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at the capital, where the voice of that eminent veteran, Dr. C. C. Miller could be 

 heard to speak perhaps full as well as he writes, and Mrs. L. Harrison 

 v/hose terse, witty sayings give a charm to her productions, and many 

 others might be mentioned . In conclusion, Mr. Secretary, let me say that 

 at the appointed lime, I shall try to go up — not to Jerusalem, but — to the 

 Capital City where I may become familiar with your many able men and 

 women who are in the front ranks of your society. 



CHAS. SCHLESSLER, NAPERVILLE, ILL. 



1. Have kept bees since 1888 on a small scale. 



2. No. Fruitgrowing. 



3. Began three years ago with 28 colonies, now have 48. 



4. Use the ten frame Langstroth . 



5. 17^x91-4. 



6 . For both . " 



7. About half of each. . 



8. 4 1-4x4 1-4. 



9. No. 



10. White clover and basswood . 



11. 25 pounds. 



12. 50 pounds. 



13. Home market. 



14. 50 per cent. 



15. ^5 percent. 



16. 13 cents. 



17. 9 cents. 



18. I do not think so. 



20. No, not that I have seen . 



22 . Mostly hyprids, and give good satisfaction . 



23. Have had Italians, blacks and hybrids, and found that some of my 

 best colonies were among the hybrids. 



24. On summer stands. 



2.S. From two to five per cent. 



28. None that 1 know of. 



29. Not much spraying done around here. I spray after the blossoms 

 have fallen. 



31. I intend to increase my apiary to 75 colonies. 



33 . The principal objection I find to the business here is to obtain a 

 reasonable price for honey. Farmers will come to town in the fall and 

 stock the stores with comb honey for from 8 to 10 cents per pound, and it is 

 hard to convinoe them otherwise . 



