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Opinions of Producers. 



Karl.\ ill Mii>- we ^ciil Id MctiKil li(im'.\ iirixliicer.s. 



.scMttiM-eil over tlie country, tlic I'ol'.nwiiit;- (iiiestioiis : 



]. Has honey moved more rapidly (hiring- the past 



monlli than previously, and what percentage of 



last yeai-'s < rops remain in the hands of the 



producer? Give answer in per cent. 



•J. ^Vhat is the conditioh of tlu' colonies at present 



compared with normal, considering strength, 



amount of brood, and amount of stores'! Give 



answer in per cent. 



3. What is the condition of the honey plants at 

 this time compared with normal.' (iive answer 

 in per cent. 



For the southern States and California the fol- 

 lowins; additional question was asked: 



4. How does the honey flow thus far compare with 

 normal .' Give answer in pev cent. 



Moving On Gol. Plant Hon. 



State. Kejiorted bv more. hand. Con. Con. Flow. 



\la. J. M. Cutts 70 1(1(1 1(1(1 100 



H. C. W, .1. Sheppard. ... o loo loo ... 



Cal. 1.. L. ,*ndiews. . . :'. HO (io 15 



Cal. M. H. Mendleson ... .")() 10 o 



Cal. tieo. Larinan '-iO (>."> 40 l.j 



Col. .1. .\. Green.... No 10 loo lOO ... 



Fla. Ward Lamkin.. No ."> lOO loo loO 



Ida. K. F. Atwater. . No 8 loo 100 . . . 



111. .V. L. Kildow. . . .'i l."i 10(1 .-,0 . . . 



Ind. E. S. Mille;-.... x\o 2.S 90 100 ... 



Ta. F. Coverdale 100 100 ... 



Kan. .1. .\. Ninins;er. No (iO 80 ... 



La. E. C. Davis 20 100 100 ... 



Md. S. .1. Crocker, .Ir No 5 100 90 ... 



Mass. (). M. Smith... Yes n 100 100 



Miss. I'v. H. Willson.. Yes 10 100 125 75 



Mo. .1. W. Komber:.;er ... 90 90 ... 



Neh. F. .1. Harris 10 75 50 ... 



N. -T. E. Cr. Carr 5 50 50 . , . 



N. Y. .\dams & Mvers. Yes 10 150 100 ... 



N. \'. F. W. Lesser... Yes o loo loo ... 



N. Y. Geo. H. Hea . . . No 10 loo loo 



Ohio Fred i e'niun-er. ... 100 100 ... 



Okla. Chas. F. Stiles. No o So 7o ... 



Out. F. Eric Milieu. No 1 110 100 ... 



Pa. Harry Heaver . No 90 100 



Tex. F. \. Bowdeu.. Y'es 2 loO 80 25 



Te.\. J. N. Mayes 2 50 25 15 



Te.\. H. B. Parks.... No 5 90 (i(i 25 



Utah M. .V. Gi'1 10 l(»o no ... 



Va. .1. H. Meek... No lOo loo loo 



Wash. G. W. B. Saxton No 15 lio Uo ... 



AVis. H. F. AVilson.. Y'es 18 25 98 ... 



Special Telegraphic Eeports from the Clover 

 Region. 



.lust as we are closino- the forms for this issue 

 white clover and alsike clover are coming into bloom 

 in parts of the clover region. In .some localities the 

 hot and dry weather of the past few days threatened 

 serious in.iury to the clovers, and earlier damages 

 from frost were reported from certain regions, 

 though timely showers in the northern i)ortion of 

 the clover res?ion have given beekeepers renewed 

 hope of a good croj). In order to obtain the 

 latest information as to the condition of this im- 

 portant honey plant, telegrams were sent out to sev- 

 eral jirodiu ers in the regions affected. Replies 

 have been received Mav 2-i, as follows: 



STOUFFVILLE. ONT. — Clover prospects poor 

 as a rule east of a Ine running north fram Toronto 

 to Orillia. Little iu.iiiry from recent frost here 

 in Y'ork county. No reports from other localities. 

 Drought not 'evere here and broken ye.'-terday by 

 nice rains. — 1. L. Bver. 



FLINT. MICH. — About 25 per cent normal 

 amount of clover, and damn<;ed 5o iier cent by frowt 

 and drouth. — Leonard S. Griggs. 



PUTN.\M. ILLS. — The drought of .Inly and 

 August, 1920, killed practically all the white clovei , 

 and the freeze of .\pril killed all the young clover 

 from seed this spring. No prosi)ects for aiiy while 

 lionev this season. — A. L. Kildow. 



MIIAV.MJKKE, WIS. — Dry weather last f.ill was 

 hard on clover, lint abundance of rain this spring 

 makes probalile a fair crop. Frost di<l not injure 

 it. Estimate imp at 75 ])er (ciit of noriii;il. — 

 Clias. B. Blaker. 



GEOKGETOWN. ONT. — Recent clover in.iury 

 slight, if any. Frost not serious. No real droulh. 



Only two very hot days; then general rains and 

 cooler Sunday relieved situation. Not much sur.- 

 l)lus honey expected. Very little good weather for 

 early bloom may leave colonies hungry in June, cut 

 ting down clover sup])lies. — Morley Pettit. 



E.VST L.VNSING, MICH. — Clover not iu.iured by 

 frost, but lack of rain is seriously affecting it now. 

 — B. F. Kindig. 



AMES. IOWA. — No clover injury reported or 

 observed. — F. B. Paddock. 



-TANESVILLE, MINN. — Pa.st 10 dry months ren- 

 dered white clover plant scarce. Alsike good. Late 

 frosts destroyed lialf ba.sswood bloom. — E. L. Hof- 

 man. 



KINDE, MICH, — Clover not injured with frost. 

 Drouth broken May 23. It has been very dry but 

 clover good. — David Running. 

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DR. PHILLIIS, lUtRKAtl OF KNTOMOL.OGY, DESIRES 

 SA.MPLES DI.«?.ASEr) OR ABNORMAL BEES. 



The Bureau of Entomology desires to obtain 

 samp-es of adult Ices which appear to be affected 

 V ith any of the known diseases, or which are in 

 any wa.v abnornml. Live bees in mailing cages are 

 preferred, but dead bees, in wooden or stout card 

 board loxe.s will be useful. They should not be 

 mai'ed in bottles or tin boxes. Tbe name and ad- 

 dress of the sender should be placed on each lot 

 and the package mailed direct to Dr. E. F. Phil- 

 lips. Bureau of Entomology, Washington, D. C. Tlie 

 resu'ts of the examination will be reported prompt- 

 ly by Dr. Phillips. The co-operation of beekeepers 

 will le appreciated. (See editorial.) 



BOOKS AND Bl'LLETINS. 



Tlii> Titnuiine Contctit of Iloneu and Uoncii Cuinh. 

 bv Philip B. Hawk, Clarence A. Smith, and Olaf 

 Bergeim, from the Laboratory of Physiological 

 Chemistry of Jefferson Medical College, Philadel- 

 phia, has been reprinted from the American Jour- 

 nal of Phvsiology, Vol. IV, No. 3, April, 1921. 



Mixed itifi'cHoii in. the Brood Diseases of Bees. 

 bv Arnold P. Sturtevant, Specialist in the Bacteri- 

 ology of Bee Diseases, Bureau of Entomology, 

 United States Department of Agriculture, has been 

 reprinted from the Journal of Economic Entomology, 

 Vol 14, February, 1921, No. 1. 



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Special Notices by A. I. Root. 



THE HUBAM CLOVER THAT WINTERED _ 0V^H;R; 



On page 374 I gave you a picture of a clump 

 of this clover photographed May 9, when it was 11 

 inches tall. It is now. May 24, 27 inches high and 

 spreading out side wise, so it is about as far across 

 as it is tall. Some of the plants that wintered over 

 are budded to bloom, and give promise of honey 

 for the bees, far in advance of the old biennial. 



Tin; KI,H('TRII' WIN'D.MlI.li IH'KI.Vti T H K PAST 

 WINTKR. 



On page 170. (xleaiiings for March, I mentioned 

 the fact that we were having less wind during the 

 past winter; and 1 finally suggested a very small 

 gasoline engine to back up the windmill during 

 an rnusual period of no wind. Right after that 

 was written, however, we had beautiful winds with 

 scarcely a failure until we left our Florida home 

 the last of April. The batteries were all kept well 

 charged without any trouble, and a few times the 

 V. indmills were stopped because we did not need 

 the current. 

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I. F. MILLER'S STRAIN 

 ITALIAN QUEEN BEES. 



Nortliern bred for business; from my best SI'- 

 PERIOR liKEEDER (11 frames brood on April 7), 

 gentle, roll honey in, hardy, winter well, not in- 

 clined to swarm,' three-banded, 27 years' breeding 

 experience. Satisfaction guaranteed. Safe arrival 

 in U. S. and Canada. Cntested, $1.50; (i. $8.00; 

 12. $1L00. Select, $1.75; (1. $9.00; 12, $17.00. 



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