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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



July 30, 



my apiary, though at present a small 

 one, but it is my heart's delight to watch 

 and work with my bees. I sometimes 

 have a hearty laugh at some one's ex- 

 perience in handling and hiving bees. I 

 will describe a device of my own that 

 has in time caused me not to climb a 

 tree and saw off a limb to get a swarm 

 down when it clusters out of reach. 



I get a pole or a plank that will reach 

 to where the swarm is ; if a plank I tie 

 a brushy limb to the end of it with the 

 leaves on ; if a pole, I leave a brush on 

 the end. I run that into the cluster, 

 getting as many bees as I can get on it. 

 Then with another pole I have some one 

 give the limb a punch, jarring all the 

 cluster off. They will then settle to the 

 bees that you have on the pole, if you 

 will hold it for a bit close to where they 

 were clustered. After they begin going 

 on the pole all right, you can lean it 

 against something and prepare the hive. 

 When well settled, carry them carefully 

 to the hive, shake them off, and lay the 

 pole away for further use. 



The article by Mr. Zigler, on page 

 454:, is the nearest my method of get- 

 ting the start of a line of any bee-hunter 

 I have read about, only I never use a 

 box. I merely cut off a small bunch of 

 the flowers with the honey on, and carry 

 It carefully with the bees on it. I shall 

 always think that if he had cross-lined 

 his course, or line, he would have found 

 the bees before he went 4 miles. Go 

 back, Mr. Zigler, put out the bait, and 

 find the tree you passed. 



Pollock, Mo. Andrew Cotton. 



Did Fairly Well. 



Bees did fairly well this season. The 

 white clover was everywhere plentiful, 

 but for excessive rains the first half of 

 the season, the honey crop would have 

 been bountiful. The bees have plenty 

 for winter, and we shall hope for better 

 rewards next season. W. N. Kino. 



Ebenezer, Mo., July 21. 



CoDTention i^otices. 



Texas.— The Central Texas Bee-keepers' 

 Association meets at Cameron, Tex.. Aug. 7 

 and 8, 1896. No hotel bills to pay. 



C. B. Baxkston, Cor. Sec. 



Chrlesman, Tex. 



Tex.^s — The third annual convention of the 

 Southwest Texas Bee-Keepers' Aesociation 

 will be held at Beeville. Tex., on Sept. 16 and 

 17,1896. All are Invited. No hotel bills to 

 pay. Low rates on railroads. 



Beeville, Tex. J. O. Grimsley, See. 



IlTjINOIS. — The annual meeting of the 

 Northern Illinois Bee-Keepers' Association 

 win be held at the residence of B. Kennedy, 

 .3 miles northeast ot New Milford. 111., on Tues- 

 day, Aug. 18, 1896. All are cordially invited, 

 and I will meet any one at the train in New 

 Milford If they will drop me a card. 



New Milford, 111. B. Kennedy, Sec. 



Missing Number Wanted. — Wm. 

 Wilson, of Bardstown, Ivy., would like 

 to have the Bee Journal for Nov. 3, 

 1892, No. 19, Vol. XXX, in order to 

 complete his file. Will some one who 

 can spare that number please write Mr. 

 Wilson ? 



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For Circulars, apply to Chas. F. Muth & Soh. 

 Cor. Freeman & Central Aves., Cincinnati, O. 

 Send 10c for Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers. 



HONEY and BEESWAX 



MAKKEX <ll OTATIO^'S. 



The following- rules for grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and, £o far as possible, quota- 

 tions are made according to these rules: 



Fancy.— All sections to be well flUed: combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and flrmly at- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 uosolled by trdvel-staln, or otherwise; all the 

 cells sealed except the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, but combs 

 uneven or crooked, detached at the bottom, 

 or with but few cells unsealed; both wood 

 and comb unsolled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise. 



1 n addition to this the honey Is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. 'That Is. there will be "fancy 

 white," "No. 1 dark." etc. 



Chicaerc Ills., July 7.— We quote : Fancy 

 white clover. I.tc: No. 1 white. ICt^loc ; 

 fancy amber. 10@llc.: No. 1 amber. 7@9c.; 

 fancy dark, 9@10c.; No. 1 dark. 7c. Ex- 

 tracted, white. o@7c. ; amber, o@5V4c. ; dark, 

 4H@5c. Beeswax. •-5@'27c. 



Philadelphia, Pa , July 10.— No. 1 amber, 

 9-lOc.; fancy dark, 8-9c.; No. 1 dark, 7-8c. 

 Extracted, white. 8-10 •.; amber, o-o^^c; 

 dark, 3i4-tc. Beeswax, 25-2ec. 



Honey very dull. Beeswax in fair demand. 



Buffalo. H. Y., Jitly 24.— Fancv comb, 1- 

 pouud. 12-14C.: No. -2. 9-lOc.; No. 3. 4-8c. 

 Extracted, 3-.ic.. as to quality. It Is foUv to 

 ship honey unless properly packed. Good 

 results depend on it and quality. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10.— No. 1 white. 

 13(g»l+c; fancy amber. 12@13e; No. 1 amber, 

 10@12c. White, extracted. o@7c; amber, 5@ 

 6c; dark. Zy^-oc. Beeswax. 20--25C. 



New York, N. Y .June 24th — No demand 

 for comb honey ot any kind. New crop of 

 Southern extracted is arrlvlns freely, and 

 sells fairly good at 50@52c per gallon for 

 common, and 5o@H0c per gallon for better 

 grades. Beeswax dull at 26@27c. 



Cleveland, Ohio, July 9— We Quote: Fancy 

 white, 15(ai6c.; No. I white, 14@15c ; fancy 

 amber, lOSillc. Extracted, white, 6@6^c.; 

 amber. 4@.">c. Beeswax, 20@*2.5c. 



Our market Is nearly bare ot honey. We 

 think early shipments would meet with ready 

 sales at about quotations. 



St. Iiouis, Mo., July 9.— We quote: Fancy 

 white, liyi@i2c.; No. 1 white, lo^ailc; 

 fancy amber, lOSlO'/ic.: No. 1 amber. 9@10c.; 

 fancy dark. 8V4(a9c.; No. 1 dark. 7@8c. Ex- 

 tracted, white. In cans. 5c.; In barrels, 4c.; 

 amber, 3^@4c.; dark. 3@3Hc. Beeswax, 25 

 ®25Vic. 



This week we sold 4.700 pounds of Southern 

 extracted In barrels at 3KC. Honey is in fair 

 demand. Very little fancy new comb coming 

 in. and what has been offered not well cured 

 as yet. 



Minneapolis, Minn. , July 9.— We quote: 

 Fancy white. l.TC: No. 1 white. i:3@14c.; fan- 

 cy amber. 10@12c. ; No. 1 amber. 8@10c. ; 

 fancy dark, 7@9c.; No. 1 dark. 8c. Extracted, 

 white, 5Si@6'-4C.; amber. b)i'Sto%c.; dark. 4=!^ 

 @5>.ic. Beeswax. 26(828c. 



Actual transactions both in comb and ex- 

 tracted very light. Minnesota and Wisconsin 

 comb will commence arriving In moderate 

 quantities about August, and will probably 

 supply the market until cool weather, which 

 usually stimulates a demand. Considerable 

 extracted is now here on the spot, sufficient 

 to supply immediate wants. 



Albany, N. Y., July 10.— Fancy white. 13 

 -14c.: fancy dark. 8-9c.; No. 1 dark, 6-7c. 

 Extracted, dark. 4-5c. 



Stock of old comb honey Is reduced to a few 

 casesof 2pound buckwheatand somel-pound 

 white California, which we expect to close 

 out before new crop arrives on market. Con- 

 ditions are favorable In this section for a good 

 crop of white honey. 



Kansas City, Mo., July 20.— Fancy white 

 comb, loc; No. 1 white, 13@14c. ; fancy 

 amber. 12-13c.; No. 1 amber. ll-12c.; fancy 

 dark. lO-llc: No. I. 8-lOc. Extracted, white, 

 6-6V40.; amber, 3-5!4c.i dark, 4-4i4c. Bees- 



Milwaukee, Wis., July 13.— No. 1 white, 

 12-l3c.; No. 1 amber, 8-lOc. Extracted, 

 white. 7-7>4c. ; amber. 6-6^0.; dark, 5-6c. 

 Beeswax, i0-24c. 



The supply of honey is not large and nearly 

 all old crop, as the receipts ol new are ex- 

 tracted; quality fair. The demand is limited, 

 as the supply of small fruits is larce and the 

 consumption of honey is small. The maiket 

 will be In good condition for shipments of the 

 new crop, both comb and extracted, and we 

 look for a good demand later. 



Detroit, Mich.; July 13.— No. 1 white, 11- 

 12V^c.: fancy amber. lO-llc; No. 1 amber, 9- 

 10c. : fancy dark. S-9c.; No. 1 dark, 7-8o. 

 Extracted, white. H-Tc; amber, 5-6c. ; dark, 

 5c. Beeswax, 24-2.3e. 



There is very littie old honey on the market 

 that is desirable. ,New honey wlU sell slowly 

 in this market until October. 



Boston, Mass., July 15.— Fancy white, 14 



-loc; No. 1 white. 12-13c.; fancy amber, 9- 

 10c. Extracted, white. 6-7c. : amber, 5-6c. 

 Beeswax, 25-26c. 



Fancy new white honey now In stock: de- 

 mand fair. Old stock nearly closed out. 



San Francisco, Calif., July 15. — White 



comb, 9V4-11C ; amber, 5-7(40. Extracted, 

 white, 5-5HC.; light amber, 4i4-45iic.; amber 

 colored and candied. 3»4-4c ; darktule. 2?i-3c. 



With this 5'ear's croj) in California almost a 

 total failure, there will be little chance for 

 business this season. Prices now existing 

 are too high for any e.vport trade. 



Beeswax, fair to choice, 22-26C. Not much 

 offering, neither Is demand brisk. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote In this Journal. 



Cbicago, Ills. 



R. A. BUBNETT & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 

 New York, N. Y. 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Segelken, 



120 & 122 West Broadway 

 Chas. Israel & Bros., 486 Canal St. 



Kansas City, mo. 



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



Bufialo, N. v. 

 Batterson & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St, 



Hamilton, Ills. 

 Chas. Dadant & son. 



Pblladelplila, Pa. 

 Wm. a. Selser, 10 Viae St. 



Cleveland, Olilo. 

 WiLLi.uis Bros., so & 82 Broadway. 



St. lioiiis, Iflo. 

 Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St. 



nilnneapolis, IMIun. 

 S. H. Hall & Co. 



Milwaukee, \¥\%, 

 A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Boston, ITIass. 

 E. E. Blake & Co , 57 Chatham Street 



Detroit, inicli. 

 M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Wayne Co.. Mich 



Cincinnati, Oblo. 

 C. F. Muth & Son. cor. Freeman & Central avi. 



ITorth American Bee-Keepers' Association 



OFFICERS FOR 1896. 



President— A. I. Root Medina, Ohio. 



Vice Pres.— Wm. McEvoy Woodburn. Ont. 



Sec— Dr. A. B. Mason. . . .Sta. B, Toledo. Ohio 



Treas.— W. Z. Hutchinson Flint, Mich 



Convention at Lincoln, Nebr. 



National Bee-Keepers' Union. 



President— Hon. K. L. Taylor.. Lapeer, Mich. 

 Gen'l Mob — T. G. Newman. ..San Diego, Cal. 



Bee-Keeper's Guide— see page 476. 



