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Fall C'rop of Honey.— G. M. Wbit- 

 ford, Arlington, Nebr., on Nov. 4, 1888, 

 wrote as follows : 



The season, in this locality, was very un- 

 favorable to the production of honey. Wet 

 weather and cool uiehts prevented the 

 secretiim of nectar in tlie flowers until the 

 last part of August and the first part of 

 September, when we had a short spell of 

 warm weather ; then for about three weeks 

 the bees worked with energy until the 

 honey flow was checked by the dry weather. 

 My yield from 10 colonies is 336 pounds of 

 comb honey, and 6B pounds of extracted 

 houey. The greater part of the comb honey 

 has been sold for 18 and 20 cents per pound 

 for choice well-filled sections, and 15 cents 

 for the imperfect ones. Extracted honey is 

 selling at 1.5 cents per pound. 



Ciood Yield of Honey.— L. E. 



Traphagan, EUery Center, N. Y., on Oct. 

 30, 1888, writes : 



On June 17 a swarm of bees issued that 

 weighed 8 pounds. I have taken 7.5 pounds 

 ■of lioney from it, and they have 65 pounds 

 by weight now. On June 39 I transferred 

 a colony of old bees to a new hive, and they 

 have 50 pounds of honey now, and I have 

 taken oft 20 pounds in sections. I think 

 that they have done very well. This is my 

 first year with bees. I get a great deal of 

 ■excellent information in the Bee Jouknal, 

 and all bee-keepers should read it. 



apiary that is in this part of the country. I 

 live on the banks of the Kickapoo creek, 

 and there are hundreds of acres of flat land 

 which abound in flowers of almost every 

 kind. One queer feature is, that there is an 

 abundance of Spanish-needle and golden- 

 rod which the bees did not touch. There is 

 a clearing of J30 acres joining my land, 

 grown full of thistles ; the bees worked on 

 them for six weeks, and the honey was as 

 light in color as white clover honey. 1 sold 

 it all to the stores in Peoria for 15 cents per 

 pound. 



Honey and Bees'wax market. 



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A Fraud. — Alderman & Roberts, 

 Wewahitchka, Fla., write as follows : 



Noticing the address of Joseph McCaul in 

 the American Bee JotnBNAL, stating that 

 he had opened up beekeepers' headquarters 

 on Duaue Street, N. Y., and as we had pre- 

 viously sold honey quite largely to the firm 

 ■of McCaul & Hildreth Brothers, we shipped 

 him 4 barrels and 10 kegs of honey to sell 

 on commission. He received the honey and 

 sold it to Strohmeyer & Co., but never an- 

 swered any of our letters. If any readers 

 of the American Bee Journal know 

 where he can be found, we would like to 

 hear from them. 



[We wrote a letter to Mr. McCaul as soou 

 as the above came to hand, demanding that 

 he make proper returns for the honey (it 

 once, but the letter was returned to us un- 

 opened, by the New York Post-office, 

 marked, " Removed— present address un- 

 known." This is evidently another addi- 

 tion to the list of swindlers.— Ed.] 



Experience of an Aged Bee- 

 Man.— James Jaggard, Rosefield, Ills., on 

 Oct. 30, 1888, writes : 



My bees did well considering the season, 

 the colonies averaging 40 pounds. The old 

 colonies did not store much surplus honey. 

 1 did not feed one pound of sugar. I have 

 38 colonies on the summer stands, with the 

 brood-frames full of honey. I have ceased 

 farming, and will devote what little time I 

 have to bee-keeping. I am in the 8.'?rd year 

 of my age, hale, hearty and well. Bee- 

 keeping is my delight, and their stings do 

 not hurt me half a minute after being stung. 

 I think that I have the best location for an 



Bee-Keepin;; in Oeorgia. — R. H. 



Campbell, Madison, Ga., on Nov. 3, 1888, 

 writes : 



The season is mild, and the Italians have 

 been booming and roaring on a plant that I 

 have not as yet learned the name of. A 

 brother bee-keeper in Mississippi calls it 

 " bitter-weed," but this is not bitter-weed, 

 as cows eat it, and it does not affect the 

 milk. It is a species of buckwheat, as the 

 bloom is white and very profuse. It yields 

 honey abundantly, and we have it every 

 fall when there is plenty of rain through 

 September. I think that the plant is one of 

 the asters. It abounds everywhere over the 

 whole country in this section. I have sent 

 a specimen to Prof. Cook, and will see what 

 he says about it. The bees do not notice 

 golden-rod while this is in bloom. The 

 honey is excellent. 



I have one or two ABC scholars here, 

 and one says that his bees have gathered 

 more honey this fall than they did in the 

 spring. That is accounted for by his bees 

 not being in proper condition at the time of 

 the honey-flow. There have been three 

 heavy honey-flows this year, viz : the first 

 of May, the first two weeks of August, and 

 from Oct. 15 until now. My 90 colonies of 

 Italians are in excellent condition for 

 winter. 



I received a fine 1<* of imported queens 

 from Italy in September, that were five 

 weeks in coming by express. In two of 

 the cages every oee was dead except the 

 queens, which shows that they were very 

 hardy. Thev had plenty of stores, and I 

 cannot see why the workers did not live, 

 unless they were all old bees, and no doubt 

 that was the case. In the lot of eight 

 queens, five came through safely. I have 

 drones still flying in my apiary. We had 

 one slight frost on Oct. 10, but it did no 

 damage. Black bees and hybrids have done 

 poorly, and the moths have played havoc 

 with some. 



International Bee-Convention. 



—The Pamphlet Report of the Columbus, 

 Ohio, Convention is now issued, and copies 

 have been sent to each member, as well as 

 to the Colleges, Agricultural and Horticul- 

 tural Societies and periodicals devoted to 

 the industry. Copies can be obtained at 

 this office, by mail, postpaid, for 35 cents. 

 This pamphlet contains the new bee-songs 

 and words, as well as a portrait of the 

 President. Bound up with the history of 

 the International Society, and a full report 

 of the Detroit, Indianapolis and Chicago 

 conventions, for 50 cents, postpaid. 



l>r. miller's Book, "A Year Among 

 the Bees," and the American Bee Jour- 

 nal for one year— we send both for $1.50. 



I>o Mot Fail to get up a club and send 

 it with your renewal for next year. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.— New crop arriving slowly, but demand 

 is limited. White clover comb, 17@lSc. Extracted, 

 7®9c. 



BU;E8WAX.-22c. 

 Sep. 12. 8. T. FISH & CO., 189 8. Water 8t, 



CHICAGO. 



HONET.— For wliite comb 1-lbs.. 18c. Very little 

 inquiry for anything outside of l-lba., and when It 

 ia wanted It is at a lower price. Extracted, the best 

 grades. 7@8c., and some held higher. Offerings are 

 small and demand slow. 



BBE8WAX,-220. R. A. BURNETT, 



Sep. 12. 161 8outh Water St. 



MILWAUKEE. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white l-lbs., 18@20c.: 

 2-lb9 , l(i®18c. Good dark l.lbs., 16®l8c.: 'i-lbs., 15 to 

 18c.; fair l-lbs , r2^(a,l4c. Extracted, white. In hegs 

 and w-barrels. 8'^.(y.9c. ; amber in same, 7?^08c.; in 

 pails and tin, while, it('i9Hc.; in barrels and half-bar- 

 rels, dark, 6@6Hc. Market steady an,l supply ample 

 for the moderate demand, but present values have 

 a tendency to restrict general consumption. 



BEESWAX.— 22®230. 

 Oct. 25. A. V. BISHOP, 142 W. Water Bt. 



DENVER. 



HONEY.- Colorado, new 1-lb. sections., 13@15c. 

 Extracted, 7®8c. 



BEBSWAX.-20®'23C. 

 Sep. 7. J. M. CLARK & CO., 1409 Fifteenth St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white l-lbs., I5@I7C.J 

 2.1bs., 14@16c. Fair white l-Ibs., 14@16c.i 2-lbs., 13 

 to I5c. Kxtracted, white, 7J^@8c. 



BEESWAX.-23V.C. 

 Sep. 17. ^'HURBBR, WHYXAND & CO. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote . Fancy white l-lbs., 17@18c. ; 

 2-lbs . 13@14c. Fair white l-lbs., 15@iec.; 2-lb8., 12c. 

 Buckwheat l-lbs.. ili»i2c.; 2-lb8., inoiic. White 

 extracted, 7.'^®8is;C. ; buckwheat. 5\i@6iib.; Califor- 

 nia extracted, white sage, 7Hi@7%c., amber, 7;<@7M. 

 Demand good and prices Arm. New comb honey Is 

 arriving quite freely. 



BBB8VVAJC.— 23(*-23!<c. 



HILDKETH BROS. & 8EOBLKBN, 

 Oct. 10. '28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Duane Bt. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.- White 1-lb. sections, ll®i2)4o.; 2-lb8., 

 12'-5@i c.i amber, s@ioc. Extracted, white, ^@6c.i 

 light amber. s^fii.S'-^c.; amber and candied. 4m@5c. 

 Receipts light and market firm for best qualities. 



BEESWAX.— Dull at 19@2-2>ic 

 Sep. 22. O. B. SMITH & CO., 423 Front 8t. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.- Best white comb, 17®18c. : dark, 16c.— 

 Extracted, 8@i0c. Market bare of all kinds. 



BBB8WAX.-21@22c. 

 Sep. 24. M. H. HUNT, Bell Branch, Mloh. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.- We quote extracted at 4!^a8c. per lb. 

 Comb honey, 12!i.®160. Demand slow, and only for 

 best qualities. ,^ _ 



BEESWAX.- Demand is good— 20®22c. perlb. for 

 good to choice yellow, on arrival. 

 Oct. 24. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central At. 



KANSAS CITY 



HONEY.- Choice 1-lb. sections,' 18c.; dark l.lbs., 

 14c.; 2-lb8., l«c.: dark, l3c. White extracted in 60- 

 Ib. cans, Sc; amber, 7c. ; in barrels and kegs, S@8c. 

 Demand good, prices steady, and stock fair. 



BEESWAX.- None in market. 

 Sep. 27. HAMBLIN & BEAK88, 514 Walnut Bt. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— We quote I Fancy white 1-lb. sections, 

 17!^®18c.: 2-lbs., 14®15C. Fair l-lbs.. 14ii®15Ho.; 

 2-lbB.. I l@12c. Extracted, fancy white clover. 7^®-*^. 

 California white in 60-lb. cans, 8c. : light amber ,in 

 same cans, 7%c. ; amber, 7>ic. Buckwheat m kegs 

 and barrels, 5H®6. Cuban, in barrels and )t-barrelB. 



65c. per gallon. 



Sep.26. F.G.STROHMBYERiCO., 122WaterBt. 



BOSTON 

 HONEY.- We quote: Beat white clover 1-pounds, 



17®18c.; best 2-lbs., 16* 17c. Extracted, «a9c. The 

 market is more active, with an upward tendency. 

 Oct. 25. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.-White l-lbs. 17®18c.; dark. 14®15c.i Cal- 

 ifornia white l-lbs., 17c.; dark. 14c. Extracted white 

 8c. ; amber. 7c. 



BEESWAX.- None in the market. 

 Oct. 1 1 . CLBM0N8, CLOON St. CO., cor 4th AWalnnt. 



ST. LODI8. 



HONEY.— We quote : Extracted in barrels. 5@6c., 

 according to quality; in cans. 7®8c. Comb. 12H@15c. 

 Prices flrmer on account of scarcity, though the 

 demand is not great. 



BEESWAX.— 21C. tor prime. 

 Oct. 17. D. G. TtJTT * CO., Commercial St. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONBY.-We quote : Extracted, white, 6 cents; 

 light amber, 5»ic.; amber, S^®5!«c. Comb, l-lbs. 

 J3®14c.; 2-lbs., loaisc, 



BEESWAX.— 20®22C. 

 Sep. 24. 8CHACHT & LBMCKB, 123-124 Dsvl 



