THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



than a picture. It would have supplied a 

 place where it would have been most 

 heartily welcomed and appreciated in this 

 trying emergency. I think it will recom- 

 mend itself and come to be appreciated 

 soon in times of severe drouth. It makes 

 a slender growth the first year. It is this 

 crop that is the most valuable for lia3\ and 

 cutting it will not interfere with the sec- 

 ond year's growth. The second year it 

 grows coarser; blossoms, seeds and dies 

 loot and branch. If cut for hay in the 

 second year it should be cut just as it is 

 beginning to bloom. A second crop may 

 be cut late in the season. It should be 

 well dried, and it requires good weather 

 to do it in. If cut for seed it may be 

 thrashed and hulled with a machine, like 

 red clover, or the seed may be sown with- 

 out hulling. 



Now don't be induced by the bright 

 picture I have drawn to seed your whole 

 farm to sweet clover, for it would result 

 in an unprofitable failure, I am sure. But 

 if you desire to test its value, do it on a 

 small scale, with an acre or two, and do 

 it thoroughly. I have found it no easy 

 thing to succeed in making it grow as a 

 field crop, and I would advise sparing no 

 ])ains in getting it started. When once it 

 gets possession of the ground it will sta}- 

 if allowed to ripen a late crop of seed. 

 Sow with winter ^lieat or rye in the 

 spring, the same as other clover. Please 

 don't write me for seed. I have none to 

 spare. 



Honey Quotations. 



The following rules for grading honey were 

 adop^^ed by the North American Bee - Keepers' 

 Association, at its Washington meeting, and, so 

 far as possible, (luotations are made according 

 to these rules: 



Fanov.— AH sections to bo well filled ; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly attached 

 to all four sides; both wood and comb unsoilod 

 by travel-stain, or otherwise ; all the colls sealed 

 except the row of cells next tlio wood. 



No. 1.— All soctif)ns well filled, but combs un- 

 even or croiikod, detached at tho bottom, or 

 with but few cells nnseiiled ; l)oth wood and 

 coiid) uiisoiled by travel stain or otherwise. 



In addition to this tho honey is to be classified 

 accnrdiiitrtii culur, using tho terms white, amber 

 and dark. That is, tliere will be " fancy white," 

 .•<, o. 1 dark. " etc. 



CLEVELVNU, OHIO. Wo qnofo as follows: 

 Fancy white 12 to 13. No. 1 white, II to 12; 

 fancy amber '.» to 10; No. I amber 8 to 9: Fancy 

 dark, 7 to K; white, extracted. 6J4; amber 5^; 

 beeswax, 28. 



A. B. WILLIAMS & CO., 

 Nov. 22. 80 & 82 Broadway, Cleveland, O. 



CHICAGO, 111. —There is a good demand for 

 fancy white comb honey. Thi-< grade would sell 

 for 11 cts. — possibly higher. Considerable Am- 

 brr and dark on the market— selling anywhere 

 from 5 to 8 Extracted Wliite sells atSl^toB; 

 Amber 4'/i to 5 ; dark, 4. Beeswax. 27. 

 8. T FISH & CO., 



Mar. 24. 189 So. Water St , Chicago, lU. 



CHICAGO, 111.— Tho season for the sale of 

 comb honey will close with this montli. A 

 little is sold in April, but so small as to fail in 

 ch.-tnging prices. We quote ns follows: Fancy 

 White, lU; No. 1. white, 8 to 9 ; Fancy .Vmber, 7 

 to 8; No. 1. Amoer, 7; Fancy dark, 7 to 8; No. 1. 

 dark, 7 ; White. Extracted, 5 to 6 ; Dark, 4 ; Bees- 

 wax, 27. 



Mar 24. 



R. A. BURNETT & CO., 

 163 So. Water St., Chicago, III. 



KANSAS CITY.— The supply of both comb 

 and extracted honey is large, and the demand 

 light. We quote as follows: Fancy white 10 ; No. 

 1 white, 9; Fancy amber, 8; No 1 amber 7; white, 

 extracted, .5 to 5'.i ; amber, 4 to 5; dark, 4; bees- 

 wax, 20 to 22. 



C. C. CLEMONS CO.. 



Fob. 10. 521 Walnut St., Kansas Citv, Mo. 



BUFFALO, N. Y.— Really fancy honey moves 

 well but other grades require pushing and cut- 

 tine to move We quote as follown : Fancy 

 White, 10 to 11: No 1. white 9 to 1U; Fancy Am- 

 ber, 8 to 9; No. 1. Arob-jr, 7 to 8; Fancy dark. 6 

 to 7; White, Extracted 5 to 6; Amber, 4J4 to ,t ; 

 Dark, 4 to 434 ; Beeswax, 24 to 28. 



BATTERSON & CO.. 



Mar. 2J. 1G7 & 160 Scott St.. Buffalo, N. Y. 



NEW YORK. -We have had a good trade in 

 comb honey the past week. Fancy white is in 

 demand. Onr stock of fair and mixed honey is 

 working down very well. Extracted honey is 

 selling well. Fancy white clover and basswood 

 find ready sale. We (luote as follows : fancy 

 comb honey, IIU, to l-'^; fair grades. 9 to 10; 

 buckwheat and mixed, 6!^ to 7 ; Extracted, Cali- 

 fornia, white, .5 to 514 : amber, 4^ **> ^; white 

 clover and bai-swood.~5>4 to 514 : buckwheat, 4 to 

 4^: southern, no to .5.5 pei gal.; betswax finds 

 ready ^ale at •-'7 to 28. 



FRANCIS H. LEGGETT&CO., 

 Jan. 24 W.Broadway, FianUlin & Varick Sts. 



NEW YORK. N. Y.-Demand for c«mb hon- 

 ey is rather slow, especially for (IT grades, 

 white and dark, and, as we have a la ge stock of 

 thcKOWo Id not advise shipi)ing for the near 

 future. Our stock of fancy whi e is light and 

 such wonld find ready sale at quotaticms. Our 

 market fur extracted buckwheat will open up 

 shortly atid we would advise bee-keepers to 

 ship this along now. Beeswax steady. We 

 (jnote an follows: Fancy white. U to 12; No. 1. 

 White, 10; F;\iicy Amber, 9; No 1. -Vniber, 8; 

 Fancy Dark, 7 ; No. l Dark. 6; Wlnte, extracted, 

 5 to .51/.; Amber, 41/2 to i%; Dark. 4 to ih; 

 Bee:.wax, 26 to 28. 



HILDRETH BROS. & SEGELKEN. 



Jan. 7, 120 & 122 West Broadway New York. 



