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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



November, 



FEEDING BACK-FOLDING SEC- 

 TIONS, ETC. 

 (D. E. Rogers). 



I saw in October, 1902, number of 

 The Bee-Keeper under the head, 

 "Feeding Back and Cleaning Unfin- 

 ished Sections," Mr. Hutchinson's 

 •way of doubling up cases from one 

 hive to another, then feeding extracted 

 honey to get sections filled out. 



I am satisfied that will work very 

 well, though I have not the extracted 

 honey. I put two cases on a hive 

 which are nearly full, then one or two 

 with partly filled sections with a cloth 

 between, with one corner doubled over 

 leaving only room for a few bees to 

 pass through at a time, the combs be- 

 ing uncapped, the honey will be car- 

 ried down in from twenty-four to for- 

 ty-eight hours. When they are ready 

 for another dose be sure and feed 

 enough, as they will put some of it in 

 the hive proper. I consider this way 

 better than filling a hive body with 

 sections, then introducing a section 

 covered with bees, as others are not 

 liable to get it, especially when an am- 

 ateur like myself is operating. 



MOISTENING SECTIONS. 



When sections become dry before 

 folded, or break from any cause, take 

 as many as you can hold firmly in the 

 hands, having the edges even, douse 

 them into a tub of water. The sections 

 will be wet only at the edges and 

 grooves. 



White clover honey flow lasted about 

 six weeks here in Bradford county, 

 though rather slow with cold, raiiiy 

 weather. Buckwheat flow cut short by 

 half, by week of cold rain at best of 

 flow, after which buckwheat was 

 blasted. 



Ulster, Penn., Oct. 8, 1903. 



"How to make business?" is the par- 

 amount question with men of business. 

 Horace Greely would have answered 

 it by saying, "The way to make busi- 

 ness is to make it." But the modern 

 successful business man has answered 

 it to his complete satisfaction. He 

 says, "The way to make business 

 (and the way to keep it) is by adver- 

 tising." — Printers' Ink. 



HONEY AND BEESWAX MARKET. 



WASHINGTON GRADING RULES. 



Fancy.— All sMtioat t» b« well illed, combs 

 •traigkt, •! «TeB thicknei* and irmly attached 

 t« all f«nr iid*«; botk wood and comb uasoil- 

 o4 by tray el itaia cr otherwise; all th« celli 

 sealed except the row of cells aext th« wood. 



N*. 1.— All «ectioa» well filled, but combi 

 MmeTo •r crooked, detached at the bottom, •! 

 with but few cells unsealed; both wood and 

 c«mh unsoiled by traTel-s\a.« or otherwi«». 



I« additioB t* this the honey is to be cics^ 

 fied according t* -olor, usinj the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That is, there will be "Faacy 

 white," "No. 1, dark," etc. 



Chicago, Oct. 7.— The volume of 

 sales is larger than at this time last 

 year and the supply more than corres- 

 ponds with sales, but the prices and 

 good quality of honey are expected to 

 make a larger demand than we have 

 had for several years. No. 1 to fancy 

 sells at 1,3 to 14 cents, with practically 

 no sale for off grades, which are quot- 

 ed at 10 to 12 cents. Extracted, 

 white, 6 to 7 cents, amber 5 to 6 cents, 

 according to quality and kind of pack- 

 age. Beeswax 28 to 30 cents. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



Buffalo. Oct. 7.— We advise moderate 

 shipments when well crated to prevent 

 leakage. The supply of honey is mod- 

 erate, and the demand increasing daily. 

 We quote: Fancy comb honey 14 to 

 15c; No. 2, 12 to 13c: No. 3. 10 to llc; 

 Extracted, 5 to 6c. Beeswax is always 

 in good demand. Fancy sells at 30 to 

 32c. Batterson & Co. 



Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 8.— The de- 

 mand is good and the stock of comb 

 honey fairly large. We, quote: Comb, 

 11 to 13c: Extracted, in poor demand, 

 at 5 1-2 to 7c. Beeswax in good de- 

 mand at 30c. 



Hamblin «fe Sappington. 



Cincinnati, O., Oct. 1.— Comb and ex- 

 tracted honey are coming in freely, and 

 the demand is good, with steady prices. 

 We are making sales at the following 

 prices: Amber, extracted, 5 3-4 to 6 

 l-2c; White Clover, extracted, 61-2 to 

 71-2c; Fancy comb honey. 15c. Bees- 

 wax, 30c. The Fred W. Muth Co. 



When writng to advOTtisers mention 

 The American Bee-Keeper. 



The more you advertise your busi- 

 ness the more business you will have 

 to advertise. — Printers Ink. 



