GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Contents of this Number. 



Alfalfa for Honey 115|Ineome. To Figure, on Bees 123 



Armenians i:« Loekinp Horns 119 



Caramels, Honey 12:i|Maniiiii'> Enormous Potato. 135 



Clover, Sweet, A ikin on ll . MMni,/iiina-< Well 132 



Comb. Worker, To Secure.. . m N. vn i,i m . n Potato lU 



Fi-ed Anderson l-'i s, i ~ fall 123 



Honev, Weather for in'- \ ..i.v i ithijr 118 



Honev-leartet, Our Ij; Wui nmu t<. ISt'e-keepers. . , .126 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



San Francisco.— Hodcy.— Fancy white, 10@11 ; No. 

 1 white, 9@10; fancy amber, 7@8; No. 1 amber, 6@7: 

 faufy datk, 5@6: No. 1 dark, 4@5; white extracted, 

 .5@5J4: amber, 4@4X: dark, 3i/i@3; beeswax, 23@35. 

 Demand and stocks are light. 



Henry Schacht, 



Feb. 1. San Francisco. Cal. 



Kansas City.— ii(j?(ej/.— Fancy white, 34; No. 1 

 white, 12@13; fancy amber, 11@12; No. 1 amber, 10 

 @11; fancy dark, 10; No. 1 dark, 8; white extracted, 

 o!4@6; amber, 5®5^; dark, 4@4'i; beeswax, 25. 

 C. C. Clemons & Co., 



Feb. 8. 423 Walnut, Kansas City. Mo 



Minneapolis.— Honey. — Fancy white, 13@14; No. 

 1 white, 11@12; fancy amber. 9@10: No. 1 amber, 8® 

 9; fanoy dark, 7@8; No. 1 dark, 6@7; white extract- 

 ed, 6@7; Utab,6@6; a- ber, 5@6; dark, 4@6; bees- 

 wax, 23@26. Market very quiet, and little doing. 

 Comb honey fairly well cleaned up, and shipments 

 salable on arrival. S. H. Hall & Co., 



Feb. 8. Minneapolis, Minn. 



Philadelphia.— /forjey.-No. 1 white, 9@10; fan- 

 cy amber, 8@9: No. 1 amber, 8; fancy dark, 7: white 

 extracted, 6@7; amber, .5; dark, 4; beeswax, 26. 

 The honey market is much flepressed at present. 

 Very little fancy comb, and not much call. The 

 season is getting late, and we are pushing extracted 

 honey. Wm. A. Selser, 



Feb. 8. No. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia. Pa 



Detroit.— Honey.— Fancy white, ]3@14; No. 1 

 white. ll@13ii; fancy amber, 10@11: No.] amber, 9 

 @10; fancy dark, 8@9; white extracted, .5>2@6; am- 

 ber, 5@.5!4 ; dark, 4; beeswax, 25@26. 



M. H. Hunt, 



Feb. 8. Bell Branch, Mich. 



Cincinnati.— Honey.— No. 1 white, 13@13; No. 1 | 

 amber, 11@12; No. 1 dark, lOrail; white extracted, 



5@6; amber, 4@.5; dark, 3Vt@i; beeswax, 22@25. j 

 Demand for all kinds of honey is exceedingly slow. 



Chas F. Muth & Son, i 



Feb. 8. Cincinnati, O. \ 



St. Louis.— Honey.-Fancy white, 13V4®13; No. 1 t 

 white, ]i;4®12; fancy amber, 9'4(810; No. 1 amber. 

 8'/2@9: fancy dark, 8@8i/2; No. I dark, 7®8; white 

 extracted, in barrels, 5@5V^: In cans, 6@6H : amber, 

 in barrels, i^Pi: in cans, .5®5'4; dark, 3V4®4: bees- 

 wax, 23i4@24. The movement of honey has been 

 rather slow this season. 



Westcott Commission Co., 



Feb. 8. 313 Market St., St. Louis, Mo. 



ITChicago.— Hojicy. — Fancy white, 13; No. 1 white, 

 10@11; fancy amber, 9@10; No. 1 amber. 7@8; fancy 

 dark. 7@8; No. 1 dark, 7; white extracted, .5@7; 

 amber, 5®6; dark, 4@4'2: beeswax, 2r)@27. Very 

 little call for honey of any kind. 



R. A. Burnett & Co., 

 Feb. 8. 163 So. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



[ Boston. — Honey. — Fancy white, 13; No. 1, 11® 

 12: fancy amber, 10@11: white extracted 6@7; am- 

 ber, .5®6; beeswax, 25. Dark comb honey will not 

 sell in this market; but fancy honey in cartons will 

 go very well. Supply fair, and light demand. 

 Beeswax is in short supply, and wanted. 



E. E. Blake &Co., 

 Feb. 8. 67 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Columbus —Ho>iey.— Fancy white, 12yj; No. 1 

 white. 11; fancy amber, 9. Weather very cold, but 

 very little doing. 



The Columbus Com. & Storage Co. 



Feb. 1. 409-413 N. High St , Columbus, O. 



For Sale.— 60(10 lbs. extracted honey, in new cans 

 and cases, $37.5.00. Speak quick; who wants it ? 



Elias Fox, Hillsboro, Wis. 



The "IRON AGE' 



WHEEL HOES 



High Steel Wheels cause them to 

 run easily and steadily, not yielding 

 to inequalities of ground. 



Tubular Frame coupled to malle= 

 ' able castings give extreme lightness, 

 with freedom from breakage. 



We make 50 different implements, 

 among them a full line of garden 

 tools. Send for catalogue. 

 BATEMAN MFG. CO., Box 120, Grenloch, N. J. 



[t^"In writing aiivertisers please mention Gleaninus. 



WHY FREEZE? i 



A No need to in California— the thermometer ^ 

 W is always away up there. 'Tis the place for you \ 

 S to live. We sell homes there cheap— city and S 

 ^w country PDV4r Wt^iTo.vr^/* T. 



Pryal Realty Cc 

 W. A. Pryal, Mgr. Oakla 



( uo., ^ 



nd, Cal. r 



ONE MAN WITH THE 

 UNION COMBINATION SAW 



('in do the work of four men us- 

 ins' hnnd tools in Ripping, Cut- 

 titig off, Mitering, Kaljbeting, 

 Grooving, Gaining, Dadoing, 

 Edging up, Jointing Stuff, Etc. 

 Full Line of Foot and Hand 

 Power Machinery. Sold on Trial. 

 Cataloo Free. l-24ei 



SENECA FALLS MFC. CO., 

 44 Water St.. Seneca Falls.N V 



D 



ON'T place your order for berry-plants until you 

 send for my price list. H. H. Aultfather, 

 Box B, Minerva, Ohio. 



