1899 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



635 



Contents of this Number. 



Bees and Chickens 651 



Bees, Birds, and Grapes 653 



Bees. Number for Wintering 648 



Bee-keeper, Crazy Ho!) 



Brood Poisoned 651 



Cans Condemned 612 



Catch That Good 650, 651 



Catclaw, Wiring 658 



Chickens, Kind Stung 051 



Clipping, Jones' Plan 640 



Clover, Crimson 659 



Danzenbaker vs. Niver 1150 



Extracting Causing Granulation 614 



Flow, Good 651 



Grade; Superfluous 650 



Grading Honey 041 



Hive Arrangement, Crane's 639 



Honey -pitchers 642 



Honey Not Advancing, and Why 651 



Nectar, Why No Secretion 649 



Philadelphia Convention 652 



Poisoned Brood 651 



Queens, When Begin to I y ay 641 



Queen-cups, Drone-cell 6-10 



Rambler at Griggs' 646 



Rings, Waxing 650 



Robbing Bee-keepers 654 



Rules for Grading <>ll 



Sections, Short-weight 642 



Sections, 15-cent vs. 10 cent 650 



Tobacco and the President 658 



X'niting in Brood Form 640 



A'ictory Through Defeat 653 



Waxing Rings of Rubber 650 



Weather Prophets 658 



Honey Column. 



CITY MARKETS. 



Detroit. — Old honey has disappeared from com- 

 mission row, and no new has been offered. Fancy- 

 white would bring 13@14c; other grades in proportion. 

 Exti acted, white, 6'4@7c. Beeswax, 23(5)24c, with 

 good supply. M. H. Hunt & Son, 



Aug. 22. Bell Branch. Mich. 



Philadei phia — Honey arriving very freely, but 

 high prices prevail: not much demand yet till next 

 month. White fancy comb, 14(3)15; amber, 12(o)13. 

 Extracted, fancy clover, 10c; ami er and light, 7@9. 

 Beeswax, 27c. Wm. A. Selser, 



Aug. 21. 10 Vine St., Philadelphia, Pa. 



New York.— We are having a good demand for 

 new crop comb honey, excepting buckwheat, and 

 quote as follows: Fancy white, 14x15c: No. 1 white, 

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

 firm at unchanged prices. Beeswax, dull at 25@26. 



HlLDRETH & SEGELKEN, 



Aug. 22. 120, 122 West Broadway, New York. 



Columbus. — We are having numerous calls for new 

 comb honey, but have none to supply demand with. 

 Market not quotable, owing to absence of product. 

 We are in the market for consignments, or for direct 

 purchase, and will be pleased t hear from all who 

 have honey to offer. Evans & Turner, 



Aug. 19. Fourth and Town Sts., Columbus. O. 



Chicago. — A few consignments of comb honey re- 

 ceived this week; some cases of fancy in plain sec- 

 tions sold at 15 cts.. other lots at 13@14c, while No 1. 

 sold at 12(&13 cents. Amber grades 10@11 cents, and 

 dark 7@9 cts. Extracted, white, 7@,8 cts.; amber, ti l / 2 

 @7%c; dark, 6c; all selling well. Beeswax. 25@26c. 

 R. A. Burnett & Co., 



Aug. 20. 163 S. Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Albany. — Honey market opening row, and some 

 new coming. We are holding white comb honey 

 high, as it is reported being an unusually light crop. 

 We quote white comb 14@15. White extracted, 7@8c; 

 mixed, 6(5)7; dark, 0@6%. We look for a good de- 

 mand for honey this sepsnn, and advise early con- 

 signments for best prices and quick sales. 



MacDougal & Co., 

 Successors to Chas. McCulloch & Co., 



Aug. 21. Albany, N. Y. 



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

 is usual this time of year, while stocks are extremely 

 light, old stock being practically gone and no new as 

 get. Owing to the poor crop prospects prices are firm, 

 and it looks as though they would remain so. We 

 quote our market. Fancy white comb, 1-lb. sections, 

 15@16; A No. 1, 14; No. 1, 12@13; No. 2, 10; light amber 

 extracted, 7; beeswax, 27. 



Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Aug. 18. 57 Chatham St., Boston, Mass. 



For Sale. — We have some nice basswood honey in 

 kegs and cans at 8@8J£ cts. per lh. Sample 5 cts. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park PI., New York. 



For Sale — Choice alfalfa comb honey in Root's 

 non-drip shipping-cases. Both plain and regular sec- 

 tions, 24 and 32 sections to a case. 



J. E. Pryor, Eagatete, Colo. 



Wanted. — Offers on No. 1 extracted honey from 

 cotton, in 60 lb. cans, two in a case. Honey is almost 

 waterwhite, and flavor equal to any. Address 



O. P. Hyde & Son, Hutto, Texas. 



Wanted. — Your honey. We will buy it, no matter 

 where you are. Address, giving description and price. 

 Thos. C. Stanley & Son, Fairfield, 111. 



Wanted.— Comb and extracted honey. State price, 

 kind, and quantity. R. A. Burnett & Co., 



163 South Water St., Chicago, 111. 



Wanted. — Quantity lots of comb and extracted hon- 

 ey. Car lots preferred. B. Walker, Evart, Mich. 



Queens, Queens, Queens. 



We are headquarters for Gray Carnio'.an and Gold- 

 en Italian queens. Untested queens, 65c: tested, $1.25; 

 select tested, $2.25. Satisfaction guaranteed. Never 

 saw foul brood. For prices on large orders, nuclei, 

 full colonies, and imported queens, write for free de- 

 scriptive price list. 



I est i mo f ial. 



Medina, Ohio, May 29, 1899. 

 Gentlemen:— The nucleus of Carniolans you sent us 

 came to hand promptly, in fine order. Have examin- 

 ed them nearly every day and find them very gentle 

 indeed. Have a colony of select Italians, and in some 

 respects the Carniolans seem easier to handle. 



Yours truly, The A. I. Root Co., 



Per A. L,. Boyden. 



F. A. Lockhart & Co., Caldwell, N. Y. 

 Moore's Strain of Italians Ahead 



in an Apiary of 1 25 Colonies. 



Clinton, Me., Julv 21, 1899. 



Mr. Moore, Dear Szr;— Here inclosed $1.00. Please 

 send me one of your select warranted queens. I have 

 had two of you, and they are the best strain of bees I 

 have had to gather honey. I have 125 colonies, and 

 have tried all kinds of bees. C. H. Oreely. 



It has taken 20 years' work— selecting and crossing 

 — to produce such stock as this. Send for circular, 



with warranted queen, $2.50. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. 



J. P.Moore, Lock box 1, Morgan, Pend. Co., Ky. 

 Root's Goods for California. 



We have just received a large carload of sec- 

 tions, extractors, smokers, veils, etc., direct 

 from the factory, and are prepared to supply 

 bee-keepers with the same promptly. Do not 

 send a long distance and pay high freights. 

 Write for our prices. 



M. R. MADARY, = Fresno, California. 



