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15. I aim todoul)le them. 



17. s$ cents. 



19. No e.xperience. 



20. Do not; only a little in dry seasons. 



21. Dry weather and small clover heads with short corollas. 



22. Hydrids. Prefer Italians. fv 



23. More docile and keep out moths. 



24. Formerly on summer stands, late years in cellar. 



25. On summer stands about 90 per cent., in cellar not over i per cc-nt. 



26. About December ist, or when cold weather sels in. 



27. About April 1st, or when warm enough. 



28. Do not. 



29. Have not. 



31. About 60. 



32. Do not know. 



FRED DETHLOFF.RAMSOM, ILL. 



1. Eight years. 



2. No. Farm and keep poultry. 



3. Started with four, now have twenty eight — sold one last f.ill . 



4. Movable frame. 



5. 10x17, 8 to the hive. 



6. Comb. 



8. 4 1-4x4 1-4. - :: -i 



9. Use tm. 3 



10. Fruit trees, clover and fail flowers. X| 



IT. Thirty to fifty pounds. ;1 



13. At home. ^ 



14. One to the hive, but the last two years only three in all . | 

 16. From 12)4 to 15 cents. j 



18. They will for me if I use starters. 



19. Have raised it (alsike) for three years, and it is good for the bees. 

 If I had not had it I would have had no honey. 



20. No. 

 22. Black, with some hybrids, . Had Italians but lost them all . 



24. On summer stands, but move them together and pack with leaves; 

 boards on top and sides to keep dry. 



25. Sometimes lose one or two. 



28. No., 



29. No. 

 32. Cannot tell as I have never exhibited . 



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