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CONVEIVTIOX DIRECTORY. 



1888 Time and Place of Meeting. 



Dec. 11-13.— New York State, at Syracuse. N. Y. 



G. H. Kuickerbocker, Sec, Pine Plains, N. Y. 



Dec. 12, 13. -Michigan State, at Jackson. Mich. 



H. D. CuttinR. Sec, Clinton, Mich. 



Jan.'s, 9.— Ontario, at Owen Sound, Ont. 



\V. Couse. Sec, Streetaville, Ont. 



Jan. 9-11.— Nebraska State, at Tjincoln, Nebr. 



J. N. Heater, Sec. Columbus, Nebr. 



S^" In order to have this table complete, Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetinKs.— Bd. 



sjMS^iife. 



Fair Report for 1888 Mr. Wm. 



Crouley, Redwood Falls, Nebr., writes : 



My report for 1888 is fair. I havR ob- 

 tained something over 3,000 pounds of Iioney 

 from 48 colonies, spring count, and increased 

 tlieni to 84 colonies and several nuclei. I 

 will send a detailed report of the season 

 when I have more time. 



Bees in Cood Condition.— Theo. 



Johnson, Fairburj', Nebr., on Nov. 17, says: 



Bees in southern Nebraska only produced 

 about one-fourth as much surplus as usual, 

 but they are all in excellent condition for 

 winter. The honey is of a fine quality, and 

 nearly all in the market. 



Peedin;; Bees for Winter. — Mr. 



Lemuel Stout, Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 17, 

 1888, writes : 



I have never lost a colony of bees in win- 

 tering. I use the "Hill device" on the 

 summer stands. I have carried the hives 

 one at a time into the kitchen, as late as the 

 middle of November, the colonies having 

 sugar stores of 13 pounds of sugar to pints 

 of boiling water, with no acid, and no 

 further cooking after the water is added. 

 Furthermore, about once a week, on a sun- 

 shiny day, 1 take the covers off of the hives, 

 raise the cotton, open the muslin door, and 

 take a peep in. Some of them cluster on 

 the muslin, and some down among the 

 frames. I do not recollect ever seeing pub- 

 lished how fast they will take food. I 

 placed 18 pounds of syrup in a loug tin ves- 

 sel, on one ot my hives, at 3 o'clock in the 

 afternoon, and at 6 o'clock the ne.xt morn- 

 ing they were running over the bottom of 

 the vessel, averaging 1 1-5 pounds per hour. 



Sniokin;; Bees, ele.— T. F. Kinsel, 

 Shiloh, O., on Nov. 19, 1888, writes : 



In reading the article on " Bee-Keeping," 

 on page 748, 1 was particularly attracted Dy 

 ' the part ot it relative to " smoKe." The re- 

 marks, if heeded, may be worth the price ot 

 the Amehican Bee Journai. for a year. 1 

 have often heard men remark, "Bees won't 

 sting me." It is not true. Bees, at times, 

 without smoke or something to subdue 

 them, will sting the oldest bee-master in 

 the world, if jarred or irritated. When men 

 " never get stung," they, perhaps, only go 

 among bees to handle swarms, or when 

 himey is coming in freely, when there is 

 really but little danger unless an accident 

 occurs. Let such men hive swarms when 

 they have become mixed up in the air, or 

 have been lighting— such bees sometimes 

 become savage, and are dangerous to handle 



even with a good smoker. I never use a 

 veil or gloves, yet a good smoker 1 consider 

 indispensable, especially when doing the 

 last extracting, or preparing the bees for the 

 cellar. 



The season here has not been a good one 

 for surplus honey, though the brood-cham- 

 bers are well filled with bees, and honey 

 enough for winter use. 



Sliaking' Itee*Diseasc— JYlignon- 



ette.— Frank Waring, Philipsburg, Pa., on 

 Nov. 19, 1888, writes : 



Last spring I had 3 colonies of bees which 

 I thought had symptoms of the "shaking 

 disea-e." Their queens had been reared 

 from one which 1 had bought. I had read, 

 in the Bee Journal, of people curing the 

 shaking disease by pouring salt brine over 

 the frames. I thought that I would try 

 feeding salt brine in the open air ; so I pro- 

 cured a small trough, put salt and water 

 into it, and placed it near the hives, but not 

 a bee was seen on it until after one night, 

 when it rained hard, overflowing the 

 trough ; the next morning the bees were 

 l3usy, and continued working on it for 

 weeks. 1 filled it up with water, and added 

 salt to suit their taste. All signs of the 

 shaking disease disappeared before fall. 



This fall my sister had one small plot of 

 dwarf mignonette, one of mammoth mig- 

 nonette, audone of Alsike clover, in bloom 

 at the same time, the first crop of Alsike 

 having been cut off when in bloom. When 

 the small mignonette had 20 or 30 bees on 

 it, the mammoth would have about half as 

 many, and the Alsike clover would have 2 

 or 3 bees on it. If we had plenty of that 

 small mignonette it would keep bees from 

 robbing late in the fall, when the frost has 

 killed more tender plants. 



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THOS. G. NEWMAN A: SON, 

 923&925 W.Madison-St.. - CHICAGO. ILLS. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEir.— We quote : White clover 1-lbs., I8^19c.; 

 2-lb8.. m®17c. Good dark 1-lbs., 15(5H6c.; 2-lbs., 13@ 

 14c. Buckwheat l-lbs.. I4@l5c,; 2Ib8., I2@il2^c.— 

 Extracted. 7@9c.. depending upon quality and style 

 of package. Receipts increasing, but demand still 

 limited. Stock is not selling as freely this season as 

 a year ago. 



BKESWAX.— 22c. 

 Nov. 13. a. T. FISH & CO., 189 S. Water St. 



CHICAGO. 



HONEY.-It is selling fairly well at 18c. for best 

 1-lbs,; very fancy lots have sold at 20c. Dark and. 

 yellow comb sells shuvlyat i:i@lHc. Extracted, 7itJ 

 9c.. according to quality and style of package. The 

 stock of best comb honey is light. 



BEESWAX,— a2o. K. A. BURNETT. 



Nov. 22. 161 South Water St, 



MILWAUKEE. 

 HONEY.-We quote : Fancy white 1-Ibs., 18@20c.; 



2-lbs , lH@i8c. Good dark l.Ibs., 16®i8c.: 2-lb8., 15 to 

 16c.; fair l-lbs. i2^(«.l4c. Extracted, white, in kegs 

 and J^-barrels, H^iayc. ; amber in same. 7f^@*<c.; in 

 pails and tin, white, i»'iyi^c.; in barrels and lialf-bar- 

 rels. dark, 6@6Vsc. Market steady and supply ample 

 for the moderate demand, but present values have 

 a tendency to restrict general consumption. 



BEESWAX.— 22{si23c. 

 Oct. 25. A. V. BISHOP. 142 W. Water St. 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white l-lbs., 15@l7c. 

 2-lb8., I4@l6c. Fair wiiite l-lbs., 14@ltic.; 2-lb8.,l J 

 to i.'ic. Kxtracted. white, 7i^@ac. 



BBESWAX.-23ii;C. 

 Sep. 17. THURBBR. WHYLAND & CO 



NEW YORK. 



HONE Y.— We quote . Fancy white 1-lbs., 17@iac. ; 

 2 lbs , I3@l4c. Fair white l-lbs.. 15@i6c.; 2-lbA.. I2c. 

 Buckwheat l-lbs., ili<(.i2c.; 2lb8., liK§Jllc. White 

 extracted. 7'-s(s<8>ftc.; buckwheat. 5}4®6Hb.: <'alifor- 

 nia extracted, white sage, 7H@T^c. , amber, 7K@7J^. 

 Demand good and prices firm. New comb honey is 

 arriving quite freely. 



BEESWAX.— li3im23V^C. 



HILDKETil BROS. & SEGELKEN, 

 Oct. 10. 28 & 30 W. Broadway, near Duane St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— White l-lb. sections. l2@I2Hc.; 2-lb3., 

 I2(g*l4c.; amber. 8(§;iuc. Extracted, white, e^fSe^c.: 

 light amber, 6c.; amber and candied. 514'^5'^c. For 

 comb honey the demand is light ; for extracted it is 

 good, and market firm. 



BEESWAX.— Dull at 18@22c. 

 Nov. 15. O. B, SMITH & CO.. 423 Frout St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEY.— Best white 1-lbs., I7@18c, Supply is bet- 

 ter. Extracted, 8@yc. Sales slow. 



BBEaWAX.-22{at^yc. 

 Nov. 17. M. H. HUNT. Bell Branch. Mich. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONEY.— We quote extracted at 5^8c. per !b. 

 Best white comb honey, iRc. Demand slew. 



BEKSWAX.— Demand is good— 2U(d22c. per lb. for 

 ffood tn choice vetlow. on arrivHl. 

 Nov. 12. C. F. MUTH & SON, Freeman & Central Av. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.- Choice i-lb. sections, iRc ; dark l-Ibs.. 

 14c.; 2-lb3., IHC; dark, ]3c. White extracted in «0- 

 Ib. cans. sc. ; amber, 7c.: in barreU and kegs, o@8c. 

 Demand good, prices steady, and stock fair. 



BEESWAX.— None in market. 

 Sep. 27. HAMBLIN & BEAK38, 514 Walnut St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.-We quote : Fancv white l-lb. sections, 

 I7^@18c.: 2-lbs., 14tair>c. Fair l-Ibs.. 14V^@i5^c.; 

 2-lb8.,ii@l2c. Extracted, fancy white clover. 7^®-*^^. 

 California white in i;iv-lb. cans, hc, ; light amber ,in 

 same cans. 79^0.: amb^T, 7)ftC. Buckwheat in kegs 

 and barrel*, 5K@6. Cuban, in barrels and J^-barrels. 



65c. per gallon. „ 



Sep.26. F.G.STROHMBYER&CO., 122WaterBt. 



BOSTON 



HONEY.-We quote: Best white clover l-pounds, 



17{§ilHc.; best 2-lbs.. in«.i7c. Extracted. Mf5 9c. The 



receipts are very light, and honey sells fairly well. 



Nov. 12. BLAKE & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONEY.— White I-lbs., I7c.: fair. t4c.; CaUfornia 

 white 1-lbs., I7c.: 2-!bs.. 15c. Extracted white Cali- 

 fornia. 7Wc. : amber. 7c. 



BEESWAX— None in the market. 

 Nov. 22. CLEMONS, CLOON & CO.. cor 4th &Walnut. 



ST. LOUIS. 



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

 according to quality; in cans. 7®8c. Comb, l2Jij@l5c. 

 Prices tlrmer on account of scarcity, though the 

 demand is not great. 



BKBSWAX.- 2lc. for orime. 

 Oct. 17. D. G. TUTT & CO.. Commercial St. 



BAN FRANCISCO. 



HONEY.— We quote : Extracted, white, Gli cents; 

 litrht amber, B^fv-iiC.; amber. 5^c. Comb, white I- 

 Ibs I3®l4c.; 2-lbs., 13C. Light amber l-lbs.. l:i@13c.; 

 ■'-lbs. ii@i2c. Demand very active for extracted, 

 and fair for comb honey. 



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Nov. e. SCHACHT 4 LBMCKB, 122-124 DaTl« 8t. 



