March 8, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



159 



almost ready to emerge. I suppose it 

 would have been proper to have called " it " 

 a " king." 



The summer season was a failure, no 

 honey in the white clover, but on Aug. 3.'i 

 the flow began on heartsease, and for two 

 weeks was very rich, with quality good. 



September 1 a swarm emerged. I lookt for 

 queen-cells and found only one had been 

 started. It had an egg in it. Septembers 

 two swarms came out. I searcht them care- 

 fully for queen-cells, and found none had 

 yet been started in either hive. That was 

 all the fall swarms I bad. 



I have now 6~ colonies in chaflf hives. 

 They have had frequent flights, are out to- 

 day (Feb. 12), and seem in fine condition. 



I had quite a pile of " slumgum " last 

 fall. Some from a steam extractor and 

 some from a solar extractor. I had gotten 

 out all the wax I could by those presses, 

 but felt sure there was still more good wax 

 in it; so I took two oak boards 3 inches 

 thick, 12 inches wide, and feet long, and 

 hinged them one inch apart at one end with 

 a pair of very heavy strap hinges. I then 

 filled a big iron kettle two-thirds full of 

 water and filled up with slumgum. I gave 

 it a good boiling, and then dipt a quantity 

 out into a grain-sack and gave it a squeeze. 

 The beautiful yellow wax gusbt out in 

 great shape. I workt up all my slumgum 

 and got 9}4 pounds of nice yellow wax, en- 

 tirely unstained or injured by the iron 

 kettle. 1 got big pay for the amount of 

 work it took. C. W. McEowN. 



Knox Co., 111. 



Everffreen 'I'l-ees l»y llie Mil- 

 lion. — One hundred million trees growing 

 on one farm I It hardly seems possible, yet 

 that is what a correspondent recently saw 

 at the nurseries of D. Hill, the well-known 

 evergreen specialist, at Dundee, 111., the 

 largest grower of evergreens in the world. 

 Mr. Hill has built up his enormous business 

 by living up to every promise made in his 

 advertisements, and in his catalog. He 

 believes that a satisfied customer is the 

 best advertisement, and he has lots of 

 them. It is a well-known fact that there is 

 no more valuable, serviceable and orna- 

 mental tree for the farm than a good ever- 

 green ; it will resist any drouth or exposure 

 and forms a valuable wind-break and pro- 

 tection for orchards and stock. The Min- 

 nesota State Horticultural Lecturer says 

 that many farms in the northwest have 

 been increast §1,000 in value by well-ar- 

 ranged, generous plantings of evergreens. 

 Mr. Hill issues a good catalog showing 

 different varieties and describing how best 

 to make them grow. Send for it, not for- 

 getting to mention the American Bee Jour- 

 nal. 



Xlie Sang: l>iB:aei*. — One of the 



most picturesque figures in America i.s the 

 " Sang Digger " who roves over the moun- 

 tains of the Eeatern States, hunting for the 

 root of the ginseng plant. It is readily con- 

 verted into goods or money, as the demand 

 for this plant far exceeds the supply. 

 Dealers pay .*5.U0 and $6.00 per pound for 

 the dried roots. The "Sang Digger " has 

 so depleted the native forests of the gin- 

 seng plant that it is becoming scarcer every 

 year. This fact has led to its cultivation 

 with very profitable results. F. B. Mills, 

 the well-known seedsman of Rose Hill, 

 N. Y., is making a special offer on ginseng 

 seed and plants. His advertisement, which 

 appears in another column, offers special 

 inducements which our readers would do 

 well to investigate. Send for his regular 

 seed catalog, which is sent free, and kindly 

 mention the American Bee Journal. 



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troubles can obtain valuable advice, FREE, by 

 addressing DR. PEIRO. 



34 Central Music Hall, CHICAQO. 



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 how troubled, post-office address, aud> enclose 

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Tll6flOI16l!B66 



Revised by Dadant— 1899 Edition. 



This is one of the standard books on 

 bee-culture, and ought to be in the 

 library of every bee-keeper. It is bound 

 substantially in cloth, and contains 

 over SCO pages, being revised by those 

 large, practical bee-keepers, so well- 

 known to all the readers of the Ameri- 



can Bee Journal — Chas. Dadant & Son. 

 Each subject is clearly and thoroly ex- 

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 structions of this book one cannot fail 

 to be wonderfully helpt on the way to 

 success with bees. 



The book we mail for $1.25, or club 

 it with the American Bee Journal for 

 one year — both for $1.75 ; or, we will 

 mail it as a premium for sending us 

 THREE NEW subscribers to the Bee 

 Journal for one year, with $3.00. 



This is a splendid chance to get a 

 grand bee-book for a very little money 

 or work. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



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Convention Notices. 



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

 tion will hold its senii*auaual convention in the 

 City and County Building-, Salt Lake City, Apr. 

 6, l'900, at 10 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- 

 ing" 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- 

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

 ers from all parts attend the spring- convention. 

 J. B. Fagg. Sec. 



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I nONE.y AND BEESWAX | 



MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



CHiLAdo, Kob. 1'). -A little trade in honey in 

 a peddling way by the case, no diMuand f()r lots, 

 neither has there been for the past 3 months. 

 Comb honey of the choice grade is selling at 

 steady prices, and there is not too much of It; 

 off g-rades are slow. Extracted is steady with 

 no change in prices. Beeswax sells at ZH cents 

 if yellow and clean. R. A. Burnktt & Co. 



CiNCiXNATi, March 3.— There is some demand 

 for extracted honey from manufacturers at 

 Vfo-TJ^c for amber and Southern; clover, 8r«.gj.^c. 

 Comb honey is selling tirm at 14%lo!^c in a 

 small wav. Beeswax, 25(a'27c. 



C. H. W. Weber, 

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



L,os Angeles, Feb. 15.— 1-pound frames, 12J^- 

 ^15c; 2-pound 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, 

 8J^c; light amber, 7^(&tSc; dark amber, ~l4c. 

 Beeswax, 25^'2oc. 



Stocks of honey in all parts of the United 

 States are lower than they have been for 10 

 years. It is most desirable that rain should 

 come as prices are likely to be high. 



Kansas City, Feb. 12-— We quote fancy white 

 comb, 14(ajl5c; No. 1, 13J^(ffil4c; No. 2, 12J^rail3c; 

 fancy amber, 13@14c; No. 1, 12^tol3c; No. 2, 

 12tol2^c. Extracted, white, 7^(§Sc; amber, 

 7(^7>^c; dark, 6(&65^c. Beeswax, 22(ai25c. 



C. C. Clemons & Co. 



Buffalo, March 3.— Market nearly bare of 

 all grades of honey. Probably no more from 

 any source to market, but if so, fancy white 

 comb is firm at lS(s'16c. Other grades from 14c 

 downward, with the poorest at S((if'>c. Fancj- 

 pure beeswax continues at 2S@30c. 



Batterson & Co. 



New York, Feb. S.^During- the past 3o days 

 our market has been somewhat slow and easv 

 in both comb and extracted honey. Stocks of 

 comb honey, however, are almost exhausted, 

 and there is a fair demand for all grades. 

 Fancy white selling- at 15c; No. 1 white at 13^'' 

 14c; fancy amber, 11(« 12c, and buckwheat at 9@ 

 lie, accordinyr to quality, etc. 



Our market is well supplied with extracted, 

 tho prices are tirm and unchang-ed. Beeswax 

 sells very well at from 2f)f'3'28c, according to 

 quality. HiLDRETH & Segelken. 



San Francisco, Feb. 14.— White comb, 11J^@ 

 12J^c; amber, 8(gilOc. Extracted, white, 7^(aSc. 

 light amber, 7(a'7J^c; amber, 5(a(5J^c; Beeswax- 

 26@27c. 



Beyond the filling of small orders by jobbers, 

 there is practically nothing doing in honej*. 

 Offerings are light, and are mainly comb. Quo- 

 tations are unchanged, but at present represent 

 little more than jobbing rates. A shipment of 

 beeswax was made the past week of 3,200 pounds 

 by steamer to Germany. Stocks are small and 

 prices steady. 



Albany, Jan. 10.— We q^uote: Fancy white 

 comb, 15c; No. 1 white, 13(a»14c; mixt, ll@13c; 

 buckwheat, 10(allc. Extracted, white, 8@9c; 

 mixt, 6M(5'7c; dark, 6. Beeswax, 26(ai28c. 



MacDougal & Co. 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co. 



Omaha, Feb. 13. — Demand shows some im- 

 provement in Januarj', having been much more 

 active, but as anticipated there is no advance in 

 prices. Market remains steady at 14<fll4J^c for 

 fancy white comb and 8^c for white extracted. 

 The latter is pretty well cleaned up along the 

 Missouri River, and it looks as if there would 

 be some shortage before another crop comes in. 

 From present appearances there is about enough 

 comb honey to go around at the present prices, 

 hence we look for no particular change in 

 values . Peycke Bros. 



Detroit, Feb. 10.— Fancy white comb,15@i6c; 

 No 1, white, 13(<jl4c; fancy amber, ll@i2c; dark 

 and undesirable lots, 8@10c, Extracted, white, 

 7-@7^c; amber and dark,5(g'6c. Beeswax, 25@26c. 

 Supply of honey fair with light demand. 



M. H. Hunt & Son. 



wanted! 



Your HONEY 



We will buy it, no matter 



_ _ where you are. Address, 



giving description and price, 



34Atf THOS. C. STANLEY & SON, FalHleld III. 



Wanted to Buy Honey J^Z'V^t^S ulV- 



ing extracted honey to offer, and their price de- 

 livered in Cincinnati. I pay cash on delivery. 

 C. H. W. Webek, Successor to C.P.Muth & Son, 

 IDA 2146-48 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



