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Opiuious of Producers. 

 Kaily in July ^V(.' sent to actual lionov- 



l)roilu<.'ors scattered over the country tlie 



following (luestions: 



1. How do you think tlie crop in your lo- 

 cality will compare with a normal crop? 



1*. How many colonies are there in your 

 locality comjiared with the number last 

 year? 



;!. Ilaxc Imycis made any ofVcrs I'or lumey ? 



I. Have any piudnceis suM or contracted 

 their crop yet? 



."). 1 1' so. at what ]>rice. 



ti. Those beekeepers who have not sold, will 

 probably hold for what price .' 

 Answers, as condensed by the Editor, are 



as follows: 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. — Present prospects are 

 Kood for a normal crop. Prices will be about the 

 same as last year. — W. .7. Sheppard. 



C.VLTFORNI.V. — Crop normal; Jiuniber of colo- 

 nics 150 per cent. Buyers offer 16-21c for white 

 honey. Producers sell practically all thru the Ex- 

 change : those not having sold will probably hold for 

 '20-25r. — li. L. Andrews. 



COLORADO.— Prospects good for normal crop; 

 spring count of colonies about the same. I have 

 heard of no offers from buyers nor of any producers 

 bavins solcf; will want i)robablv 20c for white 

 lioney. — .T. A. GREEN. 



ID.\HO. — Crop normal or a little above: 110 per 

 cent in number of colonies. Producers have not 

 yet sold : will probably hold for 20c upward for 

 extracted. — P>. F. Atwater. 



ILLINOIS. — Crop one-half of normal; number 

 of colonies 75 per cent. Buyers have not made 

 offers, nor have producers sold their crop. Bee^ 

 keepers will probably hold for 25-30c.- — -A. L. Kil- 

 dow. 



IN1>I.\N.\. — Crop normal; number of colonies 75 

 per cent. Buyers have not made offers yet, nor 

 have producers sold. Btekeepers will probably hold 

 for about same as last year. — E. S. Miller. 



IOW.\, — Crop and colonies about normal. Sea- 

 son late, and producers have not sold their crop yet, 

 but they will probably hold for 25c on extracted in 

 big lots. Not much comb honey produced here. — 

 FVank Coverdale. 



FLORID.\. — Away from the coast about 10 per 

 cent of a normal crop: from mangrove about 75 

 per cent. Ntimbcr of colonies about the same. Home 

 demand takes all the crop. I am selling at 18c. — 

 Ward Lamkin. 



M.VRYLAND. — Crop and number of colonies 

 about 75 per cent normal. Producers liave not 

 sold their crop vet. — S. G. Crocker, .7r. 



MASSACHUSETTS. — Crop and number of colo- 

 nies normal. Buyers have not made offers yet, nor' 

 have producers sold their crop. Honey is retailing 

 at last year's prices. — O. M. Smith. 



MICHIGAN. — 150 per rent of normal crop: num- 

 ber of colonies 40 per cent. Buyers have not made 

 offers nor have producers sold their crop. Bee- 

 keepers will probably hold for extracted 24-28c and 

 about n5c for comb. — B. F. Kindig. 



MINNESOTA. — Crop normal ; number of colonies 

 75 per cent. No oflFers. nor have producers con- 

 tracted their crop yet; will probably hold for about 

 20c (extracted, wholesale). Biggest flow in years, 

 but weather continues not the best, and fciwer col 

 onie-s than us\ial. — C. D. Blakcr. 



MISSOURI. — Crop better than for three years. 

 Buyers have not made offers yet, nor have producers 

 sold their crop. — .1. W. Romiicrger. 



NEBR.\SK.\. — Crop and number of <-olonies nor- 

 mal. Buyers have not made offers yet, nor have 

 producers sold. — F. .7. Harris. 



NEW YORK. — Crop 20 per cent normal: num- 

 ber of colonies 50 per cent. Buyers have not made 

 offers and producers have none to bell. — Adams & 

 Myers. 



NEW YORK. — Crop normal; number of colonies 

 90 per cent. Too earlv to sav what prices will be. 

 — T. W. Le.sser. 



NEW YORK — Cr.ip 50 per rent «( normal: nuni 

 1 IT of iiilnire-< 40 j)cr cent. Buyers have not madi' 

 offers yi'l nor have producers contracted their crop. 



Prices will probably range a little higher than lust 

 year. — George H. Rea. 



OKLAHOM.A. — Crop 90 per cent normal; num- 

 ber of colonies normal. All honey is handled on 

 local market; extracted 25-30c, comb 35c. — C. F. 

 Stiles. 



ONTARIO. — Sixty per cent of normal crop; 

 uumbe'r of colonies only one-half. Beekeepers are 

 asking 25c wholesale and 30c retail for clover ex- 

 tracted, and expect prices to increase 5c over last 

 year. — F. Eric Milieu. 



PENNSYLVANIA. — Crop about average; number 

 .if colonics 70 per cent. Producers have not sold 

 .\ ct : most of crop is sold in near-by towns ; not much 

 harvested .\ct. Beokcepei's will ])robabIy hold for 

 •j:!c. shipping ]ioint. — Harr.\' W. Beaver. 



TEXAS, south-central and southwest. — Crop is 

 slisihtly above normal; number of colonies increased 

 10 i)er cent. Buyers are offering from 14 to 24c, 

 according to quality and manner of delivery; spring 

 crop is largely sold, at an average of 20c; some bee- 

 keepers holding for 24c.- — H. B. Parks. 



TEXAS. — Crop 25 per cent below normal; num- 

 ber of colonies increased 10 per cent. Producers 

 have sold at 17-24c for extracted and 22-24c for 

 comb; much honey yet in hives; some prospect for a 

 mesquite flow. — .7. N. Mayes. 



EAST TEXAS. — Crop 25 per cent short; 30 per 

 ( ent of colonies lost. Producers, have not sold yet, 

 and will hold for 18-20c wholesale and 30c retail. — 

 T. A. Bowden. 



UTAH. — Crop is normal; number of colonies 20 

 per cent less. Buyers offer 19c for extracted, but 

 producers are not selling yet; some holding for 20c. 

 Extracting is two weeks earlier than usual. — M. A. 

 Gill. 



WASHINGTON. — Crop and number of colonies 

 more than normal. Buyers have made no offers nor 

 have producers contracted their crop yet. In this 

 valley the bees are just beginning to store, and no 

 beekeeper knows just what to hold for. — George 

 W. B. Saxton. 



WISCONSIN. — Crop not up to average. Pro- 

 ducers have not sold yet; those around Madison hold 

 for 35c retail and 30c in 60-lb. <iins wholesale. — 

 H. F. Wilson. 





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