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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Feb. 27, 



colonies by the starvation cure, and also by 

 Mr. McEvoy's method. 



Where I could have counted 100 colonies 

 two years ap^o, I could not find 10 colonies 

 to-day, not 2 miles from my apiary, yet I 

 have to keep my bees from increasing too 

 fast. The country was full of foul brood 

 wherever there were bees, and it was im- 

 possible to keep the bees from getting at 

 such honey, for the farmers had combs 

 lying around everywhere. 



Summit Mills, Pa. D. D. Johnson. 



Early *Brood-Rearing*, Etc. 



I have been in the bee-business three 

 years in southern California. The more I 

 am with the bees the better I like them and 

 the care of them. My bees have the name 

 of being the quietest in the community, 

 still I think it advisable to wear a veil 

 while handling them, as they are not of the 

 non-stinging variety. But what I started 

 to tell is. that they have a quantity of 

 brood in all stages at this time. Is that not 

 something unusual for this season of the 

 year? There has been but very few days 

 this winter that they have not carried in 

 pollen. There has never been a time this 

 winter that there has not been flowers of 

 different kinds. At present they are bring- 

 ing in some honey. We have just had a 

 fine rain, and are hoping for a good crop 

 the coming season. I have 140 colonies in 

 good condition. I use the Langstroth 10- 

 frame hive. E. E. Wilson. 



Del Rosa, Calif., Jan. 23. 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



CHICAGO. IT.L.. Feb. 21.— White clover and 

 basswoud comb is sought after In preference 

 to any other, an(3 commands a better price 

 and now Bells at 1.5c. for clover and l.*J@14c. 

 forbasswood. Other white comb honey sells 

 atll(Sl'-^c.; dark. 8@.9c. amber. 9@10c.,and 

 very slow of sale. Extracted is unupually 

 dull, with large amounts on sale. White clo- 

 ver and linden, 6@7c. ; dark and amber grades, 

 4H@5c. 



Beeswax. 28@30c. R. A. B. & Co. 



PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Jan. 3 —Honey has 



declined In this market during the holidays. 

 Large lots of California honey arriving, and 

 selling at 5c. in 60-Ib. cans. We quote: Comb 

 honey, fancy, 16c.; fair to good. 8@14c. Ex- 

 tracted, 4@5Hc. ; white clover, 10c. 

 Beeswax. 30c. W. A. S. 



CINCINNATI. O., Feb. 18.— Demand is fair 

 for choice comb honej', at 12@14c. in a job- 

 bing way. Extracted is slow at 4@7c. 



Beeswax is In good demand at 25®30e. for 

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



KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Feb. 19.— The demand 

 for comb and extracted is fair. We quote: 

 No. 1 white, l-lbs.. I3{3il4r.; No. 2. ll@12c.; 

 No. 1 amber. I0@llc.; No. 2. 8@10c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, .~)^@6i4c.; amber, 5@5!^c. 



Beeswax, 20@2oc. C. C. C. & Co. 



Ca.talog,>i for lw»«- — We have re- 

 ceived the following Catalogs. Price-Lists, 

 etc., a copy of which may be obtained up- 

 on application, always being careful to say 

 you saw their advertisement in the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal: 



Geo. E Hilton, Fremont. Mich.— Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Supplies. 



M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch (near Detroit), 

 Mich.— Bee-Keepers' Supplies. 



Ezra G. Smith, Manchester, N. Y.— Small 

 Fruit Plants. 



L. L. Olds. Clinton. Wis.— Seeds. 



Storrs & Harrison Co., Painesville. Ohio.— 

 Seeds. Plants. Trees, etc. 



Emerson T. Abbott. St. Joseph, Mo.— Api- 

 arian Supplies, Household Conveniences, etc. 



Utah.— The Utah Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold their semi-annual meeting in Room 

 54. Citv and County Building. Salt Lake City, 

 Apr. 6,' 1896, at 10 a.m. All are Invited. "In 

 union is strength. By industry we thrive." 

 Come, and bring your friends, and enjoy a 

 good time. A full program in the interest of 

 the industry will be presented. The Associa- 

 tion needs your aid ; then let every one do his 

 full duty for our own interest and self-pres- 

 ervation. Geo. E. Dudley, Sec. 



Provo, Utah. 



" Domesticated Animals: Their Relation 

 to Man and his Advancement in Civilization." 

 is the title of a new book published by Charles 

 Scrlbner's Sons. N. V. It was written by 

 Prof. Shaler, of Harvard University, contains 

 about 300 napres, is finely illustrated, and 

 sells for $2.50. The dog-, the horse, cattle, 

 sheep, swine, domesticated birds, and, under 

 the head of "' Useful Insects," the honey-bee, 

 receive attention. His talk about bees "is in- 

 terestiug, but contains nothiug new, and is 

 marred by some blunders such as scientific 

 men. who are not practical bee keepers, are 

 apt to make. The chapters on the " Rights of 

 Animals" and the •'Problem of Domestica- 

 tion" should be carefully read by all who 

 have an opportunity. Prof. Shaler shows a 

 keen sympathy with the animal kingdom, and 

 he is an able and instructive writer. Such a 

 book cannot fail to do good. 



"The World of Matter: A Guide to the 

 Study of Chemisty and Mineralogy." This 

 book is published by D. C. Heath & Co.. Bos- 

 ton, Maes. It was written tiy Prof. H. H. 

 Ballard, A.M., who has exhibited on every 

 page a peculiar aptness to teach. He begins 

 with a commonplace thing— a piece of ice— 

 and then takes up such subjects as water, air. 

 earth, quartz, carbon, iron, chlorine, salt. etc. 

 He talks about these In a way that is sure to 

 interest, hold the attention, and instruct the 

 reader from the start. Tbls is another one of 

 the books which make the student feel that 

 he is studying things as they are, rather 

 than theories about them. It will be found a 

 valuable book, especially where there is a 

 family of children growing up. 



"Agriculture " is the title of a late work 

 written by R, H. Wallace, and published by 

 J. B. Lippincott Co.. Philadelphia, Pa.; price 

 $1.25. It was written by a citizen ot another 

 country, but the principles of agriculture are 

 the same the world over. Every phase of 

 what is generall called "Agriculture" re- 

 ceives a brief but careful discussion in lan- 

 guage that can be easily understood. The 

 bee-keeper will be Interested in tbe recogni- 

 tion which the busy little workers receive in 

 the chapter on "Blossoms and their Func- 

 tions." "The yield of Iruit trees." he tells 

 us. " has often lar^ielj' increased by the Intro- 

 duction of bees into the neighborhood." '"The 

 flowers, as it were, tempt the bees uncon- 

 sciously to help them to reproduce them- 

 selves by the combined means of pretty 

 sights and dainty fare." So the busy bee is 

 slowly receiving tbe recognition its impor- 

 tance merits in the literature of the country, 

 and this recognition cannot fail to bear fruit 

 in time. 



The book contains over 300 pages, is filled 

 with illustrations of agricultural implements 

 and products, has an excellent index, is well 

 bound and neatly printcfl. The price, con- 

 sidering the quality of tbe contents, is very 

 reasonable. 



Botanv.— Wherever the science of botany 

 is made a study, the name of Asa Gray Is 

 familiar, and bis text-books have so long bi en 

 a standard in this country that it seems like a 

 superfluity to write of them. We desire, how- 

 ever, to invite the attention of the reader to a 

 new edition of his " Field. Forest and Garden 

 Botany," published by the American Book 

 Co., Chicago. III., price. $1.45. This edition 

 has been thoroughly revised by Prol. Bailey, 

 of Cornell, aud the searcher after informa- 

 tion will find it up to date in every respect, 

 and thoroughly reliable. The bee-keeper will 

 notice many plants mentioned in this edition, 

 which were not found in the earlier editions, 

 that are of special interest to him— and more, 

 attention is called to their value as honey- 

 producers. We are glad to note this, for a 

 general recognition of the industry in the lit- 

 erature of the country cannot fall to prove 

 of material advantage to it. 



This book, bound with "Gray's Lessons," 

 under the general title of " Gray's School and 

 Field- Book of Botany," price. $1.80, is almost 

 a necessity to those who have any interest in 

 the study of plants, and should "be in every 

 home where there are children. The " Les- 

 sons " furnish the " Key." or nomenclature of 

 the subject, giving all the essential facts as to 

 the growth and development of plants, and 

 the second part enables the student to prop- 

 erly name and classify any of the common 

 plants of the Northern, Middle, and Southern 

 States. 



J^" Any of the above books may be or- 

 dered through the Bee Journal office. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide— see page 143. 



Peter Ebl, of Sherrills, Dubuque Co., 

 Iowa, would like to correspond with some 

 bee-keeper living near Traverse City, Mich., 

 about locating there. 



The Bluest Thing Out is the Progressive 

 Bee-Eeeper, or at least the o«(side is very 

 Wi<«-coTered. But the inside is bright 

 re(a)d-ing. Greatly improved this year. 



Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson contributes some 

 very interesting and practical articles these 

 days to the columns of The Country Gentle- 

 man, one of the oldest and best agricultural 

 periodicals of this country. 



Dr. George Duncan, of Embro, Ont., 

 Canada, died Jan. 33. He was one of the 

 oldest bee-keepers in the Province, having 

 made apiculture a deep study, and was 

 recognized as an authority. 



Mr. John Nau, of Middletown, Iowa, 

 made the Bee Journal ofBee a call re- 

 cently. He comes to Chicago about once a 

 year with a carload of stock. He thinks 

 the prospects are good in his region for a 

 honey crop this year. 



Dr. C. C. Miller and Family (Mrs. 

 Miller and Miss Emma Wilson) were in 

 Chicago the first week in February. The 

 Doctor came in to help count the ballots 

 cast by the members of the National Bee- 

 Keepers' Union for the election of officers 

 for 1S96. 



Mr. Jas. a. Stone, the good Secretary 

 of the Illinois State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion, was requested to write an essay on 

 " Bee-Husbandry " for their local farmers' 

 institute, Feb. 20 and 21. We are sure it 

 was well done, for Mr. Stone possesses the 

 "know how." 



Mr. N. Staininoer, of Tipton, Iowa, 

 called on us recently. He was on his way 

 home from a trip through western Tennes- 

 see. He thinks some of changing from his 

 present location — may go to Missouri. Mr. 

 S. had 25.000 pounds of honey in 1SS9, part 

 comb and part extracted. 



Hygienic Living is the title of a most 

 excellent 4)^-page article by Mr. Allen 

 Pringle, of Canada, in the January Re- 

 view. He's a great quill-pusher when he 

 "gets a-going." He's a good deal of a 

 physiologist, phrenologist, bee-ologist, and 

 — well, that's pretty much the "gist" of 

 him, anyway. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most ot whom Quote In this Journal. 



Clilcago, Hid. 



R, A. B0RNETT & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 

 New York, N. Y. 



Hildreth Bros. & Seqelken. 



120 & 122 West Broadway. 

 Chas. Israel & Bros., 486 Canal St. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



C. C. Clemoms & Co., 423 Walnut St. 

 Bufialo, N. Y. 



BATTEHSON & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St. 



Hamilton, Ills. 



CHAS. Dadant & Son. 



FlilladelpUta, Pa. 



Wm. a. Selser. 10 Vine St. 



Cludunatl, Obio. 



C. F. MiTTH & Son, cor. Freeman & Central avs. 



New York.— The Seneca County and Cen- 

 tral New York Bee-Keepers' convention will 

 be held at Hayt's Corners. Seneca Co., N. Y., 

 at 9 o'clock. Mar. 5. 1896. All are cordially 

 invited to attend. An oyster dinner will be 

 served to all visitors. C. B. HOWARD, Sec. 



Romulus, N. Y. 



