212 THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. Octobw; 



The man very coolly answered that can invention, the wooden cell-cups, 

 when he bought genuine honey his Jung-Klaus apparently has difficulties 

 guests ate too much of it!— Le Rucheic in distinguishing between myth anfl 

 Beige. reality. 



FRANCE. THE MARKET CONDITION. 



Mr. Dufour has made some observa- A circular letter issued to the tradi 

 tions on the laying of the queens or by one of the most extensive importer 

 rather on the brood raised. The larg- of honey in New York is to the effec 

 est amount from his best colony was that a representative of the firm ha 

 an average of 1627 eggs per day dur- just returned from a tour of inspectior 

 ing the period between June 10th and through Cuba, and that he finds pros 

 July 1st. The same colony, between pects good for a large crop of hone) 

 April 9th and April 30th, showed a during the coming season. This houa 

 daily average of 1,120 eggs. Another advises its patrons that it has its ow) 

 colony, much weaker, produced only man "on the ground" in Cuba, that h 

 an average of 771 eggs between April is acquainted with the bee-kepers am 

 30th and May 21st. These figures is in a position to handle Cuban com 

 were obtained by counting the brood and extracted honey to great advair 

 present and therefore refers to the tage; and that only strictly white, welt 

 brood raised. The queens may have filled sections will be shipped. Tii 

 laid a much greater number of eggs quality, it is assured, will be A-1, an 

 than that. prices as low, if not lower, than for d. 



Mr. Layens measured on April 15th mestic goods. Oh, no! "The Amer jo 

 the brood contained in his best col- can producer has nothing to fear froi 

 onies. He found a total of 13.496 West Indian competition." 

 square centimeters. This would cor- if only the product of the Unite 

 respond for each colony to a daily av- States were to be considered, it is sal 

 erage laying of only 304 eggs. to sav that prices would be higher th d 



Mr. Dufour adds that the queens lay fall than in years; but with the heaT 

 considerably more eggs than the bees foreign competition that is developln 

 use. In one of his experiments, he it appears that prices are bound to ru 

 found some 850 eggs laid which dis- even lower than at present, regardles 

 appeared instead of being raised as of the extent of the domestic produc 

 brood.— L'Apitculteur. Conditions throughout the Union 



present are such that the Americ? 

 ENGLAND. markets could hardly be supplied th 



The Dundee-Advertiser reports the y^'^^' ^^ ^^ ^^''^ obliged to rely upc 

 following apicultural whopper: While ^^'^ ^J^l resources; yet the mdicatioi 

 D. Cooper was driving from Colliston ^J^ ^.^^f ?e seaboard cities will ha; 

 to his farm a swarm of bees followed ^^^*^ ^^^^^^ ""{^^^""'Su ^a"""^^- ^"^ ""^ 

 them. Suddenly the queen bee of the f P"^^^ ^^^^ ^^^V^^^ American pr. 

 swarm entered the mouth of the <^"^er could meet with profit. 



horse and the whole swarm followed 



taking possession of the horses HONEY IN COURT HOUSE. 



stomach. The horse died in agony." ^ colony of bees took up their aboo 



in the ceiling and under the floors 

 AUSTRIA. the County Court House in Belvider 



Jung-Klaus says in Deutsche Imker, N. Y., some months ago, and made lo 

 a regular bee-keeper should have no of honey. Sheriff Barker and Coun' 

 robbing in his yards. In other words Clerk Frith concluded they were e 

 he should not allow weak or queenless titled to gome of the sweets of this lit 

 colonies. Jung-Klaus also advises not instead of the Freeholders having thei 

 to disturb bees during the honey flow, all, and raided the bees, using aS' 

 He observed that a colony not disturb- weapon a peck or two of sulpht 

 ed had gained four pounds above one which they burned to dislodge tl 

 disturbed during one day. bees. 



The fertilization or mating in a glass They then secured about seven* 

 bottle is reported by Jung-Klaus in five pounds of honey, which they vt 

 Deutsche Imker as being an American turn over to the Freeholders to he 

 invention. He has his fun over the pay the election bills. — ^Philadelph: 

 matter as w^ell as over another Ameri- Evening Telegraph. 



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