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bee-keeper, whose bees were practically wiped out last winter. 

 Minnesota reports about the same amount of honey as she had 

 last year. 



A different story, however, is told from the West. California and 

 Oregon both report practically a failure. Colorado is yet to be 

 heard from, as it was too early for their report. Idaho has about 

 the same as last year, Utah a trifle more, and Montana considerably 

 more. Iowa and Missouri both report heavy crops. From the 

 South we find Alabama a failure, Arkansas one-half less and Texas 

 at least one-sixth less. 



It must be understood that these figures are based on the crop 

 secured last year, which in the East was practically a failure, so 

 that while a good deal more clover honey is reported for this year, 

 it would probably not be more than an average crop, taken one year 

 with another. Then considering the fact that some of the western 

 states report a failure, it would seem that those who have some 

 honey to sell should realize an average price for the same, but 

 little, if any, less than was received last year. 



With the honey reaching the highest price a year ago, con- 

 sumption was cut off to a certain extent, but this was at the later 

 part of the season, when the prices were raised above normal. 



I hope to be able to give you a more definite report next month, 

 as all of the crop reports should be in by that time. 



I don't want any producer to get scared on reading the above 

 and sell his honey at a low price. Either get a fair price now or 

 wait until you get the September Review giving further reports. 



What Has the Harvest Been? 



This is a question that interests both the producer as well as 

 the dealer in honey. The dealer, with his numerous ways of finding 

 out, already knows long before the producer, who has been alto- 

 gether too busy producing the crop to think much along the line 

 of turning his product into cash. Now that the crop is upon the. 

 hive at least, the producer begins to think "what has the harvest 

 been?" and what about the price to ask for the crop that has taken 

 him toward a year to produce, taking into consideration the getting 

 his bees over the last hard winter, which was no small job, when a 

 half of the bees in the northern states either died outright or were 

 so reduced in numbers that they were of very little use as surplus 

 honey gatherers during the season. Another point to be taken into 

 consideration this year is, bees died much further south the last hard 

 winter than usual. Almost the whole scope of the clover belt 

 suffered this loss, so in considering the prospects of the extent of 



