1898. 



THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



287 



wind came down on us. The mercury was 

 at SO degrees, and in 15 minutes it fell to 40 

 degrees, and on the morning of the 34th 

 froze out all of the corn and fruit. Bees 

 were breeding up fine. I saw some chilled 

 brood, and the bees were pulling it out. 

 Texas has a great many slips 'twixt the cup 

 and the lip, and I think this is a big slip. 

 P. J. R. Davenport. 

 Ellis Co., Texas, March 20. 



Pickled Brood. 



My colonies the past year were sorely 

 troubled with " pickled brood." I observed 

 this disease in one or two colonies as early 

 as 1S90 and ISOl. Then and subsequently it 

 did not spread, and did not prevent the dis- 

 eased colonies from storing some surplus. 

 In 1S97 the case was very different. Two 

 colonies were well-nigh destroyed, while 

 two others were seriously impeded. Only 

 one colony escaped the disease altogether. 



I tried various remedies without avail. I 

 went so far in the case of two colonies as to 

 remove with pincers all diseased brood 

 every three days or so. After the removal 

 the combs and bees were generously treated 

 with germ destroyers. The disease contin- 

 ued unabated. 



The disease appeared in April or early 

 May, reacht its hight in June, began to 

 abate in July, and it disappeared in August. 

 It seemed to flourish in cool, cloudy 

 weather. The hot, dry weather apparently 

 killed it. 



The two colonies that had the disease the 

 worst were doubled in July, after all the 

 old bees were removed. Later on the old 

 bees were again removed. These old bees 

 were put with a queen into a new hive with 

 foundation. The disease did not show itself 

 in this new hive nor in any swarms from 

 diseased colonies. Allen Latham. 



Norfolk Co., Mass. 



Alsike Clover — A Report. 



Bees are in fine condition at present. We 

 are having plenty of rain this spring, which 

 we were badly in need of. The clover looks 

 fine now, and the prospect for a crop from 

 white and Alsike clovers is good, and there 

 is plenty of it around here. Alsike is the 

 clover for low land. I have seen water 

 stand on it for weeks, and it did not injure 

 it in the least. We have tried red clover, 

 but it will not do well on low, wet land, 

 but the Alsike clover will do all right. The 

 right seeds in the right place and both 

 clovers are good. 



At present I have 6S colonies in fine con- 

 dition. That is the most that I have ever 

 started with. Last spring I had 4S, and ex- 

 tracted about .5.500 pounds of honey, and 

 had 500 pounds of comb honey besides. If 

 I have such a crop it will pay to keep bees, 

 but we will have to take what we get. 



I have a fine locality for bees and honey. 

 We have a fine honey-plant that I call 

 "flreweed." It grows in the pastures; it 

 has blue flowers, and blooms for a long 

 time. It yields honey in abundance, and of 

 fine quality. Sweet clover is started, and 

 bees work on it all the afternoon till night. 

 Hurrah for the American Bee Journal I 

 Long may it live ! As long as I keep bees 

 I want the American Bee Journal. 



Jacob Wibth. 



Henry Co., 111., April H. 



Supreme Council of the 

 Royal Arcanum will hold a meet- 

 ing in Clevelaiid, Ohio, May 18-25, for 

 which the Nickel Plate Road is author- 

 ized to sell tickets at one aud one-third 

 fare for the round trip, on certificate 

 plan. Unexcelled dining car service. 

 Vestibuled sleeping cars. Three through 

 trains daily from the Van Buren Street 

 Passenger Station. For full particulars 

 call up telephone Main 338'.', or address 

 J. Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 

 Adams Street. (13) 



Bee-Keeper's Guide— see page 284. 



HONEY and BEESWAX 



.flAKKEX QI)0XAXI03l!$. 



Chicago, Ap'il 20.— Fancy white comb 

 honey would biingr 11 cents, but there le none 

 here; other good grades of white at9tol0c.: 

 dark and amber, 7 to 8c. Extracted, white. .5 

 to 6c.: ambers, 4 V4 to 5e.: dark and off grades, 

 4c.. with exception of dark candied and amber 

 grades. This market is bare of comb, and 

 while prices have been low the quantity sold 

 locally has been greater than last season. 

 Beeswax s arce. and sells at '270. tor average 



lots. R. A. BnRNETT & Co. 



Kansas City, April 20. — Fancy white, 



9 to 10c; No. 1, whlte,9c; amber, 8 toOc. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5 tooi^c; amber,5c; dark, .1!4 

 to 4c. Beeswax. 20 to .'5c. 



Comb honey is selling talrly well .but prices 

 are low; con-iderable shows signs of candj-- 

 ing, which makes dealers anxious sellers. 



C. (J. Clemons i- Co. 



Cincinnati, Auril 19.— Demand fair for ex- 

 tracted, at Zhi to 8c. according to quality. De- 

 mand tor comb Is slow at 10 to 13c. for best 

 white. Beeswax in good demand at 20 to 25c. 

 for good to choice ye low. 



Chas. F. Muth & Son. 



Boston, April 14.— Fancy No. 1, In car- 

 tons. i:ic.: In glass-iront eases. 12c.; A No. 1. 

 lie; No. 1.9 to lOc; No. 2. 9c. Extracted, 

 white G to 7c.; light amber, 5 to 6c. Bees- 

 wax is scarce at 26c. 



Our market on comb and extracted honey 

 has kept active at old prices, and as a result 

 the stock Is well cleaned up. There is very 

 little call for anything but white In this mar- 

 ket. Blake, Scott & Lee, 



Cleveland, April 14.— Fancy white. 12 to 

 12V4C.: No. 1. lie; No. I amber, 9 to 10c. ; 

 buckwheat, 8c. Extracted, white, 6c, ; amber. 

 4 to 5c. A. B. WiLLi.iMS & Co, 



San Prancisco, Apnl 6.— White comb, 8^4 

 to 10c; amber. 6^ to 7)4e. Extracted, white. 

 5^c.; light amber, 4^ to hV^c. Beeswax, 24 

 to aTc 



A ship sailing this week for Hamburg took 

 316 cases, Sellers are not nearly so numerous 

 as edrly in the season, and are inclined to be 

 quite exacting at present In the matter of 

 p.Ices. Market Is strong for comb and ex- 

 tracted, with supplies of latter light and 

 stocks of comb showing steady decrease. The 

 flrmuesa is based mainly on the poor pros- 

 pects tor coming crop. 



Detroit, March 22. — Fancy white is 

 lower and now quoted at lie. No. 1, 9@10u; 

 fancy dare. 7@sc; No. 1 dark. 6@7c. Ex- 

 tracted, white, 5®6c; dark. 4@5c. Beeswax 

 In good demand at 26®27c. 



There Isconfiderable dark and undesirable 

 honey on commission now, and some of it will 

 be Cdrrled over to another season. 



M. H. Hunt. 



Minneapolis, Mar 18. — Honey much more 

 encouraging. Fancy white clover comb is 

 selling here now at 10H@lli4c. Not advisa- 

 ble to ship darter than amber. Extrac- 

 ted fancy white clover, 5 K@6c: amber, 5c; 

 dark. 4(a4Hc. 



Outlook lor honey much more encouraging. 

 S. H. Hall A; Co. 



Indianapolis, March 24.— Fancy white. 

 11 to lyc. ; No 1. 10 to lie; fancy amber, 9 to 

 10c. Extracted, white. 5 to 6c. Beeswax, 25 

 to 27c. Market appears to be well supplied 

 and sales are rather slow lor this time ot the 

 year. This is especially true ot the amber 

 and dark grades ot comb honey. Beeswax Is 

 in good demand. Walter S. Pouder. 



Milwaukee, March 8. — Fancy, 11 to 

 13c.; A No 1, 10 to lie: No. i, 10 to lOHc; 

 No. 2. 9 to 10c. ; amber and dark, 7 to 8c. Ex- 

 tracted. In barrels, kegs and cans, white, 5 to 

 6c,: dark, 4^ to 5c. Beeswax, 25 to 27c. 



We are able to report an improved demand 

 for fancy honey during the past few days, 

 while the medium grades have also sold bet- 

 ter, yet the surest sale is on the best. The 

 supply continues equal to the demand, but 

 the fancy grades are not in as good supply as 

 the low and medium, which goes to prove that 

 the fancy sells best— and the values better 

 A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Buffalo, March 11. — There Is a good 

 demand lor strictly fancy 1-pound comb, at 



10 to lie: other grades, however, range from 

 9 to 7e, and even 6c. when poor enough. 

 Quite an amount oi honey can be sold at this 

 range. Extracted ranges from 4 to 6c., with 

 a moderate demand. B.atierson & Co. 



DR. PEIRO, 



Central Music Hall. CHICAGO, 



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tiyi Beeswax 



For all the Good, Pure Vello-w 



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Blii'lNG DIRECT — People living: In the 

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 Ajrcnts In out-ol-tovvn districts do not have as 

 much trade as the factories get, and in order 

 to make a livlntr they must charge a larger 

 margin of profit. In addition to this they do 

 nut carry a complete stock of any marnifac- 

 turers' goods, and having but a few articles to 

 select from, the buyer does not get as well 

 suited. The Frank B. Barkley Manufacturing 

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 conducting a mail-order business, and can 

 give the buyer manufacturers' prices on bug- 

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 They have issued a handsome, illustrated cat- 

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 mentioning that you saw their advertisement 

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