128 



THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



August 



ambition than that of money-getting. They 

 are not a race of misers, but of buyers and 

 sellers and gamblers. They gamble in trade, 

 and take chances on every imaginable 

 thing. Talk to the heathen of his soul 

 never so earnestly, you may not distract his 

 mind from his one object in life, the pursuit 

 of ch'ien. 



"Where was this bought ? " "How much 

 did that cost ? " are questions continually in 

 the mouths of the Chinese, no matter where 

 they are. A missionary recently from 

 China tells a characteristic story of the av- 

 erage Mongol's curiosity. " In Hong- 

 Kong," says he, "I was one day in company . 

 with our senior pastor in the native streets, 

 looking at the showy things in the booth. 

 In a moment one of our congregation touch 

 ed my arm, saying, ' Teacher, how much 

 did you give for those boots you have on ? ' 

 Having told him the cost of the (English) 

 shoes, the word was quickly passed around 

 that they were dear, because they cost ' five 

 precious dollars.'" — 117// Clemens, in Aug- 

 ust Lippincott's. 



Sweet peas, as usually grown, give but few 

 flowers at this season : but it is an easy mat- 

 ter to have these most charming flowers un- 

 til the coming of very cold weather. To 

 begin with, the seed should be sown early 

 in the season, — in April, if possible, — in 

 trenches six inches deep. Cover the seed 

 to the depth of an inch only, at first. As 

 the plants shoot up, draw soil about them 

 until you have the trench filled. When the 

 first buds appear clip them off. and prevent 

 the plants from flowering any before the 

 latter part of July. It may seem cruel to do 

 this; it may involve some sacrifice on your 

 part, if you are fond of this flower; but 

 what you loose now will be fully made up for 

 later, and I am confident sweet peas in Aug- 

 ust and September will be more highly 

 appreciated than during the summer, when 

 there are so many other flowers to enjoy. 

 If you do not feel willing to put off the en- 

 joyment of them, have a little patch for 

 early blooming; by picking the blossom con- 

 stantly, allowing none to go to seed, the 

 blooming season may be greatly prolonged. 

 During the hot. dry, midsummer season, 

 keep the ground about the plants well cov- 

 ered with grass clppings from the lawn. 

 When these decay, dig them into she soil, 

 and spread on fresh ones. In this way the 

 roots of the plant can be kept from getting 

 dry. and this is of the greatest importance. 

 In fact, you cannot grow good sweet peas in 

 a dry soil 



When the crop of August flowers begins, 

 go over the plants every day and remove 

 every blossom as it fades. It is very im- 

 portant th tt no seed be allowed to form. 

 Reserve all the strength and vitality of the 



plant for the formation of flowers. Sweet 

 peas will be found among the most useful 

 of all flowers for cutting; but never try to 

 "arrange" them. Let them do that for 

 themselves. Gather them with long stems, 

 bunching them loosely in the hand; when 

 you have all you think you need, — do not 

 have so many that they will crowd each 

 other, —simply drop the stems in the vase or 

 bowl and give them a shake, and they will 

 " arrange " themselves in a more satisfactory 

 manner than you could attain if you were to 

 work over them all day. — From "The Flower 

 Garden in August ;" Demorest's Magazine for 

 August. 



Honey and Beeswax Market Report. 



Below we give the latest and most authen- 

 tic report of the Honey and Beeswax market 

 in different trade centers : 



Kansas City, Mo., July 20. 1894.— Demand is 

 slow tor all grades and kinds of honer. A few 

 cases of new received. The prices are 1%@6% for 

 extracted. Fancy white, 1-1 b. comb, 15@lrjc ; am- 

 ber, 12(&13; dark. 10. Beeswax. 22. 



H amblin & Bearss, 514 Walnut St. 



Chicago, III. July 22.— Demand for honey at 

 this season of the year restricted. We look for an 

 active demand for new comb honey that is of good 

 qualtiy and put up in desirable packages. We 

 shall hold our first receipts at 10c per lb., unless 

 otherwise instructed. Extracted honey selling, 

 depending upon quality, at 5@6 per lb Bees- 

 wax, 25. S. T. Fish «fe Co., 189 South Water St. 



Dktroit, Mich., July 19.— There is no new comb 

 honey offered yet, and the last year's crop is all 

 sold. We think there will be a good demand for 

 the coming crop. Market will probably open at 

 15c for best white. Extracted, (>@7; some new 

 Southern has sold for (S Beeswax easier at 25@26. 

 M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch. Mich. 



Albany, N.Y., July 20.— A number of produc- 

 ers have written desiring to send us a lot of ex- 

 tracted honey, but as there is scarcely any de- 

 mand for it before Oct. 1st, it would only be in our 

 way if sent now. We can sell a limited amount 

 of new comb honey in August. Have received 

 none as yet, consequently can give no quotations 

 from actual sales. Chas. McCulloch, 



Albany, N Y. 



Cincinnati, 0,, July 22. 1894 —Demand in gen- 

 eral is slow for all kinds of honey, but we have 

 made large sales lately of choice white comb hon- 

 ey of last year's crop, cleaning out our market, 

 We quote l'i@14 for cho ce white comb honey. 

 There is a slow demand for extracted honey at 4@ 

 6. Demand is fair for beeswax at 20@23 for good 

 to choice yellow. Chas. F. Muth & S- n. 



Cor. Freeman and Central Aves. 



Boston, Mass., July 21, 1894— We quote you 

 our market on 1-lb. comb honey at 14@1C>; extract- 

 ed honey at 5@li. Demand light. Beeswax want- 

 ed; none on hand. „ „ 



E. E. Bl-ke &Co., 

 57 Chatham St. 



St. Louis, Mo., July 19— There is very little 

 change. Inquiries are few. No change in prices. 

 Prime Beeswax. 25. D. G. Tutt Grocer Co. 



Kansas City. Mo., July 20. 1894— Some small 

 shipments of new comb honey on the market, sell- 

 ing at 15 to ltic for No. 1 white comb. Not much 

 demand for extracted yet. Beeswax, 22@25. 

 Clemons. Mason & Co., 



Cor. 4th and Walnut Sts. 



