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adopted. Preceding these, however, 

 one of the text-books on bee-keeping 

 should be procured, and one of the 

 journals which make bee-keeping a 

 specialty be subscribed for and care- 

 fully studied. Two or three dollars 

 invested iu this kind of literature 

 would pay an intelligent man or 

 woman, who has a half dozen bee- 

 gums, managed in the old, shiftless 

 style, a hundred-fold on the outlay, 

 the first season. The American 

 Bee Journal, is accorded the tirst 



Elace in the catalogue of bee papers 

 y the leading bee-keepers through- 

 out the country. Being issued weekly 

 it is always in advance with every- 

 thing new and interesting in bee- 

 keepmg. There is no better or more 

 thoroughly practical publication on 

 bees and honey in the world, and all 

 who keep bees and aim to keep them 

 in a practical and intelligent manner, 

 for eitlier prolit or pleasure, should 

 subscribe for either the weekly or 

 monthly edition of this paper. 



Collapse of Another Glucose Factory. 



Mr. A. B. Weed, of Detroit, Mich., 

 has sent us a Detroit paper, and refer- 

 ring to an article itcontained announc- 

 ing the collapse of the " Michigan 

 Grape Sugar Company," says : " All 

 bee-keepers must be pleased to note 

 the decadence of the glucose business. 

 I have been much interested in the 

 exposures which tlie Bee Journal 

 has made from time to time. I have 

 also been interested in the subject of 

 small sections.'' 



Summed up, the article in question 

 says that the works cost 1300,000 and 

 $100,000 more have been sunk in run- 

 ning expenses. The high price of corn, 

 the remarkable sugar and molasses 

 crop in Louisiana,last year, the decline 

 in the demand for the product for ex- 

 port, and expensive alterations in their 

 factory are assigned by the manage- 

 as the principal causes of the compa- 

 ny's collapse. 



Remedy for Dysentery. 



Mr. J. M. Hicks, Battle C4round, 

 Ind., writes as follows to the Grange 

 Bulletin, concerning this disease and 

 remedy for it : 



Dysentery is usually brought on by 

 the bees feeding ui)on sour or impure 

 honey. It is also frequently produced 

 by being disturbed in some way just 

 before a sudden change in the tem- 

 perature, which, if very cold imme- 

 diately after they have filled them- 

 selves, you maybe quite sure your 

 bees will have dysentery. We sug- 

 gest the following remedy : 



Take of good granulated sugar. 4 

 lbs., and just enough of water to make 

 it into a mush (not syrup) and add 40 

 drops of carbolic acid, stirring, so as 

 to incorporate all thoroughly, and 



then mould into cakes so as to feed 

 your bees, by laying two or three of 

 the cakes of the candy on their brood- 

 frames, and your bees will, in a few 

 days, have relief. This is the best 

 remedy I have ever found after the 

 disease has thoroughly set in. It is a 

 well-known fact that carbolic acid is 

 one of the most powerful disinfectants 

 we have in chemistry. 



And now I wish to further say, I 

 have at all times believed that an 

 ounce of prevention was worth at 

 least a pound of cure, and in order to 

 be more successful in the future in 

 preventing this malady, we recom- 

 mend a free use of rock salt to be 

 placed in a small trough, a few yards 

 from your bees, and fill with water 

 and cobs so that the bees will visit it 

 without danger of drowning. This 

 remedy I have found to be a sure pre- 

 ventive for dysentery as well as the 

 dreadful disease called foul-brood, 

 which has proved to be with some, 

 very dithcult to manage. 



Free Advertising. 



Nothing is more embarrassing to a 

 publisher than to receive articles in- 

 tended for the reading columns, with 

 matter woven into it, advertising 

 some particular hive, section, founda- 

 tion, extractor, etc. We have re- 

 ceived quite a number of such articles 

 lately, from correspondents, and must 

 here kindly say to all, that such are 

 not acceptable. Our advertisers, who 

 pay for their notices, would consider 

 it unjust to them, if we were to admit 

 such, and would have reasonable 

 ground for complaint. Our advertis- 

 ing columns can be used for all such 

 matter at 20 cents per line, and in 

 that department no injustice will 

 be done to others. This will explain 

 to some why such advertising matter 

 is omitted from their articles, and to 

 others, whose articles would be point- 

 less without the advertising portion, 

 why they do not appear at all. 



American Honey vs. German. 



The following I have copied from 



the American Journal of Pliarmacy^ 

 February, 1883, page 98 : 



" Honey.— Eugene Dietrich has re- 

 peatedly observed that good Ameri- 

 can honey may be more easily ob- 

 tained than German honey of good 

 quality, the latter, on keeping, becom- 

 ing acid by fermentation, at the same 

 time acquiring an unpleasant taste, 

 and when clarified, of a dark color 

 and a caramel-like taste; but fresh 

 German honey yields, on clarification, 

 an excellent product. Tlie cause for 

 the better keeping qualities of Amer- 

 ican honey has not been ascertained. 

 —Rundachaii, 1882, page 662." 



Thinking that it may be of suffi- 

 cient interest to appear in your val- 



uable Journal, I take pleasure in 

 sending it, though possibly it may 

 neither be new to you or the older 

 patrons of your Journal. 



Ferd. Rbppebt. 

 Muscatine, Iowa, Feb. 7, 18a3. 



Separators of Wood. 



What is the address of C. Van Eaton, 

 mentioned in connectio7i with wooden 

 separators, on page 43 of the Bee 

 Journal of Jan. 17 V 



Wm. Roberts. 



It is Charles J. Van Eaton, York, 

 Livingston Co., N. Y. 



Honey and Beeswax Market, 



OFFICE OP AMEKICAN Bee JOUKNAl-. V 



Monday. Hi a. m.. February 12. r>^2. S 



The following are the latest quota- 

 tions for honey and beeswax received 

 up to this hour : 



Quututlons of Cuiih Buyfrs. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY— Extracted, dark 7c. llKht, 9c. here. 



BEESWAX— It is qu.te scarce. I am paying 30C... 

 for good yellow wax, on arrival ; dark and off col- 

 orfl, 17@25c. 



Ai,. H. Newman. 923 w. Madibon St. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY— There is no excitement in the honev 

 market, but sales are fair to our regular trade- 

 Offerings are plentiful of extracted and comb 

 honey. Extracted brings 7(a9c. on arrival. The 

 sales of comb honey are very slow, although there- 

 is a large supply of tlrst-class quality on the mai^ 

 ket. It brings l2(!(j]Kc. on arrival. 



BEESWAX— Comes inslowlyand brings ^(Ks.30c.. 

 per lb., according to quality. Chas. F. Muth. 



(luotutlons of Commission Sfercbanta. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY- The past month has not reduced the 

 stock of comb or e-vtracted honey, the receipts 

 having been larger than the amounts taken for 

 consumption. Prices are weak and irregular, 

 ranging from 16c. to lyc. for white comb in the 

 smaller frames; dark, very little selling, offered 

 at 124c. to 14c. Extracted, sc. to lOc, according 

 to color. 



BEESWAX— 32@33c. per lb. for good. 



K. A. Burnett, ibi l^outh Water St. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONBY-The market is dull, particuliirly so for 

 comb. Only nominal quotations can be given. 



White comb, 17(gJ2(>c: dark to good, llMlSJ^c; ex- 

 tracted, choice to extra white. HH(iis^c.; dark and 

 candied, 7Cv^c. 

 BEES WAX- We quote 2r,(gl28c. 



Stearns & smith. 42a Front Street. 



ST. LOUIS. 

 HONEY— Strained, at 6®7^c.. was salable— one- 

 lot of 17 bbls. bringing inside Hgure ; but comb, 

 very dull at 16c. to If^c; and extracted do., 8@9c. 

 BEESWAX-Steady; choice, 27(a27>«c.i dark, - 

 20<a22o. 



W. T. Anderson & Co.. 1 17 N. Main street. 



CLEVELAND. 

 HONEY— Is very slow, just now hardly anythins" 

 selling, stock on liand quite liberal. Sales slow at: 

 ltiraj2iic. for best white l-lb. sections ; is(a)l9c. for- 

 2-lb. Second gr;ides not inquired alter. Extracted 

 very dull at Uiyjloc. in bbls. and lliyiiSc. in cans. 

 BBKSWAX-Scarce, 28®30c. 



A. C. Kendel. 11.1 Ontario Street. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY— Choice to fancy white clover honey 

 continues scarce and firm, but buckwheat imd ex- 

 tracted honey slow and irregular. 



Wequote; White clover, first quality, 1 lb boxes. 

 24(i»i25c; fair to good. 22{<ii2;{c. : buckwheat, I5(a)17c, 

 Extracted, clover, loyijisc: buckwheat. y(tiUic. 



BEESWAX— There is only a moderate supply of 

 beeswax and prime lots held tirmly. 



Western pure, ;in{a.:i_'c: soiitliern, pure. 31@33c. 

 D. W. Qi'iNBv, lor. Park Place. 



BOSTON. 



HONE Y— Our market is fairly active. We quote: 



H lb. s-T-ctions at HOC. ; I lb. sections, 22<g*25c.: 2 1b. 



sections. ■J<K§,22c. Extracted, loc. per lb. Good 



lots o' extracte<l are wanted in kegs or barrels. 



BEESWAX— <.)ur supply is gone; we have none 

 to quote. 



Croceeh & Blake, a? Chatham Street. 



