1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



669 



BY 



'm^l^ ^ BUSINE^SS^ANAG 



HONEY MARKET. 



The demand for honey is opening early this year, 

 at prices which indicate a marked improvement over 

 last vear. Inquiries for honej- are numerous, and we 

 are selling freely to many wiio often have honev of 

 their own to sell. We aie having plenty of offers 

 from Colorado, Utah, and Nevada, showing that the 

 crop in those sections is good. We have on hand the 

 following honey at prices annexed, all in (iO-lb. cans, 

 two in a case; Nine cases light-amber white sage, No. 

 30, at 7c per lb. Thirty cases light amber white sage. 

 No. 10, at "c. Four cases buckwheat at oc. We shall 

 have plenty of clover and basswood mixed, in a few 

 days, at "J^c. Fancy white comb honey, He per lb. 

 A No. 1 white. 13c. "Full-crate lots at He per lb. less. 

 The light amber No. 10 is candied somewhat, other- 

 wise is same as No. 30. We have written several that 

 we were entirely out of light amber: but an inventory 

 shows above result. 



STATISTICS. 



We find, on footing up our tally-books, where we 

 keep a record of the different styles of hives packed 

 for shipment, on orders that we have sent out this 

 past season, nearly 3000 Danz. hives ; about 3000 Dove- 

 tailed chaff hives": about 7000 ten-frame Dove, hives, 

 and over 50,000 eight-frame Dove hives, besides a 

 great many of other .styles for other people, so that, 

 all together, we have dispo.sed of at least 70,000 hive» 

 the pa.st .season, or about double the record of any pre- 

 vious year. It is also safe to say that we could have 

 disposed of from 10,000 to 30,000 more if we could have 

 supplied them promptly. V\ e do not anticipate such a 

 recoro next year, as there are, without doubt, a large 

 number of the hives .sold this ye ir in the hands of bee- 

 keepers, unused. In view of the outlook we have de- 

 cided not to build the large addition to our factory, for 

 which we had plans prepared two months ago. We 

 do intend, however, to put in the larger engine, and 

 extend our factory building 20 feet, adding some new 

 machines, and changing others, so as to increase our 

 capacity when needed. 



Special Notices by A. 1. Root. 



THE UNITED STATES BEE-KEEPERS' UNION. 



Please remember that the next session of this soci- 

 ety is to be held at Omaha, on the 13th, 1-lth, and loth 

 of this month. Providence permitting, Ernest and I 

 expect to be on hand. Friend York, of the Amerhaii 

 Bee Joui )iah infonns us that the round trip fiom Chi- 

 cago to Omaha will not be more than .§14 75. He also 

 suggests that it would be pleasant for the beekeepers 

 to go m a car t' gether, so far as possible, from Chica- 

 go on. Inasmuch as a great many of the friends will 

 wish to visit Omaha anyhow, before the exposition 

 clo.ses, we should be very glad indeed to see a good 

 turn-out of bee- keepers. Copies of the Program may 

 be had of the Secretary. Dr A. B. Mason, Station B, 

 Toledo, O., by sending 5c to cover postage, etc. 



EXTRA NICE STRAWBERRY-PLANTS AT VERY LOW 

 PRICES. 



In consequence of the recent abundant rains, in 

 connection with heavy manuring, we have an unusu- 

 ally fine lot of extra" strong well-rooted strawberry- 

 plants; in fact, they are the very best we ever had at 

 this time of the year. Not with -vtanding, we make the 

 following low prices on all of the standard late varie- 

 ties. In fact, they are lower prices than we have ever 

 given before on strawlierry-plants. Till further no 

 tice, prices will be as follows: 10 plants, 10 cts.; 100, 50 

 cts.; 1000, $4.50. If wanted by mail, add 5 cts. for 10 

 or 25 cts. per 100 for postage. The plants we are pre- 

 pared to furnish at the above prices are Je.ssie, Rio, 

 Sharpless, Warfield, Bubach, and Haverland. The 

 three last are imperfect. Of the newer varieties we 

 can furni.sh Darling, Earliest, Marshall. Brand\-wine, 

 and Wm. Belt, all perfect, at 15 cts. for 10 plants; 75 

 cts. per 100; $0.00 per 1000. The Carrie and Margaret 



will be double the above prices, as our supply is lim- 

 ited. Any of the above will be potted in jadoo fiber 

 for one cent a plant e.xtra, providing you give us 10 

 days' notice before you want them. If potted plants 

 are wanted by mail, add two cents each for post- 

 age. Nick Ohmer we can now offer potted in jadoo, 

 postage paid, at 10 cts. each, or 85 cts. for 10 plants. 

 I am well aware that the above prices on many of the 

 new varieties are away down below tho^e advertised 

 by many other growers; but we have at present a great 

 surplus on hand that we are anxious to get rid of. 



AMERICAN PEARL AND OTHER ONION-SETS FOR FALL 



PLANTING. 



In consequence of a short crop we shall be obliged 

 to advance the price on American Pearl to the follow- 

 ing : Quart, 25 cts. ; peck, %\ 25 ; bushel, %\.'^. Other 

 varieties of onion-sets will be as follows : 



White Multipliers— quait, 20 cts. ; peck, Sl.OO, bush- 

 el, ?f3.50. I^arge Multipliers (for planting out to make 

 small ones), half the above prices. 



Whittaker onions, same as the large Multipliers. We 

 are sold out on small Whittaker onions. 



White Victoria and Prizetaker sets, the same as 

 American Pearl. Red and yellow top onion-sets 

 (sometimes called acorn onion-sets), 15 cts. per quart ; 

 peck, fl.OO ; bushel, %-\.H). 



Yellow and red onion.s, for growing the above acorn 

 sets, half the above prices. 



Winter Egvptian onion-sets — quart, 5 cts. ; peck, 35 

 cts.; bushel, $1 00. For a desciiption of all these on- 

 ions and onion-sets, for fall planting, see leaflet on 

 growing bunch onions, free of charge, and also our 

 regular seed catalog. 



If wanted by mail, add at the rate of 10 cents per qt. 

 for postage and packing 



EARLY POTATOES FOR SEED. 



Owing to the exceedingly wet spring, followed later 

 by a severe drouth, the crop is small in most Ircilities. 

 In fact, rather poor potatoes are now selling for table 

 u.se for from 50 to (iO cts. Nice ones would bring from 

 to to 75. In view of this I do not think the pi ices will 

 be any les- than last year — probably higher. As in- 

 quiries are coming in, however, at this eirly date, we 

 shall be obliged to fix a price, subject to changes later 

 on. For the present thev wilt be the same as la.st sea- 

 son — SI. 25 per bushel, of 53.00 uer barrel, with the ex- 

 ception of the Bovee. This seems to be remarkably 

 free from anv tendency to blight, especially for so ear- 

 ly a potato." Ours, planted late in June, are now a 

 perfect mass of luxuriance and health. For the pres- 

 ent the prices on the Bovee will be $2.00 a bushel ; per 

 barrel, $5.00. In regard to earliness, the Red and 

 White Bliss stand unquestionably at the head ; that 

 is, the vines die down and dry up before any other ; 

 and potatoes fit for eating are certainly as early as if 

 not a little earlier than any other variety known. 

 The following is a list of the potatoes we have already 

 dug, and which are in the cellar, ready to ship. After 

 considerable debating of the matter, we place them in 

 the following order in regard to earliness : 



Triumph, either White or Red ; Bovee ; Early Ohio ; 

 Earlv Andes ; Earlv Zehr ; Early Prize ; Burpee's Ex- 

 tra Early ; Early Vaughn ; New Queen ; Early Thor- 

 ough ^>red ; Freeman. There are three or four kinds 

 that ripen .so nearly at the same time that I really can 

 not tell which one is earlier than the others. For in- 

 stance, of those mentioned, the Early Ohio, Zehr, An- 

 des, Prize, and Bovee. The Bovee furnishes rather 

 larger potatoes than the others ; and I am inclined to 

 think it would furnish potatoes the size of a hen's egg, 

 .sav, earlier than any ot) er in the list, unless it is the 

 Triumphs. Of course, different seasons and different 

 localities might give a different result. 



MUTH'S HONEY-EXTRACTOR, 

 SQUARE GLASS HONEY-JARS, 

 ROOT'S GOODS AT ROOT'S PRICES, 



Bee-keepers' Supplies in general, etc., 

 etc. Send for our new catalog. "Prac- 

 tical Hints" will be mailed for 10 cts. 

 in stamps. Apply to 



CHAS. F. MUTH & SON, Cincinnati, 0. 



In writing, mention Gleanings. 



