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heart broken! And I see you toot your 

 own horn like that bicycle rider in dress 

 suit, on page 508. Now, isn't that a noble 

 head ? I have heard of a number having 

 Henry Clay heads ; but a head like that— 

 oh, my! Say, Uncle Amos, isn't that cor- 

 poration a daisy for a bicycle rider ? Now, 

 don't try to write any more dyspeptic ar- 

 ticles and temperance oracles — if that isn't 

 a product of bees, then I'm mistaken ! 



Now, Bro. York, try to get your photo' 

 in so that we may take them all and place 

 them in the album. 



But I must not dwell on these things that 

 please the eye and tickle the children. 

 Bees are in fine condition, and prospects 

 never looked better. 



Denver, Colo., May 11. D. L. Tract. 



Rich Fruit-Bloom— White Clover. 



Bees are doing well here now. We are 

 having a good honey-flow from black 

 locust, raspberry, yellow willow, ground 

 ivy, and some buckeye and hoghaw, that 

 were a little late, are still being worked. 

 The fruit-bloom was very rich here this 

 year, and the frames are nearly solid with 

 brood. The white clover is thicker than I 

 ever saw it before, and I don't see anything 

 in the way now to prevent a good surplus. 

 We had the heaviest rainfall here yester- 

 day afternoon and last night that we have 

 had for years — in the evening about three- 

 fourths of an hour, and at night a steady 

 down-pour for about four hours. This 

 morning at 8:30 it is clear, bright and 

 lovely. I. E. Keys. 



Frankfort. Ind., May 16. 



A Pretty Good Record. 



As I have two or three times given in the 

 Bee Journal (see Vol. XXIX, page 703, 

 and Vol. XXXII, page 665) my method of 

 preparing bees for winter, I will again re- 

 port the result. 



During the last days of April I examined 

 my bees, and found every colony strong in 

 bees and stores, seeing either capped brood 

 or the queen in every hive. They have 

 built up steadily, and to-day have com- 

 menced swarming. 



All my hives — 25 in number, having sold 

 one colony — are full of bees and brood, and 

 apparently ready to swarm. As we are 

 just now in the midst of a large fruit- 

 bloom, I shall expect swarming to continue. 



Is not this a pretty good record for the 

 cold hills of Central New Hampshire ? 



J. P. Smith. 



Sunapee, N. H., May 22. 



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CouTention i^otices. 



Wisconsin.— The next annual meeting of 

 the Wisconsin Bee-Keepers'Association willbe 

 held at Madison, on Feb. 8th and 9th, 18P5. 



Madison, Wis. J. W. Vance, Cor. Sec. 



Tennessee.— The next annual meeting of 

 the East Tennessee, Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will be held at Whltesburg, Tenn., beginning 

 on Thursday, August 16, 1894. All members 

 and other interested in bee-culture are in- 

 vited to attend. H. F. Coleman, Sec. 



Sneedville, Tenn. 



Kansas.— There will be a meeting of the 

 Southeastern Kansas Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion at the apiaries of J. C. Balch, 7 miles 

 south of Bronson, to be held June 15 and 16. 

 Bring well-fllled baskets and we will have a 

 glorious good time. Plenty of pasture for 

 horses, and shade and good water for man 

 and beast. J. C. Balch, Sec. 



Bronson, Kans. 



Honey & Beeswax Market Quotations. 



ALBANY, N. Y., Mar. 23. - The honey 

 market is very slow now. The demand is 

 about over on comb. Some extracted wanted 

 at He. ; if dark color, 5c. 



Beeswax, 26®:i7c. H. R. W. 



BUFFALO, N. Y., May 14.— Trade is very 

 slow, and we have still a liberal stock on 

 hand. We quote: Fancy comb. 13@14c. ; 

 choice, ll@12c. ; dark and common grades, 

 8@9c. Beeswai, 25@30c. B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III., May 10.— The market for 

 comb honey is not of large volume at this 

 season of the year; a fine article of white 

 comb brings 15c. in pound sections. Extract- 

 ed slow of sale, at 4@6c. Beeswax, 25c. 



R. A. B. & Co. 



CHICAGO, III., Mar. 24.— The honey mar- 

 ket will be very quiet for the balance of the 

 season. We will not do much business until 

 new honey comes in. We cannot quote prices 

 but will obtain the best possible price on what 

 little stock we will sell until early fall. Bees- 

 wax is very active at 25@26c. J.A. L. 



CINCINNATI, O., May 21.— Demand is very 

 slow for extracted honey at 4@7c. Supply is 

 large. Prices for comb honey are nominal, at 

 12@14c. for best white. Demand is slow. 



Beeswax is in good demand, at 22@27c. for 

 good to choice yellow. Supply is scant, and 

 not enough arriving to supply our home 

 trade. C. F. M. & S. 



KANSAS CITY, Mo„ Apr. 6.— We have had 

 an exceedingly slow trade on honey this sea- 

 son, and prices ruled comparativelj' low. We 

 quote to-day: No. 1 white comb, 1-lb.. 14® 

 15c.; No. 2. 13@14c.; No. 1 amber, 12@13c.; 

 No. 2, 10@llc. Extracted, 5@7c. 



Beeswax, 20@22c. C.-M. C. Co, 



