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A special report from Porto Rico $100,000 during tlie past six years. A 

 shows continued large increases in good strong colony in Porto Rico is 

 the number of colonies of bees in expected to produce about 300 pounds 

 that island, which fact is reflected incf honey a year, the nectar flow, 

 the phenomenal increase in export of largely from flowering trees, being 

 honey and beeswax, the value of whicli practically continuous throughout the 

 has increased from about $5,000 to year. 



-Honey — Yield per colony and proportion of cropi in comb, 

 and chunk, 191 1 with comparisons. 



extract, 



otate 



Maine 



New Hampshire. 



Vermont 



Massachusetts. . . 

 Rhode Island... 



Connecticut. . 

 New Yorli . . . 

 New Jersey. 

 Pennsylvania. 

 Delaware 



Maryland 



Viiginia 



West Virginia. . 

 North Carolina. 

 South Carolina. 



Georgia. 

 Florida. 



Ohio 



Indiana. 

 Illinois. . 



Michigan . . 

 Wisconsin . 

 Minnesota. 



Iowa 



Rtissouri. . , 



North Dakota. 

 South Dakota. 



Nebraska 



Kansa s 



Kentucky 



Tennessee 



Alabama 



Mississippi. . . . 



Louisiana 



Texas 



Oklahoma. 

 Arkansas. 

 Montana. . 

 Wyoming. 

 Colorado. . 



New Mexico. 



Arizona 



Utah 



Nevada 



Idaho. . 

 Wash in 

 Oregon. 

 California 



ton. 



Yield per 



colony. 



1914 



Lbs. 

 45 

 27 

 39 

 25 

 40 



28 

 20 

 10 

 35 

 15 



30 

 30 

 25 

 35 

 25 



30 

 42 

 17 

 14 

 12 



37 

 45 

 35 

 20 

 5 



1913 



Form of honey produced 



Proportions in 1914 i Proportions in 1909 



I I I I 



Comb I Ex' I I Chunk I Comb! Ext [Chunk 



Lbs. |Per Ct. 



United States. 



20 

 30 

 25 



30 I 

 32 I 



31 I 



40 I 

 55 I 



I 

 25 I 

 15 I 

 30 I 



75 I 

 40 I 



1 

 85 I 

 63 I 

 65 I 

 50 I 



I 

 50 I 

 55 I 

 45 I 

 75 I 



38 

 27 

 33 

 31 



45 



35 

 37 

 40 

 45 

 21 



40 

 38 

 20 

 25 



25 



30 

 50 

 50 

 60 I 

 60 I 



80 



65.9 



66.9 



5 



48 

 47 

 25 

 65 



69 



87 

 57 

 45 



Perlct. 

 15 



28. 1 

 32.4 

 95 



47 

 50 

 75 

 29 



22 

 12 

 38 

 25 



I er ct.lPer ct.iPer ct.|Per ct. 

 5 1 SO I 20 I 



6 I 



0.7 I 

 



5 

 3 





 6 



70 

 86 

 10 



58 

 60 

 65 



74 



9 

 1 

 5 



25 



90 

 93 



28.. 



12 



90 



33 

 38 

 35 

 21 



10 



7 



43 I 21 



28 

 11 

 66 

 52 

 42 



50 I 56 

 60 I 41 



60 I 

 65 ■ 

 30 



36 

 56 

 32 



50 I 77 



50 I 43 



25 I 67 



40 I 49 



30 1 

 35 1 

 35 I 

 35 I 

 35 I 



31 



34 



49 







4 



35 I 36 

 30 I 25 

 35 I 



75 I 92 

 60 I 67 



I 

 50 I 31 

 70 I 6 

 70 I 17 

 75 1 



55 I 47 



45 I 46 



40 I 64 



36 I 18 



88 

 32 

 36 

 56 



43 

 58 

 63 

 42 



22 

 42 

 28 

 33 



23 

 41 

 26 

 100 

 51 



17 

 15 



8 

 30 



61 

 94 

 83 



39 

 1 



2 



12 



2 



1 



2 

 30 i 



r 



I 



54 I 

 15 I 



68 i 

 62 I 

 53 I 



I 



69 I 

 28 I 

 52 I 

 65 I 

 41 I 



15 

 84 

 29 

 25 

 46 



30 

 71 

 48 

 34 

 35 



1 



15 



5 



18 



46 

 25 

 25 

 

 45 



47 

 60 



65 i 

 61 I 

 78 I 

 50 I 

 I 

 26 I 

 39 I 

 43 I 



30 

 38 

 19 



19 

 32 



27 



40 I 15 

 15 I 5 



1 



51 

 54 

 34 

 79 



31.6 



40.6 



41.7 



I 



5 I 



70 I 



I 



37 I 



10 I 



I 



95 

 28 



fil 

 90 



100 



I 



67 I 30 



59 I 41 



52 I 38 



20 I 79 



1.2 



2 







I 31 

 I 1 

 I 3 

 I 13 

 I 1 



I 1 

 I 1 

 I 

 I 1 

 I 24 



I 5 

 I 1 

 I 3 

 I 23 

 I 



I 55 

 I 29 

 I 30 



1 I 40 I 59 



45 

 SO 



3 

 

 4 

 1 



42.1 16.2 I 46.5 | 34.9 



18.6 



