1897. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



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500 pounds each, and yet did not go 

 through them all, as the rain set in. and as 

 there was all I could sell. 



I leave my bees on the summer stands, 

 and do not do anything to them, except in 

 some winters I will hastily close them up. 

 Of course, there are a few hives without 

 any bees in spring. If I have time along in 

 May I go to the strongest and take off the 

 top of the hive, and look for a frame with a 

 queen-cell. It I find the queen I take her in 

 place of a queen-cell, and go to the empty 

 Live and take out four or five frames of 

 comb and put in the frame with queen or 

 queen-cell, and take out three or more of 

 the other frames and put in with the queen. 

 If there is nc queen-cell nor queen, I see 

 that there is a frame or two with eggs. I 

 have no trouble about filling up my empty 

 hives, but it may not do in other places, as 

 we have a good bee-country, and as the 

 How of honey commences early in the 

 spring, and continues all summer until late 

 in the fall. I do not see but what my bees 

 are the same as they were 12 years ago. I 

 could produce 150 pounds per colony if they 

 were extracted from and properly at- 

 tended to when I first got my bees, and 

 could get 15 cents a pound for the honey. 

 I took good care of them then, but as there 

 is not much sale here for honey, I let them 

 go. I am in the fruit business, and that 

 pays better, as I am growing the best and 

 am working for the fancy trade. I am get- 

 ting four cents a pound for apples, but they 

 are fancy. O. W. Warner. 



Grand Co., Utah, Jan. 17. 



Convention i^'otices. 



New York.— The Cortland County Bee- 

 Keepers* Association will hold ith annual 

 meeting In Good Templars' Hall, at Cortland, 

 Saturday, Feb i.3, 189T. H. S. Howe, Sec. 



low.t.— The seventh annual meeting- of the 

 Eastern Iowa Bee Keepers' A-^sociation will 

 meet at Anamosa. Iowa, Feb. 10 and 11. 1897. 

 A corps of experimenters have been doing 

 special work In the apiary, and will report. 

 Lay a'l cares aside, and come and enjoy the 

 good things prepared for you. 



Andrew, Iowa. F. M. Merritt, Pres. 



Illinois —The annual meeting of the Illi- 

 nois Slate Bee-Keepers' Association will be 

 held at the State House, in Sprii]g8eld. Feb. 

 24 and Oo. 1897, The State Farmers' Insti- 

 tute meets the same week— Including all the 

 State live stock associations— and our Exec- 

 utive Committee, along with them, arranged 

 for this date, in order that the Legislature 

 might be in good working condition. (We all 

 know what for.) There will be an effort made 

 this winter to get a Pure Food Bill past, and 

 that means bee-keepers want a hand In it. to 

 see that the adulteration of honey shall cease 

 FOREVER AND EVER. Two years ago we suc- 

 ceeded in getting an Anli-Adulteratlon Bill 

 through the Senate, but it failed in the 

 House, only for want of push. Let bee-keep- 

 ers throughout the State impress upon their 

 Representatives the importance of such a 

 bill, and <-ome to our meeting to relresh their 

 minds on the subject. 



Railroad rates will be no greater than a 

 fare and a third, which will be announced 

 later. Our programs will be Issued along 

 with the other State Associations named 

 above. JAS. A. Stone, Sec. 



Bradfordton, 111. 



Poiillry Guide and t'ataloa.— One of 



the best and pretties' things we have re- 

 ceived in the line of pamphlets for 1897 is 

 the "Poultry Guide and Catalog" Issued by 

 John Uauscher, Jr., Bos 94. Fieeport, III. It 

 is mailed lor only 1.3 cts., contains 100 large 

 pages, and U printed in colors. It gives the 

 bCbt plans for poultry houses, and sure reme- 

 dies and recipes for diseases. It Is a good 

 thing for anyone who keeps even a few fowls. 

 Send for it. and aleo kindly mention you saw 

 It in the American Bee Journal 



TOUR BEESWAX ! 



UNriL FlRTilEK N€>TirE, we will 

 allow lis cents per pound for Good Tel- 

 low Bceswa.T. delivered at our (ilfice^in ex- 

 cliaiisc for Subscription to the Bee Journal. 

 for Bo'iks, or anything that »re oiler for sale 

 In the Bee JouRNAi,. Or, 25 eta. cash. 



HDNEY and BEESWAX 



MAKKirr 4|i;OTAXIU.^S. 



The following rules lor grading honey were 

 adopted by the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and, so far as possible, quota- 

 tions are made according to these rules: 



Fancy,— All sections to be well filled; combs 

 straight, of even thickness, and firmly at- 

 tached to all four sides; both wood and comb 

 unsolled by travel-stain, or otherwise; all the 

 cells sealed e-xcept the row of cells next the 

 wood. 



No. 1.— All sections well filled, but combs 

 uneven or crooked, detached at the bottom, 

 or with but few cells unsealed; both wood 

 and comb unsolled by travel-stain or other- 

 wise. 



In addition to this the honey is to be classi- 

 fied according to color, using the terms white, 

 amber and dark. That Is, there will be "fancy 

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



Chicagfo, lU,, Jan. 19.— Fancy white. 12@ 

 13c.; No. 1, 10@llc.; fancy amber, 8@10c.; 

 No. 1.7@8c.; fancy dark, 8c.; No. 1,7c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5@7c. ; amber. 5@6c.; dark, 

 4Hc. Beeswax, 25@27c. 



Very little activity in the market. 



Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 31.— Fancy white 

 comb, 13-14C.; No. 1 white. ll-12c.; fancy 

 amber. lO-llc; dark. 8-9c. Extracted, white, 

 ti-8o. ; amber, 4-5c.; dark, 3-4c. Beeswax, 26c. 



Comb honey arriving freely and market 

 overstocked at present. 



Albany, N. Y., Jan. 29.— Fancy white. 12- 

 13c.; No. 1. ll-l-Jc; lancy dark. 7-8c. ; No. 1, 

 6-7o.; Extracted, white, .5V4-6C.; dark. 4-5c. 



The honey market la very quiet and stock 

 moving very slowly, even at rednced prices. 

 White clover is not plentiful. Extracted Is 

 moving very slowly, but we hope for an im- 

 proved demand soon. 



Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 31.— Fancy white. 

 14-loc. ; No. 1 white. l'2-13c. Extracted, 

 white, 6-7c. Beeswax. 22-25c. 



Demand is fair for grades quoted, but no 

 demand for inferior grades. 



Boston, Mass., Dec. 31.— Fancy white, 13 

 14c.; No. 1, 11-12C. Extracted, white, 6-7c.; 

 amber, o-6c. Beeswax, 25c. 



Uilwaukee, Wis., Dec. 31,— Fancy white, 

 14-15C.; No. 1, 12-13e.; No. 1 amber, 8-IO0. 

 Extracted, white. 6-7o. ; amber, 5-6c. ; dark, 

 4-5c. Beeswax. 2a-24c. 



New crop of honey begins to come forward. 

 The demand is very poor and quotations al- 

 most nominal. Weather is very warm and 

 the consumption of honey is very small. 

 Plenty of fruit, and hence the appetite is sat- 

 isfied with same in preference. Later on we 

 expect an Improved demand for honey of all 

 kinds. 



Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 31.— Fancy white, 

 14^@15c.: No. 1 white. 12!4@13c. Extracted, 

 white. 6@7c.; amber. 4^4@5Hc. Beeswax, 22 

 ©250. 



There is not very much honey In our mar- 

 ket Selling rather slow. Demand beginning 

 to be a little better. Think trade will be fair 

 in this line this fall. 



New York, N. Y , Dec. 31 —Fancy white. 

 Il@l2c.; fair white. 9@lOc.; buckwheat. 7@ 

 8c. Extracted, white clover and basswood, 

 5@5i4c.; California, (ic. ; Southern, oOc. per 

 gallon. Beeswax In lair demand at 26^270. 



The market is quiet and inactive. Demand 

 light and plenty of stock on the market. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 31.— Comb honey, 

 best white, 10(ai4c. Extracted, 4@6c. De- 

 mand is slow; supply is fair. 



Beeswax is in fair demand at 23®35c. for 

 good to choice yellow. 



San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 20.— White 



comb. 9-lOc.; amber, 0-7c. Extracted, white, 

 5-5i4c.: light amber, 4-4^c.; amber colored 

 and candled. 33ic ; dark tule. 2-Kc. 

 Beeswax, fair to choice, 23-25c. 



Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 20.— Fancy white 

 comb. 14c.; No. 1 white. l.'i@14e.; fancy 

 amber, 12-13c.; No. 1 amber, ll-lic; fancy 

 dark. lO-llc; No. 1. 8-9o. Extracted, white. 

 6-6V4C.; amber, 5 5!^c.; dark. 4-4>4c. Bees- 

 I wax, 23c. 



St. Iionis, Mo., Dec. 30.— Fancy white, I4c. 

 No. 1 white, 12@i:!o.; fancy amber, ll@12c. 

 No. 1 amber. 10@10!4c.; fancy dark, 9@9Hc., 

 No. 1 dark. 7@8c. Extracted, white, in cans, 

 6@7c.: in barrels. 3@5!4c.; amber,4^@434c 

 dark. 3V4@4c. Beeswax, 26!4@27c. 



Baker stock of extracted honey, 4@3c ; 

 stock very scarce. Fair receipts of comb. 

 Beeswax in good demand. 



Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 31. — Fancy 

 white. Il<ai2c.; No. 1 white. lOSUc; fancy 

 amber. OQlOc; No. 1 amber. 8@9o.; fancy 

 dark, 7ia8c.; No. 1 dark. 6-7c. Extracted, 

 white. 6@7c. ; amber. 5fa5!4c. ; dark. 4®5c. 

 Utah white extracted, 3®5V4c. Beeswax, 23® 

 26c. Market fairly steady fur comb and bet- 

 ter for extracted than for some time. 



Detroit, Mich., Jan. 9.— Fancy white, 13- 

 14c; No. 1, 12-13C.; fancy amber, ll-12c.'. 

 No. 1 amber. lO-llc; fancy dark, 9-lOc.; No. 

 1, 8-9c. Extracted, white, 5!<-6o.; amber. 

 5c.; dark. 4-4 '/4c. Beeswax, 25-20c. 



Buffalo, W. Y , Jan. 22.— Fancy comb, 1- 

 pound,is selling fairly well at mostly lOc; 

 occasionally lie; No. 1, 8-9c.; occasionally 

 10. Other grades. 8-4c., according to color and 

 general condition. Extracted. 4-5c. Sales of 

 any grade cannot be made fast unless prices 

 are cut in accordance. 



List of Honey and Beeswax Dealers. 



Most of whom Quote in this Journal. 



Cblcago, Ilia. 



R, A. BURNETT & Co.. 163 South Water Street. 



New York, N. V. 



HiLDRETH Bros. & Sboslken, 



Kansas City, ITIo. 



0. C. Clemoms & Co., 423 Walnut St. 



Bafialo, N. Tl. 



Batterson & Co.. 167 & 169 Scott St, 



Hamilton, Ills. 



Chab. Dasant & Son. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



Wm. a. Selser, 10 Vine St. 



Cleveland, Ohio. 



Williams Bros., 80 & 82 Broadway. 



St. lionis, ino. 



Westcott Com. Co.. 213 Market St 



rainneapolis, ITIinn. 



S. H. Hall & Co. 



Mllnraukee, Wis. 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Boston, ITIasB. 



B. E. Blake & Co., 57 Chatham Street. 



Detroit, Ifllch. 



M. H. Hunt. Bell Branch, Wayne Co., Mich. 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



Walter S. Pouder, 162 Massachusetts Ave. 



Albany, N. Y. 



Chas. Mcculloch & Co., 380 Broadway. 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



C. F. HUTH & Son, cor. Freeman & Central aTi. 



BeeswaxWaiited for Cash 



Ur in Exchanife for 



Comb Foundation. 



Hizbest Price Paid. 

 If you want your Wax.WorkI into Foan> 



datlon, satlsiactorlly. promptly, and at the 

 lowest price, send it to me. 

 fS^ Write for Price-Llst and Samples. 



GUS DITTMER, 



AIGISTA, WIS. 



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 neighbors who keep bees, and we will 

 send them sample copies of ihe Bee 

 JouBNAX. Then please call upon them 

 and get them to subscribe with you, and 

 secure some of the premiums we offer. 



