March 20, 1902. 



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short order It jcrapples the other hee uikI 

 stinge. But (rcnenilly when therotilier iiiukttN 

 a sharp tui'n ttoih takn wiiitr. 



I have heeri a tiee in cuBes of ro!)l)in^; Mtinjf, 

 cl«ad or (iyiii;;, aiul still clintrin;,' to a rohl)er'K 

 lo(j. I{ot)b(!r8 always respeet the colony that 

 makes short, ileeisive work of it, and sum- 

 marily stints every robber tliat they earj 

 cateii. irisiieli <'as(^H 1 nevei- eould see that 

 robbers stinj; l)aek, but of enur-se 1 ran not 

 say tliat tliey never do. S. T. I'lrniT. 



Ontario, Canada, Feb. 21. 



Fears Another Dry Year- Foul 

 Brood. 



I am afraid we are in for another dry year. 

 Everytliinr is shaiiinj; that way now. We 

 have had only abinit I! inehes of rain so far 

 this winter. It has looke<l very much like 

 rain for two days, but the rain does not eome. 



I am havini^ a sad experienoe with foul 

 brood, not in my own apiary, but as deputy 

 foul-brood inspeetor. The tirst apiary I ex- 

 amined of '.^5 colonies was a rotten nuiss — old 

 hives in which bees had died out lyin;? around 

 in a promiscuous way. 1 said to the man in 

 charge (the owner being in the East), "The 

 only thing we can do is to burn everything." 

 He finally gave his consent, so just at dark we 

 piled the 'J.t colonies as close together as pos- 

 sible, piled the .Ml or more old hives around 

 them, and set fire to it. Radical cure, but a 

 safe and permanent one. 



Other apiaries which are not so bad we will 

 give the McF.voy treatment. 



B. S. T.il-LOK. 



Riverside Co.. Calif., Feb. 2;t. 



Worst Dry Year Since 1864. 



This will be the worst dry year since 1S64 

 in Southern California. Even in the north- 

 ern part the rainfall is short. I would not 

 advise any bee-men to come liere and go into 

 the bee-busioess; the seasons are too uncer- 

 tain, and they would only meet with discour- 

 agements. M. H. Mendleson. 



Ventura Co., Calif., Feb. IS. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Chicago.— Tbe next meeting of the Chicago 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in the 

 Briggs House, Chicago, April 3. l'>02. afternooa 

 and evening. A full attendance is desired, as 

 important business comes before the Associa- 

 lion. Let all come and enjoy a good social 

 time, and banquet in the evening; 50 cents a 

 plate. The ladies are especially invited to be 

 present, and bring their fathers, husbands and 

 brothers. Dr. C. C. Miller has promised to be 

 present. Herm.^x F. Mooke, Sec. 



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

 tion will hold its annual convention in the City 

 and County Building, Salt Lake City, April 5, 

 l^^, 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. F.\gg, Sec. 



E. S. LovESY, Pres. 



Deserves Its Success: — It is always a 

 pleasure to us to notice the growth of any 

 concern which builds up its business Ijy hon- 

 orable methods and first-class goods. In this 

 day it is hardly possible for any concern to 

 succeed for any length of time unless the 

 above is their policy. When any concern 

 starts as did our advertiser, the Reliable Incu- 

 bator Co., of Quiney, III., almost "id years ago, 

 in a modest wa\'. and their business grows 

 constantly from year to year until it becomes 

 one of the very largest concerns in the coun- 

 try manufacturing incubators and Ijrooders 

 exclusively, one cannot but believe that they 

 make the right kind of goods and treat their 

 customers in accordance with the Golden Rule. 

 Probably no incubator in the world has a 

 higher reputation than the Reliable. It has 

 taken many highest awards at various Exposi- 

 tions, as for example, the Columbian at Chi- 

 cago, Cotton States at Atlanta. Trans-Missis- 

 sippi at Omaha, International at Brussels, 

 Universal at Paris, where they not only toolc 

 highest award but the grand prize. They 



liavu the lirst pnrjduuis at State Fairs and 

 Poultry .Shows almost without number, anil 

 the Rellalile is always a favorite wherever ex- 

 hibited. 'I'lie C(iU]|iany is already planning 

 great lldngs for tbe Louisiana I'urcliase Ex- 

 position to be held in St. I.ouis in liNlll. 



One reason why the Keliaiile has always 

 been a suec-essfiil nuicliine is tliat its makers 

 are prai'tical pcjultry people, having (jwned 

 and operated exteiiNive poultry-yards for matiy 

 years, even Itefore engaging in the incubator 

 i>usiness. Every improvement which lias 

 lieen put out on the Reliable has first been 

 tested many limes in the Company's own es- 

 tal>lisliment. The present jioultry-yards are 

 an immense plant (•i)vering i:-i,.V,MJ square feet 

 of lloor space. They raise about .5,iHHt <-hick- 

 ens annually and every liird shipped from tlie 

 Reliable I'oultiy Farm is guaranteed in every 

 way. Send for the Reliable catalog. Address, 

 Relialiie Incubator Co., C^uincy. III., and men- 

 tion the American Bee .Journal. 



BEES FOR SALE! 



hO ^oO(.K lieavy tolonies in N-frame, dove- 

 tailed hives, well painted ; most of the bees 

 show Italian niarkitiys. Prices: Single colony, 

 §6.00; 5 or more, ?<.'). 50 each. They are located 

 within 12 miles of Kankakee, III. Can be 

 shipped April 1. Address. 



GEORGE W. YORK & CO. 



144 c^ 14(', ?:rie Street, 



(.HICACO, ILL. 



Experienced Youno Bee-Man Wanted 



IMMEDIATELY to take charge of 200 colonies 

 and horse. Salary, $15 a month with board and 

 lodging. Applv/ W. R. ANSELL, 

 UAlt G. N. R'y, St. Paul, Minn. 



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Uf D ^ II no matter where it Is. Semi de- 

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 wonderfully sureessf 111 plan. W. M. OSTRAN- 

 DERf iN'ortli American llldg., Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Northrup, King & Co. — We have just 

 received from tliese advertisers a cop.v of 

 tlieir new seed catalog tor ttie current year. 

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 Some of the many interesting features are as 

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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, March 7,— The dccliae noted in laBi 

 (juotations are Btill more pronounced at thin 

 lime, Jarjfe cfferintTH of WeMcrn corab arc presn- 

 intf fur consumption which arediflicuU to place. 

 PriccH are nominally I V-/ I4c for the best white, 

 with Iravel-Ktained and Ii(fht amber, I0<<;.12c 

 that which is candied halliotf an low an Tc, with 

 tbe oariiallT candied at9(^lifc. No t;reatamount 

 of dark honey is offered. Kxtracied is steady 

 in price but slow of sale, while, Si4(fi~c: amber, 

 5^f<g>5\c; dark, 5c. according to what it \h tratb- 

 ered from and quality. Beeswax in uri^ent de- 

 mand at 30c. R. A. BuHifBTT A Co. 



CiNCi.NNATi, March 6— The market in ex- 

 tracted honey is (food with prices lower. Am- 

 ber, for manufacturinff purpoBes, brinifs from 

 5'4'"*6J^c: belter grades f rom Ti'^^'Hc. Fancy comb 

 honey sells at 16c; lower (frades hard to sell at 

 any price. Beeswax stroma at 27fa30c. 



Tin; Fkkd W. Mcth Co. 



Albany, N. Y., Feb. 21.— Our market has not 

 been so empty of corab honey in a lonjf time. 

 Fancy white comb, 15fg>l'.c; No. 1, 15c; dark 

 and buckwheat, I3@14c. Kxtracted, buckwheats 

 6c. Beeswax. 30c. H. R. Wright. 



Boston, March s.— We bej? to report a fairly 

 (^ood sprinp demand for corab honey, and from 

 present indications stocks will clean up in g-ood 

 shape. Prices rang'e as follows: Fancy, I6c; 

 No. 1, 13(^135ic: No 2, none. Extracted is in 

 good supply and moves slowly; California, Tj^c. 

 Blakb, Scott & I^bb. 



Cincinnati, March ".—The i^eneral tone of 

 the honey market is lower. Water-white comb 

 honey sells from 14(aii4Uc; it is hard to obtain 

 15c for extra fancy. Extracted has weakened 

 a little, and sells at 5@5J^c; fancv, from t/atl4c. 

 C. H'. W. Weber. 



New York, March S.— Comb honey is now 

 pretty well cleaned up, and what remains on 

 the market is nearly all fancy and No. 1 white 

 honey. The demand is fairly g-ood at following 

 quotations: Fancy white, 14c; No. 1, 13c; No. 

 2, 12c. Extracted remains dull at unchanged 

 prices with plenty of supply. Beeswax firm, 29c. 



We have lUSt received the first large ship- 

 ment of comb honey from Cuba; some in tall 

 sections, packed 20 combs to the crate and some 

 in square sections packed 32 combs to thecrate. 

 glass front on one side, plain, no-bee-way sec- 

 tion. The honey was packed in shipping-car- 

 riers, containing 8 of the large and '» of the 

 small crates respectively, and arrived in first- 

 class condition. The flavor of this honey is 

 very fine, and as to the quality— some of it is 

 fancy white, while others is of a yellowish tint. 



HlLDRETH & SBOELEEN. 



San Francisco, Feb. 12.— White comb, 11® 



12H cents; amber, 8@10c; dark, 6@7 cents. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5J^@6c; light amber, 4!<(3)5c; 

 amber, 4@ — . Beeswax, good to choice, light, 

 26fSi28c; dark, 24@25c. 



Considering the limited quantities offering- 

 there is a fair trade in progress, both for ship- 

 ment and local account. Quotable values are 

 without change, but market is moderately firm 

 at the prevailing figures 



\VANTFn EXTRACTED HONEY-either 

 " ■**^ 1 I *-#*-/■• large or small lots: parties 

 having same to offer, send samples, and best pri- 

 ces delivered at Cincinnati, Ohio. We pav cash 

 ondeliverv. THE FRED W. MUTH CO.'. 

 lOAtf Front and Walnut Sts., Cincinnati, O. 



In a Glass 

 Case. 



The light fancy 

 rural mail b ox 

 would last for 

 a long time, but 

 rain and shine, 

 with f r o - t and 

 snow soon tell the 

 story, and then its 

 only claim to having been a 

 good box. is that it died 

 young. Our box is "* pretty 

 lough," hence long lived. 

 As for beauty, why " hand- 

 some is what handsome does.' 

 the whv and wherefore. 



BOND STEEL POST CO., ADRIAN, MICH. 



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