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for him, and two or three others want 

 theirs transferred. There is one here 

 ■who has about 20 large " bee-gums " 

 whose colonies stand year after year 

 and cast very large swarms, most of 

 ■which go to the woods. He hardly 

 knows what honey is. as he gets so 

 little of it. The white clover, I thinli, 

 is not hiu-t. That is our maiu surplus 

 crop. I have four acres of Alsike, 

 and some melilot. 



Working on Oats and Corn.— Ur. 

 C. C. Miller, Marengo,5 His., on 

 April 14, 1886, says : 



We have had very little weather for 

 bees to fly, but they worked up about 

 2 bushels of ground com -"" -""•■ 

 yesterday. 



and oats 



Sectional Hives.— 11. M. Noble, 

 Swedesburgh,<:x Iowa, writes : 



Are not bee-keepers deceived by 

 discarding the Langsfroth Hive for 

 the different traps that are being 

 manufactured now V I am about as 

 old a bee-keeper as tliere is in the 

 United States ; I have kept bees over 

 SO ye^rs, and I hud that the less 

 fixtures you have the less profit. Why, 

 I saw a bee hive 40 years ago that was 

 in sectional parts so that one part of 

 it could be taken off by cutting the 

 combs with a wire. Any part could 

 be reversed except the top section. 



cumbed. We have a fine prospect for 

 white clover this season. I have 

 already seen young bees on tlie wing. 

 Snow has been falling for two days 

 and nights here ; it is now about 4 

 inches deep. 



Bee-Keeping in Texas.— J. W. Eck- 

 man, Richmond, <x Texas, on April 6, 

 1886, writes : 



On Jan. 28 bees commenced carry- 

 ing in pollen. We have had a good 

 deal of cold weather since that time. 

 I had my first swarms on March 31. 

 It is now nearly cold enough for frost, 

 which stopped swarming to-day. From 

 190 I increased my apiary to 270 last 

 season, and took 23,000 pounds of 

 extracted honey. I have taken out 

 about 1,00<) pounds tliis spring that 

 was left in the hives last fall on 

 account of sickness, and there is 

 about 3,000 or 4,000 pounds more in 

 the hives that should be taken out, 

 but I cannot on account of starting 

 robbing. Our bees do all tlieir 

 swarming in April and the first of 

 May, and gather no surplus honey 

 until the middle or latter part of 

 May, when basswood and horse-mint 

 come into bloom. 



Fine Prospect for White Clover.— 

 Geo. W. Morris, Cornishville,© Ky., 

 on April 7, 1886, writes : 



My bees have wintered well, con- 

 sidering the small amount of atten- 

 tion given them. I lost only one colony 

 out of 20, and found another one that 

 was queenless, which I gave to 

 another weak colony. On March 14, 

 15, 16, 17, and 18, bees bad good 

 flights, and brought in some pollen ; 

 since then they have not had much 

 chance to fly on account of cold, 

 rainy weather. In looking over 108 

 colonies of my neighbor's bees, I 

 found 15 dead colonies. They were, 

 in the most part, black bees that suc- 



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Frank LeNlie** ISoQday MInsazlne is red- 

 olent of Spring both in text and illustration. The 

 Easter Festival, which comes this year on Apr. 2^, 

 its latest possible date, is largely dealt with. The 

 '* Ancient Customs of Easter Day," is a very Inter- 

 esting article, and Dr. Talmage's sermon, "The 

 Queen of Festivals," is a powerful presentation of 

 Easter lessons. "The Flight of the Bells," with 

 its pretty picture, is a quaint French Easter legend. 

 Full installments of the several serials, and many 

 appropriate and enjoyable short articles and 

 poems are in it. Altogether this May number is 

 an exceptionally interesting one. 



Honey and Beeswax. Market. 



Office of the American Bee Journal, 

 Monday, 10 a. m., April 19, 1886. 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



CHICAGO. 



■ HONEY. -Comb is coming forward more freely 

 and prices now are l.^aific. for 1-lb. sections. Ex- 

 tracted is in light demand at .lOTc. California 

 comb honey, in 2a>. sections, 'J^\'2c. 

 BEESWAX.— 23(^2tc. per lb. Not much offered. 

 B. A. BURNETT. 161 South Water Bl. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY. -We now quote : Fancy white comb 

 In 1-lb. sections, 12@13c.; In 2-lb. sections, 9@10c. 

 Fancy buckwheat honey in 1-lb. sections, 9c. : in 

 2-lb. sections, 7®8c. Off grades l®2c. per lb. less. 

 Extracted, whit8,6®7c; buckwheat, SSSt^c. Cali- 

 fornia, 5(S6c. ; Southern, as to color and flavor, 

 per gallon, ,'>n@6oc. 



BBESWAX.-2-@28c. „ ^ 



MCCADL & HILDRETH BROS., 34 HudSOn St. 



BOSTON. 

 nONEY.— One-lb. sections, white clover, 13@15c; 

 2-pound sections, ll(«13c. Extracted, 6@8c. 

 BEESWAX.— 25 ctB. per lb. 



Blakb & KiPLKT. 57 Chatham Street. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.— White and ex. white comb, im®13c.; 

 dark comb, fi^^Hc. "White extracted, 5M<3*5^c.; 

 amber, 4f*4Xc.: dark and candled, 3^**40. 

 BEESWAX.— Quotable at 21MI23C., wholesale. 

 O. B. S.wiTH & Co.. 423 Front Street. 



DETROIT. 

 HONEY.— The supply of comb honey is consid- 

 erably decreased and prices a trifle firmer. Best 

 white in 1-lb. sections 13'g*I4 cts. 

 BEESWAX.— Scarcest 230250. 



M. H. Hunt.. Bell Branch. Mich. 



ST. LODIS. 

 HONEY.— Choice comb, 10@12c. Strained, in 

 barrels, 4{a5c. Extra fancy of bright color and in 

 No. I p.ickages. M apvance on above prices. Ex- 

 tracted in barrels, 5(a5i.^. 

 BEESWAX.— Firm at 221.sc. for prime. 



D. G. TtlTT A CO., Commercial St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— Extracted honey brings 4(a8c., and 



choice comb honey brings 12® 1 5c. in a jobbing way. 



BEES VVAX.— In demand at 22(!iJ25c. for yellow. 



C. F. MUTH & Son. Freeman & Central Ave. 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY.— One pound sections, 14@15c.; 2-lb. 13c 

 Extracred, 7(«i8c. 

 BEESWAX.— Scarce at 25c. 



A. C. KENDKL. 115 Ontario street. 



KANSAS CITY. 

 HONEY.— Sales of comb are good, while extrac- 

 ted is very dull and low. One-pound sections are 

 scarce; stocks of all othergrades are well supplied. 

 C:ilif. 2-tbs. bring ll(*12c.; Eastern 2-lbs., 12(g*13c.; 

 1-lbs., white, 14@l5c.: dark, 12(&13C. Extracted, 

 5@fic.; Southern, 3^@4C. 

 BEBSWAX.-23C. 



('i.EMONS^LOON & Co..cor. 4th & Walnut. 



MILWAUKEE. 

 HONEY.— This market is very poorly supplied 

 with honey of any kind just now, and comb honey 

 in 1-lb. seelons, and extracted in barrels or kegs, 

 is not equal to the demand. We quote : Choice 

 white 1-lb. sections, 16@18c. White extracted in 

 kegs or barrels, 7hi'<f 8^c. : dark, in same, 6(g)7c. 

 BEESWAX.— Scarce at 2.'>ia,2(lc. 



A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



Perforated-Zinc.— We have laid in a 

 stock of perforated zinc, for excluding 

 drones and queens, and can fill orders for 

 any size of pieces or quantity at 15 cents 

 per square foot, or in full sheets 3x8 feet at 

 $2.7.') per sheet. We also have pieces cut to 

 fit the Langstroth hive— 19?ixl4;4— Price 25 

 cents each. 



Kendall's Horse Book.— No book can 

 be more useful to horse owners. It has 35 

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 horses, and treats all diseases in a plain and 

 comprenensive manner. It has many good 

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