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that bees should have a certain amount of "wholesome"' pollen, and 

 the question was left to be decided hereafter. 

 The following- reports were then read: 



BEE-KEEPERS REPORTS. 



Report of Frank Moeser, St. Louis Park, Minn. 



la the fall of 1892, I put 90 colonies (mostlj^ in 10 frame Simplicity 

 hives), in the cellar, of which 65 came out all rijjht, but 25 died on 

 account of dampness in the cellar. Increased the 65 colonies to 

 70 last summer, and produced 3,000 pounds of extracted hone5'-, 

 mostly white. I have used a 16 frame hive with two queens — separ- 

 ated with a wire screen — used queen excluder, and had them work 

 together in the super — they did well. 



Report of J. L. Gray, St. Cloud, Minn. 



Loss in winter and spring- of 1893, was 67. Number of colonies in 

 spring of 1893 was 75. Increase, 17. Purchased, 36. Total, 128. Comb 

 honey, 400 pounds. Extracted, 500. Total 9(J0 pounds. Beeswax, 90 

 pounds. I used mostly 9 frame L hives. The poorest season in my 

 experience of 43 years. 



Report of John M. Seiler, Chanhassen, Minn. 



I put in the cellar in the fall of 1892, and took out in the spring of 

 1893, 14 colonies, but 3 died soon after. I received from the 7 strong- 

 est colonies, 15 swarms, and from the next 2 strongest, 50 pounds of 

 honey each. From my first prime swarm of 1893, I received 90 pounds 

 in one pound sections. I have now 20 colonies in the cellar. 



Report of C. Theilmann, Theilmanton, Minn. 



Put into winter quarters, fall of 1892, 325 swarms. Dead when set 

 out in spring-, 1893, one colony. Lost 35 by dwindling after being set 

 out. Sold in spring of 1893, 43. Started the season with 335. Ob- 

 tained comb honey, 10,700 pounds. Extracted 300 pounds. Sold in 

 fall, 113 colonies. Went into winter quarters with 222. Beeswax, 50 

 pounds. 



Report of Thomas E. Russell, Minnehaha Falls, Minn. 



I put into the cellar, fall of 1892, 22 colonies in good condition, 

 most of them with sealed covers. One died in the cellar through 

 being queenless, and one other of diarrhcra after being set out in 

 the spring. Total loss, 2. Four were worked for comb honey and 16 

 for extracted, receiving 130 pounds of comb honey and 1,(XX) pounds 

 of extracted. Total, 1,130 pounds. We increased from 20 to 42 by natural 

 swarming, besides making- four nuclei of 4 frames each. We use 

 Root's dovetailed hives and the Hoffman frames, and find them very 

 satisfactory. 



Report of Central Apiary, C. C, Aldrich, Morristown, Minn. 



Placed in the cellar in fall of 1892, 100 colonies. Set out in the 

 spring, 95; lost in wintering, 5; lost by spring dwindling, 7; sold.lO^ 

 Increased in season of 1893, 110; united, 7; have now in cellar 103. 

 Have taken (300 pounds extracted and 1,000 pounds of comb; sold 50 

 pounds of wax. It was the poorest season I have had for 25 years. 

 Causes, wet spring and very dry summer. 



Report of Mrs. B. J. Livingston, Center Chain, Minn. 



