(iLKAMMiS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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Contents of this Nunnber. 



lUis, T.. Vi'iililiito Ti4 



Bw.<\vax . Trying 734 



nu(r.stiii|fiii(r 73» 



Bur 



"34 



Hutterllies 734 



O.'mt.s mid Moths 73.> 



l>is.ii-r. r.ciili.ir 7Sil 



l>riMkiiic^Vii,ii Wiim 739 



l>r. 'Ill' t'oiiih. Cm ti 11(1 73'< 



Krncst lU Pr. Miison's TCS 



llotTmiin Kriime Abend 7:vs 



H.>1 bi.l>, Sicmn 741 



liiiiviise. T«> Pi-evcnt 7i"i 



lntr<iiiiioinfr 724 



Li HU-I . Mammoth 731 



Milkwfe.1 74)1 



Moth.Wiiliuit 731 



Neisrhbor. Who is Ourf.732. 733 



Onion. I'.trjptian 741 



t)nionsets In Winter 741 



Taint , Choun 734 



IViis in the Fnll 740 



ri-ii'es, Running Up 739 



Trop )lis and Huff. Krnmi's 74(J 



Qui-.'ns a 111 Doolittlc 737 



Itainliler on Oiayback 720 



Sun 1 in Hen houses 740 



Seience, I'nsrientittc 737 



Seouts 



Silver. To Test 



Spec-kled Beautv 



Taiiwied Honey 



T.nipe, IMilor in 



Wa-li on llill-i.les 



Wateiintr i)laee for Bees.. 

 Wiii.linilis lor Irrigation 



New York.— Ho/ic;/. W'f arc |>iijiiiK for wliite 

 comb honey, fancy, l4@15f; fiiir, ia@i;j; huckwIn^Mt, 

 10@10)i. Bi(\-<it<i.v, 2«(?sL'«'/j. 



Thukbkk-Whylanu Co., 



Sept. 21. New York. 



Albany. Wo;ir/y.— We have received up to date 

 1096 eases of eomh iind 4S packajres of extracted 

 lioiiey. The clover is only fair quality, and selUriff 

 oil' fifoly at !:')(• and tlie liuckwiiual al 11(5*12. Fan- 

 cy wliitv Ml), .sections will hrinK l(KStl«. Extracted, 

 ei4{fl>S. 'J'lic displa.N of lionc.\ niatle by us, at the 

 New York and Ni-w Kn^land Fair, just closed here, 

 for the benellt of our coiisiifnors, attracted much 

 attention. Chas. McUulloch & Co., 



Sept. 24. 393, :«t5, 397 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



CONVENTION NOTICES. 



Tile fall ini'etinjj: i>f the Coiuieitieiit Bee keepers' .\ss()cia- 



tion will he held at the Capitol, in Hartiord, on Thurs.. Nov.3. 



Waterbury. Ct. Mrs. W. E. Rilky. See. 



The Southern California Bee-keepers' Assoeiation will meet 

 in Los .Xngeles. at the Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday, 

 Get. 20. 9 A.M. G. W. Bropbeck. Sec., Los .-Vngeles. 



Chicago.— Hojifi/.— Fancy white comb honey sell- 

 ing at 17@lHc; second grade, 15@I6. We guarantee 

 to sell no e.vtractcd honey less than Tc and from 

 thattt)8>^. Bctsw(U-.-Z6. All the above .scarce on 

 our market, and in good demand. We advise 

 pronipt shipments. S. T. Fish & Co., 



Sept . 31. 189 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



The Knox County. Indiana, fair will be held at Vincennes. 

 Oft. 10 to Li. .Vll bee-keepers and suppl.v -dealers are requested 

 to make e.\hibit,s. Premiums amounting to S20fl are offered. 

 P.irties interested will address Frank Vawter, Vincennes, Ind. 



A eonvention of bee-keepers will be held in Brick and Stone 

 Masons' Hall. Salt Lake City, at 10 a.m., Oct. 7 All interested 

 are invited. J. C. Swaner, Sec'y. 



Chicago.— Ho?iej/.— The demand for comb honey 

 is very good. We obtain 16c for white comb; a fan- 

 cy lot sold at 17c. Dark, 13@14. E.vtracted, 6@8. 

 Uee-mmx, 2;i@3.i. All honey and beeswax sliould be 

 .sent by freigiit. R. A. Burnett, 



Sept. 21. 161 So. Water St., Chicago, 111 



The AIleKaiiv Countv Bee-keejiers" .\ssociati.iii was orjiaiiiz- 

 ed at our c-ounty fair. Sept 8tli. willi an initial niernli.-i -hi h of 

 •i'l. all in jfol.l si.uulins. Our •ilHccrs f.ir tlir coniinu' \ <-.ir .ue. 

 H. C Farnum, Tresident; W. .M. Barnum. Vii-e pr'sideut : H. 

 L. Dwig-ht. Secretary ; H Sprinjr. Treasurer. 



Belmont. N. Y., Sept.^^ W. M. B.^rncm. 



The 13th annual convention of the Northeastern Ohio, North- 

 em Pennsylvania, and Western New York Bee-keepers' Associ- 

 ation will convene in the parlors of the Eureka Mineral Spring-s 

 Hotel. Sa^srertown. Pa., Oct. 19. li. 1892 at 10 am., for a two-days' 

 session. The program will c.nsi-i of i)r.ictical topics relating 

 to apiculture, di-^cussed by p'-actie il bee keepers. Sa>»ertown 

 is situateil sjx miles e.ast of M -i IviUe. on the New York, Penn- 

 sylvHiiia & Oli'O K lilroad. Reilu id lates have bt-en seiured to 

 those attending the convention Siegertown is situated on the 

 banks of a beautiful stream of water, and is one I'f tlie finest 

 summer resorts in the co'intr.v. A steamer is alloat on the 

 river, and will be at the disposal of all wishing it. It is liojied 

 that there will be a large atten lance. Ladies are e-i)rciall.v 

 invited. Programs will be sent to members, and toothers who 

 request it of the secretary. M. E. Mason. President. 



G SriTLKK. Secretary, Andover. O. 



-Mosiertown. Crawford Co.. Pa. 



HoNEr Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



New York.— //o?ic{/. — Since Sept. 3 we received 

 3223 crates of comb nonej-. Demand Is good and 

 market firm at following prices. Fancy white, 1 lb. 

 sections, 1.7@17c; 2 lbs., 13(3j14; fair white, 1 lb., 13® 

 14; 2 lbs., 12c; buckwheat, l(l{a>12, according to qual- 

 ity- and style of package. E.vtracted, basswootl, 

 white clover and orange bloom, I^Cq^Se; Soutlicrn, 

 65@7,5c iier gallon, as to quality No demand for 

 e.vtracted l)uckwheat. The crop in California is not 

 a failure a.s first reported. Since .July 8th we pur- 

 chased twelve carloads of extracted California 

 honey. Hildreth Bros. & Segelken. 



Sept. 24. 28 & 30 West Broadway, New York. 



Kansas City.— Hodcy.- There is a good demand 

 for honey, but a very light supply. Price of 1 lb. 

 comb, white, 17c. Extracted, 6t^74. The new crop 

 of Jioney is arriving, and is very flue. Brinwax, 

 22@25. Ha.mblin & Beakss, 



Sept. 31. 514 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 



Kansas City.— Wo ncj/.— The receipts of both 

 comb and extracted are light; demand good. We 

 quote No. 1 white 1 lb. comb, 15@16; No. 2, 1 lb., 13® 

 14; No. 1 amber, 1 lb., 14@15; No. 2, llb.,iu@12. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 7@7>< : amber, .5@6. Beeswax, 30@22. 



Sept 



Clemons-Mason Com. Co., 

 Kansas Citj-, Mo. 



New York.— Honef/.— Demand for honey increas- 

 ing, and quote jirices as follows: lib. fancy comb 

 lioney, 16®17: 2 lb., ia^l3: I lb., fair, 13@14; 2 lb.. 

 IK/ 12; 1 lb., l)uckwheat, 10® 11; 2 lb., 9®10. Ex- 

 tracted honey, clover and basswood.Sc; buckwheat, 

 6; S lutliern, 7iJ®7.5c per gal. B'jsicnx. 26®27. 



Sept. 21. Chas. Israel & Bros.. 



110 Hudson St., New York. 



CiNCiSN.\Ti.— H(>/((;;/.— The demand tor extracted 

 honey is ver.\- good, and in excess of arrivals. It 

 5@8c ou arrival. A great deal of comb hoiiev could 

 be sold if there was a supply. Small arrivals are 

 disposed of as they ctmie in at 12@16e for Ijest white. 

 Beejiwax is in good supply, and demand is fair at 20 

 @25c on arrival for good to choice j-ellow. 



Chas. F. Muth & Sox, 



Sept. 20. Cincinnati, O. 



St. Louis.— H(»ci/.— Demand for extracted con- 

 tinues good, at 5V4®5^. Demand for comb quiet. 

 We quote 10@16. Beeswax, prime, 2.5. 



Sept. 21. D. G. TuTT Gro. Co., 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



Boston.— Ho«ey.— The supply of honey is very 

 light, and we think that prices will rule high. We 

 are selling best one-pound while honey at 18@19c. 

 Extracted, 7®9. No lieeswax on hand. 



Blake \- Ripley, 



Sept. 31. Boston, Mass. 



Buffalo.— y/o/ic;/.- We can (juote actual sales 

 to-day of fancy No. 1 clover honev mostly. ln@16<-; 

 No. 2, 12@14. Still most e.xcelleni indications for 

 favorable results. We advise liberal shipments. 

 We advance liberall.\, and need maii.\ tons for our 

 winter trade. Batters()N A: Co., 



Sept. 30. 167, 169 Scott St., Buttalo, N. Y. 



Alb\ny.— W'i)i*'y.--<)ur market is active now and 

 good prices beintr realized. We have sold one thou- 

 sand cases of honey so far this season and six tons 

 of extra -ted. Comb honey, white clover, 14®]6; 

 mi.xed. 13!S14; buckwheat. \2%Vii. Extracted, white, 

 8: amber, 7®8; dark. 6@6H. H. U. Wright, 



Sept. 26. 326, ;i28, ;«0 Broadwav, Albany. N. Y. 



Detroit.— Wo/iey. — We sold our crop of comb 

 luiuey .Yesterday for I.5c, and the demand is good, 

 with no honey in commission houses. Extracted, 

 8c. Brr.sirax, ;--4®25. .M. H. Hi NT. 



Sept. 3:3. Bell Branch, Mich. 



For Sale.— 30(i0 lbs. comb and 3000 lbs. extracted 

 honey. The former in 1-lb. sections. ;Jt-lb. cases. 

 The latter in 60-11). .Mjuare cans. The honey is fine 

 (jualitj-. Sample of extracted sent on application. 

 Ezra Baer, Dixon, 111. 



W.vxTED.— 50.030 lbs. of choice white comb honey. 

 Address Byron Walker, 

 17tfdb Evart, Mich., or Wyalusing, Wis. 



