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est taken, and I think it will increase, I have been trying to work an inter- 

 est in the business for the last five years and I think my efforts .lave been 

 blessed. I hope that the association may be a success; I don't know as I 

 will ever be at one of the meetings, as I am getting old, but will say that I 

 will do all I can to get men that are going into the business to join the Asso- 

 ciation. Any information I can give you will be done at any time. Any 

 circulars you with to have distributed send them to me. 



C. H. DIBBERN, MILAN, ILL. 



1. Have kept bees for the last 27 years. 



2. No. I am also engaged in hardware. 



3. During the past ten years about 200 colonies. 



4. Movable frames. 



5. Frame 7x20 inches, 10 frames to the hives. 



6. Comb honey exclusively. 



8. Section 4 1-4x4 1-4x134^ inches. 



9. Both wood and tin, prefer wood. 



lu- Clover, linden, fruit, locust, goldenrod, etc. 



II. No record, probably about 25 pounds. 



13. Both, that is part is shipped to other states. 



14. Losses have about balanced increase in the last ten years. 

 16. In last ten years 15 cents average. 



18. Yes, that is my experience. 



19. Have raised from i to 5 acres milolot, 7 years. 



20. No; only a little on second crop. 



22. Italians, hybrids, carniolan, yellow earn, etc. 



23. Carniolan. Italian good workers; nice comb. 



24. In cellar. 



25. In late years about ten per cent. 



26. Soon after November i . 



27. April I, when weather is good. 



28. None whatever. 



29. No spraying done here . 



31. At home; not over 100 spring count. 



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