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CMef Sources of Surplus Honey, Etc. 



Query 942.— 1. What is your chief source 

 of surplus honej' ? 



2. What plant, if any, will it pay for you to 

 cultivate for honey alone ?— Indiana. 



1. Linden. 2. None. — Eugene Secor. 



1. White clover. 2. None. — M. Maiiin. 



1. Basswood. 2. None. — P. H. El- 

 wood. 



1. White clover. 2. None. — J. A. 

 Green. 



1. Basswood. 2. Not any. — G. M. 



DoOhlTTLE. 



1. Clover and linden. 2. None. — J. 

 H. Larrabee. 



1. Heart's-ease. 2. Alfalfa. — Mrs. 

 J. N. Heater. 



1. White clover. 2. White clover. — 

 Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. White clover. 2. I don't know of 

 any.— C. C. Miller. 



1. White clover. 2. Sweet clover, if 

 any. — Jas. A. Stone. 



1. White clover and basswood. 2. 

 None. — R. L. Taylor. 



1 and 2. Liriodendron tulipifera (pop- 

 lar).— J. P. H. Brown. 



1. White sage and wild buckwheat. 

 2. Not any. — A. J. Cook. 



1. Clover, basswood and heart's-ease. 

 2. None. — C. H. Dibbern. 



1. White clover and basswood. 2. I 

 believe sweet clover, but I have not 

 tried it.— E. France. 



1. White clover, Alsike clover next, 

 then basswood. 3. None that I know 

 anything about. — II. D. Cutting. 



1. Clover, knot-weed (also called 

 smart-weed) and Spanish-needle. 2. 

 Melilot (sweet clover). — Dadant & Son. 



1. Our chief sources are catclaw, 

 horsemint and raesquite. 2. I thfnk it 

 will pay in this country to cultivate 

 horsemint for honey alone. — Mrs. Jen- 

 nie Atchley. 



1. Frnit-blossoras in the spring ; white 

 clover in the summer, and golden-rod in 

 the fall. 2. I don't believe it will pay 

 to cultivate any single plant from which 

 to obtain a yield of nectar.— J. E. Pond. 



1. White clover and basswood. 2. 

 None. Alsike clover vi^ill produce fine 

 honey, and make good pasture and hay, 

 so what is the use of cultivating a plant 

 that is good for honey only ?— Emerson 

 T. Abbott. 



1. Basswood. 2. Nothing that I 

 know of where land is good enough for 

 farming. Perhaps on poor and stony 

 land it might pay to sow sweet clover, 

 and on very sandy land to sow mint.— 

 S. I. Freeborn. 



1. My chief source for surplus honey 

 is white clover, though black locust 

 gives the " send off." 2. I know of no 

 plant that will pay the cost of cultiva- 

 tion, in honey alone. The cultivation of 

 plants for honey alone is entirely im- 

 practicable, and it requires but little 

 reflection to see it. — G. W. Demaree. 



1. White clover, linden and Spanish- 

 needle. 2. I know of no plant worthy 

 of cultivation alone for its honey, but 

 Alsike clover can be substituted as a 

 fertilizer, hay and pasturage on our 

 farms, with beneficial effect to our 

 honey crops. Sweet clover is a splendid 

 by-way pasturage. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



1 and 2. See reply to Query 9-iO. The 

 "Rocky Mountain honey-plant" is a 

 marvel in its way, and alfalfa, white 

 clover, basswood, buckwheat and the 

 like, are of great value. I am glad to 

 see some interest manifested in this 

 direction. Take note of the honey- 

 plants of your locality, the time of 

 bloom, etc. — W. M. Barnum. 



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