State Bee-Keepers' Association. 137 



EZRA BAER, DIXON, LEE COUNTY, ILL. 



1. Fourteen. 



2. No. Farming and apiary supplies. 



3. About 100. 



4. Movable frame. 



5. 10 frames 9>^xi7_^. 



6. Both. 



7. 90 per cent, comb and 10 per cent, extracted. 



9. Metal. 



10. Clover — basswood and heartsease. 



11. 75 pounds. 



12. 120 pounds. 



13 5 per cent, at home and 95 per cent, shipped. 



14. 40 per cent. 



15. 20 per cent. 



16. 14 cents. 



17. 9 cents. 



18. No. 



19. Have tried Alsike and pronounce it O. K. 



20. Yes. 



21. A rank growth, moist and warm . 



22. Italians and Hybrids— Italian. 



24. On summer stands . 



25. 10 per cent. 



26. December ist. 



27: April 15th to May ist. 



28. No. 



29. No ^ 

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33. Do not try to induce parties engage in bee-keeping — too many now. 



