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a very good colony in the row with the 

 others. 



The tree and all cost me $11.50. The lum- 

 ber and wood is worth to me $25, and I had 

 the bees back again. This queen I bought 

 in the South, which is truly a hardy race. 



On Nov. 30th I had 17 colonies on the 

 summer stands, with plenty of honey and 

 no packing, only a soft board over them. 



Brickerville, Pa. E. B. Kauffman. 



Bee- Veil — How to Make and Wear. 



I herewith will tell how I make my bee- 

 veil, as it may be useful to some. 



I take a small wire and make a frame 7 

 inches by 8, wrapping the ends firmly with 

 ilax thread. Upon the side of this I sew 

 silk tulle, stretch it to the opposite side all 

 it will bear, and sew it ; then on the side I 

 sew and stretch it to the opposite. I now 

 have a face veil that will not crease or fold, 

 and as nearly invisible as it is possible to 

 have it. I cut out of the veil and insert 

 this so that it suspends nicely from the rim 

 of my straw hat. It keeps it away from 

 the face, and makes it pleasant and cool to 

 examine the bees through. 



Shall I give Mr. Hasty a suggestion ? 

 Have a deep veil. Get from your harness 

 shop a narrow strap of sheepskin leather, 

 with buckle; gather the back of the veil 

 and sew it into this strap, the distance 

 from shoulder to shoulder underneath the 

 arm. Now make a slit in the veil to the 

 top of the shoulder, and bind this around 

 so that it will not fray out. At the back of 

 the buckle sew a piece of silk elastic }^ inch 

 wide (you must measure the required 

 length) ; to the other end sew on a large 

 hook, and where it is needed on the other 

 end of the leather strap sew on an eye. 

 Now you see, when you put on the veil and 

 buckle it around you, the front part of the 

 veil will be loose. (There should be a piece 

 sewn on to the front to lengthen it.) Now 

 if the elastic is passed over this, and hooked 

 into the eye, it keeps the veil drawn snug 

 >and tight in front, so that no bees can get 

 under, and I think the hook and eye would 

 be easier handled than the pin, as suggested 

 by Miss Emma Wilson sometime ago. 



Prosser, Nebr. Sidney Harris. 



'*FohI Brood ; Its Natural History 

 and Rational Treatment," is the title of an 

 interesting booklet by Dr. Wm. R. Howard, 

 of Texas. It also contains a review of the 

 work of others on the same subject. It is 

 being sold at the office of the Bee Jouk- 

 NAL. Price, postpaid, 25 cents; or clubbed 

 with the Bee Jouhnai. for one year — both 

 together for $1.15. 



Honey a,s I'"'oo<l stn<l I^Ie<licine is 



just the thing to help sell honey, as it shows 

 the various ways in which honey may be 

 used as a food and as a medicine. Try 100 

 copies of it, and see what good 'sales- 

 men " they are. See the second page of last 

 number of the Bee Journal for description 

 and prices. 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



ALBANY. N. Y., July 13. - The honey 

 market is not fairly opened yet, but there is 

 some demand and we think we are goingr to 

 have good sales. We quote: White clover, 

 new comb, 14c.; extracted, 7c. H. R. W. 



BUFFALO, N. Y., May 14.— Trade is very 

 slow, and we have still a liberal stock on 

 hand. We quote: Fancy comb. 13@14c.; 

 choice, ll@13c.; dark and common grades, 

 8@9c. Beeswax, 25@30c. B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III.. May 10.— The market for 

 comb honey is not of large volume at this 

 season of the year; a fine article of white 

 comb brings 15c. in pound sections. Extract- 

 ed slow of sale, at 4@6c. Beeswax, 25c. 



K. A. B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III., Mar. 24.— The honey mar- 

 ket will be very quiet for the balance of the 

 season. We will not do much business until 

 new honey comes in. We cannot quote prices 

 but will obtain the best possible price on what 

 little stock we will sell until early fall. Bees- 

 wax is very active at 25@26c. J. A. L. 



CINCINNATI, O., June 19.— Demand is slow 

 for all kinds of honey. The range of prices 

 is 4@6c. for extracted, and 12@14c. for best 

 white comb. There is no sale for dark comb 

 honey at any price. 



Beeswax is in fair demand at 23@25c. for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. M. & S. 



KANSAS CITY, Mo., Apr. 6.— We have had 

 an exceedingly slow trade on honey this sea- 

 son, and prices ruled comparatively low. We 

 quote to-day: No. 1 white comb, 1-lb., 14® 

 15c.: No. 2. i:i®14c. ; No. 1 amber, 12®13c.; 

 No. 2, 10®llc. Extracted, 5@7c. 



Beeswax, 20@22c. C.-M. C. Co. 



NEW YORK, N. Y., May 25.— New crop of 

 Southern honey is arriving freely. The 

 market is well supplied and demand very 

 light. We quote: Common grade, 50c. per 

 gal.; choice, 55@60c. Beeswax is firm at 28c 

 H. B. &S. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers, 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Clilcago, Ills. 



J. A. Lamon, 43 South Water St. 



K. A. BURNETT & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. Y. 



F. I. Sage & Son, 183 Reade Street. 

 HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken. 



28 & 30 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros,, 110 Hudson St. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



Hamblin & Bearss, 514 Walnut Street. 

 Clemomb-Mason Com. Co., 521 Walnut St. 



Albany, N.Y. 



H. R. Wright, 326 & 328 Broadwaj. 

 BufTalo, N. Y. 



Batterson & Co., 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, lUit. 



Chas. Dadant & Son. • 



Cincinnati, Obio. 



C F. Mcth & Son, cor. Freeman & Central av8 



