Feb. 8, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



95 



here handle their bees ; but few take a hee- 

 paper, or ever get a new queen. I think 

 there are apiaries here that have not had a 

 new queen for 30 years, and they would 

 rather lose their bees than feed them. 



I think the germ of foul brood comes 

 from the egg of a parasite or small fly, de- 

 posited in the flower and carried by the 

 bees in the pollen, being so small as to ad- 

 mit of being mixt with the food and fed to 

 thelarvie; hatching out quickly after be- 

 ing moistened with the food, it devours the 

 young bee, eats a hole thru the cap of the 

 cell and disappears. Nor do I think it prob- 

 able that the pollen from early bloom ever 

 contains these eggs. I don't think for one 

 moment that foul brood is contagious thru 

 the use of honey, especially extracted 

 honey. In case of a late flow, bees often 

 store honey on top of pollen already in the 

 cells, which pollen may contain these eggs 

 that may not batch until disturbed in the 

 spring. W. A. Johnson. 



Los Angeles Co., Calif., Jan. 11. 



Xhe Page WoTen ^Vire Fence 

 Co., Adrian, Mich., have for nine years 

 past issued a paper called The Coiled Spring 

 Hustler. The name has been changed to 

 Page Fence Age, but it is the same " Hust- 

 ler" as ever, devoted to the interests of 

 Page Woven Wire Fence, and full of in- 

 formation concerning it. It will be sent 

 free to any farmer who asks for it. We 

 can assure our readers that it is worth 

 sending for. Ask also for their " Blue 

 Folder," which gives complete descriptions 

 of the different styles of Page Fence. 

 When writing, please mention the Ameri- 

 can Bee Journal. 



'I'he Sure Hatcli Incubator Co., 



of Clay Center. Nebr., received first pre- 

 miums at the Kansas and the Nebraska 

 State Poultry Shows. They made good 

 hatches at both shows, after sending their 

 machines and eggs by express. This com- 

 pany carries an advertisement in this 

 paper. Write them for free catalog, and 

 mention American Bee Journal when 

 writing. 



DITTMER'S 

 FOUNDATION 



This foundation is made by an absolutely 

 non-dipping' process, thereby producing- a per- 

 fectly clear and pliable foundation that retains 

 the odor and color of beeswax, and is free from 

 dirt. 



Working- wax into foundation for cash, a 

 specialty. Write for samples and prices. 



A full line of Supplies at the very lowest 

 prices, and in any quantity. Best quality and 

 prompt shipment. Send for large, illustrated 

 catalog. 



GUS, DITTMER, Augusta, Wis, 



Beeswax Wanted, 



Conveutlou Notices. 



Utah.— The Utah State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its semi-annual convention in the 

 City and County Uuildiog, Salt Lake Cityj Apr. 

 5, 1900, at 1" o'clock a.m. A full program in the 

 interest of the industry will be presented, and 

 all our bee-keepers can help themselves by aid- 

 inf^ the Association, and in order to create a 

 closer bond of union among our bee-keepers. As 

 a further incentive to the success of the bee-in- 

 dustrv, it is very desirable to have our bee-keep- 

 ers from all parts attend the spring convention. 

 J.B.I " 



, Fagg, Sec. 



California.— The tenth annual conyention of 

 the California State Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held in the Chamber of .Commerce, at 

 Los Angeles, Feb. 21 and 22, lOOO. It will be 

 called to order-at 1:30 p.m., Feb. 21. At this 

 time the railroads will sell round-trip tickets to 

 Los Angeles and return for one and one-third 

 fare, on account of the Industrial, Mining, and 

 Citrus E.\position, which will be held in Los 

 Angeles. Tickets good for 10 days. Let every 

 bee-keeper bring some hive, tool or experience 

 that he has found valuable, and we will have a 

 good convention. J. F. McIntyre, Sec. 



Sespe, Calif. 



HONEY MONEY 



results from the best cara ot the 

 bees. Thatresultsfrom theuseof 

 the best Apiary appliances. 



THE DOVE-TAILED, HIVE 



snown here i» "ue ol sjiecial merit. 

 Eijuipped with Stipor Brood 

 ■ chamber, i*e(-tlon holder^ 

 [eculloped wood oeparotor 

 land flateoveP. We make and 



. _n,«„-,„^. - 'carry in atock 11 full line of bee 



fupplfeo. f'nn Hiippiv everv want. Illustrated cataloeut' PREfc; 



INTERSTATE AlANFG. CO.. Box 10, HUDSON, WIS. 



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Maule's Seed Catalog for 1900.— As the years 

 come and g-o the efforts of the leading- seedsmen 

 to publish catalog^s which will keep pace with 

 the improvemeut in the art of printing- are 

 never relaxt. Each succeeding- year bring-s to 

 our table more elaborate and handsome ones. 

 This 5'ear the front cover page of " Maule's 

 Seed Catalog- for I'JOti " appeals to all lovers of 

 the beautiful, the carnations being among the 

 handsomest specimens of colored printing we 

 have ever seen. The colored illustrations in 

 the body of the book, of flowers and vegetables, 

 as well as the partial view of the trial grounds 

 of Mr. Maule on the back cover, are in keeping- 

 with the beauty of the front cover. Its hundred 

 pages are crowded with illustrations and de- 

 scriptions, as well as cultural directions of the 

 large variety of farm, g-arden and flower seeds 

 which Mr. Maule carries. A number of new 

 things are listed, the most prominent of which 

 is " Maulers 191X)" Tomato, which promises to 

 be the leader in the tomato field. He sends a 

 pac"l<et of this new tomato seed free with every 

 order for 50 cents worth of seeds, and offers $600 

 in cash for 6 prizes in connection with this 

 tomato, one of $K>0 for the most appropriate 

 name. He also offers $1,900 in cash for speci- 

 mens of vegetables and flowers grown from 

 Maule's seeds and for the largest club orders 

 sent in during- 1900. The catalog will be mailed 

 free to any of our readers who mention this 

 paper, by writing to the publisher, Wm. Henry 

 Maule, Philadelphia, Pa. 



25 cents Cash 

 for Beeswax. 





This is a good time 

 to send in your Bees- 



paid for Beeswax. T iHFsS 



low, upon its receipt, or 28 cents in trade. Impure wax not taken at any price. 

 Address as follows, very plainly, 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 118 Michigan St., CHICAGO. 



COMB FOUNDATION, 



WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 



Our catalog- describes several styles Hives, Sections, and in fact EVERY- 

 THING A BEE-KEEPER NEEDS. It is free. We can please you if any one 

 can. BEES AND QUEENS IN SEASON. 



Apiaries — Glen Cove, L. I. 



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I mmV AND BE.ESWflX| 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Jan. 23.~The trade is taking but 

 little honey; the mild weather may be one 

 cause, but the winter is two-thirds past, and 

 therefore the season is short in whicn to dis-- 

 pose of what remains unsold; all of our custo- 

 mers speak of a lig"ht demand. 



Prices remain as formerly quoted, but would 

 be shaded to move round lots. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, Dec. 27— There is a good demand 

 for all kinds of extracted honey. White clover 

 and basswood sell at S(<v8J^c; amber and South- 

 ern, 6^7c, according- to quality and package* 

 Fancy comb honey in no-drip shipping'-casea 

 sells atlS^16c; darker g-rades hard to sell at 

 any price. Beeswax, 26c. C. H. W. Weber, 

 Successor to Chas. F. Muth & Son and A. Muth , 



Los Angeles, Jan. 4. — 1-pound frames, 12J4- 

 (g'lSc; 2-pouud cans, 2 dozen in case, per dozen, 

 $2.50; 2-pound glass pails, per dozen, $2.50. Ex- 

 tracted, water white, 60-pound tins, per pound» 

 8^c; light amber, 7J^@8c; dark amber, 7J^c, 

 Beeswax, 25@26c. 



Kansas City, Jan. 19.— We quote No. 1 white 

 comb, 13>^^14c; No. 2, 13(ail3^^c; No. 1 amber, 

 13@14c. Extracted, white, 7J^(at8c; amber, 7@7J^. 

 Beeswax, 20@22c. 



The supply and demand for comb honey is 

 lig-ht. The demand for extracted since the first 

 of the year not so g-ood. C. C. Clemons & Co, 



Buffalo, Jan. S.— Market bare of fancy white 

 one-pound comb honey, and selling- at 15@16c; 

 fair to good, 12(5'14c; buckwheat, dark, poor, 

 etc., 8@10c. Fancy pure beeswax, 2S@30c. 



Batterson & Co. 



New York, Jan. 10.— Demand is very good for 

 all grades of comb honey. Receipts are some* 

 what light and not up to former years. We 

 quote: 



Fancy white, 15 cents; No. 1, white, 13@14ci 

 amber, ll(a'12c; and buckwheat, 9(a^llc., as to 

 quality. Extracted remains Arm at following- 

 prices: California white, 85^c; lig'ht amber, 8c; 

 white clover and basswood, 8c; amber, 75^c. 

 Very little trade for extracted buckwheat as yet. 

 Southern, fancy, 7^c per pound; other grades, 

 as to quality, from 70c to 75c gallon. Beeswax 

 quiet at 26(s*27c. Hildreth & Segelkbn. 



San Francisco, Jan. 10.— White comb, ll%& 

 125^c; amber, 8@lOc. Extracted, white, 754@8c. 

 light amber, 7@7Hc; amber, S@S%c; Beeswax, 

 26@27c. 



Offerings and demand are both lig'ht, and this 

 must contiune to be the case until the end of 

 the season. Business is necessarily of a retail 

 character, but at generally firm figures, espe- 

 cially for choice extracted, which is in lighter 

 supply than comb. 



Boston, Jan. 12— We quote as follows: Fancy 

 white, 16c; A No. 1, 15c; No. 1, 13@i4c; buck, 

 wheat will not sell in this city. Extracted, light 

 amber, 7@8c. Demand is very light. 



Blake, Scott & Leb. 



Albany, Jan. 10.— We quote: Fancv white, 

 comb, 15c; No. 1 white, 13@14c; mixt, ll@13c} 

 buckwheat, 10@llc. Extracted, white, 8@9c; 

 mixt, 6>^@7c; dark, 6. Beeswax, 26(§i28c. 



MacDougal & Co, 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch &, Co. 



Omaha, Jan. 4.— Prices remain unchanged. 

 Fancy white is still moving slowly at 14@14^c. 

 Extracted, white, Si4c. Now that holiday trade 

 is over and dealers have taken their inventory, 

 they soon will be thinking- of replenishing their 

 stock and more lively trade is anticipated in the 

 near future, but no material advance is lookt 

 for during January. Peycke Bros. 



Detroit, Jan. 11. — Fancy white, 16@17c; No. 

 1, white, 14@lSc; dark amber, 10@]3c. Extrac- 

 ted, white, 8c; dark and amber, 6f"'7c. Bees-, 

 wax, 24@25c. M. H. Hunt & Son. 



WANTED.— Extracted honeyrall kinds; mail 

 sample and price expected delivered at Cincin- 

 nati. I pay spot cash on delivery. 



C. H. W. Weber, 



Successor to Chas. Muth & Son and A. Muth. 



40Atf 2146-»8 Central Ave., Cincinnati, O. 



I Your HONEY 



I We will buy it, no matter 



• where you are. Address, 



giving description and price, 



34Atf THOS. C. STANLEY & SON. FaiHield III. 



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 when writing advertisers. 



