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Feeder for Outdoor Peeding. 



We iimliu II trough or limU iiljDut 10 fcrt 

 loiiK ami IS iiii'licK wide of lieiivy zinc, ami 

 have a wooileii box I'or it tn sit in for protec- 

 tion. We make a lloat to lit inside llie ziiie 

 troiifrli l>,v iisin^' strips of wood edgewise en- 

 caseti iti a frame, the strips being '4 of an 

 ineh apart. The feed is ponred in through 

 a funnel, and Ihe lloat rises up and sinlis 

 down as food is talieii. The bees can not fall 

 into it. Vou will think at tirst that the feed- 

 trough is not half large enough, but when the. 

 bees are down to work right, some coming, 

 some going, and some loading, they do not 

 seem to he in each other's way at all. The 

 funnel is nuidc fast, and under it is encased 

 with wire-cloth, that the feed can be put in 

 .without the hees getting into it. From IIWO 

 10 l.")00 pounds of feed can be given to Idb 

 colones in a single day, when bees are well 

 started.— Southland Queen. 



IlhAdvised Advice. 



The Kocky Mounlain Bee Journal refers to 

 the remark of R. C. Aikin in the American 

 Bee Journal, that '' there is an epidemic of 

 bee-fever in Colorado'' as a true remark, and 

 says • 



The extraordinary demand for bees thus 

 created has sent prices skyward, I.iut this 

 rather stimulates than deters investment in 

 that kind of property. " What does six or 

 seven dollars per colony amount to for an 

 institution that will return lUO percent on the 

 investment in a single season V^ — they reason 

 to themselves. We are infonned that one 

 party, entirely inexperienced, has bought 200 

 colonies, paying $7.00 per colony, and will 

 undertake to run them alone next season. 

 His nerve is certainly to be admired, but — it's 

 too bad that he did not consult some bee- 

 keeper friend, whose kindly advice would 

 have saved him the vexation and loss that lies 

 in the near-by future. 



Recently some of the Denver dailies under- 

 took to boom the bee-business by grossly ex- 

 aggerating the profits to be derived from it, 

 and advising all their country readers to en- 

 gage in it as a swift and easy way to get rich. 

 Very foolish advice, indeed, yes, even crimi- 

 nal, because if followed in the promiscuous 

 manner in which it was given, great disap- 

 pointment and loss would be the general re- 

 sult. To advice of this character (and vol- 

 umes of it have been given) maybe credited 

 the "epidemic of bee-fever" that is sweeping 

 over Colorado. 



A Good Convention. 



The Chicago convention, Dec. 5, IftOl, was 

 a great success, both as to interest and num- 

 bers in attendance. C. P. Dadant, W. L. 

 Coggshall, and others brought it up nearly, if 

 not quite, on a level with the old Northwest- 

 ern conventions which were so popular. No 

 reason why there should not be a Northwest- 

 ern at Chicago every fall. Editor York is a 

 capital presiding officer. — Stray Straw in 

 Gleanings of Bee-Culture. 



Size of Honey-House. 



I presume you would want me to tell how 

 much room I would want for a 200-colony 

 apiary. Well, a 13x14 foot workroom, an Sxl2 

 foot extracting-room or section-cleaning 

 room, and a 12x30 foot storage-room. — Mr. 

 Lttle, in the Rocky Mountain Bee Journal. 



To make cows pay, nsft Sharpies Cream Separators. Book 

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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicaoo, Dec. il.— The hoaej market ih of a 

 sttjw nature with Utile chaoffe in price of any 

 ol the k'radcK. (.hoice (grades of white comb 

 honey, N'/iroyi.-L: jfood to No. 1, l^J^'^Hc; lij^ht 

 ambers, M%(a\M:; dark (fradeM, includin^f buck* 

 wheat. UK*/ 12c. lixiracted, white, SJ^'^O' 7c; am- 

 ber, 5'*(^i5'ic; dark, .-Ai5!4c; the scale of prices 

 varyintr accordinj^ to flavor, body and packatfe. 

 Beeswax steady at 2«c. R. A. Bdrhrtt A Co. 



New York, Dec. 19.— Comb honey continues to 

 he in (f('od demand, and while the market is not 

 overstocked, arrivals of while honey are suffi- 

 ciently large to meet the demand, while buck- 

 wheat is rather scarce. We quote: Fancy white, 

 IFc; No. 1, 14c; No. 2, 12'"J3c; and buckwheat. 

 from l(Ki( 12c. Extracted remains dull and in- 

 active with plenty of supply of all kinds. la 

 order to move round lots, it is even necessary to 

 shade the quotations, which are: White,6f"'.54c; 

 amber, .SHif«(.c; dark, 5'ai5^c; Southern, ~5<af,0c 

 g-allon, according to quality. Beeswax firm at 



2.SC. HlLDRBTH & SbOBLKBN. 



Boston, Dec. 20.— The demand for honey is 

 easing up, somewhat due in part to the holiday 

 season at which time it is much neglected. 



Our market at the present time runs 16c for 

 strictly fancy in cartons; No. 1, 14rg;i5c: No. 2, 

 12Hfel3c. Extracted, light amber, 7J^fa8)^c; 

 amber, 7c. Blake, Scott & Urk. 



Detroit, Dec. 20.— Fancy white comb honey, 

 14(ai5c; No. 1, 13rail4c; no dark to quote. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 6f« 7c. Beeswax, 25fa.26c. 



M. H. Hunt & Sow. 



San Francisco, Dec. 24.— White comb, l\% 

 \2% cents; amber, Mtoioc; dark, 6(^7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5J4(&t*c; light amber, 4H@5c; 

 amber, 4@— . 



Market for best qualities of both comb and 

 extracted is moderately firm at current rates, 

 with no heavy stocks in this center of any de- 

 scription. The lower grades are not eagerly 

 sought, after, however, and offerings of this 

 sort draw forth hardly any competitive bidding- 

 worth noting^ from either large or small 

 buyers. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Hinnesota. — The Soi^thern Minnesota Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will hold its next annual 

 convention in the County Commissioners' room 

 at the Court House in Winona, Jan. 21 and 22. 

 A ffood program has been arranged, and a large 

 attendance is expected. All are invited. 



E. B. HlFFMAX. 



Wisconsin -The Wisconsin State Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold its annual convention 

 ]n the State Capitol, at Madison, Feb. 5 and 6, 

 V*()l. This promises to be a large convention. 

 All are invited to attend. There will be excur- 

 sion rates of I'l fare for the round-trip, good 

 for all of the first week in February. 

 N. E. France, Pres. Ada L. Pickard, Sec 



California,— The California State Bee-Keepers* 

 Association will hold its annual convention in 

 the Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, Jan. 

 15 and Id, lti02. We will try to havea good pro- 

 gram. Come and exchange your bright ideas 

 with your neighbors, and get some of the moss 

 rubbed off your back, J. F. McIxtvke, Sec. 



G. S. Stubblefield, Pres. 



New York.— The annual meeting of the New 

 York State Association of Bee-Keepers' Socie- 

 ties will be held in the parlors of the Kirkwood 

 Hotrt, Geneva, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1902, 

 commencing at 10 a.m. All interested in bee- 

 culture are cordially invited to be present. Sub- 

 jects of importance are to be brought before 

 this meeting, and it is desired to have a large 

 representation of bee-keepers in attendance. 

 C. B. Howard, Sec, Romulus, N. Y. 



W. F. Marks, Pres. 



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