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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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James Heddon. Dowagiac. s. W. 5-6. 



ii 86; e. L.. 8!*xi7 3 „ sold by Heddon: d. the close-fitting 

 Heddon frame, 5x18; e. no surplus yet, and very small gather- 

 ing for brood-chambers; too cold; I only fail'. 



Seorge E. Hilton, Fremont. W. 5-6. 



a. '.i; ; b. 95; c, d. L. ; f. if we get the latter rains, good; too dry 

 al present. 



MINNESOTA. 



N. F. Aspinwall, Harrison. C. 5-7. 



a, b. All; o. American; d. American : i icperience with any 



other; I. extra good. 



D. P. Lister. Lac Qui Parle. W. C. 6-7. 



a. 95; l). 75; c,d.£.;f. so Far, conditions "i bees considered 

 as well, I think it good. 



w Urie, Minneapolis. E. C. 6-7. 



a.98; b. 95; c. 17; length of top-bar, inside measure, 15J4; 

 deep,out,10; inside, 9 ,. It is called Langstroth, but it is one 

 in ii deeper than the regular size ol Langstroth; d. I prefer 

 this size; f. I never saw it better than novi since I have been 

 in the State; hive full of bees, and working rapidly on fruit- 

 bloom. 



.1. H. Johnson, Fairmont. 5-16. 



a, All; b. no complaints; w i rite red w ell : e. d. L. : f. fair. 



A. P. Bright. Hazeppa. E. 5 7. 



a. 96; b. about 90; c, d. L : I. not very good; t try. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



< Iscar F. Bledsoe. Grenada. N. 5-12. 



a. About 95; b. very near the same; c, d. short L. ; e. fully 10U 

 orover; more clover honey than I ever knew to date;!', ex- 

 cellent. I am becoming more confident each year in bee cul- 

 ture, here in the South, as a paying pursuit. 



MISSOURI. 



S. E. Miller, Blufftoii. E. C. 5-11. 



a. 90; carelessness was the cause of loss; b. 90; c. L., or about 

 the equivalent; d. do.; f. very good; have had a very dry 

 spell, but are just now having a splendid rain. 



Jm.. Xebel & Son, High Hill. E. C. 5 6. 



a. 98; b. 98; c, d. L.; f. good for white clover if it rains soon. 

 Al present it is very dry for the growth of vegetation. 



('has. L Gough. Rock Spring. EC. 5-11. 



a. 100; b. about 60; c. none only what I have introduced. 1 

 use a frame IF. wide. 16 deep, and one ll'.xll 1 ..; have one L. 

 hive; like it well; d. I prefer 11' xll 1 .. for storying up for ex- 

 tracted honey; e. extracted part of 1 stands May 10; got about 

 50 lbs.; f. goo'd at present Bees are booming on white clover; 

 almost too dry at present writing; have one swarm; but no 

 queen came out. and they went back. 



James Parshall, Skidmore. N. W. 5-7. 



a. 95; b. 95; c. d. L. ; f. prospects arc very promising. 

 NEBRASKA. 



F. Kingslev, Hebron. S C. 5-8. 



a, b. 80; c d. L. brood-frame; f. never better. 



A. E. Malev. Auburn. 5-12. 



a. 100; b 90; c, d. L. ; f. good. 



J.W Porter. Ponea. N. E. 6-6 



a. 9S; Ii. 80; c. L.,17Mx8K; d. L. ; f. the prospects are favora 

 ble, but there is not as great difference in seasons in respect 

 to a honey crop south of us as is complained of in more east 

 ern States. 



NEVADA. 



E. A. Moore, Reno. W. C. 5-10. 



a About 90; b. about 75; e. I use L. frame; all others, box 

 hives; hard to tell size; f . good. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 



C. E. Watts, Rumnev. C. 5-11. 



a. About S4; b. nearly all; c. I have some I., frames and some 

 lOxH, and there are some others used; d. all things considered, 



the L.; f. the prospect for a honey crop is good. 

 NEW JERSEY. 



3. D. Coles, Woodstown. S. W. 5-10. 



a. b. 7:>; c. old-fashioned box, 10x10x20; d. L. ; t. good. 



Watson Allen, Bernardsville. N.C. 5-8. 



a. 93V,\ b. 85; c, d. 10x15; f. good for white clover. 



NEW YORK. 



P. H. Elwood, Starkville. C. 5-10. 



a 99; b. 95; c. lOWxlO inside; d. new Quinby, Hetherington 

 size, to' .xl6; f. full average. 



H. P. Langdon, East Constable. N. E. 5-7. 



a. 90; b. 75; c. American, and but few of those; d. Root's Sine 

 plicity; f. first-class. 



Frank Boomhower, Gallup ville. E. C. 6-6. 



i 98; b. 90; c. about 10x15; d. 1..; f. more than good, 



G. M. Doolittle. Borodino. C. 5-6. 

 a.98; b 95; c, d. Gallup; f. fair. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



Abbott L. Swinson, Goldsboro. E. 5-8. 



a. 95; b. 90; C. L . when any is used; d. I..; e. '., . I V ei y good. 



olllo. 



Dr. <;. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia. N. E. 5-6. 



a. 89; h. 85; c the Nonpareil, 7x17; (I. 7x17; f. the prospect 

 COUlS not be better at this lun. 



Clias. F. Muth. Cincinnati- S. W. 5 7. 



a. All; b. 75 or more; c, d. L.; e. none yel so far; f.mostex- 

 cellent. 



Dr. H. Besse, Delaware. C 19 



a. CO; b. about till; c, d. 1„ ; f. first rale. 



A. B. Mason, Auburndale. N.N. 5-4, 



a. 100; b. 95; C, d. I..; f. good. 



OREGON. 



Seorge Ebell, Baker City. E. 5-9. 



a, "II. D. 15; C, d. L.; I. poor. 

 .1.11. Rusk. .Milwaukee. 5-11. 

 a. 90; b. 95; c, d. L. : f. good. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



Thos. < '. Davis, tdlewood. C. 5=8. 



a. 90; b. about 90; c. d. I,.; e. honey is coming in rapidly now; 

 f. the prospects are excellent. 

 C. W. King, Fnileiiton. N. W. 5 7. 

 a. 99; b. 90; c. I..; d. lOKxH; f. good. 



S. W. Morrison, Oxford, s. E. 5-6. 



a. 100; b. 75; c, d. I..; e. 100, from cherry and apple blossom, 

 i . \ erj g 1, 



Geo. A. Wright, Glenwood. N. E. 5-7. 



a. 60; b. 90; e. I,; d. I'm stuck; f. fair. My out apiary, worked 



lor extracted honey, and wintered in Simplicity hives, is gone 



by the board; home apiary, worked for comb honey, and \* in 



tered in chaff hives, is in fine condition. 



RHODE ISLAND. 



Samuel Cushman, Pawtucket. 5-1. 



a. 90; b. 60 to 70; e. I..; d. L. frame. Hoffman style; I, bees ale 

 doing well, anil prospects for clover are good. 



A. C.Miller. Providence. E. 5-6. 



a. 7.V. b. 95; c. L.; d. T... after using 5 other kinds; I. unusually 

 good. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 



W. . I. Ellison, Stateburg. C. 5-19. 



a. ion; b. 955; c, d. L. ; e .just begun to extract. 



J. D. Fooshe, Coronaca. 5-7. 



a, b. 10(1; e, d. 1.. ; e. too early to estimate; cold east winds 

 have retarded crops. The weather has improved, and honey 

 is coming in rapidly now. 



H. T. Calk, Greenville. 'ill. 



a. 100; b. from to 1110; C.L.; d. have tried no other; e. top 

 early to say. 



TENNESSEE. 



W. H. Greer. Paris. N. \V. 5-7. 



a, b. 90; C, d. L. ; f. very good. 



C. C. Vaughn. Columbia, c. 5-9. 



a. 95; b. 90; c, d. L ; e. 50. 



TEXAS. 



L. Stachelhausen, Selma. S. C. 5-9. 



a, 98; b. 95; c. d. I. ; e no honey as yet : f. good. 



W. A. J. Beauchamp, Orange. S. E. 5-10. 



a. About 95: b. about 80; o. UMxllV; d. about S\\l-M. This 

 size we think most convenient for all purposes- here. e. 95 to 

 100 to date. 



J. P. Caldwell, San Marcos. S. W. 5 9. 



a, b. 100: c. L , 17>..x.S\; d. I prefer the I..; e. we never have 

 super honey until June. 



J. E. Lay, Hallettsvillc. S. W. 5-9. 



a. b. All: c. d. L. ; e. none yet; f. fair. 



VERMONT. 



A. E. Manilla. Bristol. W. 5-7. 



a. 90; b. 92; c. the Bristol frame, 12 inches long by 9K deep, 

 inside measure; d. the Bristol frame; f. good. 

 Howard J. Smith. Richford. N.C. 5-9. 



a, b. About 75; c. d. I.. : f. good. 



VIRGINIA. 



J. W. Porter, Charlottesville. C. 5-9. 



a. 70; the loss was from neglect; b. 70; same cause; c, d. L.; 

 e. only brood supply; f. good. 



H. W. Bass. Front Royal. N. 5-10. 



a. 85; b. 75: c. L.; d. 1„ in depth, but shorter; f. very promis- 

 ing. 



James E. Duvall, Bellfair Mills. E. 5-13. 



a. 90; b. about the same: c, d. L.; e. no surplus yet. 



J. C. Frisbee. Suffolk. S. E. 5-6. 



a. 90; b. 80; c. \S>%x&%\ d. L., because it is standard; e. none: 

 backward season; fees are now working finely; f. prospects 

 are just opening favorably. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 



J. A. Buchanan, Holiday's Cove. N. 5-6. 



a. 100; b. 25: cause of loss, honey -dew stores; c. il. L., f. very 

 fair. 



Jno. C. Capehart. St. Albans. S.W. 5-10. 



a. 90; b. 80; c, d. 1, ; f Maj 10, drones being killed; neverthe- 

 less, prospects lair. 



M. A. Kelley, Milton. S. W. 5-1. 



a. 85; b. about 90; c. Adair, American, and Quinby; f. fair to 

 good. 



Will Thatcher, Martinsburg. TO. C. 5-7. 



a. b. 100; c, d. I. : I. g L. 



WASHINGTON. 



J. H. Goe, Mossy Rock. 5-12. 



a. Ii. About 90; C. there are so many different size- used I 

 can't answer definitely; d. I..; f. splendid. 

 W. W. Maltbv. Port Angeles. 5-13. 

 a. SO; b. : 95; C. \dair; d. Adair or Gallup; f. good. 



WISCONSIN. 



s. I. Freeborn, Ithaca, s. W 5-7. 



a. 90; b. 95; c. L.; d. have loo I... gOOGallup hives: f. fair, if it 

 would rain. 



E. E. Tongue. Hillsboro. 5-11. 



a. The loss is about one colony out of 80; b. 79 to every 80; 

 e. d. I, ; I. unless we get rain, it will be poor. 



R. France, Piatt. o ille. s. W. 5-9. 



a. 95; b. about 90; c. enlarged Metcalf frame, size 12 inches 

 wide, 19 high; d. enlarged Metcalf; f. fair, with favorable 

 weather. Bees are very strong for this time of year. 



Joshua Bull, Seymour. E. 5-7. 



a. 75; o. about ,5; c. I. . d. I am not fully prepared to decide. 

 1 am using the Jones, Langstroth, and the new Heddon; I get 

 good results with each of them; f. good. 



Frank McNav, Mauston. C. 5-6. 



a, b. 90; c. d.Xi.; f. Ian 



