1898 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CUI.TURE. 



823 



Contents of this Number. 



Anti-saloon lyeagiie in Michigan 8.57 



Apiary of S. K. Clapp 841 



Apis Dorsata 826 



Bee-feeders and Feeding 8;?i) 



Bees, Measurements of 82t) 



Bee-space Belween Comb Surfaces 844 



Black, Bees Dislike for 826, 845 



Board man in Michigan 883 



Bozeman, Monlana 850 



California Drouth 839 



Cleats on Hives 845 



Clovers — Red. Crimson, Sweet 837 



Combs, Stiaigtit, itithout Foundation 843 



Convention at Uone Rock 842 



Cowan's Loss 847 



Electric Plant, Sma lest 8ot) 



Exhibits at Omaha 848 



Fence and Plain Section Approved 81(i 



Fire at Home of the Honey-bees 847 



Foundation, Drawn, No Gob 832 



Gardening, I^ate 854 



Grasses, Economic 857 



Grave nhorst. Sketch of 828 



Hives, I^arge, Dadant's 827 



Hives, Small, for Comb Honey 845 



Honey, Candied, in Tin Pails 845 



Honey Flavored by Comb 826 



Houcy, Golden 844 



Honey, Heart se ise ...845 



Honey, Soured, Use of 82(1, SiO 



Honey, to Ijquefy in Glass 845 



Honey-leafiets 845 



Humor vs. Slang 831 



I<iterature, Apicultural 831 



Medicine Among the Zulus 857 



Omaha Exposition, View of 830 



Pettit System Explained 842 



Potatoes, Budding 856 



Potatoes, Scabby 856 



Prices, Higher, for Graded Sections 847 



Que.stion-box 840 



Rambler at Reynolds' 835 



Robbing, To Stop 846 



Shade tor Bees in F'lorida 830 



Slang S2i>, 831 



Southern Honey, Qualit5' of 840 



Victory for N. B. K. V 844 



Vinegar, Honey **^'' 



Zulu Doctors....' 857 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Milwaukee. — Our market continues about the 

 .same as when reported last. Receipts fair; demand 

 steady. There is a lack of fancy, yet the .stock is 

 good. Shippers should attend more closely to grad- 

 ing shipments, and having uniform quality in each 

 ca.se to draw best prices lor best quality. We now 

 quote fancy 1-lb. sections at 12@13; A No. I, 11@,12; No. 

 1, 10@11; dark or amber, 8@0; extracted white, in bar- 

 rels and kegs, 6@7; dark, in barrels and kegs, 4@5J^; 

 beeswax, 26(^27. 



Nov. 9. A. V. Bishop & Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



Denver. — Our market remains about the same. 

 The receipts are fully up to the demand, and we can 

 quote No. 1 while comb at 11 '2, put up in our cartons 

 or 24-lb. glass- front casts. Our trade on extracted is 

 still growing, and we can handle large quantities of 

 water-white grade. Can quote No. 1 white at 5J^to6; 

 beeswax, 20(§25, according to quality. 



Nov. 10. R. K. & J. C. F"RISBEE, Denver, Col. 



Albany. — Honey market steady — the mild weather 

 helping it some; prices unchanged. Fancv white, 13 

 @.14; No. 1, 12@13; No. 2, ll(ail2; mixed, 9@11; buck- 

 wheat, 8@9J,4; extracted white, 7@7i4; amber, 6fa!6'^; 

 dark, 5^@6. MacDougal & Co., 



Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Nov. 9 Albany, N. Y. 



Columbus.— Demand .somewhat lighter on fancy 

 white comb, but market trade is wanting buckwheat, 

 amber and No. 2. white. F'ancy white, 14; No. 1, 12(?/ 

 13; No. '2, 10@11; amber, 9@,10, buckwheat, 8. 



The Columbus Commission & Storage Co., 



Nov. 8. 409-413 N. High St., Columbus, O. 



Buffalo. — Below I quote you the market price of 

 honey. Fancy, 13@,14; A No. 1, 12@,13; No. 1, 11@12; 

 No. 2, OtSlO; No. 3, 7((i8; dgrk honey or buckwheat, 7(3). 

 9; extracted 6@6''2; tumblers, »1.00(ffiSl 10 per dozen: 

 beeswax, 27(a30. and scarce. The trade has improved 

 lately for while honey; dark selling pretty well. The 

 crop this St ason is lunning more to dark than it did 

 last year. W. C. Townsend, 



Oct. -29. Buffalo, N. Y. 



Philadelphia. — Honey selling very freely, but the 

 supply is equal to the demand. We quote fancy white 

 at 15; No. 1, 13; amber, 10; extracted white, 8; amber, 6; 

 dark, 5; beeswax, 27. We are producers of honey — do 

 not handle on commission. Wm. A. Selser, 



Nov. 20. 10 V^ine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Chicago. — There is no change in this market since 

 last quoted Honey of all kinds meets with good sale 

 at prices there given. As this is the time of j-ear 

 when sales are most active, receipts are quickly dis- 

 posed of. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Nov 8. 163 S. Water .St., Chicago, 111. 



Cleveland. — W'e quote our honey market to-day as 

 follows: Fancy white, 13@14: No. 1, VlUxjVl^M light 

 amber, 11 ; buckwheat, 9. Extracted, white, 7; light 

 amber, 6. A. B. Williams & Co., 



Nov. 9. 80-82 Broadway, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Wanted— Can use from 2000 to 4000 lbs. of white- 

 clover extracted if it is good and thick, and not mixed 

 with any other. Can also use some goldenrod ex- 

 tracted. A. J. Newman, Belvidere, Boone Co., 111. 



Wanted. — To buy quantity lots of comb and ex- 

 tracted honey. In writing, state price. 



Ed Wilkinson, Wilton, Wis. 



For Sale.— 600 lbs. of fall honey and 120 lbs. of 

 white. Will take 5 cts. for fall and 6 for white. 



H. Van Vranken, Union City, Mich. 



For Sale.— 81 

 300 buckwheat. 



lbs. comb honey— 500 white clover, 

 Wm. Van Auken, ElHsburg, N. Y. 



For Sale. — A few barrels and a number of CO-lb. 

 cans of fine amber honey from fall blossoms — golden- 

 rod, Spanish needle, heartsease, and aster mixed. 

 Prices on application. Sample for 2cent stamp. 



Emil J. Baxter, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., 111. 



For Sale.— Extracted honey in 58 lb. cans. White 

 clover, 7^ cts.; fall amber, 6 cts. Samples, postpaid, 

 6 cts. each. R. & E. C Porter, i,ewi.ston. 111. 



For Sale — 1000 tumblers of pure light-amber hon- 

 ey, 10c each; twenty 60-lb. cans, 6^2C; comb, 13c. 



G. Routzahn, Menallen, Pa. 



CHAS ISRAEL & BRO., 



486, 488 & 490 Canal St., Corner Watts St., N. Y. 



Honey and Beeswax. 



Iviberal Advances made on Consignments. 

 Wholesale Dealers and Commission Merchants. 

 Established 1875. 



Reduced Prices! 



I have 80 nuclei yet to unite for winter, there- 

 fore 1 offer a lot of fine Italian queens at these 

 low prices Warranted. 60c each; 4 or more, 50c 

 each. Select warranted. 7oc each: 3 for 12.00. Se- 

 lect tested, SI. "25 each; 3 for .?3.00. Safe arrival 

 and .satisfaction guaranteed. 



J. P. MOORE, Lock Box i, Morgan, Ky. 



IVIachme$10 



TO BUILD THE STRONGEST 

 AND BEST WIRE FEPJCr. 



16 to 24 Cents per Rod. 



No farm rights, rovalties or 

 "S patent stays to buy. AGENTS 

 t;j WANTED. W^rite for circular. 

 The Bowen Cable Stay Fence Co. 

 NORWALK, OHIO, U.S.A. 

 In writing to advertisers, mention Gleanings. 



