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rtmm mn^mmiQmn mmm j@uRifMiLr. 



is doiug. I do uot believe iu trying to 

 diseounige new bee-keepers in any 

 waj', but treat them liindly, and be 

 sure to let them see the excellent boolis 

 on bee-keeping, and they will see that it 

 takes a good deal of studj' to know 

 very much about the bee-business. 



Mj' bees are doing pretty well now. 

 I have had a good deal of swarming 

 this summer, and still they come. 

 The honey-flow in not very good yet. 

 but the heavy rains that we have had 

 lately have overflowed the river bottoms 

 very baill}", where I had lots of sweet 

 clover sown ; it killed a good deal of 

 it. I am afraid that it will have to be 

 a pretty poor year if it beats 1887 and 

 1888, but I look for a ,good flow of 

 honey yet. 



[Yes ; we think that the Court of 

 Appeals must decide that question. 

 To do that, we must have 1,000 more 

 members to the Union, whose interest 

 in the pursuit is more than the dollar 

 which the membership costs. — Ed.] 



Ooocl Season In Iowa. — Mr. N. 



Staininger, Tipton, Iowa, on Aug. 21, 

 1889, says : 



Bees are Ijooming in Iowa, and pros- 

 pects are now for a full crop of honey 

 in this part of the state. Our usual 

 slack of about 4 to 6 weeks is this year 

 filled up with a heavy flow of hone}'- 

 dew — not what we like to see, but it 

 comes all the same. We have had a 

 good j'ield of white honey, and pros- 

 pects are good for an excellent fall 

 crop. Our market at home is ruined 

 by small bee-keepers, that do not know 

 what honej' is worth. They retail nice 

 honey at 10 cents per pound, while I 

 am getting 12.' cents per pound. 



Alfalfa Honey — Frank Rauchf uss, 

 Denver. Colo., on Aug. 20, 1889, writes: 



I have sent j'ou a section of alfalfa 

 honey, which was taken from a colony 

 that was hived on June 30, and has 

 produced 60 one-pound sections of 

 honey up to Aug. 10. During June 

 and July the weather was not very 

 favorable for the bees, as we had strong 

 easterly winds most of the time. Bees 

 are working strong on alfalfa and 

 Rock}' Mountain bee-plant now. Take 

 it all together, we will have only a 

 medium honey crop this year. 



[Coming so far, and being so small 

 a package, of course the express em- 

 ployes threw it around enough to 

 break the comb, and set it to leaking 

 badly. The honey is nice, clear, thick 

 and white, and very palatable. In fact 

 we know of nothing that is superior to 

 it for table use. — Ed.] 



Large vs. Small Hives — O. R. 



Hawkins, of Bellport, N. Y., writes : 



I fully agree with Mr. Chas. Dadant 

 in his articles about the size of hives. 

 The lai'ge hives are the best, most profl- 

 table, and cheapest in the long run. 

 Acolony in a small hive will be con- 

 tinually casting swarms throughout 

 the summer, and will store very little 

 surplus. A colony in a large hive will 

 always be strong in bees, and will east 

 only one tremendously strong swarm a 

 year, and then store a good surplus. 

 A small liive is in nowise profitable to 

 to me, or around this neighborhood. 



Light Honey Crop — Mr. Robert 

 Carver, Manton, Mich., on Aug. 23, 



1889, writes : 



The honey crop in this section of the 

 country is very light, this year, likely 

 owing to the cold, dry weather, pre- 

 vailing north wind, and occasional 

 frost. We have had, in our apiary, an 

 increase of colonies from 148 to 230. 

 We put back nearly all our second 

 swarms. We have no surplus honey 

 yet "worth Jiaming, tliough our bees 

 are mostly in good condition. The 

 weather still holds dry. 



Honey and KeesMax Market. 



Oood Yield of Honey. — Geo. W. 

 Flick, Grinnell, Iowa, on Aug. 26, 1889, 

 writes : 



I had 4 colonies of bees last spring, 

 and I have taken from colony No. 1, 

 66 pounds of honey in one pound sec- 

 tions ; from No. 2, 66 pounds ; from 

 No. 3, 80 pounds, and from No. 4, 120 

 pounds. I could have done much bet- 

 ter, but I could not get sections or foun- 

 dation, from the last week in June un- 

 til July 20th, andconsequently I lost 

 at least 200 pounds more of honey. I 

 had three swarms about the middle of 

 June, and have 72 one-pound sections 

 on the hive of each one ; the sections 

 are all filled and capped, save from 

 3 to 5 on each hive, and the hive that I 

 took the 120 sections of honey from, 

 has 30 sections more nearly completed 

 now. If an}- body that lives iu town 

 can beat this, I would like to know 

 hovv he does it. My bees are Italian, 

 and I take care of them, and the}' pay 

 me tenfold for the care I give them. 



Al>vays Mention your PostOflace 

 County and State when writing to this 

 office. No matter where you may happen 

 to be for the hour when actually writing— 

 never mention anything but your perma- 

 nent address. To do otherwise leads to 

 confusion, unless you desire your address 

 changed. In that case state the old as well 

 as the new address. 



KANSAS CITV. 

 HONKY.— It is coming in slowly. We quote: 1-lb. 

 sections of white, l.'><a.l6c.; a-lbs., 14c. Kxtracted. 

 white, M®8J^C.! (lark, "c. • 

 Aug. 27. HAMBLIN & BEAKSS, 514 Walnut St. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



HONE v.— Prices are not fully established, bein^ 

 a little too early. Only a few shipments have yet ar- 

 rived, which sold rojulily .^s follows: Best white, in 

 1-lb. sections, lH'-..c., itn J 2-llm., I4c. Off grades gen- 

 erally ! to 2 cts. less. Exlriicted. white clover. SJ^c; 

 orange blossom. 7'-.(^>^c.; oil' grades, per gal..60fe7uc 



BEES WAX.-23t«.'" J4i*.c. 

 Aug. lo. WALKER i McCOBD, 32 & 34 8. Water St. 



DENVER. 



HONEY.— We quote : New in 1-lb. sections arriv- 

 ing freely at 16@1hc.; extracted, 6@8c. 



BBB8WAX.-I8@2lic. 

 Aug. 10. J. M. t'LAEK COM. CO., 1421 I5th 8t. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— New honey arriving freely, and all the 

 shipments have been promptly closed out so far. 

 We quote : 1-lb. white clover, according to style of 

 package and appearance. 14@lKc. Receipts of ex. 

 tracted increasing : demand light, at 6@8c. 



BEESWAX.-25C. 

 Aug. 1. 8. T. FISH 4 CO., 189 8. Water St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— Extracted, California. 7l4®8c.; orange 

 bloom, 7Hi@8c. White clover and basswood, 7!^@hc. 

 Common Southern. i;.5&7ric. per gal. Fancy comb, 

 white 1-lbs., 16c.; fair l-lbs., 14c : 2-lb8., 2c. less.— 

 The New York crop being comparatively small, the 

 Western apiarists will find a good outlet here in the 

 East. As prices this season are about lo percent, 

 lower than last season, we expect an active demand. 

 Aug. 21. F. G. 8TR0HMEYER & CO., 122 Water St. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Coming in freely, but sales are not 

 eisily made at over I5e. for the best, while we are 

 trying to gel I6c., aiid think that later we can get it. 

 as all buy sparingly now. B.xtracted sells at 6®8c.. 

 but chiefly at 7c. for white. 



BBK8WAJC,-250. K. A. BU RNKTT, 



Aug. 12. 181 South Water St. 



DETROIT. 



HONE Y.— New crop is coming in slowly, and sells 

 at 14(3jl5C. for comb. 



8BESWAX.-23C. 

 Aug. 21. M. H. HUNT. Bell Branch, Mlcb. 



ST. LOOTS. 



HONEY.— We qui'te: Choice white clover comh. 

 12@I2V;C.; fair, lo@llc.: diirk. 7@8c. Extracted, in 

 barrels, 5®o^c. ; in cans, 6(&614c. 



BEESWAX— 24c. tor crime. 

 Aug. 21. D. G. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— New comb arriving freely. Demand is 

 fair, although weather is too warm. We quote : — 

 Fancy white 1-Ibs.. iHc; 2-lbs., I4c. Fair 1-lbs., i4c.: 

 2.1bs., 12c. Excellent demand for all kinds of the 

 extracted, as follows : Orange blossom, 7H@Hc. ; 

 white clover and biisswood. 8@S^c. Southern, av- 

 erage Quality, per gal.. 6.'j®70c. 



HILDRETH BROS. 4 8EGBLKEN, 

 Aug. 21. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Uuane 8t. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— It has arrived freely, but sales are a 

 little slow, at 17® ISC. tor 1-lbs.; and 2-lbs., 15@17c. 

 Extracted, 8®9c. 



BEESWAX.— None on hand. 

 Aug. 21. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



CINCINNAII. 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at SfStfie. per !h. 

 Demand for extracled is fair from manufacturers, 

 and from consumers for table use. Good demand 

 for best qualities nf comb ln^uey, while inferior 

 grades find slow sale. It brings l l@loc. 



BBK8WAJC.— Demand 18 good— 2U®22C. per lb. fOl 

 good to choice vellow. on arrival. 

 Aug. 21. C. F. MDTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— Receipts of comb honey are large, but 

 market slow, at 14'" 15c. for white 1-lbs.. and 13@14c. 

 for2-lb8. Extracted, white, 7@8c.; dark, 6c. 



BH;ESWAX.-2oej5c. _ , 



Aug. 22. CLBMON8. CLOON & CO.. cor 4th AWalnUt. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Old crop nearly gone, and new begins 

 to appear, the quality being line. We quote: New 

 white 1-lbs., 15®lf;c. Extracted, white. In barrels 

 and kegs. 7®8C.; in tin and pails. 7>i®8>4C. 



REBSWAX.— 23(0.280. 



July 16. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W.Water St. 



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