122 First Annual Report 



CHAS. DADANT AND SON, HAMILTON, ILL. 



1. Twenty-nine years in this country. 



2. Yes, including our manufucture of comb foundation and the bee 

 supply business. 



3. We began with two colonies and increased their number until we 

 have had fourteen years about lour hundred colonies. 



4. Movable (suspended) frames exclusively. 



5. Abut 11x18, 10 combs and a division board. 



6. Extracted honey. 

 10. Clover. 



12. About 50 pounds. 



13. Mostly at home. 



15. As our bees don't swarm much naturally their increase balances our 

 small winter loss. 

 17. 8 cents. 



19. We consider alsike clover a good honey plant. We did not succeed 

 in a small experiment with alfalfa . 



20. They work on it some years but we don't think it is worth mention- 

 ing. 



22. Italian. 



23. Pure Italian bees bring better results and are more gentle to handle. 



24. Mostly on their summer stands. 



25. About two to five per cent. 



26. The last of November, after a good flight. 



27. Some time in March. 



26. We do not know of any foul brood anywhere. 

 29. No. 



31. About 100. 



32. Such a question cannot be answered in a few words, but suffice to 

 say that the more implements of bee culture, and the more honey, the people 

 see at the fairs, the more they will be incited to buy . 



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J. M. BURTCH, MORRISON, ILL. 



Ten years. 



No. Elevator, coal, flour, feed, etc. 



Began with i, now have 60. 



Movable frame. 



Langstroth, 8 frames. 



For comb honey. 



4){x4Xxij4 and 7 to the foot. 



Metal. Never used wood. 



White clover, basswood and heartsease. 



