882 



gLeani:ngs in bee cultuke. 



Nov. 



.Johi\ S. Reese, Winchester, 

 a. 80. b. 15. c. ai. (i. (Sood. 



f. Not so pood. sf. Ni 



LOHLSIANA. 



y. L. Viallou, Bayou (touUi. 10 a. 



a. 1>. No market. <•. No siir|)liis to speak ol' so lar. li. Kuir 

 e. Poor. f. Last .season was fair. g-. Not yet. 



J. VV. K. Sliaw, Loreaiiville. S. C. 10-5. 



a. Noni- oirerinK. h. 4 to 4>i. e. 60. (l. Fair. e. Fail-, f. Xol 

 as ffi ■o<l. «. No. 



MAINE. 



J. Keynolds. Clinton. S. K. 10-9. 



a. 25. b. 20. c. 0. (I. Poorest, c. Poorest, f. 0. R. Ves. h 

 4 iMiunds. 



S. H. Hutoliinson, Mechanic Falls. 10-1. 



a. b. None. i-. None. e. Poor. f. No better, k. Kxpei-t to 

 h. 10 pounds. 



MARYLAND. 



S. Valentine. Hagerstown. N. W. 10-:i. 



a. 20. b. 1.5. (-.25. d. Good. e. Poor. t. Some better. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



K. N._ 



K. W. Lund, Baldwinsville. N. C. lO-.i. 



a. 20. b. None in market, c. 60. d. (Jood. c. Pair. f. Little 

 better, g. No. 



A. A. Sanborn, Westfield. lU-4. 



a. 20. b. None. c. 30. d. Good. e. Good, f, Bettei-. r. No. 



J. E. Pond, No. Attleboro, S. E. 10-2. 



a. 2.') to 30. b. 18 to 2.5. d. (tood. 1. Very well indeed, g-. Yes. 

 li. About 16 pounds. 



Wm. W. Cary. Colerain. N. W 10-5. 



a. 15 to 20. b. 12 to 15. c. 10. d. Good. e. Very poor. f. About 

 the same. g. Yes. h 10 to 15 jiounds. 



MICHIGAN. 



James Heddon, Dowaglac. S. W. 10-1. 



a. 20. b. 10 to 15. e. 15. d.ANo. 1. e. Very poor. f. Worse. 

 g. No. 



A. J. Cook, Lansing. C. 10-1. 



a. 18. b. 10. c. Less than 10. d. Poor. e. V'ery poor. 1. 

 Not so good. g. No. 



H. D. Cutting, Clinton. S. W. 10-1. 



a. 20. b. 16. c. 20. d. Good. e. Poor. t. 50 per cent less. g. 

 Very tew. h. 5 to 10. 



George E. Hilton, Fremont. W. 10-4. 

 a. 15. b. 10. ('.30. d. Fair. e. Poor. 

 10-1. 



f. Not as good. g. No 

 T. F. Bingham, Abronia. S. W. 

 a. 20 b. 8 to 10. e. Failure, e Very poor. f. Poorer, g. 

 Some colonies. 



MINNESOTA. 



A. F. Bright, Mazei)pa. E. 10-4. 



a. 20. b. 10. c. 80. d. Good. e. About average, f. .\bout the 

 same. g. No. 



W. W. Hamilton, LakeHeld. S. W. 10-8. 



a. 16 to 20. b. None, c 50. d. Good. e. Pool-, f. Not so good. 

 g. No. 



J. H. Johnson, East Chain Lakes. S. C. 10-8. 



a. 16 to 18. b. None. e. About 10. d. Fair. e. Poor. f. Not 

 so good. g. No. 



N. P. Aspinwall, Harrison. C. 10-1. 



a. 25. b. 15. e. 75. d. Good. e. Fair. f. Not so good. 



g. No. 



I). P. Lister, Lac Qui Parle. W. C. 10-2. 

 a. 25. b. 12^. c. aO. d. Good. e. Good. f. 



Fair. g. Ni 



MISSOURI. 



Jno. Nebel & Son, High Hill. E. C. 10-4. 



a. 18. b. 12. c. .50. d. Good. e. Fair. f. 75 per cent belter. 

 g. No. 



Chas. L. Gough, Rock Spring. EC. 10-4. 



a. 15. b. 10. c. 30. d. Fair. e. Very poor. f. Better, g. No. 



James ParshalLSkidmore. N. W. 10-2. 



a. 15 to 18. b. 10. e. About 30. d. Fair. e. Poor. f. A great 

 deal better, g. No. 

 " E. M. Hayhurst, Kansas City. W. C. 10-5. 



a. 25. b. 20 c. 35. d. Good. e. Poor. I. Better, g. Yes. h. 

 1 5 pounds. 



S. E. Miller, Bluffton. E. C. 10-5. 



a. 20. b. 7Kto8. c. 33X. d. Good. e. Poor. f. Mneh better. 

 g No. 



NEBRASKA. 



J. W. Porter, Ponca. N. E. 10-1. 



a. 20. b. 15. c. Don't know. d. Comb poor, ext'd good. e. 

 Poor tor honey, t. 50 per cent. g. Yes, Ijetore basswood. h. 

 12 pounds. 



F. Kingsley, Hebron. S. C. 10-4. 



a. 20. b. 15. c. 100. d. (Jood. e. Good. i. Some better, g. 

 No. 



Jerome Wiltse, Falls City. S. E. 10-9. 



a. 20. b. 10 to 15. c. 125. d. Good. e. Better, f. Much better, 

 g. No. 



NEVADA. 



E. A. Moore, Reno. W. C. 10-(>. 



a. 16 to 25. b. 16. c. About 150. d. Very line. e. Very good. 



f. 100 per cent better, g. No. 



NEW HAMrSIIIRB. 

 S. F. Reed, No. Dorchester. C. 10-5. 

 a. 25. b. 15. c. 25. d. Poor. e. Very poor. 1. Not so good. 



g. Yes. h. 5 pounds. 



C. E. Watts, Rumney. C. 10-12. 



a. 25. b. About same. o. Only one colony, d. Good. e. Poor. 



f. Some better, g. No. 



Mrs. L. A. Freeman. Lancaster. N. W. 10-19. 



a. 20. b. None. c. 50. d. Fair. e. Poor. t. Better for honey. 



g. No. Some have. 



10-f 



Fair. t. Better g. No. 



NEW JERSEY. 

 J. D. Coles, Woodstowii. S.W. 10-1. 



a. 20. b. IS. c. None. d. Good. e. Average. I. Some better, 

 g. No. 

 Watson Allen, Bernardsville. N. C. 10-5. 



a. 16 to 18. b. 12. c. About 30. d.Good. e. Poor. t. Some 

 better, g. No. 



NEW YORK. 



Geo. H. Knickerbocker, Pine Plains. S E. 10-3. 

 a. 20. b. 12 to 15. c. 7.5. d. Extra fine. e. Average. C. Better, 

 g. No. 



F. Boomhower, Gallupville. E. C. 10-2. 



a. 12 to 20, b.StolO. c. About one-half crop d.Good. e. 

 Poor. f. About the same. g. No. 



G. M. Doolittle, Borodino. C. 10-2. 



a. 15. b. 10. c. 9.5. d. (iood. e. Average. I. About the .same, 

 g. No. 



P. H. Elwood, Starkville. C. 10-9. 



a. 16 to 18. b. 10. c. 50. d. Early good, late poor. e. Pool-. 

 f Much poorer, g. Yes. h. 5 pouiiils. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



Abbott L. Swinson, Goldsboro. E. 10-6. 



a. 12J^. b. 7. c. Average, d. Good. e. Average, f. Slightly 

 poorei-. g. I will lie. h. Probably 10 pounds. 



OHIO. 



Dr. G. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia. N. E. 10 U. 



a. 20. b. 15. c. 10. d. Fair. e. Poor. f. About the same. g. 

 Ves. h. 8 i)Ounds. 



Dr. H. Besse, Delaware. O. 10-8. 



a. 25. b. 14. c. About one-sixth, d. Good e Poor. f. 

 Rather better, g. No, only by taking from those that have to 

 spare, h. 5 to 6 pounds in the comb. 



S. A. Dyke, Pomeroy. S. E. 10-8. 



a. 18. b. None. c. 75. d. Fair. e. Fair. f. Better, g. Yes, 

 6 pounds. 



Chas. F. Muth, Cincinnati. S.W. 10-6. 



a. 20. b. 15. c. 10. d. Fair. e. Poor. f. Some better, g. 

 Yes. in summer, h. 6 pounds. 



A. B. Mason, Auburndale. N. W. 10-6. 



a. 20 to 26. b. 16. e. Poor. f. Not so good. g. Yes. Ii. 5 lbs. 



OREGON. 



George Ebell, Baker City. E. 10-6. 



a. 30. b. 20. 0. 60. d. Fair. e. Fair. f. Better, g. No. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



S. W. Morrison, Oxford. S. E. 10-1. 



a. 25. b. 12. c. 7.5. d. Very good. e. Averiige, f Better, 

 g. No. 



M.H. Tweed, Allegheny City. W. 10-4. 



a. 20. b. 12. 



Geo. A. Wright, filenwood. N. E. 10 2. 



a. 15. h.n)4. c. 25. d. Extra, e. Poor. f. Not as good. g. 

 Yes. h. 1)4 lbs. Most colonies had enough. 



C. W. King, Emlenton. N. W. 10-5. 



a. 20. b. None. c. 10. d. Good. e. Poor. t. Poorer, g. No. 



RHODE ISLAND. 



A. C. Miller, Providence. E. 10-1. 



a. 25. b. 25. c. 5. d.Good. e. Poor. f. Better, g. Yes. h. 

 10 pounds. 



.SOUTH CAROLINA. 



J. D. Fooshe, Coronaca. 10-8. 



a. 10 b. 8 to 10. c. 50. d. Fjvir. e Fair. f. Quantity same, 

 quality better, g. No. 



H. T. Cook, Greenville. 10-8. 



a, b. None. c. Don't know. d. Fair. e. mostly poor. f. Very 

 well. g. No. 



W. J. Ellison. Stateburg. C. 10-3. 



a. 16. b. $1.25 per gallon, c. 100. d . Good. e. Good. f. About 

 the same. g. Nuclei only. 



TENNESSEE. 

 W. H. Greer, Paris. N. W. 10-8. 



a. 16 b. 10. c. 100. d. Good. e. Average, f. Much better, 

 g. No. 



TEXAS. 



B. F. Carroll, Blooming Grove. 10-13. 



a. 16. b.VZy,. c. 100. d. Spring crop very good, fall poor. e. 

 Good. f. 100 per cent better, g. Yes. h. 1.1 lbs. 



J. E. Lay, Hallettsville. S. E. 10-1. 



a. None. b. 10. c. Fall crop not yet secured, d. Good. e. 

 Fair. f. Better, g. No. 



J. P. Caldwell, San Marcos. S. W. 10-3. 



a. 10. b. 8. c. .50. d. Fair. e. Fair. f. Much better, g. No. 



L. Stachelhausen, Selma. SO. 10-4. 



a. 12M. b. 8 to 10. e. 100. d. Fail-, e Average, f. 3 to 1. gf. 

 Never feed. 



W. A. J. Beauchamp, Orange. S. E. 10-6. 



a. 15 to 20. b. None. c. 100. d.Good. e. Poor. f. Over av- 

 erage, g. No. 



VERMONT. 



A. E. Manum, Bristol. W. 10-12. 



a. 20. b. 10. c. 1-16. d. Good. e. Poor, f. M as much. g. 

 Yes. h. 20 pounds. 



Howard J. Smith, Richford. N. C. 10-7. 



a. 25. b. 15. c. 25 lbs. d. Fair. e. Poor. f. .\bout the same, 

 g. Yes. h. 15. 



F. M. Wright, Enosburgh. 10-4 



a. 20. b. 15. c. 4. d. Good. e. Vei->- poor. f. iMui-h poorer, 

 g. Yes. h. -20 pounds. 



VIRGINIA. 



J. W. Porter. Charlottesville. C. 10-1. 



;> 18. b. I'Zy.. c. 40. d.Good. e. Poor. t. Aliont same. g. 

 No. h. 20 pounds. 



