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VOL. XIX. 



CHICAGO, ILL., OCTOBER 17, 1883. 



No. 42. 



Published every Wednesday, by 



THOMAS G. NEWMAN, 



EDITOR AND Proprietor, 



Honey Producing Plants. 



Speaking of the apiarian exhibit of 

 the Micliigan State Fair, the Country 

 Gentleman says : 



One of the most interesting features 

 of the exhibition, was a collection of 

 honey-producing plnnts, pressed and 

 mounted by C. M. Weed, a student at 

 the Agricultural College. vSo well 

 •was the work done that the natural 

 colors of the flowers were perfectly 

 preserved. There were more than 50 

 specimens. 



We have purchased the whole col- 

 lection, and have them bound in a 

 volume and placed in the Bee Jour- 

 nal Museum, for the convenience of 

 visitors. 



8^ We have received a copy of a 

 new Bee Book, in German, by C. J. 

 II. Gravenhorst, of Germany. It is 

 published at 5 marks ($1.25), by C. A. 

 Schwetschke & Son, Biaunschweig, 

 Germany, and contains 2.50 large oc- 

 tavo illustrated pages. Mr. Graven- 

 horst is one of the most progressive 

 of German apiarists, and his articles 

 have been published in the Asierican 

 Bee Journal from time to time, on 

 all the most interesting topics of the 

 day. 



Honey at the Indiana State Fair. 



Alley's New Feeder. — We have re- 

 ceived one of these new bee feeders, 

 and placed in the Museum. It is new, 

 novel, and thoroughly practical. 



®" Our honey-producers who have 

 an eye ujion a European market for 

 honey, will be pleased to learn that 

 several late shipments of comb honey 

 from tliis country to Europe has re- 

 sulted successfully. 



The Indiana Farmer has the follow- 

 ing concerning the honey exhibit at 

 the recent State Fair : 



While the honey show at the State 

 Fair was creditable to those who made 

 the exhibit, nevertheless, it was a dis- 

 grace to the bee-keepers of Indiana ; 

 especially so after the bounteous 

 yield of the past season. Several 

 parties had written us to the effect 

 that they would make a display of 

 apiarian products, but failed at the 

 eleventh hour. Yet it may be taken 

 as a sign of encouragement that we 

 were not permitted to walkaway with 

 the entire list of premiums. 



Mr. A. Cox, of White Lick, Ind., did 

 himself credit, securing first premium 

 on comb honey in the most market- 

 able shape, also on best display of 

 honey from one iipiaiy, and second 

 premium on retail packages of ex- 

 tracted honey. 



Mrs. Cox carried off the red ribbon 

 for the best honey cake, wliile visiting 

 bee-keepers carried off the cake ; we 

 can testify, from personal knowledge, 

 that it was very eatable. 



J. Hutchinson, of Worthington, 

 Ind., showed some nice honey, the 

 shape, however, being objectionable 

 on account of the size of the boxes. 



In the ladies' department, Mrs. 

 Brown, of this city, secured the first 

 on comb honey, and Mrs. Ilobbins 

 second on extracted. 



I®" The Northwestern Farmer says 

 that Mr. II. K. Beecham, of Acme, 

 Mich., commenced the season with 40 

 colonies of bees, increased to 57, and 

 took from them 4,000 pounds of honey, 

 700 pounds of which was comb honey. 

 One colony gave 170 pounds of well 

 ripened extracted honey, and another 

 70 pounds of comb honey. 



«^ Honey that will not candy is to 

 my mind very dangerous for winter 

 stores, as my experience proves. If 

 your combs are filled vi'ith honey from 

 honey dew, it will pay to extract it all 

 and feed sugar syrup. As the extrac- 

 ted honey can be fed in the late spring 

 and summer months for brood-rearing 

 with impunity, there will be no loss 

 of honey. — Indiana Fanner. 



Died, at Augusta, Wis., Oct. 4, 1883, 

 after a long and lingering illne.ss, 

 Lovina, wife of Dr. Ij. C. Spencer, 

 aged .50 years. A life-long earnest 

 Chistian, a devoted wife and mother ; 

 ■' her end was peace." 



The above notice is sent us for the 

 Bee Journal. Mrs. Spencer was for 

 several years a successful and pro- 

 gressive apiarist, and many who at- 

 tended the National Convention in 

 Cliicago, in 1879, as well as several 

 other meetings, and formed her ac- 

 quaintance, will receive the intelli- 

 gence with profound sorrow, and wiU 

 join us in condolence with Dr. Spencer 

 in his sad bereavement. 



1^" The Chicago Western Rural has 

 been enlarged to nearly double its 

 former size. This improvement in 

 the Rural which evidently places it at 

 the head of any other paper of its 

 kind in this or any other country, is 

 only indicative of the rapid develop- 

 ment of our agricultural and live 

 stock interests. 



1^ T. J). Peterson & Brothers, 

 Philadelphia, Pa„ publish this day 

 "Guy Mannering," being the Third 

 Volunie of their new and cheap edi- 

 tion of " TiiE Waverley Novels," 

 BY Sir W'alter Scott, which will be 

 completed in Twenty-six Weekly Vof- 

 umes, each volunie being a novel 

 complete in itself, and one volume 

 will be issued every Saturday until 

 the whole are published. Price 15 cts. 



New Catalogues.— We have received 

 the following : Catalogue for 1883-84 

 of Pleasant Valley Niirseries of John 

 S. Collins, Moorestovvn. N. J. 



D. A. Jones, Beeton, Out., Circular 

 and l^rice List containing a revised 

 essay on the wintering of bees. 



Annual Catalogue of the State Ag- 

 ricultural College of Michigan, at 

 Lansing. 



Price List of the Fruit-Land Nur- 

 sery of T. J. Ward, St. Mary's, Vigo 

 County, Ind. 



