Jan. 23, 1902. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



63 



wish you could tell iis how the yield 

 compares with that of the colonies that 

 have the one story removed. I tried it 

 pretty thoroughly, and was ohliged to 

 give up sorrowfidly that I couldn't Rct 

 as much surplus with two stories as when 

 I took one story away. [If tlic two 

 colonics are the same in strength, thin 

 the one that is contracted down to one 

 story would, of cour^ , have more honey. 

 But if one colony is so strong, so boiling 

 over in bees that it could not be 

 squeezed down into the brood-ne.st of a 

 single hive-body, then I should expect 

 more honey from that colony than if we 

 itried to squeeze it into one brood-nest 

 and then made it get the loafing or 

 swarming fever. — Ed.] — Stray Straw in 

 Gleanings in Bee Culture. 



Cyprian Bees in England. 



In July last year I bought an im- 

 ported Cyprian queen which turned out 

 very prolific, and her progeny were 

 very bright and pretty. Tlie colony 

 wintered well, and came out last spring 

 overllowing with bees, and kept up the 

 same condition all the summer. In- 

 deed, it appeared stronger than any 

 colony of 'bees in my apiary, and yet 

 every one of my i6o colonies yielded 

 me more surplus than the Cyprians. I 

 really do not believe that I got ten 

 pounds of honey from them ; and only 

 the other day I found the colony so 

 nearly starving that I had to give the 

 bees a large cake of candy to keep them 

 going. On the other hand, they are 

 good-tempered if handled properly. I 

 do not nrefer to use either smoke oi; 

 carbolic acid when manipulating them. 

 They are also first-cl.iss defenders of 

 their own hives, but will find their way 

 into other hives and stay there, but not 

 a .single black bee will be allowed in 

 their hive. They are also the most in- 

 veterate "robbers" I have ever seen, 

 and are always the first to find anv 

 "spoil," but I do not know where they 

 put their ill-gotten gains, for, although 

 I have tried several kinds of foreign 

 bees before, none have been, with me, 

 such poor honey-gatherers, and it is 

 honey that we want and not bees. — ^John 

 Berry, in the British Bee Journal. 



Cyphers Incubator Catalog for 1902.— All who 

 hare seen a copy of the magnificent catalog is- 

 sued a year ago by the Cyphers Incubator Com- 

 pany will be interested to learn that this com- 

 pany's catalotr for 1002 is now ready for mail- 

 ings, and is a distinct improvement over their 

 great book of last year. 



This new and complete catalog consists of 

 1% pages and cover, is 8x11 inches in si/e, and 

 weighs over one pound. It contains a complete 

 description of the Cyphers patent-diaphragm, 

 non-moisture, self-ventilating incubators, with 

 fine color-plate reproductions of all s-izes of the 

 Cvphers incubators. It contains also an illus- 

 trated description of the Cvphers apartment 

 brooders, and the full line of poultrv appliances 

 manufactured by this company, 'in it will be 

 found beautiful half-tone pictures of over 2t)0 

 of the largest and best known poultry plants of 

 America, Canada and Europe, where the Cyph- 

 ers incubators are in use. 



The Cyphers Incubator Company is now com- 

 pletely installed in its great factory at Buffalo, 

 n,\. The company also has offices and sales- 

 rooms in Chicago, Boston and New York City, 

 and IS in a position therefore to serve customers 

 to advantage in all parts of the country at a 

 saving of time and moriev in shipping bv 

 freight. ' ff R "J 



All who are interested in the latest develop- 

 ments in incubator and brooder manufacture 

 should secure a copy of the Cyphers Incubator 

 Company's complete catalog for 1002. See ad- 

 vertisement elsewhere in this paper. Kindly 

 mention the American Bee Journal when 

 writing. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Wisconsin. The WiHcon»in Stale Ilce-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold its annual convenlion 

 In the Stale Capitol, at Madison, Feb. -^ and (,, 

 10112, This proiniHcs to be a large convention. 

 All are invited to attend. There will be excur- 

 sion rales of IS fare lor tile rnund-trip, (food 

 for all of the first week in February. 

 N. E. Eh.inck, i'res. Aha I,. I'iijkakd, Sec. 



New Vork.— The annual meeting of the New 

 York State Association of Bee-Keepers* Socie- 

 ties will be held in the parlors of the Kirkwood 

 Hotel, (leneva, N.'^'., Wednesday, Feb. .^, rK12, 

 commencing at III a.m. All intereHted in bee- 

 culture are cordially invited to be present. Sub- 

 .iects of importance are to be brought before 

 this meeting, and it is desired to have a large 

 representation of bee-keepers in attendance. 

 C. H. HdWAKi), Sec, Koniulus, N. Y. 



W. V, Makks, i'res. 



Utah.— The Utah State Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold it-^ aiiiitiat convention in the City 

 and County Building, Salt Lake City, April .=,, 

 ri02, at 10 a.m. This promises to be an interest- 

 ing convention. All are invited. It is desired 

 to form an exchange for the protection and ben- 

 efit of our bee-keepers. Come and aid a good 

 cause. It is expected that every county will be 

 represented. J. B. Fagc, Sec. 



E. S. LovEsv, Pres. 



Gomb and Ex- 

 tracted Honeu! 



State price, kiud and quantity. 



R. A. BURNETT & CO.. IQ** S. Water St., Chicago 



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Wanted — Honey. 



Car Lots or otherwise: will pay bi^hest mar- 

 ket price, spot cash. Address, stajiug- quantity, 

 quality, and price desired at your station. Will 

 send man to receive when lot is large enoug-h to 

 justify. THOS. C. STANLEY & SON. 



31Atf Fairfield, III. 



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The Hawkeye Incubator.— We are g-lad to call 

 the attention of our readers to the advertise- 

 ment of the Hawkeye Incubator Company, of 

 Newton, Iowa, which appears in another column 

 of this issue. While this concern is not the old- 

 est in the business, theirlarpe capital, splendid 

 machine, judicious advertising' and fair deal- 

 ing, have united to build up a very larffe busi- 

 ness in a remarkably short time. Their propo- 

 sition is a most liberal one,and we are informed 

 that their catalog- will be one of the most beau- 

 tiful poultry books ever issued, and one of the 

 most practical as well. Write thera to-day, and 

 mention the American Bee Journal. 



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Extracted Honeu. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicaoo, Dec. 21.— The honey market in of a 

 kIow nature with little chantfe in price of any 

 of the trradcH. Choice (ftadcH of white comb 

 honey, U^fa^lF^c; jfood to No. I, 13i4'a»14c; li(fht 

 ambera, 12!^C«13c; dark jfrades, Includintf buck* 

 wheat. \()ifi\2c. Extracted, white, S^^^'^-Tc; am- 

 ber, S%(qjF>%c; dark, 5'" ^%c\ the Hcale of priccH 

 varyinjf accordintr to flavor, body and packajfe. 

 BeeHwa.x steady at 2xc. R. A. Burnktt A Co. 



New York. Jan. 0.— Comb honey continues in 

 (food demand with Ruppliefi pretty well ex- 

 hausted, and we quote: Fancy white, l.^c: No. 

 1, 14c; No.2, white, 13c; amber,12c: dark. V>(q^lic. 

 Extracted duH with lartfe (Supplies and r{uota- 

 tions on large lots generally shaded in order 

 to effect sales. We quote: White, '.J^'ii/7c; am- 

 ber, 5^fai(,c; dark, S(''-5%c. Beeswax firm and 

 rather scarce at 2^<a2>ii4c, 



HiLDRBTH Sl SEOBLKBlf. 



Boston, Jan. 4.— Comb honey is in good sup- 

 ply and not workinjf off as well as we would 

 like to see at this time of the year. Prices are 

 rang-inji" as follows: Strictly No. 1, 15tol5J4c; 

 No. 2, 14c. Extracted, while, 7(a,7!^c; lig-ht am- 

 ber, b%c. Blakb, Scott & LiSe. 



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

 14(Sjl5c; No. 1, 13@14c; no dark to quote. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 6®7c. Beeswax, 25^26c. 



M. H. Hunt & Son. 



San Francisco, Jan. s. — White comb. 1I@ 

 12Ji cents; amber, niojiOc; dark, 6i^7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5%(g:tc; light amber, 4^(®Sc; 

 amber, 4@ — . Beeswax, good to choice, lig-ht, 

 2(/'i 2Mc; dark, 24^2Sc. 



Spot supplies are of very moderate volume, 

 with demand for the time being not particularly 

 active. Offering's are not being- crowded upon 

 the market, however, and prevailing values are 

 beintf as a rule well sustained. 



:arm raised poiitry 



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This Emerson stiff-board Binder with cloth 

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Journal tor one year— both for only fl.40. It is 

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