Aug. 16, 1900. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



527 



brood, with no bees presetit except the 

 young bees that hatch from the combs. 

 — Bee-Keepers' Review. 



Speaking of RobbinK> many times the 

 very best thing is todo nothing. When 

 robbers get started on a weak queen- 

 less colony, it is about as well to let 

 them finish up first as last. If there is 

 much honey in the hive it can be taken 

 out, leaving just a little for the robbers 

 to finish up. If the colony is strong 

 enough to be worth saving, giving it a 

 queen will make it pluck up courage to 

 defend itself. — Gleanings in Bee- 

 Culture. 



Preventing the Biting of Cappings. 



— Mr. Hairston, of Indian Territory, 

 writes that he finds the bees more loth 

 to leave the supers after the harvest is 

 over than during the honey-flow. It is 

 at this time, that is, after the harvest, 

 that they are inclined to bite the cap- 

 pings when disturbed. He says that 

 he noticed that they did not bite cap- 

 pings so long as there was unsealed 

 honey for them to fill up on ; taking a 

 hint from this, he pours a little ex- 

 tracted honey on the escape-board, near 

 the escape, when putting the board in 

 place, and in this way he entirely pre- 

 vents the biting of cappings. Another 

 thing : For some reason the bees leave 

 the super more readily when the honey 

 is used. — Bee-Keepers' Review. 



Yellow Sweet Clover Seed 



WE HAVE IT AT LAST 1 

 We have Stially succeeded in g-etting a small 

 quantitj of the seed of the yellot^' variety of 

 sweet clover. This kind blooms from two to 

 four weeks earlier than the common or white 

 variety of sweet clover. It also grows much 

 shorter, only about two feet in hight. It is as 

 much visited by the bees as the white, and usu- 

 ally comes into bloom ahead of white clover 

 and basswood. We offer the seed as a premium 



A QUARTER POUND FOR SENDING 

 ONE NEW SUBSCRIPTION. 



So long as it lasts, we will mail a quarter 

 pound of the seed to a i^ular paid-up subscri- 

 ber who sends us ONE NEW subscriber for the 

 American Bee Journal one year, with $1.00; or % 

 pound by mail for 30 cents. 



We have been trying- for years to secure this 

 seed, and finally succeeded in getting- it. It is 

 new seed, gathered last season by an old per- 

 sonal friend of ours, so we know it is all right. 

 But we have only a small supply. When nearly 

 out we will mention it. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



118 Michigan St., - CHICAGO, ILIv. 



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 or Resources, send for a sample copy of Cali- 

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 paper of the Pacific Coast. Publisht weekly, 

 handsomely illustrated, $2.00 per annum. Sam- 

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 when writing advertisers. 



Queen-Clipping 

 Device Free.... 



The MoNETTE Queen-Clipping 

 Device is a fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping Queens 

 wings. We mail it for 25 cents; 

 or will send it FREE as a pre- 

 mium for sending us ONE NEW 

 subscriber to the Bee Journal for 

 a year at $1.00; or for$l.lO we will 

 mail the Bee Journal one yeai 

 and the Clipping Device. Address, 



GEORQE W. YORK & COMPANY. 



118 Michigan St.. Chicago, Il?u 



THE BOXERS OF CHINA 



are attempting to solve a g^ig-antic 

 problem, but they are going about it in 

 the wrong- way, and will never succeed. 

 Some people, in this country, seem to 

 think that they have as great a puzzle 

 on their hands in selecting a location 

 for a home. They will certainly go 

 about it in the wrong way unless they 

 inspect the beautiful farming country 

 on the line of the Chicago, Milwaukee 

 & St. Paul Railway, in Marinette 

 County, Wisconsin, where the crops 

 are of the best, work plenty, line mar- 

 kets, excellent climate, pure, soft 

 water ; land sold cheap and on long 

 time. Why rent a farm when you can 

 buy one for less than you pay for rent ? 

 Address C. E. Rollins, Land Agent, 

 161 Iva Salle St., Chicago, 111. 



** The Wlieels of Progress." 



Now that a political compaig^n is on, we may 

 expect to hear a good deal from the spell-bind- 

 ers of all parties about the " wheels of prog- 

 ress." One cannot always be sure what the po- 

 litical orator thinks he means, but if he is really 

 interested in the " wheels of progress," we 

 might take him into almost auy farmyard and 

 show him the real article. 



We say "almost any" farmyard— because the 

 use of the Handy low-down farm wagon is be- 

 coming almost universal, and it is on these 

 wagons that we find the real wheels of progress. 

 The truth is that no progressive farmer is con- 

 tent, now, to use one of the old high-wheeled 

 wagons when he can get a *' Handy " for less 

 money. 



This is a question every farmer should con- 

 sider before his fall hauling is on hand. One 

 man with a " Handy " will do nearly as much 

 work as two men with a high wagon, and the 

 broad tires of the " Handy " prevent rutting, 

 and roll easily over ground where a narrow- 

 tired wagon would mire. 



The Handy wagon with broad tires has come 

 to stay. The leaders in their manufacture are 

 the Electric Wheel Co., of Quincy, 111. They 

 make also, low steel wheels, with any width 

 tire, to fit any wagon. Send for descriptive cat- 

 alog and prices. You will be surprised to learn 

 how cheaply you can get a set of wheels for 

 your old wagon. Mention the Bee Journal- 



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 you cannot afford to be without the best 

 Sheep Paper publisht in the United States. 



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has a hobby which is the sheep-breeder and 

 his industry, first, foremost and all the time. 

 Are you interested ? Write to-day. 



WOOL MARKETS AND SHEEP, CHICAGO, ILL. 



paid 



25 cents Cash 

 for Beeswax. 



This is a good time 

 to send in your Bees- 

 wax. We are paying 

 25 cents a pound — 

 CASH— for best yel- 

 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. 





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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Aui/. 7. — Fancy white comb honey 

 is selling at 15c per pound, with No. 1 gradc-s 

 bringing 14f(rl5c. There is not much demand at 

 present, and will not be until this hoi spell shall 

 pass. Very few amber grades on the market 

 and yet what lliere is does not sell. Extracted 

 white, 7('a'.7J4c: amber, OJ^toO^^c; dark, 6f"6J^c 

 Keeswax, ZSc. R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Cincinnati, Aug. 8.— The demand for ex- 

 tracted honey is slow, while the shipments are 

 many. I quote as follows: White clover, 8(0!- 

 s^c; Southern and amber, (i%%~c. Comb honey 

 sells as fast as it arrives at the following prices: 

 Fancy, Id'a lo'-^c; No. 1, 15c. Beeswax, good de- 

 mand, 25c. C. H. W. Weber. 



Boston, Aug. 8. — Fancy 1-pound cartons, 17c; 

 A 1, 15@16c; No. 1, 15c; No. 2, \2CaUc, Extracted 

 honey from "•^(ySJ^c, as to quality. 



It is too earlj' in the season and too warm for 

 any inquiry' on honey, so prices named are only 

 nominal. The prospects in this vicinity seem 

 to be for a liglit crop. Blake, Scott & I^ee. 



Buffalo, July 20.— For strictly fancy white 

 one-pound comb honey we are getting 16fe'17c. 

 Any grade sells high— 10(a'15c, as to grade. 



Batterson & Co. 



Kansas City, July 20.— We quote: New No.l 

 while comb, 14(a^l5c; No. 1 amber, 14c: dark, 13c. 

 Extracted, old, 6@6J4; no new in market. Bees- 

 wax, 22(n'25c. C. C. Clemoi^s & Co, Z 



Detroit, Aug. 10— Fancy white comb, 14@lSc; 

 No 1, 13@14c; no amber or dark to quote. White 

 extracted, 6J^(«7c. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



New York, July 26.— There is a fair demand 

 for white comb honey, and enough arriving 

 from the South to supply the demand. Fancy 

 white sells at 15c; No. t white, 13^14c; No. 2 

 white, ll(«'12c. Extracted remains rather quiet, 

 and the market is sufl&ciently stockt to meet the 

 demand. Beeswax very firm at 28(5'2^'c. 



Hildreth & Segelken, 



San Francisco, July 18.— White comb, 13® 

 12Mc; amber, 9@11; dark, 6^f<('7J^c. Extracted, 

 white, 7^@Sc; light amber, 7@7Kc; amber, 

 6#65^c. Beeswax, 26@27c. 



Amber grades are in fair supply, both comb 

 and extracted, and there is a moderate business 

 doing in the same at prevailing figures, mostly 

 in a small jobbing way and on local account. 

 Large dealers are purchasing only to fill imme- 

 diate orders, not caring to stock up at present 

 prices. Water-white honey is scarce and in a 

 limited w^ay is salable at tolerably stiff figures. 



WANTED-HONEY AND BEESWAX. 



We have a tremendous and growing trade in 

 this line, and would like to hear from all who 

 have such goods to sell in any part of the coun- 

 try, with quality, description, and lowest cash 

 price. Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, 111. 



WAIMTPn COMB HONEY AND EX- 

 TT rvi^ 1 L.Lf TRACTED HONEY. Will 

 buy your honey, no matter what quantity. Mail 

 sample with your price expected delivered in 

 Cincinnati. I pav cash on delivery. C. H. W. 

 WEBER, 2146 Central Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



To Buy jloneu 



What have you to offer 

 _ _ __ and at what price? 

 ED WILKINSON, Wilton, Wis. 



Please mention Bee Journal when wTitine, 



FALL SPECIALTIES 



Shipping-Cases. Root's No-Drip; Five-Gallon 

 Cans for extracted honey, Danz. Cartons for 

 comb honey. Cash or trade for beeswax. Send 

 for catalog^. M. H. Hunt & Son, Bell Brancli,nicli. 

 Please mention Bee Journal when -writing. 



'^^'^' tiigliest) Grade on Eartli ^"^ 



Three Select Breeding Queens, $2.75, 



BY RETURN MAIL, 



HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Mass. 



33Dtf Mention the American Bee Journal. 



CUPERIOR HONEY QUEENS. Bred from our 

 *-' superior strain of Italian Queens. Untested, 

 each, SO cents; H dozen, $2.75; tested, 75 cents; 

 J^ dozen, $4.1X1. LEININGER BROS., _ 13 



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