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COWT£XTION DIRECTORY* 



1888. Time and Place of Meeting, 



Dec. 29.— Brant, at Rrantford, Ont. 



R. F. Holtermaun. Sec, Brantford, Ont, 

 1889. 

 Jan. 8, 9.— Ontario, at Owen Sound, Ont. 



W. Couse. Sec. Streetaville, Ont. 



Jan. 9-II.— Nebraska State, at Lincoln, Nebr. 



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



Jan. 15.— Vermont State, at Middlebury. Vt. 



Marcia A. Douglas, Sec, Shoreham, Vt. 



Jan. 15, 16.— N. W. 111. & S. W. Wis., at Rocbford, Tlla. 

 D. A. Fuller, Sec, Cherry Valley, ills. 



May 4.— Susquehanna County, at Montrose, Pa. 



H. M. Seeley, Sec, Harford, Pa. 



8^^ In order to have this table complete, Secre- 

 taries are requested to forward full particulars of 

 time and place of future meetinKs.— Bd. 





Ueport for tlie Seasoii.— Mr. R. J. 



Mathews, Riverton, Miss., ou Dec. 4, 1888, 

 writes : 



Tlie past season was worse for me tlian 

 the one previous, but I did tolerably well, 

 taking the bad season into consideration. I 

 commenced the season of 1888 with 30 colo- 

 nies, increased them to 29, and secured 

 1,269 pounds of comb honey in one-pouud 

 sections ; 786 pounds of extracted honey, 

 and 26 pounds of beeswax. All the colonies 

 have plenty of stores for winter. 



Succesiisrul Bee-Keeping:, etc — 



Ezra J. Cronkleton, Duulap, Iowa, on Dec. 

 7, 1888, writes : 



My bees did very well the past season, 

 considering that it was such a poor one. 

 From 40 colonies I obtained 2,800 pounds of 

 comb honey in one-pound sections, an aver- 

 age of 70 pounds per colony. It is the light- 

 est crop that 1 have had in the five seasons 

 that I have been engaged in the business. 

 My increase was 10 colonies. My bees are 

 all tucked away in the cellar, the hives full 

 of stores, and not in debt to me a cent. I do 

 not remember of ever losing a colony of 

 bees in wintering, and have had no spring 

 dwindling— in fact the word "success" ex- 

 presses my situation ever since 1 embarked 

 in the bee-business. Honey is selling read- 

 ily here at 18 cents per one-pound section. 

 The weather is tine here, with no snow yet. 

 Corn is all gathered, and the crop is im- 

 mense. 



Poor Yield of Honey.— S. M. Cox, 



Angola, Ind., on Dec. 7, 188S, says : 



One year ago I had about 8.5 colonies of 

 bees, about 30 of which failed to winter, 

 mostly from lack of stores. During the win- 

 ter I moved to Angola, a distance of about 

 12 miles, and about June 1, 1 moved 24 colo- 

 nies, with the loss of one. 1 left the rest on 

 the farm, and let them out on shares. 1 got 

 less than 50 pounds of surplus honey, and a 

 good many of the colonies will starve this 

 winter, although there were several fields 

 of Alsike clover, and considerable basswood 

 near them. The bees that 1 brought here 

 stored about 300 pounds of surplus comb 

 honey, and cast 10 swarms. I have 26 colo- 

 nies in the cellar now, the rest being on the 

 summer stands. 1 think that we will have 

 more white clover next season than we had 

 this year. 



Honey Jumbles — Fall Honey* 

 Flow.— 0. P. Miller, Glendon, Iowa, on 

 Dec. 5, 1888, writes : 



I notice on page 787,an account of a young 

 man selling seven barrels of honey jumbles 

 at the Columbus Exposition. I would be 

 pleased to have a recipe for making them 

 published in the Bee Journal. People 

 here think that honey is not worth any- 

 thing to cook with. The honey season in 

 this vicinity was very poor until the very 

 last. About the time we thought the "jig 

 was up," the bees commenced work, and in 

 16 days they stored 62 pounds of surplus 

 honey to the colony. One of the strongest 

 colonies in this time stored a little over 100 

 pounds of surplus honey in three weeks. I 

 practice the tiering-up system with full- 

 sized Langstroth frames, for other reasons 

 aside from the production of honey. 



[Just show your neighbors who think 

 that honey is not good for cooking, copies of 

 " Honey as Food and Medicine." Perhaps 

 Bro. Root will supply the formula for mak- 

 ing the honey-jumbles.— Ed.] 



No Fall Honey Crop.— R. B. Wood- 

 ward, M. D., Somerset, 0., on Dec. 10, 1888, 

 writes : 



My bees wintered last winter without 

 loss. I had 15 colonies to begin with ; one 

 queen would not lay on account of old age, 

 and one died from an unknown cause, 

 which left me 13 colonies. From these I 

 secured 400 pounds of honey, about one-half 

 being comb honey. I had to put back in 

 unextracted frames 100 pounds, and had to 

 feed about .50 pounds of sugar for winter 

 purposes, leaving abont 250 pounds net, of 

 surplus honey from 13 colonies. 1 increased 

 them to 18 colonies, which are now in good 

 condition on the summer stands, and win- 

 tering well thus far. My bees gathered 

 nothing after August, yet the fields were 

 yellow with golden rod, and waste land was 

 full of asters ; but it was too wet and cold. 

 My best colony produced 36 pounds of ex- 

 tracted apple-bloom honey, which was very 

 good. 



Honey and Beesfrax Market. 



Bees in Ciood Condition.— L. B. 



Graves, Nineveh, Ind., on Dec. 10, 1888, 

 says : 



The honey season has not been good for 

 three years. Last spring I had 5 colonies 

 which I increased to 7, and took about 150 

 pounds of comb honey. All are in good 

 condition for winter. My best colony pro- 

 duced 48 pounds of honey, besides about 15 

 pounds in two boxes not finished. Some of 

 my neighbors got about the same as I did, 

 while three miles east and north they got no 

 honey, and had to feed their bees for winter. 

 I can speak for only a few, as I am not 

 posted very far from home. 



Predicts Snccessliil',Winterins. 



—Mr. J. W. Bittenbender, Knoxville, Iowa, 

 on Dec. 11, 1888, writes : 



Bees in this locality are all in their win- 

 ter depositories, with plenty of good, ripe 

 honey to winter on, and, as far as I can tell, 

 I predict that of all colonies properly pre- 

 pared, 95 per cent, will winter; and as far 

 as I can ascertain from my correspondence, 

 bees are all in good condition in Iowa, Ne- 

 braska, Missouri and Kansas. The outlook 

 seems to indicate a good season for 1889. 

 White clover never was in better condition 

 at this date. We have had but very little 

 cold weather, no snow on the ground, and 

 farmers are plowing yet. 



CHICAGO. 



HONET.— We quote : Wbite clover i-Ibs.. 18@I9c.; 

 2-lbB., lc;@nc. Good dark 1-lbs.. 15®16c.; 2-lb8., 13® 

 14c. Buckwheat 1-Ib3., 14@loc.; 2-lba., 12®12Hc.— 

 Extracted, 7@itc.. dependinjj upon quality and style 

 of package. Receipts increasing, but demand still 

 limited. Stock is not selling as freely this season as 

 a year ago. 



BBB8WAX.-22C. 

 Nov. 13. 8. T. FISH * CO., 189 8. Water St, 



CHICAGO. 



HONBY.-ItissellinK fairly well at 18c. for best 

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

 yellow comb sells slowly at 13@16c. Extracted. T^jft 

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

 stock of best comb honey is light. 



BEESWAX,— 220. K. A. BURNBTT. 



Nov. 22. 161 South Water St. 



MILWATJKBB. 



HONE Y.— We quote : B'ancy white I-Ibs., 18®20c.; 

 2-lb8.. IB® 18c. Good dark l-lbs., I6®18c.: 2-lbs., 15® 

 16c.; fair l-lbs., 12*i;(<iiUc. Extracted, white, in kegs 

 and i-;.-barrels. 8'^>®9c. ; amber in same, "^©sc. : in 

 pailsand tin, white, 9ra9''ac.; in barrels and half-bar- 

 rels, dark. 6@6^c. Market steady and supply ample 

 tor the moderate demand, but present values have 

 a tendency to restrict general consumption. 



BKRSWAJC.— 22@23c. 

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



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white 1-lbs., 15®l7c. 

 2-lbs., 14®I6C. Fair white 1-lbs., 14®16c.; 2-Ib8.,U 

 to i.'jc. Extracted, white. 7>^@8c. 



BBESWAX.-231..C. 

 Sep. 17. THCRBBR, WHYLAND&CO 



NEW YORK. 



HONEY.-We quote : Fancy white 1-lbs., 16®17c.; 

 2-lbs , i:s@14c. Fair white 1-lbs.. 14®15c.; 2-lb8.. U to 

 12c. Buckwheat libs, i l(ai2c.; 2-lb8.. 10c. White 

 extracted. 8®uc.: buckwheat. 8@7c. Demand good 

 for white 1-lbs. and buckwheat 1 and 2 lbs., of which 

 the stock is light. Good stock of white 2-lba., with 

 but little demand. 



BBB8WAX.— 22'..;®24C. 



HILDKETH BROS. & 8EQBLKEN, 

 Nov. 24. 2S & 30 W. Broadway, near I>uane St. 



SAN FRANCISCO. 



HONBY.-White 1-lb. sections, 12®12!^c.; 2-lbs., 

 12@14c.; amber, H@loc. Extracted, white. 6^@6Mc.: 

 light amber, 6c.: amber and candied. 5H®5Hc. For 

 comb honey the demand is light ; for extracted it is 

 good, and market firm. 



BEESWAX.— DuO at 18®22c. 

 Nov. 15. O. B. SMITH & CO.. 428 Front St. 



DETROIT. 



HONEV.-Bestwhite 1-lbs.. 16®18c. Supply is not 

 large, but equal to the demand. 



BBE8WAX.-22®23c. 

 Dec. 12. M. H. HUNT. Bell Branch, MIoh. 



CINCINNATI. 



HONBY.— We quote extracted at S'^sc. per lb. 

 Best white comb honey, 16c. Demand slew. 



BEESWAX.— Demand is good— 2u@22c. per lb. for 

 Bood to choice vellow. on arrival. 

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



KANSAS CITY 



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

 14c.; 2-lbs., 16c. ; dark. 13c. White extracted in 60- 

 Ib. cans. 8c.; amber, 7c. ; in barrels and kegs, 5@SC. 

 Demand good, prices steady, and stock fair. 



BEESWAX.- None in market. 

 Sep. 27. HAMBLIN & BEAR88, 514 Walnnt St. 



NEW YORK. 

 HONEY.— We quote : Fancy white 1-Ib. sections, 

 17"<;@18c.: 2-lbs.. I4®l.5c. Fair l-lbs.. I4M®15^c.; 

 2-lb8., ll@12c. Extracted, fancy white clover,7^@sJt. 

 California white in 6L»-lb. cans. 8c. : light amber ,in 

 same cans, 7Mc.; amber, 7Xc. Buckwheat in kegs 

 and barrels, 5>6@6. Cuban, in barrels and i^-barrels, 



6oc. per gallon. 



Sep. 26. F. G. 8TR0HME YE B & CO., 122 Water St. 



BOSTON 

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

 17@18C.: best 2-lbs.. 16 J)17c. Extracted. 8®9c. The 

 sales are good, and indications are that all thehtmey 

 in the country will be cold by Feb. I. 

 Dec. 12. BDAKK & RIPLEY, 57 Chatham Street. 



KANSAS CITY. 



HONBY.-White l-lbs„ 16®17c.; fair, 14®l.5c.; Cal- 

 f«^rnia white 2-lbs.. 14@I5c.; amber 2-lbs., 12@13c.— 

 Extracted, white Oiilifoniia. 7MiC.: amber. 7c. 



BKESWAX.— None in the market. 

 Dee. 1 1 . Cl,BMON8, CL,OON & CO., cor 4th ftWalnnt. 



ST. LOUIS. 



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

 according to quality: in cans. 7®8c. Comb. 12^®l5c. 

 Prices hrmer on account of scarcity, though the 

 demand is not great. 



BEESWAX.— 210. for prime. .,„ 



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



SAN FRANCISCO. 

 HONEY.-We quote : Extracted, white, 6"^ cents; 

 light amber, Hftiii^^.c. ; amber. 5^c. Comb, white 1- 

 Ibs . 13®l4c.; 2.1bs.,13c. Light amber 1-lbs., 12@13c.: 

 2-lbs.. ii®i2c. Demand very active for extracted. 

 and fair for comb honey. 



BEESWAX 20®21C. 



Nov. 6. SCHACHT & LBMCKE. 122-124 DavlB St. 



