1888 



gLeajsIngs in bee culture. 



831 



ed of some insect-enemy to his clover seed, has sent 

 me specimens. They are bright red, and long, nar- 

 row, sprightly insects, quick to dodge about the clo- 

 ver seeds. They are thrips, and are so common, as I 

 have observed for years, even in thrifty clover- 

 heads, where the seed is very sound and productive, 

 that 1 doubt if they do very much damage. Last 

 week, while I was in Columbus, Ohio, I learned that 

 the clover-root borer, Hylmtes trifaUi, was doing 

 great injury to the clover in Northern or Northeast- 

 ern Ohio. May it not be that it is this beetle that 

 has caused the damage to which Mr. Otto refers? 1 

 only offer the suggestion, that those interested may 

 be on the lookout. 



I have received from M. A. Kelley, Milton, W. 

 Va., a reciuest to name and comment upon a com- 

 posite plant, which he has sent me, in Gi^eaninqs. 

 He says it does not grow in his neighborhood, but 

 that it has an excellent repute as a honey-plant 

 where it does grow. This plant is new to me. It is 

 closely related to Wdens, or " beggar-ticks." It is 

 Verhesirut Siegesbeckia, or crown-beara. So many of 

 the wild sunflowers and other composite plants of 

 the great order Composita? are valuable honey- 

 plants, that it is not surprising to find another. 

 From the character of this plant, and its relation- 

 ship, we should expect that it would produce 

 nectar. A. J. Cook. 



Agricultural College, Mich. 



FROM ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



In order to read understandingly the reports given below, it 

 will be necessary to observe the following points: First, the 

 State is given ; then next in their order are the names of the 

 reporters, with their respective postofflces. To indicate local- 

 ity, the usual abbrevations are used— N.,S., E.and W.,for 

 north, south, east, and west; N. E. for north-east, etc. The 

 letter C indicates the word " central;" E. C, east central, etc. 

 In the following list, the tlrst tigure represents the month, and 

 the second figure the date at which the report was rendered. 

 The small letters, a, b, c, d. etc., indicate tne answers to the 

 questions propounded in questions a, b, c, etc., just below 



fllE accompanying statistics give a de- 

 cidedly better showing tlian those 

 which" appeared in our issue for July 

 15th. This is due largely if not alto- 

 gether to the fall crop, which in most 

 sections of the country was good. The 

 questions to which our correspondents reply 

 are as follows : 



What 18 a good quality of comb honey retailing 



(O) 



at? 



(b) 

 at? 



(C) 



What is a good quality of extracted honey selling 



What per cent of an average crop of honey, in- 

 chiding fall crop, have you secured? 



(d) What is the average quality of the honey; i. e., 

 good, fair, poor, etc. ? 



(e) Has Uie season so far with you been good, aver- 

 age, fair, or poor? 



(/) How does it compare with last season? 

 {g) Have you been obliged to feed? 

 {h) If so, about ho7V many pounds per colony on an 

 average? 



ALABAMA. 

 W. P. W. Duke, Nettleborough. S. W. 10-6. 

 a. 15. b. 10. c. Full <rop. d, e. Good. f. Better, g. No. 

 .J. M Jenkins, Wetumpka. C. 10-1. 

 a. 15. b. 10. c. 100. d. Fair. e. Average, f. Better, g. No. 



ARKANSAS. 

 W. H. Laws, Lavaca. W. C. 10-13. 

 a. 16>^. b. 15. c. 80. d Best white. 

 No, emphatically, h. 000. 



ARIZONA. 



Jno. L. Gregg, Tempe. C. 10-4. 



a. 9. b. S}i. c. iiO. d. Fair. e. Poor. 



.Good. f. Better, g. 



f. Not so i^od. g. No. 



CALIFORNIA. 



J. p. Israel, Olivenhain. S. 10-20. 



a. 80. b. 10. c. ns. d. J^ white, H amber, e. Poor. f. No 

 crop in 1887. g. No. 



Wm. Muth-Rasmussen, Independence. E. 10-9. 



a, 12K- b. S^inbulk. c. 100. d. Fair. e. Average, f. Bet- 

 teifor quantity, poorer for quality, g, h. No. 



R Wilkin, San Buenaventura. S. W. 10-9. 



a. 15 to 20. b. 7 to 10. o. 25. d. Good. e. Poor. f. Not so 



good. g. No. h. 0. 



ViT. ViT. Bliss, Duarte. S. E. 10-9. 



a. 13 to U. b. 4 to 6. c. 60. d. Fair. e. Fair. f. Some better. 

 g. No. h. 0. 



G. W. Cover, Downieville. N. E. C. l()-ltl. 



a. 20. b. None in market, c. 26. d. Fair. e. Poor. f. Better, 

 g. No. h. 0. 



CONNECTICUT. 



Daniel H. Johnson, Danielsonville. E. 10-1. 



a. 25. b. 20. c. 5. d. Good. e. Poor. f. Much poorer, g. 

 No. It will not pay. 



K. M. Wilbur, New Mi Iford. 10-10. 



a. 20. b. Little here, c Half croi). d. Good. e. Fair. f. As 

 good. g. Yes. h. 5 to 10 pound.s. 



Lewis Speny, Hartford. 10-1. 



a. 20 to 25. c. About 33. d. Good. e. Fair. f. Some better. 

 g. No. 



DAKOTA. 



Thos. D. Lewis, Cando. N. 10-13. 



No bees. None near here. Bees all destroyed in the tloo<l 

 of '88. 



DHL.\WARE. 



S. W. Merritt, Dover. 9-30. 



a. 25. b. 12. c. 60. d. Good. e. Fair. f. Better, g. No. 



FLORIDA. 



John Y. Detwiler, New Smyrna. E. C. 10-9. 



a. 15, no demand, b. 8 to 10. c. 45. d. Good. e. Fair. f. 

 Better, g. No. h. Hives full of honey at close of season. 



J. L. Clark, Apalachicola. W. 10-5. 



a. 10. b. 7H. c. 100. d. Good. e. Good. (. Average, g. No. 

 h. We never feed. 



GEORGIA. 

 T. E. Hanbury, Atlanta. N. 10-5. 

 a. None sold here. b. None offered, c. 2.5. d. Fair. e. Poor. 



f. Half an average, g. Yes, for winter stores a few colonies, 

 h. Fifteen and twenty pounds to those ted. 



J. P. H. Brown, Augusta. E. C. 10-2. 



a. 15 to 20. b. 10 to 15. c. Average, d. Good. e. Good. f. 

 Better, g. A few in spring, h. 6 or 8 lbs. sugar. 



Walter McWilliaras, Griftin. W. C. 10-6. 



a. 28 to 30. b. 22. c. 90. d. Fair. e. The best in four. f. Far 

 better, g. Never did. h. 0. 

 R. H. Campbell, Madison. C. 10-3. 

 a. 1.5. b. 8. c. 100. d. (iood. e. Good. f. Much better. G. No. 



ILLINOIS. 

 Frank Howard, Fairtield. S. 10-6. 

 a. 15. b. None. c. .35. d. Good. e. Poor. f. Some better. 



g. No. 



F. W. Goodrich, Bloomington. C. 10-1. 



a. 15. b. 10. c. 36. d. fair. e. Poor. f. Some better, g. No. 



Mrs. L. Harrison, Peoria. C. 10-3. 



a. 25. h. 15 to 20. c. One- tenth, d. Fair. e. Very poor. f. 

 About the same. 



Dadant & Son, Hamilton. W. C. 10-2. 



a. Fall honey 15 to 18, no clover, b. Fall honey 10. c. 20. d. 

 All fall honey, good quality, e. Poor. f. A little better, g. 

 The weak swarms, h. Very little. 



C. O. Miller, Marengo. N. 10-«. 



a, b. None selling, c. 17. d. Good. e. Poor. f. Much better, 

 g. No. 



INDIANA. 



I. R. Good, Nappanee. N. 10-2. 



a. None. 18. b. None. c. 5. d. Poor. e. Poor. f. Not so 

 good. g. Nil. 



J. A. Burton, Mitchell. S. C. 10-9. 



a. 20. b. 10. c. 65. d. Poor. e. Fair. f. Better, g. No. 



T H. Kloer.Terre Haute. W.C. 10-10. 



a. 25. b. 15. c. M. d. Good. e. Fair. f. Better, g. Yes. h, 

 6 pounds. 



IOWA. 



Z. T. Hawk, Audubon. W. 10-1. 



a. 20. b. None. c. 90. d. Good. e. First poor, last good. f. 

 Better, g. Very little. 



Oliver Foster, Mt. Vernon. E. 10-1. 



a. 18. b. 10. c. 50. d. Good. e. Fair. f. Much better, g. No. 

 h. None since June. 



J. W. Bittenbender, Kuoxville. S. E. 10-1. 



a. 18. b. 12K- c. 40. d. Fair. e. Poor. f. 20 per cent better. 

 g. No. 



Eugene Secor, Forest City. N. 10-1. 



a. 16. b. 10. c. 60. d. Fair. e. Fair. f. some better, g. No. 



J. M. Shuck, Des Moines. C. 10-1. 



a. None retailing, b. None on this market, c. None. d. None, 

 e. Very poor. f. Worse, if possible, g. No. Bees have plenty. 



KANSAS. 

 J. B. Kline, Topeka. E. C. 10-3. 



a. Case, 18 to 20. b. Case, 8 to 10. c. 75. d. Good. e. Good. f. 

 Better, g. A little. 



KENTUCKY. 



D. F. Savage, Hopkinsville. S. W. 10-S. 



a. 20. b.lO. c. 26. d. Good. e. Poor. f. Inferior, g. No. 

 J. P. Moore, Morgan. N. 10-13. 



b. 12H- o- 60. d.Toor. e. Fair. t. Some better. 



