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self. He should have said that only the 

 "least valuable" coutributors were cut 

 off, because a glance at that Journ'ai, dur- 

 ing the succeeding years, shows that the 

 good ones were a)l retained. At any I'ate, 

 Mr. Clarke blamed this misfortune to us. 

 and be has repeatedly stated that we were 

 responsible for the cutting off of his " daily 

 bread" to the extent of $100 to $120 per 

 annum. 



He says, speaking of the Canadinn Br.e 

 Journal, '• We have only half a bee-period- 

 ical when we might have had a whole one, 

 as good as the best," and reading between 

 the lines, we hear bim adding : " if you 

 had only taken my advice, and engaged mc 

 as its editor, as I wanted you to do, when I 

 went to Beetou, and tried to get j'ou to 

 discharge your local editor and engage me 

 as editor of both papers." Because we 

 would not do it, see the result ! We are 

 •' sat down upon," but I think we shall rise 

 without serious injur}'. 



His reference to Mr. Jones I will leave 

 vcithout comment, further than to say that 

 it is a pity that Mr. Jones cannot put into 

 words what he l:nmvs, as easily as Mr. 

 Clarke can put into words what he does 

 not know. If it raises Mr. Clarke in the 

 estimation of bee-keepers generally, he is 

 welcome to it. He needs it. I regret that 

 I have taken up as much of your space, but 

 I felt that American bee-keepers would like 

 to have a peep " behind the scenes." 



Beeton, Ont., Nov. 17, 1890. 



F. H. Maophersox. 



[These personal matters are very dis- 

 tasteful to us and our readers — both sides 

 having each had " one shot," let it suffice. 

 — Ed.1 



more to produce it this way, but not so 

 very much more either, when one knows 

 just how to do it. Another point is that, 

 notwithstanding the short crop and scarcity 

 this season, I have kept the pkices dowx. 

 This has given me a broader sale ; conse- 

 quently, a better chance to introduce my 

 goods. Here let me say to. all supply 

 dealers, no matter what line of goods, I 

 believe that the cheapest method of adver 

 tising and building up a trade, is to furnish 

 such goods. as will give the best satisfac- 

 tion clear to the end. James Heddox. 



Dowagiae, Mich., Nov. 14, 1890. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



In«1isiiia, State Fair. 



In the list of premiums awarded at the 

 Indiana State Fair, I made two mistakes 

 on page 708. I noted Mr. Kirkpatrick as 

 1st on apiarian supplies, but he should 

 have had the 2d, and Mr. Zimmerman the 

 1st. 



I mentioned Mr. Kirkpatrick having the 

 1st on wholesale packages and crates, and 

 Mr. Zimmerman the 2d ; but Mr Zimmer- 

 man should have had both 1st and 3d 

 premiums instead of one 2d. 



As I sent the report and made the mis- 

 takes, I desire you to correct them. 



Julius Moesch. 



CiootI Honey Crop. 



The honey season with us has been very 

 good. Our apiary has averaged about 100 

 pounds to the colony. We had a splendid 

 fall flow of nectar from golden rods and 

 asters, which grow in profusion here in 

 Shelby county. Mus. Belle Demauee. 



Zilpah, Ky., Nov. 24, 1890. 



Bee-Keeping: a Pleasnre. 



With 9 colonies in good condition, I 

 started last spring. We had good weather, 

 but the bees did not gather much honey ; 

 and very little from white and Alsike 

 clovers. (Of the latter I had two acres.) 

 By Aug. 1, I got 80 pounds of comb honey, 

 and very little extracted-honey, and one 

 heavy swarm. Bee-keeping is a pleasure 

 for me, even if I do not make much by it. 

 I keep my bees in a bee house or shed, both 

 in summer aud winter. The space between 

 the hives and on top, I All with chaff. I 

 have learned a good deal from the Bee 

 Journal in a year, and all it has cost me is 

 one dollar. Charles Duclos. 



Saginaw, Mich., Nov. 26, 1890. 



TSo Swarms. 



Last Fall I had 38 colonies of bees ; all 

 wintered well, but the Spring was so cold 

 and wet that they did not breed up very 

 much ; in fact, all the forepart of June it 

 was so wet that the bees could not work 

 half of the time. I got no swarms, and only 

 100 pounds of comb-honey, this season. 

 My bees are in good condition for winter, 

 but those of ray neighbors are in a starving 

 condition. They all use box hives. I have 

 the only frame hive in this town, and I use 

 Langstroth hives. J. C. Serven. 



Wolcott, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1890. 



cl,i;bbiiw<,; l,isx. 



A Crop of 20,000 Pounds. 



The little advertisemet I placed in the 

 Bee Jour.nal a short time ago, offering my 

 season's crop of honey for sale, has sold it 

 all, and my crop, for this year of about 

 20,000 pounds, is also gone. I hope that 

 my customers will .see this, and iiot put 

 themselves and me to trouble and expense 

 by ordering any more from me this year. 

 Perhaps I can do my lirother beekeepers 

 soriie good by telling them how I came to 

 sell my crop so <|uiokly. First, I have 

 learned how, and do, take the pains to pro- 

 duce and care for, after takiug out, my 

 extracted-honey in such manner that it is 

 ripe, and fully equal to any comb honey in 

 flavor and consistency. It costs a little 



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CHICAGO, Nov. 26.— There is not the vol- 

 ume of trade usual at this season, yet prices 

 are without material change since last quota- 

 tions. Best lots of white honey in 1-pound 

 sections, brings 17(2l8c; brown and dark, 

 slow, at uncertain prices. Extracted. 7@8c 

 per pound. Our stock is light, as to quantity, 

 but is kept well up to demand by daily re- 

 ceipts. Beeswax, 27@28e. 



R. A. BURNETT. 161 S. Water St. 



DENVER, COLO., Nov. 28.-Flrst grade 1-lb. 

 sections, 16@:18c. Supply exceeds the demand 

 at present. Beeswax, 25{(528c. 



J. >1. CLARK COM. CO.. 1517 Bl.ike St. 



DETROIT, Nov. 27. -Comb honey in good 

 demand at 15@17c per lb. Extracted, 7(gl8c. 

 Beeswax, 27@28c. 



M H. HUNT. BeU Branch, Mich. 



NEW YORK. Oct. 24.— We quote: Fancy 1- 

 Ihs., white, 16(®18c.; 2-lbs., white, 14@l5c. 

 Ott grades, 14bs., 14ir/I5c.: 24bs.. 12(ai3c. 

 Buckwheat, 1-lbs., 12(r( 13c.; 2-lbs., 10@llc.— 

 Extracted, white clover and basswodd, 8(^8Hc 

 buckwheat. 7c.: California,6'.4@7 cents per lb 

 Southern, 70c per gallon. 



HILDRETH BROS. & SEGELKEN, 

 28-30 West Broadway. 



KANSAS CITY. Nov. 28,— We quote 1-lb. 

 white comb, 16@18c: 1-lb. dark comb, 12@14c; 

 extracted, 5@7c. California 1-lb. white comb, 

 16@17c; 14b. extra C & C, 16c; 24b. extra 

 C & C, 14c; 24b. white, 15c; extr!icted,6'/2®7c. 

 CLEMONS, MASON & CO., 



Cor. 4th aud Walnut Sts. 



CINCINNATI, Nov. 12.— There is a good de- 

 mand for all kinds of honey. Arrivals are 

 fair of all but comb honey and Southern ex- 

 tracted. Small lots only of each arc arriving, 

 and are sold immediately. California honey 

 seems to be as highly appreciated in our 

 market as the best clover honey. We quote 

 choice comb honey nominal at l'6(!jil8c per lb. 

 Extracted honej' at S'/a'^/ 8c per lb. 



Beeswax is in good demand at 24(S26c., for 

 good to choice yellow. C. F. MUTH & SON, 

 Corner Freeman & Central Aves. 



CHICAGO, Nov. 25. — New honey arriving 

 very slowly, demand active, and all receipts 

 are taken promptly. We quote: White clover 

 14bs., 16@18c.: 2-lbs., 14(a)15c.; dark 1-lbs., 

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

 quick sale, values rarijriug from 6H@7i4 cts.. 

 depending upon quaUt\- and style of package. 

 Beeswax, 28(a>30c. 



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



BOSTON, Nov. 28.— We quote fancy white 

 1-pound combs, 19@20c; f.air to good, 18(g)19c. 

 No 2-lb. combs in the market. E.xtracted, 7@ 

 9c. No beeswa.v on hand. 



BLAKE & RIPLEY. 57 Chatham Street. 



MILWAUKEE, Oct. 11.— Market is in good 

 condition for honey; demand is steady and 

 good values maintained, while the supply is 

 fair to meet the current demands. We quote" 

 Choice white 1-lbs., 17fL' 18c. ; good white 1-lbs. 

 16(ga7c. Dark and old 1-lbs., 10(®12c. E,T- 

 Iracted. white in barrels, 8!4@9c.; in kegs or 

 tin, 9(a.iii-/2C. ; dark, in barrels or kegs, 6(?^7c. — 

 Beeswax, 2e@30c. 



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



ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 22.— We are selling 

 white hone.v at 17(c"I9c; mixed, 15(§il6c; 

 buckwheat, i2f5il4c. The difference in these 

 prices is for different size combs, glassed and 

 unglassed. Extracted, light, S^j^lOc; amber, 

 7(fl}8c; dark, 6@7c. Beeswax, 28(»o0c. 



H. R. WRIGHT, 320-328 Broadway. 



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