1890 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



599 



"Wm. W.Cai-y, Colerain. N W. 7 21. 

 a. Prospect poor; b. about '~0 lbs. 



MICHIGAN. 



George E. Hilton, Fremont. W. 7-23. 



a. Never so poor; b. not to exceed 1 lb. 



A. J. Cook, Lansing. C. 7-21. 



a. The crop of lii^ht honey is ahnost a total failure; b. I 

 •can't say, but I don't think itis 20 lbs. I doubt whether it is 10. 



James Heddon, Dowagiac. S. W. 7-24. 



a. For this jiart of Mieliij^Mn, I think the surplus crop is not 

 over 36 per cent ; b. not to exceed 35 v>er cent of our average 

 yield so far; and now the drouth upon us makes our prospects 

 for fall crop look poor indeed. 



H. D. Cutting, Clinton. S. E. 7-21. 



a. The poorest in several years; b. I have not taken any off; 

 but from present indications, about 15. 



R. L. Taylor. Lapeer. 7-22. 



a. An indelible blank; b. 0. White clover and basswood 

 liave been a total failure. 



MINNESOTA. 



W. Urie. Minneapolis. E. C. 7-24. 



a. 1 have not one pound of white honey made in boxes, and 

 very little extracted. About the same report all over the 

 State. I'p to date, the i>oorc.--t season for tlie past ten years; 

 prospect good for a fair croi> id dark honey; there "ill be no 

 white comb honey, so far as I can learn, in tlie State. 



A. F. Bright, Mazeppa. E. 7-25. 



a. No prospects whatever; b. not a pound. 



N. P. Aspinwall, Harrison. C. 7 22. 



a. Good with me; b. none taken; too early. 



D. P. Lister, Lac Qui Parle. W. C. 7-23. 

 a. (food; b. 20 lbs. 



MISSISSIPPI. 

 Jas. M. Lewis, Osyka. Miss. E. 7 23. 



a. The prospect for an average crop is very poor, owing to 

 so much rain The honey is very poor; b. about ib lbs. 



MISSOURI. 



E. M. Hayhurst. Kansas City. W. 7--:6. 

 a. Half a crop; b. 35 lbs. comb honey. 

 Chas. L. Gough, Rock Spring. E. C. 7-24. 

 a. None at all; b. 12. 



S. E. Miller, Bluffton. E. C. 7-21. 



a. Very poor; b. extracted, 201bs. Comb not worth mention- 

 ing. 



James Parshall, Skidmore. N. W. 7 21. 



a. Tlie i)rospects are bad; b. we may get about '25 lbs. 



Jno. Nebel & Son, High Hill. E. C. 7-21. 



a. Prospects to date have been poor; good, though, for an 

 average fall crop from Spanish-needle bloom; b. not more 

 than 5 lbs. per colony. 



NEBRASKA. 



J. W. Porter, Ponca. N. E. 7-21. 

 a. Very poor; b. about 20 lbs. 

 J. M. Young, Plattsmouth. 7-21. 



a. The prospect for a fall harvest is good; plenty of rain 

 now; b. 1 can not give any definite result. 



F. Kingsley, Hebron. S. C. 7-21. 



a. Good; b. our surplus How begins in August. 

 Jerome Wiltse, Falls City. 7-22. 

 a. The prospects are poor; b. nothing. 

 NEVADA. 



E. A. Moore, Reno. W. C. 7 23. 

 a. Very g'ood ; b. about 50 lbs. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

 S. F. Reed. No. Dorchester. C. 7-28. 

 a. Very poor so far; b. about25 1bs. 

 C. E. Watts, Rumney. C. 7-26. 

 a. Fair; b. have taken but little so far. 



NEW JERSEY. 

 Watson Allen, Bernardsville. N. C. 7-21. 

 a. The prospect is not good; b. about 12 lbs. 

 J. D. Coles, Woodstown. S. W. 7-21. 

 a. (iood; b. iOlbs. ^ 



NEW YORK. 

 H. P. Langdon, East Constable. N. E. 7-25. 

 a. Poor, at 150 per cent increase; b. none. 



G. H. Knickerbocker, Pine Plains. 7-25. 



;i. Not more than >f to M a crop in this jiart of the State; ii. 

 not to exceed 25 lbs. 



F. Boomhower. Gallupville. E. C. 7-'i2. 

 a. Very poor; b. 0. 



O. M. Doolittle, Bor&dino. C. 721. 



a. Poor; b. not any. Basswood is in full bloom, but itis so 

 •cidd, cloudy, and windy that the bees can not work. 

 NORTH CAROLINA. 

 Abbott L. Swinson, Goldsboro. E. 7-29. 

 a. Poor Indeed; b. none. 



OHIO 



A. B. Mason, Auburndale. N. W. 7-23. 



a. Poor; b. about 20 lbs., extracted. 



Ch.as. F. Muth, Cincinnati. S. W. 7-24. 



a. The honey harvest was below medium in southern Ohio 

 and Indiana, as far as it has come under my observation; b. 1 

 don't tliink that the average yield per colony was 25 lbs. of 

 honey. My own average was not quite 15 l1j-:. of extracted 

 honey. 



S. A. Dyke. Pomeroy. O. 7-26. 



a. Very poor; b. 23 colonies, surplus fio lbs. 



Dr. G. L. Tinken New Philadelphia. N. E. 7 19. 



a. Not favorable; b. of extracted and comb honey together, 

 ab(nitS5 lbs. 



Dr. H. Besfe, Delaware. C. 7 23. 



a. It has the appearance of being good; b. about 25 lbs. 



OREGON. 



George Ebell, Baker City. E. 7-26. 

 Mv bees all died last winter. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



Thos. C. Davis, Pittsburgh. C. 7-25. 



a. Prospects arc not good; b. about 25 lbs. 



Geo. A. Wright, Glenwood. N. E. 7-26. 



a. Total failure; b. 5 lbs. 5 oz. from 130 colonies. 



J. P. Watts, Murray. C. 7-2J. 



a. Poor; b. nothing. 



S. W. Morrison, Oxford. S. E. 7-21. 



a. Our honey season is over; b. about 50 lbs. comb, or 80 lbs 

 extracted. 



A. A. Harrison, McLane. N. W. 7-25. 



Worse and worse. Basswood is gone. I may get 200 lbs. 

 white honey from 80 good colonies. June 15, only 16 had 

 swarmed. 



RHODE ISLAND. 



A. C. Miller, Providence. E. 7-24. 



a. Crop so far is above the average; b. about 50 lbs. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 

 J. D. Fooshe, Coronaca. 7-21. 

 a. Poor; b. no surplus. 

 W. J. Ellison, Stateburg. C. 7-22. 

 a. Poorest for many years; b. about 15 lbs. 

 H. T. Cook, Greenville. 7-26. 

 a. Very poor; b. 0. 



TENNESSEE. 



W. H. Greer, Paris. N. W. 7-21. 

 a. Poor; b. 20 lbs. 



TEXAS. 



L. Stachelhausen. Selma. S. C. 7-22. 



a. Not good; about 25 per cent; b. iO lbs. 



B. F. Carroll, Blooming Grove. 7-24. 



a. Prospects good tor .\ugust. for cotton; b. horsemint all 

 plowed up, hence no more mint honey near me. 

 J.E. Lay, Hallettsville. S. W. 7-20. 

 a. Bad: too wet in May and June; b. 'iO lbs. 



VERMONT. 

 A. E. Manum, Bri.'Stol. W. 7-22. 

 a. Poor; b. not over 8 lbs., and season ended. 

 F. M. Wright. Enosburgh. E. 7-25. 

 a. Very poor; b. no surplus as yet. 

 Howard J. Smith, Richford. N. C. 7-23. 

 a. Poor; b. 25. 



J. E. Crane, Middlebury. W. 7-!;0. 

 a. Half an average; b. 20 lbs. 



VIRGINIA. 

 J. W. Porter, Charlottesville. C. .5-24. 

 a. Fair average crop; b. can not report. 

 H. W. Bass, Front Royal. N. 7-25. 

 a. About two-filths oi' an average crop; b. 201bs. comb. 



WASHINGTON. 

 W. W. Maltby. Port Angeles. 7-25. 

 a. Medium; u. 60 lbs. 

 J. H.Goe, Mossy Rock. 7-24. 

 a. Good; b. 40 lbs., comb. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 

 J. A. Buchanan, HoUiday's Cove. N. 7-22. 

 a. Away below an average crop; b. 25 lbs. 

 Will Thatcher. Martinsburg. W. C. 7-21. 

 a. Good; b. 60 lbs. 



Jno. C. Oapehart, St. Albans. S. W. 7-;:0. 



a 01 late years I am in the habit of expecting the bulk of it 

 in November; b; I squeezed 40 lbs. from the clover yield. 

 M. A. Kelley, Milton. S. W. 7-21. 

 a. Good; b. 'Z7}4 lbs. 



WISCONSIN. 



Frank McNay, Mauston. C. 7-25. 

 a. Very poor: b. 0. 

 J. C. Sayles, Hartford. S. E. 7-19. 

 a. Very poor; b. not more than 10 to 15 lbs. 

 S. I. Freeborn, Ith.aca. S. W. 7-2.5. 

 a. Vei'J' poor; b. 20. 

 Joshua Bull, Seymour. E. 7-23. 



a. Very poor for wliite honey; not more than half a crop; b. 

 1 have not yet removed any from the hives. 

 E.France, Platteville. S. W. 7-22. 

 a. Very poor; b. 4>i lbs. 



With very fe-w exceptions, as we stated in 

 our last issue, the prospects are poor, and 

 the average yield per colony is excedingly 

 moderate.' But as the reports were sent out 

 a little early, as indicated in the circular let- 

 ter above, it is not impossible that things 

 will brighten up a little, even yet. In fact, 

 as stated in tlie last issue, white clover 

 seems to be hanging on in some localities, 

 where it was expected that the yield from 

 that source had entirely ceased. California 

 looms up with a large crop of honey, and 

 that means a good deal, for this State pro- 



