On May 1 , 1 had 53 colonics ; increased 

 to 79 ; have obtained 150 lbs. of white 

 and .500 lbs. of dark comb honey. Honey 

 is now coming in rapidly, and I expect 

 to get about 1.600 lbs. F. Wilcox. 



Mauston, Wis., Aug. 18, 1880. 



From 25 colonies in the spring I now 

 have 50, and 1,500 lbs. of honey (about 

 i^ of which is extracted). They are do- 

 ing well now— gathering freely. 



Mrs. E. M. Covekt. 



Sellersburg, Ind., Aug. 24, 1880. 



We have 10,000 lbs. of white comb 



honey, 2,000 lbs. of mixed, and expect a 



fair crop of dark honey. We never had 



thicker or finer flavored honey than this. 



Benedict & Newman. 



Perry Center, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1880. 



My bees increased 50 per cent., but 1 

 have no surplus white honey. The fall 

 crop will, I think, be an average one. 

 M. Blanchard. 



Sherwood, Wis., Aug. 20, 1880. 



I have 165 colonies of bees, in Lang- 

 stroth hives. They wintered well, but 

 the spring was unfavorable. Bees have 

 not swarmed much, nor gathered much 

 honey. S. Ruggles. 



Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1880. 



From 95 colonies in the spring I ob- 

 tained only about half a crop ; I ex- 

 tracted 3,750 lbs., and have 650 lbs. of 

 comb honey in 2 lb. boxes, all basswood 

 honey. I expect about 500 lbs. of dark 

 honey. John F. Dipman. 



Fremont, O., Sept. 4, 1880. 



I have extracted this season 5,680 lbs. 

 from 29 colonies of bees in Langstroth 

 hives (mostly blacks and none more than 

 % Italian). There is not a half crop on 

 an average. I have taken out nearly 

 twice as much according to the amount 

 of bees as any one I am acquainted 

 with. My apiary is in the mountains, 

 and I had empty combs, is the reason of 

 my having a larger yield than others. 

 The honey is about equally divided be- 

 tween sage and dark honey, and is of 

 fine quality and flavor. Honey is now 

 worth from 6 to 7c. per lb. in Los Ange- 

 les ; 2 years ago now it sold for 2% to 4c. 

 per lb., and dull sale, while last Christ- 

 mas it was scarce at V2%c. There is 

 but little comb honey gathered here, as 

 it is so far from market, and not a very 

 good sale unless in glass sections and 

 very choice. Last year about % of the 

 bees here starved out, and a great many 

 lost all they had. Success to the Bee 

 Journal. A. A. Dexter, Jr. 



Cucamonga, Cal., Aug. 24, 1880. 



Fall flowers are abundant, and our 

 bees are gathering honey rapidly. 



Joseph Saunders.** 

 Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 3, 1880. 



I commenced the season with 86 colo- 

 nies, and have extracted only 2,200 lbs. 

 of basswood honey. The white clover 

 was killed last winter, and the weather 

 is so wet at present that bees can do 

 nothing on the buckwheat. I had 38 

 colonies last year and got 3,600 lbs. 



R. P. Wilson. 



Platteville, Wis., Aug. 29, 1880. 



Honey ready for market, 900 lbs. of 

 comb and 1,500 lbs. of extracted. The 

 prospect is good for 3,000 lbs. more of 

 comb honey. I have 130 colonies of bees, 

 increased from 50 in the spring. I have 

 1,500 2-lb. sections on the hives, which 

 will soon be full. The honey is from 

 mint, boneset and asters, of which the 

 swamps are full. I have no home mar- 

 ket, and would like to sell to some relia- 

 ble person ; could you name one or more 

 in the Bee Journal V 



Thomas H. Shepherd. 



Ubly, Mich., Aug. 25, 1880. 



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Bees in this section started off well in 

 the spring, doing splendidly on fruit 

 blossoms ; the white clover secreted but 

 little nectar, but basswood was the best 

 I ever knew it in this section. Bees are 

 are now gathering from goldenrod, as- 

 ters and thoroughwort, which promises 

 well for an unusually large crop. In the 

 spring I sold and doubled up till I had 

 but 20 colonies. I shall secure about 500 

 lbs. of comb honey, 1,000 lbs. of extract- 

 ed, and increase to 40 colonies. With 

 no preventing Providence, I shall be at 

 the National Convention at Cincinnati. 

 M. E. Mason. 



Andover, O., Sept. 3, 1880. 



My crop report is as follows : Box 

 honey, white 300 lbs., dark 350 lbs.; ex- 

 tracted, white 4,000 lbs., dark 6,000 lbs. 

 The amount of dark honey is of course 

 estimated, but very closely, and will be 

 likely to exceed the estimate. The 

 amount of honey is at least double what 

 I have obtained any one year hereto- 

 fore. The season has been a good one 

 with us here ; not so good as I have 

 seen, but better than the average. I 

 esteem your crop reports from so many 

 different localities, as one of the most 

 valuable features of the Journal, and 

 hope vou will continue to make them as- 

 full as possible. I had 85 colonies at the 

 beginning of the season. 



O. O. Poppleton. 



Williamstown, Iowa, Aug. 28, 1880. 



