State Bee-Keepers' Association. 129 



AVM. J. FINCH, JR., CHESTERFIELD, ILL. 



1. 17 years. 



2. No. 1 farm also. 



3. About 25. 



4 . Frame hives . 



5. Langstroth, simplicity, ID frames. 



6. Both. 



7. About half of each. 



8. 4 1-4x4 1-4, 7 to the foot. 



9 . No . 



10. White and red clover, also heartsease. 



11. About 15 pounds . 



12. About 25 pounds. 



13. All at home. 



14. About 250 per cent. 



15. About 75 per cent. 



16. 12^ cents. 



17. 8 cents. 



18. No. 



19. No. " 



20. Yes. 



21. Italians or Hybrids and a good season. 



22. Italians, hybrids and blacks. Prefer Italians. 



23 . Beauty, docility, working qualities, and can be shaken off combs 

 easily. 



24. In cellar. 



25. Usually 3 per cent; this winter 50 per cent. 



26. About Nov. 15th. 



27. April 1st. 



28. No. 



29. No. 



30. No. 



31 . Localities differ. With me I think about 75 colonies sufficient. 



32. By making them more instructive, and distributing interesting 

 pamphlets, free from advertisements In short, by making the exhibit as if 

 no one knew what a bee was, or had ever seen one. 



33. Only specialists should produce comb honey. Simplicity or Lang- 

 stroth hives are too small . I am going to make some hives larger than 

 Dadant's. 



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