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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



" pudding and molasses," for after 

 sucking out all the molasses they can 

 reach, on the pudding they will starve. 

 Dk. E. B. Southwick. 

 Mendon, Mich., March 14, 1882. 



How to Sow Catnip. — Please give 

 the best way to cultivate catnip for 

 bee pasturage— whether to sow in 

 drills or broad-cast 'i I wish to sow 

 from three to live acres, or more. 

 Please give the particulars in the 

 columns of the Bee Journal. 



T. S. Rots. 



[Plant in beds or drills, and trans- 

 plant ; or sow broad-cast, where it is 

 permanently to remain.— Ed.] 



Dimensions of a Two-Pound Can.— 



Please give the dimensions of a round 

 tin vessel which will hold just two 

 pounds of honey ? By answering 

 tliroiigh the Bee Journal, you will 

 confer a favor. 



Marshal Stonehouse. 

 Shirley, Out. 



[We cannot give the dimensions for 

 jwsf two pounds of honey, as tliere is a 

 slight difference in weight; however, 

 a round vessel 4 inches in diameter by 

 4 deep will about lill the requirement, 

 allov^'ing a little room for expansion 

 in heating, while liquefying the honey 

 from granulation. — Ed.] 



Profits $25 Per Colony.— My profits 

 in 1881 were $25 per colony. My 4 

 colonies wintered without loss. 1 

 thank the Bee Journal and Cook's 

 Manual for all my success. I could 

 not afford to do without either of 

 them. 



Charles Mitchell. 



Molesworth, Out. 



Molding Coml)s.— I have 3 colonies 

 packed in a large boK with chaff. They 

 sweat so much that the combs and 

 honey get moldy ; otherwise they 

 have wintered vi"ell. What can I do 

 to prevent it V So far there are but 

 very few dead bees. In the winter of 

 1881 1 had 5 colonies ; but they all died 

 on account of mold and dysentery. 

 Jacob Bower. 



Dry Valley, Pa., March 8, 1882. 



[Take the cover off your packing- 

 box, remove all the upper packing, let 

 the sun shine on the blankets till the 

 moisture is evaporated from the hive, 

 then replace the cover on the box, 

 without replacing the packing over 

 the bees, or, at most, with but loose 

 hay or straw above them ; then bore 

 IJa inch holes in front and rear of the 

 upper part of the packing-box, to al- 

 low the escape of the moisture which 

 may pass through the straw.— Ed.] 



i^The spring meeting of the 

 Cortland Union Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will be heldin Cortland, N. Y., 

 May 9th, 1882. M. C. Bean, tiacy. 



Local Convention Directory. 



1882. Time and Place oS Meeting. 



April 1— Barren Co., Ky., at Sinking Spring, Ky. 



II— Eastern Michigan, at Detroit, Mich. 

 A B. Weed. Sec, Detroit, Mich. 



19, lio— Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valley, 

 at Coshocton, O. 



J. A. Bucklew, Sec, Clarks, O. 



25— Texas State, at McKinney, Texas. 



Wm. R. Howard, Sec. 



26, 27— Western Michigan, at Grand Rapids. 

 Wm. M. S. Dodge, Sec, Cooperj-ville, Mich. 



27— Kentucky Union, at Eminence. Ky. 

 G. W. Demaree, Sec, Christiansburg, Ky. 



May 2, 3 -Eastsrn N. Y. Union, at Cobleskill. N. Y. 

 C. Quackenbush, Sec, Barnesville, N. Y. 



11— Champlain Valley, at Middlebury, Vt. 

 T. Brookins. Sec, East Shoreham, Vt. 



16-N. W. 111. and S. W.Wis., at Rock City, 111. 

 Jonathan Stewart, Sec, Rock City, III. 



25— Iowa Central, at Winterset. Iowa. 



Henry Wallace, Sec. 



^" In order to have this table complete, Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetings.— Ed. 



1^ The Union Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation will meet at Eminence, Ky., 

 on the 27tli day of April, 1882. A full 

 attendance is very much desired, as 

 important business will be transacted. 

 G. W. Demaree, Sec. 



Christiansburg, Ky. 



r^The Central Michigan Bee- 

 Keepers' Association will meet April 

 20, at Lansing, in the Capitol building. 

 Programme. — President's annual acl- 

 dress. Rev. J. Asliworlh ; bee hives 

 and fixtures, E. AV. Wood; Cyprian 

 bees, J. Harper; the coming bee. 

 Prof. A. J. Cook ; care of old combs, 

 Stephen C. Perry. 



Rev. J. ASHWORTH, Pres. 



i^"The Champlain Valley Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association will hold their serai- 

 annual meeting at Middlebury, Vt., 

 May 11, 1882. T. Brookins, Sec. 



i^°The Texas State Bee-Keepers' 

 Convention will hold its meeting at 

 Judge W. li. Andrews' Apiary, at 

 McKinney, Texas, April 25, 1882. 



Wm. R. Howard, Sec. 



1^ The spring meeting of the 

 Mahoning Valley Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, will be held at Berlin Center, 

 Mahoning Co., Ohio, in the Town Hall, 

 on Saturday, Marcli 25, at 1 p. m., 

 sharp. All interested in the science 

 of apiculture are invited to be present 

 and participate in the discussions of 

 the day. The following questions will 

 be discussed: "The merits of the 

 different races of bees." " The best 

 method of securing surplus honey." 

 " Which is most prolitable to the bee- 

 keeper, comb or extracted lioney ?" 

 An essay on pasturage or forage for 

 bees will be given. 



Leonidas Carson, Pres. 



^"The semi-annual meeting of the 

 Tuscarawas and Muskingum Valley 

 Bee-Keepers' Convention, will be held 

 in the Town Hall atCoshocton, O., on 

 April 19 and 20, commencing at 10 a. 

 m. A cordial invitation is extended 

 to bee-keepers everywhere. 



J. A. Bucklew, Sec, Clarks, O. 



i^The Barren County Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association meets at Sinking 

 Spring school house, three miles west 

 in Glasgow, Ky.,on the first Saturday 

 of April, 1882. All bee-keepers of the 

 county are invited. 



I. N. Greer, President. 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



Office of American Bee Journal, ) 

 Monday. Ki a. m., March 20. 1882. ( 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Quotatlonii of Cash Buyers. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— As the season is well advanced, sales 

 of extracted honey are slow and prices remain un- 

 changed. I am paying .^c for dark and 10c. for 

 light, cash on arrival. Good comb honey is scarce 

 and rules high. 



UEESWA.X- 1 am paying 22c. for good yellow- 

 wax, on arrival ; l8^2uc for medium grade, and 

 loi'_' 17c, for dark. 



Al. H. NewjiAN, 972 W. Madison 86. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— The retail demand for extracted, in 

 small packages, is fair, but only an occasional bar- 

 rel is sold for manufacturing purposes. It brings 

 7fiiJl Ic on arrival. Demand for comb honey is only 

 in a retail way, and only choice white is salable. It 

 would bring 2i>c. on arrival. 



BEESVVA.X— Brings 18@22c. The demand ex- 

 ceeds the offerings. C. V. Mdth. 



QuotatlMUS or Commission Merchants. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— Choice white comb honey is very scarce 

 and commands 22<gl2.'^c per pound. Other grades, 

 partly dark and dark are very slow sale. Extracted 

 firm at 9:stI2c., according to quality and style of 

 package. 



K. A. Bou.VETT. iGj South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONE Y— There is a liberal supply of honey here 

 for which trade is very little demand, and prices 

 rule weak and irregular. 



We quote as follows : White comb, in small 

 boxes, I8(<l'il9c ; dark, in small boxes, 12@14c Ex- 

 tracted, white, l(l@Uc; dark, 7w9c 



BEESWAX.— Prime quality, 21®23c. 



Thorn & Co.. u and i;i Devoe avenue. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY— Trade quiet. We quote at 20@22c., ac- 

 cording to quality. 

 BEESWAX-Piime quality, 25c. 



Crocker & Blake. 57 Chatham Street, 



CLEVELAND. 



HONEY— The market remainsunchanged : 1 and 

 2 lb. sections, of best white, sell reaciily at 21@ 

 22c.: glassed white, ir,(5,i7c.: buckwheat very dull 

 at 15(a.inc. for unglassed. E.xtracted, small pack- 

 ages. 12c.; large packages, lie per lb. 



BEBSVV A.X-Scarce at 25®;jnc. 



A. C. KENOEL. 1 15 Ontario Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY— There is an entire absence of demand. 

 Stocks are not large, but holders are anxious to 

 clean up. ''' 



We quote white comb, l(:(y2oc.: dark to good. 10® 

 14c Extracted, choice to extra white, 8-t^(,(il0c.; 

 dark and candied, 7'.'.s;c. ItKKSWA.X- 2:ny/25e. 

 STEAKXs & S.MITU. 423 Front Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 



HONEY— Dull and lower to sell ; season about 

 over. Strained offered at .^e. and unsold. Comb 

 quotablv in fair demand at 18(<(j22c. 



BEES WAX— Stiff at 2ny;21c. for prime. 



R. C. Greer & Co.. 1 17 N. Main Street. 



