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■Wethern,Captaiii of the ill fated Red Wing, 

 and E. M. Niles, Clerk, who both said that 

 147 excursionists tooli passage on the Red 

 Wing, and on return an additional number 

 (two ladies from the steamer Wanderer, 

 and eight men from the steamer Undine, 

 with about ten more residents from Lake 

 City, who wished to take passage to Red 

 Wing), which would have been about 175 

 in all ; but a few passengers of those who 

 came down, failed to get back in time to 

 reach the boat on its return, which fact 

 would leave the number of passengers on 

 board under 175. 



The passengers on board the barge which 

 was cut loose from the steamer on capsiz- 

 ing, were drifted near Lake City, and all 

 saved, and many lives were saved besides, 

 by the heroic efforts of citizens and soldiers 

 during the night, so that the list of saved, 

 according to the Lake City RepuhlicmVs 

 special of July 19, would amount to 80, 

 and the list of lost 98 ; and according to 

 this last number, memorial services were 

 held on July as, in Red Wing. Some late 

 papers have the number of lost at 103, but 

 it is the belief of many that all the dead 

 bodies have not been found yet. 



Stephen Roese. 



Maiden Rock, Wis., Aug. 4, 1890. 



Ilardlj' fathered a LiiTinar. 



Our big honey-flow run up against a stone 

 wall about July 10 ; since that time the 

 bees have run a little behind on their board 

 bill, but should the drouth break in time, 

 we will be in good condition for buckwheat 

 and other fall honey. As near as I can 

 learn, bees have stored on an average 

 about 20 pounds per colony, spring count, 

 in this vicinity. F. E. Buuiiows. 



Delavan, W'is., Aug. 1, 1890. 



Three Years of Total Failure. 



This has been a very disastrous year for 

 me. I had great expectations, as every- 

 thing looked so promising last spring, but 

 here I am so far without one pound of sur- 

 plus, no swarms, and I have no hopes of 

 any buckwheat honey, as it is completely 

 dried up. This is three years of total fail- 

 ure here, and I fear it will be too much for 

 me. T. S. Saxford. 



New Castle, Pa., Aug. 14, 1890. 



Tlie Season in M'iNConiiiin. 



At this time we expect to hear reports of 

 the honey crop. My bees came out of the 

 cellar in good condition, without the loss 

 of any. One colony swarmed out in the 

 spring. I have had but one natural swarm. 

 Cold, wet weather continued until the last 

 day of June, so that the bees were almost 

 entirely destitute of any stores, and some 

 of them just on the point of starving. 

 Brood-rearing entirely stopped. I believe 

 that there reaUy was less bees on June 15, 

 than when X put them out in April ; but 

 now the liives are full of liees and honey. 

 Most of the bee-keejiers think that because 

 they have no surplus, there is no honey, or 

 the bees have not done anything ; but they 

 have done well, it seems to me, considering 

 their condition and the short time that they 

 had to do it in. My bees are working in 

 the sections now ; 1 have taken less than 

 aOO pounds from 31 colonies. White clover 

 will be gone in a few daj-s, the hot, dry 

 weather drying it out, but I am looking for 

 a fall crop if we get rain in time. I sent to 

 Washington for some Chapman honey- 

 plant seed last year, and it has blossomed 

 this year. I thiuk that it is one of the best 

 of bee-forage plants. I shall save the seed. 



F. COUXCELMAX, 



Doylestown, Wis., Aug. 1, 1890. 



Much j^^M'arniing' — Liittle Honey. 



There seemed to be no nectar in white 

 clover, and the bees were living from hand 

 to mouth until basswood bloomed, then, of 

 course, they had lots of room in the brood- 

 chamber for honey, and they put it there ; 

 consequently we got but very little sur- 

 plus. I had 9 colonies in the spring, in- 

 creased to 14, and have an average of 24 

 pounds of basswood comb honey per colony, 

 spring count. My bees have averaged bet- 

 ter than any I know of. This has been 

 another great season for swarming with 

 some ; one man, three miles from me, had 

 8 colonies in the spring, and now he has 40, 

 so it can be guessed about how much honey 

 he has, and how many dead colonies he 

 will have next spring, it he undertakes to 

 winter them without feeding. It is very 

 dry here, and the prospect for a fall crop 

 of honey is very poor. J. S. McIntire. 



Maple Plain, Minn., Aug. 5, 1890. 



I^o Honey and no Swarms. 



My 14 colonies wintered all right, and I 

 had my first s%varm on May 28, and had 11 

 first swarms ; second swarms I put back. I 

 have 25 colonies in all, have not a pound 

 section full of honey yet, and expect no 

 more swarms. My bees are killing off 

 drones now. Robert Scuultz. 



Alma, Wis. 



Siiiierins lor Moisture. 



I have now 140 colonies of bees in fair 

 condition for winter, from 80 colonies in 

 the spring, after the great dwindling. I 

 have no surplus honey to speak of, and do 

 not expect any unless it rains very soon. 

 Two years ago one very heavy shower, the 

 last day of July, gave me over 2,000 

 pounds of fine golden-rod honey. Every- 

 thing in this locality is suffering badly for 

 moisture now. J. L. Ghat. 



St. Cloud, Minn., Aug. 1, 1890. 



Honey Crop a Failure, etc. 



The honey crop is a failure in Central 

 Wisconsin this year. My bees wintered 

 well — only lost one colony, having 40 colo- 

 nies, spring count, and 14 new swarms 

 since. I put my bees into the cellar very 

 early, and did not take them out until the 

 weather was settled, and they could gather 

 pollen. Most of the bee-keepers through 

 this country lost from 50 to 70 per cent, of 

 their bees last winter. I never had any 

 great loss in wintering my bees in the 

 cellar. I keep the temperature of my cellar 

 from 35 degrees to 40 degrees, and remove 

 all dead bees from the bottom-board at 

 least once a week. I am using the Lang- 

 stroth hive, with the bottom-boards hooked 

 on. I make no change for wintering, leav- 

 ing the same honey-boards on that I use in 

 the summer, remove the cap, and put them 

 in the cellar. A. N. DeGroff. 



Berlin, Wis., Aug. 4, 1890. 



Tlie Mysteries of the Hive. 



Recently a "pioneer" bee-keeper was 

 viewing my bees ; passing through the 

 aisles, he saw a drone, and said that they 

 wei'e the only she bees there were. Lead- 

 ing lights sometimes disagree ! He said he 

 thought it wrong to kill such bees. I was 

 transferring a colony once, and a young 

 lady was looking on to see the queen, when 

 a drone made its appearance, looking 

 larger than a worker, so that her attention 

 was drawn to it. She desired to know what 

 kind of bee it was, and when told that it 

 was a drone, she wished to know what it 

 was for. I told her it was a voracious 



eater, etc. If she was curious enough to 

 investigate, may be she has discovered its 

 various uses ere this. 



Though using a different hive from Mr. 

 Doolittle, I consider him safe to follow in 

 many things. It will not do for a bee-man, 

 any more than a business man, to '* lose his 

 head " and follow any one blindly, but use 

 judgment in all things. T. F. Kinsel. 



Shiloh, O., Aug. 4, 1890. 



Expects a Fall Crop. 



The honey crop for 1890, in this section 

 of country, will be very light — white clover 

 did not yield one drop, and from apple 

 bloom to linden flow many colonies were in 

 a starving condition ; but the basswood 

 flow was fair, and weak colonies have 

 recruited in numbers, and active breeding 

 continues ; but new swarms were few, 

 except those which were in first-class condi- 

 tion in early spring. Many colonies are 

 killing off drones. The late rains seem to 

 have a reviving effect on nature, with a 

 prospect of a fair fall honey crop. Reports 

 from German bee-papers regarding honey 

 crops are encouraging. Stephen Roese. 



Maiden Rock, Wis., Aug. 4, 1890. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



KANSAS CITY, Aug. 0.— The receipts of 

 comb and extracted houe.v are very light; de- 

 mand for comb is good at 14@15c for white 

 1-lbs.; dark 1-lbs., ISgilSc. Very little de- 

 maud for extracted yet. Beeswax, 23@25c. 



CHICAGO, Aug. 9.— New honey arriving 

 very slowly, demand active, and all receipts 

 are taken promptly. We quote: White clover 

 1-lbs., 14@I.5e; 2-lbs., 12 4@13c; dark 1-lbs., 

 ll@12c; 2-lbs., 9@10c. Extracted meets with 

 quick sale, values ranging from 6'-^®7V^ cts., 

 depending upon quality and style of package. 

 Beeswax, 28@30c. 



S. T. FISH & CO.. 189 S. Water St. 



KANSAS CITT, August 6.— Demand is good 

 for the new crop, and receipts are very light. 

 White 1-lbs., 15e.; 2-lbs.. 13@14c. Dark 1-lbs. 

 12@,13c.: 2-lbs., 12c. Extracted, white, 7c.: 

 dark, r)@6c. 



HAMBLIN & BEARSS. 514 Walnut St. 



KANSAS CITY, July 15.— The receipts of 

 new comb houey ai'e light, and demand equal 

 to the receipts. One-pound white comb is sell- 

 ing at 14@15c. Very little demand for ex- 

 tracted at present. Beeswax, 25c. 



CLEMONS, MASON & CO., 



Cor. 4th and Walnut Sts. 



MILWAUKEE, July 14.— The demand for 

 honev is good for this season of the year. The 

 supply of old crop is fair — equal to the de- 

 mand. We can quote: White 1-lbs., choice, 

 13(Hil4c; medium white 1-lbs., 12®13c; dark 

 1-lbs., good, 10@llc; white extracted in bar- 

 rels and half barrels, 7@7J4c; white extracted 

 in kegs and tin cans, 7!.4(5i8c; dark, in barrels 

 and kegs, 6®6!4c. Beeswax, 28®30c. 



A. V. BISHOP. 142 W. Water St. 



DENVER, Aug. 7.— Old honey all gone. New 

 crop is arriving freely. Prospect good for a 

 fall crop. We quote: 1-lbs.. 14@lBo. Extrac- 

 ted, 65?i8c. Beeswax, 2065>25c. 



J, M. CLARK COM. CO.. 1517 Blake St. 



BOSTON, July 23.— Fancy 1-lbs.. 16c; 2-lbs., 

 15c. Extracted, S@9c. Honey sales are very 

 slow. We have recently received a shipment 

 from Michigan, of very fine stock, which is an 

 ample supply for us for the summer. 



BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



CINCINNATI. July 9.— Demand is good for 

 the new crop of extracted and comb hone.v. 

 Judging by present arrivals, there has been a 

 good crop harvested. Ext.ractcd brings o@8c. 

 Comb honey. I'JT/ i.'.o for best white. Beeswax, 

 in good demand at 24*12 '-lie on arrival. 

 C. F. MUTH & SON, 

 Corner Freeman & Central Aves. 



