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report of next year's meeting, and put in as 

 many more " of tlie most interesting discus- 

 sions " as possible. As an interested, but 

 unbiased " spectater," 1 cannot see tlie 

 trullifulnessof tlie assertion made in tlie 

 fifth, sixtli and seveiitli lines of the article 

 on page 104. The reporter did say some- 

 tliing about maiiins a cellar somewhat like 

 that of J. Aipau>;h's, and I believe 1 am 

 gladhedid. Mr. Reporter, please give us 

 some more "lop-sided" reports. VVIiat is 

 there bad about that "father-iu-law '?" He 

 is respected and lionored by the Ontario 

 bee keepers, and was elected President of 

 their association, and was so unfortunate as 

 to be chosen as one of their commissioners 

 to tlie Colonial, and also chairman of the 

 commission ; but he has been annoyed and 

 badgered until life is almost a burden. 

 What did he do at the Ontario Convention 

 that should merit such an insinuatiou ? He 

 presided over the convention and delivered 

 the "annual address," which is pulilished 

 in the report, and Messrs. Maeolm and Hall 

 also have essays in the report. 



I gather from the few words reported, that 

 Mr. Clarke was opposed to the use of tlie 

 honey extractor at all, and if that is a cor- 

 rect inference, it is nothing new, for he has 

 done the same thing before, but it did not 

 get into the " report" to suit him. 



Mr. Clarke says, " My own preference for 

 comb honey is shared by me with some of 

 our best and largest producers of honey, 

 and this question is one that must couie to 

 the front." My truthfulness and "modesty" 

 prevent my saying that I am one of the 

 "best and largest producers of honey," and 

 that probably accounts for my not " shar- 

 ing " in that " preference." 



Cold and IlacliMard Spring. — 



W. A. Hodge, Victory, Wis., on April 23, 

 1S88, says : 



I wintered 24 colonies of bees, mostly 

 Italians, in the cellar, with a loss of only 2 

 colonies. They came out heavy, and seem 

 to be all right. In 1887 I had 1,143 pounds 

 of honey in IJj-pound sections, from 1.5 col- 

 onies. The spring is very cold and back- 

 ward here, and the Mississippi river is very 

 high— the highest, I believe, ever known in 

 April. 



COI^VEI^'XIOW NOTICES. 



tW The next meeting ot the N. W. Ills, and 8. W. 

 Wl8. Bee-Keepers' Association will be held in Rock- 

 ton, Ills., May 122, ie»«. D. A. Fuller, Sec. 



B^" The spring meeting of the Wisconsin Lake 

 Shore Center Bee-Keepers' Association will be held 

 on May 31, 1888, in Mueller's Hall, at Kiel, Wi.s. 



Ferd. Zastuow, Sec. 



t3^ The Cortland Union Bee-Keepers' Association 

 will hold its spring meeting on May 8, I S'.ihi. at Cort- 

 land, N. Y., at 10 a.m. All bee-keepers are invited. 

 W. H. Bkach, Sec. 



tW The Keystone Bee-Keepers' Association will 

 hold its sixth annual meeting in the Court House at 

 Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, May 8, 18mh, at 10 a.m. 

 All bee-keepers are invited. A. A. Davis, Sec. 



f^* The Hardin County Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion will meet at the Court House in Bldora. Iowa, 

 on the second Saturday in each month, at noon 

 (12 o'clock), until further notice. 



J. W. Buchanan, Sec. 



ty The next meeting of the Susquehanna County 

 Bee-Keepers' Association will be held at New Mil- 

 foril, Pa., on May 5. 1888. The following subjects are 

 tci be considered : Bee-keeping for plenHurc and pro- 

 fit—Spring work with bees— Is it advisable to use 

 foundation ? If so, to what extent ?— How can we 

 make our Association of the most practical value to 

 its members. All are cordially invited to come. 



H. M. Seeley, Sec. 



w/s 



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AI>FKEI> II. I^EVOIAI^, 



BUSINESS MANAQEB. 



A I»ocWef l>ictionar>' will be pre- 

 sented for two subscribers with .§'3.00. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at hand 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 determine their meaning. 



gusiucss Jtotices. 



It Yon Eive near one post-oflBce and 

 get your mail at another, be sure to give the 

 address that we have on our list. 



Hilton's new pamphlet on Comb Honey 

 Production has been reduced in price to 5 

 cents. For sale at this office. 



Give a Copy of " Honey as Food and 

 Medicine " to every one who buys a package 

 of honey. It will sell lots of it. 



If yon Eose Money by carelessly en- 

 closing it in a letter, it is without excuse, 

 when a Money Order, which is perfectly 

 safe, costs but 5 cents. 



Please to get yonr M'eiglibor, 



who keeps bees, to also take the Asierican 

 Bee Journal. It is now so cheap that 

 no one can afford to do without it. 



Presei-ve Yoni- Papers for future 



reference. If you liave no BII\I>Eie we 



will mail you one for 60 cents ; or you can 

 have one FREE, if you will send us 3 new 

 yearly subscriptions for the Bee Journal, 



Please >vritc American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope wlieu writuig to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



Xhe Convention. — The pamphlet 

 containing the report ot the proceedings of 

 the Union Convention in Chicago, is now 

 published, and can be obtained at this office 

 for 25 cents. Or bound up with the history 

 of the International Society, and a full re- 

 port of the Detroit and Indianapolis conven- 

 tions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



Home Markets for honey can be 

 made by judiciously distributing the 

 pamphlets, " Honey as Food and Medicine." 

 Such will create a demand in any locality at 

 remunerative prices. See list on the second 

 page of this paper. 



Al'ways Mention your Post-Office, 

 County and State when writing to this 

 office. No matter where you may happen 

 to be for the hour when actually writing— 

 never mention anything but your perma- 

 nent address. To do otherwise leads to 

 confusion, unless you desire your address 

 changed. In that case state the old as well 

 as the new address. 



Honey and Beestvax Market. 



DETROIT. 



HONBY.— Best white In one-pound sections, I5c., 

 Extracted, 9@loe. Large supply and few sales. 



BBB8WAX.-a3®'24c. 

 Apr. 24. M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mich. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white in 1-lb. sec- 

 tions, 13@15c.: the same in 'i-lbs., lOffTiiic.; buck- 

 wheat 1-lbs., 10c. ; 2-lbs.,9c. Market dull. 

 BBBSWAX.-24C. 



MCCAUL & HILDRETH BROS., 

 Apr. '7. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Duane St. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— Prices range from 16®18c. for best one- 

 lb. sections, to I4@i5c. for off color and condition; 

 2-lbB., I4@i.'",c. Dark Is Blow of sale at almost any 

 price. Extracted, 7@9c., with good supply. Iiight 

 demand. 



BBE8WAX,-22®23C. R. A. BURNETT, 



Mar. 22. 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.- We quote : Fancy white 1-lb. sections, 

 14@15c.; fancy 2.1b3., 12c. Lower grades l(a,2c. per 

 lb. less. Buckwheat l-lbs., 10®10!^c.; 2-lbs., 9®954c. 

 Extracted, white, 7(3i'7}4c.; dark, 5^^@6C. 

 Mar. 19. F.G. STROHMEYER .SCO., 122 Water Bt. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white clover l-lbs., 

 16@i7c.: 2-lbs., I5®16c. Dark is slow sale at almost 

 any price. Extracted is scarce, and sells at 7@10c. 



BEBSWAX.-23C. 



Mar. 13. 8. T. FISH & CO.. 189 S. Water St, 



CINCINNATI 



HONBY.— We quote extracted af4@9c. per lb., 

 for which demand is good. Comb honey, I4@17c. — 

 Demand slow. 



BKK8WAJC.— Demand is good— 20®22c. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Apr. 23. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Choice white one-lb. sections, 16®I7c.: 

 2-lb9.. ]5@]6c.; 3-lb8.. 14c. Extracted, white in kega 

 and ^-barrels, 8 to 8^6.; in tin and pails, 9^i;®10c.i 

 dark in barrels and kegs, 5@7c. Market fair. 



BEB8WAX.-22®25C. 

 Apr. 23. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water St. 



DENVER. 



HONEY.— Best white Mb. sections, 17®19c.; 2-lb. 

 sections. 15@17c. Extracted, 7®10c. 



BBBSWAX.-20®23C. 

 Mar. 1. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.- We quote : Choice white 2-lb. sections, 

 17®iac.; dark 2-lbB, 14@15c.: choice white l-Ibs.. 18 to 

 20ct8.. dark 1-Ibs., I5®i6c. White extracted, 7®8o.i 

 dark. .'>@6c. Demand Is slow. White extracted i& 

 Arm when in eo-lb. tin cans. 



BEB8WAX.-2I to 22c.. 

 Mar. 29. H AMBLIN & BBAR8S, 514 Walnut St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— We quote: 1-lb. sections, ie@17c.; 2- 

 Ib. sections, I4®16c. Extracted. 8®9c. The market 

 is not very brisk and sales are slow. 



BBB8WAX.— 25 cts. per lb. 

 Mar. 24. Blaks * Riplkt. 57 CbBttaam Street. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote: White to extra, 10®i7c.l 

 amber. 9®i4c. Extracted, white liquid, 7@7J^c.: 

 amber and candied, 6@7c. Market quiet. 



BEESWAX.- 18®21c. 



Mar. 20. 8CHACHT & LEMCKE, 122-124 Davis St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.- Wequote: White l-lbs., glassed, 16®17c: 

 unglassed, 17®18c.; and dark 1-lba., glassed, 15c.: un- 

 glassed, 16c.; white 2-lb9.. glassed. I6c., : unglassed 2- 

 lbs., I7c. California white 2.1b8.. 17c. California ex- 

 tracted In 60-lb. cans. 8c. Market quiet and receipts 

 are larger. 



BEESWAX.- No. 1, 20c.; No. 2, ISC. 

 Mar.l9. CLBM0N8, CLOON & CO., cor 4th iWalnnt. 



Clover Seeds.— We are selling AUike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : $8.00 

 per bushel; S'3.25 per peck ; '25 cents per lb. 

 Wliite Clmer Seed : SIO.OO per bushel; $2.75- 

 per peck ; 30 cents per lb. Sweet, or Melilot, 

 Clover Seed: S6.00 per bushel ; 81.75 per 

 peck: 20 cents per lb.— by express or freight. 



ITncca lli'^islies, for removing bees 

 from the combs, are a soft, vegetable fiber, 

 and do not irritate the bees. We supply 

 them at 5 cents each, or 50 cents a dozen ; if 

 sent by mail, add 1 cent each for postage. 



