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Missouri Agriculiural Report. 



listics, .Missouri li;is 22.1.000 colonics ol' hccs, wliicii ;iiiiiii;illy [Uddiicc 

 about 6,750,000 pounds oC lioiicy, worlli, at 15 cents pci- ])ovind, .^t,- 

 012,500, and 19,000 pounds of l)eeswax, worth, at 25 cents per pound, $4,- 

 740, making a total of $1,017,240.00 annually for this industry. A 

 large per cent of the honey produced is consumed at liome and in home 

 towns, consequently does not find its way into the general markets. But 

 it is supplying the table of the possessor with one of nature's purest and 



HONEY MAP OF MISSOURI. 



Built by the combined forces of three strong colonies of bees, under the supervision of 

 the State Inspector. Bxliibited at Missouri State Pair, October 1-7, 1910. 



most healthful of all sweets, one so pleasant to the palate, and so pleas- 

 ing to the eye, rich enough in its natural and artistic beauty, to grace 

 any table, whether it be in a cottage or palace. 



These 225,000 colonies of bees give an average of less than one 

 colony per farm for each farm in the State of Missouri. With the 

 proper encouragement and protection, ten times this number could 



