Jan. 26, 1899. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, 



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NEW LONDON, WIS., 



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 curing the best lumber at the lowest T3^_ 1/" ^^^^^^1 Q^.^^ii^^ 

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They have also one of the LARGEST FACTORIES and the latest and most 

 improved machinery for the manufacture of Bee»Hives, Sections, &c., that there 

 is in the State. The material is cut frimi patterns, by machinery, and is abso- 

 lutely accurate. For Sections, the clearest and whitest Basswood is used, and 

 the_y"are polisht on both sides. Nearness to Pine and Basswdod forests, and pos- 

 session of mills and factorv eqnipt with best machinerv. all combine to enable 

 this tirm to furnish the BEST. GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. 



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The BASSWOOD in this part of Wisconsin is acknowledged bv all to be 

 the best for making the ONE-PIECE HONEY-SECTIONS— selected, young and 

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dition tor the winter, protected from the 

 cold west, north and northeast winds, the 

 hives all facing the east. 



The Bee Journal will be watcht with eag- 

 erness as to instructions when to spray 

 fruit-trees. M. N. Simon. 



Wood Co., Ohio, Dec. 23. 



Report for 1898. 



My apiary consists of 38 colonies, and 

 I didn't get any honey. White clover was 

 a failure; basswood was of short bloom, 

 lasting only three or four days. I fed one 

 barrel of sugar in September to help win- 

 ter the bees. Mine are hybrids and Ital- 

 ians, and a few of the Adels. They were 

 very strong and able for duty, if there had 

 been anything for them to do. 



Silas Johnson. 



Marshall Co., W. Va., Dec. 'il. 



Another Year of Failure. 



Another year has come and gone, and 

 with it another year of failure. But such 

 is life. I still have hopes of something bet- 

 ter for 18',I9. 



I began last spring with TO colonies in fine 

 condition. The spring was all that could 

 be desired, and the bees built up rapidly, 

 owing to the tact that they had an abun- 

 dance of stores of the previous season's 

 gathering, for they got but very little 

 from the early bloom. Fruit-bloom was 

 quite abundant, but no honey. Fourteen 

 swarms issued during May, and that ended 

 swarming. These were aU hived back with 

 the parent colony, so I had no increase. 

 White clover came on early in June, but it 

 was so perfectly destitute of honey that 

 bees paid no attention to it. working in- 



stead on honey-dew, getting just barely 

 enough of this miserable stuff to keep up 

 natural wear and tear of the colony. 



This thing went on until September, 

 when we got nearly enough from golden- 

 rod and other fall flowers to put the bees in 

 fairly good condition for winter, tho I ex- 

 pect to have to feed quite heavily in the 

 spring. 



I have 411 colonies in the cellar, and 17 

 on the summer stands in chaff hives. 

 Those in the cellar seem to be wintering 

 nicely, while those out-doors seem to be 

 dying ofl" fast. Probably the late cold snap 

 was pretty severe on them. 



I am going to try the Golden method of 

 producing comb honey on a few colonies 

 next spring, providing we get a paying 

 honey-flow. L. G. Reed. 



Portage Co.. Ohio, DeCj 34. 



Death of an Interested Worker. 



Sept. 10, 1898, at the age of '24 years, 

 your appreciative reader, my afflicted son, 

 X. F. Murphy, past from this life. He was 

 much interested in bees, and during his 

 work in that way was quite successful, 

 owing, doubtless, to the information gath- 

 ered from the American Bee Journal. 



M. P. Ml'FI'HY, Sk. 



Maury Co.. Tenn.. Dec. '23. 



Honey from Sweet Clover. 



My report for IS'.is is 1,000 pounds of 

 honey from '20 colonies, spring count. I 

 think I get all o£ my surplus from sweet 

 clover. It grew from 3 to T'o feet high. 

 My neighbors got no surplus. They had no 

 clover. A. D. Lord. 



Lyon Co., Minn., Dec. '24. 



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MARKET QUOTATIONS. 



Chicago, Jan. '».— The trade is not aclivc in 

 comb honey, nianj- of the retail dealers beine" 

 supplied with sufficient stock to meet demands 

 for some time to come. Prices are quite steadv 

 with 13c for best white, off in color, etc., inclu- 

 ding- amber {trades, 10f« 12c; dark, 9c. E.Ktracted 

 6(" 7c for white; amber and dark, o^ooc. Bees- 

 wax, 27. R. A. Burnett & C«. 



Dktroit, Jan. 2.— Xo change in supply of 

 honey as to quality, but prices are somewhat 

 lower than last quotations, viz: Fancy white, 

 13c; No. 1, \2io\2\2C', fancy dark and amber, 9(0 

 lie. Extracted, white, 6hi7'c; dark. 5(o^55^c. Bees- 

 wax, 25(<t26c. M. H. Hunt. 



Ixni.^NAPOLis, Jan. 4.— Fancv white comb. 

 Ui"l2'2c; No. 1, lOfrtllc. Demand fairly g-ood. 

 Dark comb honey is being- offered at 8(" ')c with 

 almost no demand. Clover and basswood ex- 

 tracted, 6J^fo'7c. Beeswax. 2()(<^ 28c. 



Walter S. Poudek. 



New York, Jan. 20.— Fancy white. 12c; No. I 

 white, lO^llc; amber, 9c; buckwheat and dark. 

 7c. Extracted in g-ood demand at uuchano^ed 

 prices. Beeswax rather quiet 2~(fi 28. 



Trade in comb honey is quiet. White isprettv 

 well cleaned up, but there is a lartfe stock of 

 buckwheat, amber and mixt. having^ accumula- 

 ted of late, and in order to sell in quantitv lots 

 it is necessary to shade quotations. 



HiLDKETH Bros. & Segelkex. 



Boston. Jan. 9.— Fancv white, \3(o Uc; A No. 

 1,12c; No. 1, lie; li^ht amber, 9(»i0c; buck- 

 wheat, no call. Extracted, white Northern 

 stock, "fc 8c; Southern stock, b*^' 7c. Beeswax, 27c. 



The demand for honey seems to have dropt 

 out of sig'ht during the holiday season, but now 

 that is over we hope to see a better call for it. 

 There is abundance of stock on hand and it now 

 looks as if the expected shortag^e would not 

 materialize. Blake, Scott & Lee. 



Buffalo, Jan. 6. — Our honej- market is verv 

 (]uiet. Finest 1-pound white fancy combs move 

 slow at I2c— often lie: excellent grrades, 9^ 10c. 

 and dark, poor, etc., 6<c8c. Extracted, 5f^H6c. 

 Beeswax, fancy pure, 28(n30c: dark, etc., 24''«'26. 

 Batterson & Co. 



Cleveland, Jan. 2. — Fancy white, 13frtl4c; 

 No. 1 white, 12f<^ 13c: A No. 1 amber, 10(o lie; No. 

 2 amber, Of^lOc; buckwheat, Sc. Extracted, 

 white, 7c; amber. 6c: buckwheat. 5c. 



A. B. Williams & Co. 



Milwaukee, Jan. '\— Fancv 1-Ib. sections. 

 12^^("14c: A No. 1. 12'"12';c; No. 1, llwUc; dark 

 or amber, Sc Uc. Extracted, in barrels, kegs and 

 pails, {j^2('_' 7'jc; dark. 5i'_f oljc. Beeswax, 2o((?27c. 



The condition of the market is favorable for 

 shipments of honey, especially of best grades, 

 which are in small supply. The sales are moder- 

 ate, but we are expectiuur an inereast demand 

 and good trade this spring-. 



A. V. Bishop & Co. 



Couveiitioti Notice. 



Wisconsin.— The 15th annual meeting of the 

 Wisconsin State Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 be held Feb. 9 and 10. 1899, In Madison. Many 

 experienced bee-keepers will be there. The fol- 

 lowing is a part of the prog-ram: 



" What to do with Unfinisht Sections ''—John 

 Trimberger, of Clark Co. 



" Working an Apiary for Comb Honey witli- 

 out Increase"— H. Lathrop, ai (ireen Co. 



"Short Cuts in Extracting- Honey "—Frank 

 Minnick. of Sauk Co. 



"Handling and Shipping Extracted Honey " 

 —(V. W. Wilson, of Vernon Cu. 



"Selling Honey" — Gustav (Vross, of Jeffer- 

 son Co. 



" Selling Comb Foundation " -Aug. Weiss, of 

 (Outagamie Co. ■ 



•'Advantage of Honey Exhibits "—Ed Ochs- 

 ner. <jf Sauk Co. • 



"Cellar Winteriny "— A. (i. Wilson, of Ver- 

 non Co. 



" Benefits in Attending- Convention' '—J. Hoff- 

 man, of Green Co. 



"■ State Foul Brood Report "— N. E. France, of 

 (rrant Co. 



" Future Prospects of Wisconsin Bee-Keep- 

 ing"— F. Wilcox, of Juneau Co. 



As many other State Societies will be in ses- 

 sion the same week in Madison, there will be 

 excursion rates to all wlio take receipts of their 

 railroad tickets. F. Wilcox, Pres, 



N. E. France, Sec. Plalleville, Wis. 



