 

 pound, and 12W13c for No. 1, with no demand 

 whatever for dark grades. 



The market on extracted honey is in a very 

 unsettled condition, with prices ranging from 

 5(A5Hc for light amber, sfebl^c for white, and 

 the common Southern at fiom SCi(95Sc per gal- 

 lon. Beeswax steady at from 30@31c. 



HiLDRETH & SeGELKEN. 



Cincinnati. Aug. S.— New honey is now of- 

 fered very freely, particularly extracted. The 

 demand for honey is about as usual at this 

 time of the season. I made sales at the follow- 

 ing figures: Amber, S@5J4c; water-white al- 

 falfa, 65^c; fancy white clover honey. 7@T4c. 

 Comb honey, fancy water-white, brings from 

 14(ai5c. Beeswax, 27@3oc. C. H. W. Weber. 



San Francisco, July 22.— White comb honey, 

 H5<@13*«'c; amber, 8@10c. Extracted, white, 

 5'4@S c; light amber, 4Kt*5c; amber, 4K@4iic; 

 dark. 3Ji@4Kc. Beeswax, good to choice, light, 

 27>i@29c; dark, 2S@26c. 



This season's crop is not only unusually late, 

 but is proving much lighter than was generally 

 expected. While the market is unfavorable to 

 buyers, the demand at extreme current rates is 

 not brisk and is mainly on local account. 



WANTED !'='^c^<?^5;b HONEY 



In no-drip shipping-cases. Also Amber Ex- 

 tracted in barrels or cans. Quote your best price 

 delivered Cincinnati. The Fred W.Muth Co. 

 32Atf Front and Walnut, Cincinnati. Ohio. 



WANTED— Comb Money in quantity lots. 

 We are perhaps the only dealers in this article 

 owning as much as 150,000 pounds at one time. 

 Please state quantity, quality and price asked 

 for your offerings. Thos. C. Stanley & Son. 

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



WANTED— Extracted Honey. 



Mail sample and state lowest price delivered 

 Cincinnati. Will buy FANCY WHITE COMB 

 HONEY, any quantity, but must be put up in 

 no-drip shipping-cases. 



C. H. W. WEBER. 



2146-18 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 24Atf Please mention the Bee Journal. 



WANTED! 



TO BUY— White Clover Comb and Extracted 

 HONEY— also Beeswax. Spot cash. Address 

 at once, C M. SCOTT & CO. 



33Atf 1004 E. Wash. St., Indianapolis, Ind. 



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