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I Italianized my aiiiary, and gave my new 

 hives a fair trial, hopiiis to pet a crop of 

 surplus honey. 1 found it a difficult joh to 

 transfer my bees and combs from old hives 

 into new ones. I purchased two more im- 

 ported queens in 1887, as I found tliat 

 foreign blood introduced into my apiary had 

 started a boom. Too much increase will 

 lessen the crop of surplus honey, so I made 

 only 23 swarms, worth $5 each, $1U>; 1,<)00 

 pounds of extracted honey, at 1-5 cents, $150; 

 and 500 pounds of comb honey in one-pound 

 sections, at 30 cents, SIOO. My total income 

 was $3iVj. 1 obtained an average ot 7.5 

 pounds of surplus honey per colony, spring 

 count, and a profit of $18.2.5 per colony. One 

 colony from my choice strain of bees stored 

 140 pounds of comb honey In one-pound sec- 

 tions last summer, besides enough to winter 

 on. The season of 1887 was poor for honey, 

 there being only one-half of a crop in the 

 United States, although Minnesota was bet- 

 ter than the average. I have put in a hard 

 winter's work making hives and fixtures, 

 and getting ready for the season of 1888, 

 hoping for Detter results than last year. 



Fine WcatUer tor Bees.— Leslie 

 Stewart, Jeflferson, N. Y., on May 7, 1888, 

 writes : 



My bees are in fine condition, though not 

 removed from the cellar until April 26. 

 They had large quantities of brood in all 

 stages, and some young bees, when re- 

 moved to the summer stands. They have 

 wintered without loss. The weather is fine, 

 and the bees are working for all they are 

 worth on willow and soft maple. We have 

 had a very late spring. White clover is in 

 good condition, and I shall look for a grand 

 honey crop during the season of 1888. The 

 loss in wintering in this part of the country 

 is about 10 per cent. 



Bee-Keeping' in Nebraska.— Geo. 



Gale, of Adams, Nebr., on April 37, 1888, 



writes : 



The season of 1887 was dry, and conse- 

 quently a very poor one for bees. I com- 

 menced in the spring of 1887 with 12 colo- 

 nies, and 2 were robbed by the others in 

 May. I had only one swarm, and the bees 

 made very little above a living until Sep- 

 tember, when they stored a little surplus. 

 I had 400 pounds of comb honey, and 100 

 pounds of extracted honey. One colony 



S reduced over 100 pounds of comb honey, 

 [y bees are blacks. 1 lost 3 colonies the 

 past winter, but all had honey enough ; one 

 was destroyed by mice, and the others were 

 probably queenless. Very few bee-keepers 

 here had any increase last season, and I do 

 not know of any that obtained more sur- 

 plus honey than I did. Some of the largest 

 and oldest bee-keepers lost more than half 

 of their colonies last summer before the fall 

 honey-How commenced. I think that the 

 bees which survived the drouth last sum- 

 mer, have wintered very well. The weather 

 is as fine as could be wished for, and pros- 

 pects for the season are now good. Wild 

 plums are now in full bloom, and the bees 

 are working on theiti. Our bees stored no 

 white honey last season until late, and that 

 was from a species of thorough-wort that 

 grows in the timber land. 



Tlie Convention. — The pamphlet 

 containing the report of the proceedings of 

 the Union Convention in Chicago, is now 

 published, and can be obtained at this office 

 for 2.5 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. 



ALFRED H. NEWT»IAN, 



BUSINESS MANAGER. 



lUsxttjess Motxcts. 



li Yon Ixive near one post-ofiBce 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. 



If yon I>ose 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 t4> get your Neiglibor, 



who keeps bees, to also take the American 

 Bee Journal. It is now so cheap that 

 no one can afford to do without it. 



Preserve Yoiu* Papers for futMe 



reference. If you have no BIIVUER 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 Jouknai., 



ITncca Bruslie^ii, 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. 



Please wi-ite American Bee Journal 

 on the envelope when writing to this office. 

 Several of our letters have already gone to 

 another firm (a commission house), causing 

 vexatious delay and trouble. 



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. 



Photograplis of Bee-Keepers.— 



The " medley " gotten up by E. O. Tuttle, 

 contalnmg the faces of 131 representative 

 apiarists, and a printed sketch of each one, 

 will be sent with the Bee JotrBNAL for one 

 year for 81.75; or we will present it free, by 

 mail, to any one, for a club of three subscri- 

 bers and 83.00. 



Apiary Kegistor.— All who intend to 

 be systematic in their work in the apiary, 

 should get a copy of the Apiary Register and 

 begin to use it. The jirices are as follows : 



For 50 colonies (120 pages) $1 00 



" 100 colonies (220 pages) 125 



" 200 colonies (420 pages) 150 



Honey and Beeswax Market. 



DKTROIT. 



HONEY.— Best white In one-pound gectlons, 15c. 

 Extracted, 9@10c. Larcre supply and few sates. 



BBBBWAX.-23®24c. 

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



CHICAGO. 



HONE v.— Prices range from 15®iec. for best one- 

 lb. sections; other grades are slow, at lower prices. 

 Extracted, 7@8c. Light demand, and supply larger 

 than usual at this season of the year. 



BBB8WAX,-230. B. A. BURNETT, 



May 1. 161 South Water St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white I-lb. sections, 

 14®15c.; fancy 2-lb9., 12c. Lower grades l@2c. per 

 lb. less. Buckwheat 1-lbs., lOOloi^c; 2-lb8., 9@9!4c. 

 Extracted, white, 7®7Hc.; dark, 5(i®6c. 

 Mar. 19. F.G.8TR0HMEYBB&C0., 122 Water 8t. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.- We quote : Fancy white clover 1-lbs., 

 16@i7c.: 2-lb9., I5@16c. Dark is slow sale at almost 

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



BEESWAX.- 23C. 



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



CINCINNATI 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at 4®9c. per lb., 

 for which demand is good. Comb honey, 14@17e. — 

 Demand slow. 



BEESWAX.- Demand Is good— 20@22c. per lb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

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



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— Choice white one-lb. sections, :e®17o.: 

 2-lbs., 15@I6c.; 3-lb8.. 14c. Extracted, white in kegs 

 and i^-barrelB, H to 8'-<ic.; in tin and pails, 9>^@10c.; 

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



BEESWAX.- 22@25C. _ 



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



DENVER. 



HONEY.— Best white 1-lb. sections, 17®19c.; 2-lb. 

 sections, 15®17c. Extracted, 7® 10c. 



BEESWAX.- 20® 23c. 

 Max. 1. J. M. CLARK & CO.. 1409 Fifteenth St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONBY.— We quote : Choice white 2-lb. sections. 

 17®18c.; dark 2-lbs, I4®15c.; choice white 1-lbs., 18 to 

 20 cts.. dark 1-lbs., 15@I6c. White extracted, 7®8c.; 

 dark. 5@6c. Demand is slow. White extracted is 

 firm when in 60-lb. tin cans. 



BEESWAX.— 21 to 22C. 

 Mar. 29. HAMBLIN & BEARSS, 514 Walnut St. 



BOSTON. 



HONEY.— We quote: 1-lb. sections, ie®17o.; 2- 

 Ib. sections, 14®1GC. Extracted, 8®8c. The market 

 is not very brisk and sales are slow. 



BEESWAX.- 25 cts. per lb. 

 Mar. 24. BLA K II * RIPLIT. 57 Chatham Street. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.- We quote: White to extra, 10@17c.; 

 amber. 9@14c. Extracted, white -liquid, 7@7Hc.: 

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



BEESWAX.— 18®21c. 

 Mar. 20. 8CHACHT 4 LBMCKE. 122-124 Davis St. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— We quote: White 1-lbs., glassed, 16®17c; 

 unglassed, 17®isc.; anddark 1-lbs., glassed, 15c.: un- 

 glassed, 16c.; white 2-Ibs.. glassed. 16c.,; unglassed 2- 

 Ibs., 17c. California white 2.1bs., 17c. California ex- 

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

 are larger. 



BEES WAX. —No. 1. 20c.; No. 2, 18c. 

 Mar.l9. CLBMON8. CLOON&CO.. cor4thiWalnut. 



Your Fnll Address, plainly written 

 is very essential in order to avoid mistakes. 



NcTv Subscribers can obtain the full 

 numbers for 1887 and 1888, for SI ,75, while 

 there are any sets of 1887 left. 



Clover Seeds.— We are selluig Alsike 

 Clover Seed at the following prices : S8.00 

 per bushel; S3.25 per peck ; 25 cents per lb. 

 White Clover Seed : SIO.OO per bushel; $2.75 

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

 Clover Seed: 86.00 per bushel ; 81.75 per 

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



A Pocket IMctionary will be pre- 

 sented for two subscribers with 82.00. It is 

 always useful to have a dictionary at hand 

 to decide as to the spelling of words, and to 

 detenuine their meaning. 



