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timi to his doing so ; but I do doubt its 

 being as good color as when stored from 

 the flowers. 



We commenced the season with 84 

 colonies, the bees doing well early in the 

 season, so that at the close of the fruit 

 blossoms they were in prime order, and 

 showed more signs of swarming about 

 that time than at any subsequent period. 

 The clover How was very light, and the 

 basswood very heavy. This is about all 

 the surplus we get this year, as the red 

 clover is an entire failure, so that our 

 surplus is hardly % of a crop, being not 

 over 2,900 lbs. of box honey, and 100 lbs. 

 of extracted. I expect to winter about 

 150 colonies. 



On account of the failure of red clo- 

 ver, the farmers are trying to get a sub- 

 stitute in its place until the clover mag- 

 got is starved out. Some are trying 

 alfalfa clover, and others the southern 

 pea. If any of your readers are posted 

 as to the honey-producing qualities of 

 either of these plants, I should like .to 

 have their opinion. 



Byron, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1880. 



Reports of Honey Crop. 



I have 74 colonies in moderate condi- 

 tion ; had no increase by swarming, and 

 no honey worth speaking of ; have sold 

 a few Italian queens and hives. 



J. II. TllOKNBURG. 



Winchester, Ind„ Sept. 21, 1880. 



Commenced the season of 1880 with 

 114 colonics; have increased to 164; 

 reared 100 Italian queens; took 4,000 

 lbs. extracted and 1,400 lbs. of comb 

 honey. C. M. Woolver. 



Ila'llsville, X. Y., Sept. 18, 1880. 



This season has been a poor one for 

 honey. I have 350 colonies in good con- 

 dition. I do not expect any fall honey. 

 My home apiary of 140 colonies are all 

 pure Italians, affording me an excellent 

 opportunity to rear choice queens. 



L. Lindsley, Jr. 



Waterloo. La.. Sept. 23, 1880. 



I have 12 colonies in Langstroth hives; 

 poor honey crop this season ; only 60 His. 

 ^11 have enough to winter on. 1 intend 

 getting packing boxes to put over each 

 hive, and till it with shavings or leaves. 

 There are between 50 and 60 colonies in 

 this vicinity. One man took 40 lbs. from 

 26 colonies. I would have taken 150 lbs., 

 but received my extractor too late. The 

 Bee Journal is acceptable. 



James Shore. 



Gennantown. Pa., Oct. 7, 1880. 



From 60 colonies in the spring I have 

 obtained 1,700 lbs. of comb honey in sec- 

 tions, and 800 lbs. of extracted — mostly 

 white — and 50 per cent, increase. Loss 

 in wintering in 8 years. 5 per cent. 



W. II. Fletcher. 



Ssuk Rapids, Minn., Oct. 5, 1880. 



I think the average amount of honey 

 stored this season, in this vicinity, is 

 less than % the usual amount. I have 

 in my apiary 60 colonies, from which I 

 have taken a little over 1,500 lbs., as fol- 

 lows : From 30 colonies of Italians, 330 

 lbs.; from 7 colonies hybrids, 161 lbs.; 

 from 23 colonies of blacks, 1,015 lbs.; 

 total, 1,506 lbs. This I consider about 

 tnree-fifths of an average. There was 

 every prospect for a good yield from 

 goldenrod, but a cold rain set in a few 

 days after bees commenced to work 

 on it; consequently there was but little 

 surplus stored. W. H. Gibbs. 



Clinton, Mass., Oct. 6, 1880. 



©ouucntioixs. 



Kentucky State Bee-Keepers' Society. 



A number of bee-keepers met at the 

 Press room of the Exposition. Sept. 28, 

 pursuant to the call published in the 

 papers. Mr. Thomas G. Newman, of 

 Chicago, being present, w s made tem- 

 porary Chairman, and I. B. Nail, Sec- 

 retary. 



On motion of Dr. N. P. Allen, of War- 

 ren county, Messrs. W, T. Sears, of War- 

 ren county, B. B. Barnaul, of Louisville, 

 and William Williamson, of Lexington, 

 were appointed a committee to report 

 on constitution and by-laws. 



On motion. Dr. L. E. Brown and Dr. 

 E. Diane, of Eminence, were added to 

 the committee. Alter consultation, the 

 committee reported a constitution and 

 by-laws, which were adopted. 



The following were duly elected as the 

 officers for the ensuing year : President, 

 Dr. N. P. Allen. Secretary, William 

 Williamson. Treasurer, I. 15. Nail. 

 County Vice Presidents — Dr. L. E. 

 Brown. Henrj ; B. B. Barnum, Jeffer- 

 son ; Dr. E. Drane, Shelby ; II. C. Ber- 

 sperger, Jessamine ; W. T. Sears, War- 

 ren; I. N. Greer, Barren: .John W. 

 Bean. Clark: L. T. Moberly, Hardin; 

 A.. G.Davis, Cumberland; Dr. W. Van 

 Antwerp. Montgomery; J.M.Holman, 

 Fayette: J. L. Garvin, Hart: Samuel 

 Collins, Spencer ; -las. Johnson. Todd; 

 Dr. s. c. Mitchell, Bourbon : J. W. Bg- 

 bert,Mercer; Willis Adams. Rockcas- 

 tle; T. W. Shelton, Logan; .lames Er- 

 win. Allen : Wm. Kelley. Oldham ; Gen. 



