1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



119 



Contents of this Number. 



Apiary, Sweetwater 181 



Apis Dorsata 142 



Bicycle for Out-apiaries 1 12 



Bumble-bees, Crossing 137 



California Association 130 



California, Poor Prospects I 1 1 



Clover, Sweet, for Alkali Soils 140 



Clover, Sweet, Uses of I 19 



Congress, Pure-food 143 



Colonies, Number to Handle 138 



Cow Pea, Benson 148 



Darky in Apiary 140 



Doctoring Without Medicine 150 



Fence-separator System 12u 



Frame, Eight vs. Ten 134 



Frames, Staple-spaced 131 



Glucose Evil 133 



Honey, Cuban 133 



Honey Carried on Bicycle 144 



Honey -box, Evolution of 125 



Honey-leaflet a Success 141 



Instructions to Beginners 123 



Increase, Greatest Possible 139 



Keely Motor I4!l 



Moth- worms in Fence Honey 139 



Mountain Grouse 140 



l'otato. Scabless 1 IS 



Rambler in Scott Valley 135 



Roll o' Honor 150 



Sections, Plain, Favored 1 25, 1 28 



Sections, Three Compared 126 



Sections, Tall vs. Square 127 



Supers for 1899 141 



Thorington,- Death of 142 



Tomato, Diseases of 148 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Detroit. — Fancy white comb honey, 13; No. 1, 11@ 

 \'l l A\ fancy, dark, and amber, 9@11; extracted white 

 in good demand at fira>,7; dark, 5@5J£; beeswax, 26@27. 



Feb. 9. M. H. Hunt, Bell Branch, Mich. 



Milwaukee, — At this time the honey trade is at a 

 standstill. The weather is ver3 r cold, and demand is 

 very small We expect, in the near future, trade will 

 improve. Market is steady for best qualities, while 

 the off grades are inclined to accommodate the buyer. 

 We continue to quote as follows: fancy lib. sections, 

 13@14: A No 1, 12@13; No. 1, 11@12; dark or amber, 

 lOfo 10J4; extracted, in barrels and kegs, white, 6%@ 

 7'4; dark, 5%@6; beeswax, 27@28. 



A. V. Bishop & Co., 



Feb. 9. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Boston. — The demand for comb honey is very light, 

 with full stock on hand We quote our market as fol- 

 lows: fancy white, 13@14; A No. 1, 12; No. 1, 11@12; 

 light amber, 9@,10; no demand for buckwheat: ex- 

 tracted white Northern stock, 7(&8; beeswax quiet at 

 27@28. Blake, Scott & Lee 



Feb. 8. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



Chicago. — Weather is zero the c e days and honey 

 does not sell, as it is too cold for people to get out. 

 Price of fancy white, 13; good grades of white and 

 amber. 11@12; dark and amber, 8(510; and with mild 

 weather we look for a good demand Extracted. 6@7 

 for white, 5@6 for amber; beeswax. 27. 



R. A. Burnett & Co. 



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



Philadelphia. — The demand for honey has fallen 

 since last quotations, but prices remain firm. Fancy 

 comb, 15; No. 1, 12; amber, 10; dark extracted, 5J4 : 

 amber, G; white, 7; beeswax, 27. We are producers of 

 honey — do not handle on commission. 



Wm. A. Selser, 



Feb. 10. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



Albany.— No. 1 white clover selling at 11@,11%; No. 

 2, 9@10; mixed, amber and buckwheat, 7(58 I 4; extract- 

 ed, white, 7@7'4; dark, 6@6%. 



MacDougal & Co., 

 Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 

 Feb. 8. Albany, N. Y. 



Cleveland. — We quote our honey market to-dav as 

 follows: Fancy white, 13@14: No. 1, 12@12%; light 

 amber, 11; buckwheat, 8; extracted, white, 7; light 

 amber, (>. A. B. Williams & Co., 



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



For Sale. — Fancy white extracted alfalfa honey in 

 60-lb, cans at 7c per lb.; in lots of 500 lbs. or more, 6^>c 

 per lb.', f. o. b. cars Denver. Sample by mail 8c. 



Rauchfuss Bros., Elyria, Colo. 



Well, neighbors, what can I buy your honey at in lots 

 of one hundred pounds and up? What is it gathered 

 from ? What grade is it? and how is it put up ? 



T. L. Shaffer, Lake View, O. 



Wanted.— Quantity lots of amber and white ex- 

 tracted honev. Send samples. B. Walker, 



No. 455 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, 111. 



Wants and Exchange. 



Notices will be inserted under this head at one-half our 

 usual rates. You must say you want your ad in this depart- 

 ment, or we will not be responsible for any error You can 

 have the notice as many lines as you please; but all over five 

 lines will cost you according to our regular rates This de- 

 partment is intended only for bona-nde exchanges. Exchanges 

 for cash or lor price lists, or notices offering articles for sale 

 can not be inserted under this head. For such our regular 

 rates of l'O cts a line will be charged, and they will be put with 

 the regular advertisements. We can not be responsible for 

 dissatisfaction arising from these " swaps." 



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ANTED. — To exchange one thousand wide frames 

 with tin separators, for something I can use. 



C. J. Baldridge, Kendaia, N. Y. 



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VVi ANTED.— To exchange two small printing-presses 

 * T and printing outfit for bloodhounds, ferrets, fan- 

 cy poultry, bicycles, or something I can use. 



James M. Denham, Valley, Ky. 



WANTED. — No. 1 white comb honey in 4x5-inch sec- 

 "" tions; also to furnish my hives and 4x5 sections 

 for a share of the next honey crop, to parties within 

 100 miles of this city. Address at once 



F. Danzenbaker, Washington, D. C. 



ANTED. — Your address for a free copy of my 

 book on queen-rearing. 



Henry Alley, Wenham, Mass. 



YJMANTED. — By a practical apiarist and queen-breed- 

 "* er, a position, in any locality; or an apiary on 

 shares. Abbott L- Swinson, Goldsboro, N. C. 



ANTED. — To exchange supplies, nursery stock, or 

 seed potatoes, for printing-press, honey, or wax. 

 O. H. Hyatt, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa. 



Y^ANTED— A position in apiary or upon farm; ex- 

 " ' perienced hand; age 21. 



F. W. Manley, New London, Ohio. 

 Mr. Manley, was in my employ the past season, and 

 I cordially recommend him to you as a good man for 

 farm or apiary. Dan White, New London, Ohio. 



TANTED. — Position in California apiary. Can take 

 full control. References if wanted. Age 29. Sin- 

 gle. T. P. Murrey, Fort Collins, Col. L. B. 585. 



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ANTED — Hand or foot power combination saw. 

 B. Hahn, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. 



WHAT have you for a one-horse power tile-mill 

 * ' I Hacket pattern); dies 3% to 10 inches? 



James Rutherford, Sims, Ind. 



WANTED. — To exchange a new Saiimening incuba- 

 " tor, 200-egg size, for pea-fowls, white and brown 

 China geese, or offers. 



Chas. McClave, New London, Ohio. 



Vl/ANTED. — To exchange strawberry and raspberry 

 '' plants for sections, foundation, or foot-power 

 saw, mandrel, and rip-saw. 



P. D. Miller, Grapeville, Pa. 



WANTED. — Flngagement as manager or foreman in 

 ** large apiary; will also work for monthly salary; 

 production of comb honey a specialty; hives handled 

 cat-like; 16 years' experience; 27; single. Sugar-honey 

 producers write. Correspondence solicited. Address 

 Geo. Rockenbaugh, Austin, Minn. 



