State Bee-Keepers' Association. fji 



13. Wherever I get the chance, and some blamed fool has not spoiled 

 the market by abusing honey dew honey. 



14. 25 per cent. 

 16. 12)4 cents. 

 18. Yes. 



22. Italian. 



24. On summer stands when they don't all die. 



31. 200. 



32. They hurt it every time. Too many in the business now. We 

 only raised 15,000 pounds this year, and have had more trouble to dispose 

 of it than in former years when we had 50,000 pounds. 



D. J. M. PHILLIPB, BELLEVILLE, ILL. 



1. Fifty years. 



2. No. Farming. 

 3- Eight, 



4. Movable frame . 



5. Langstroth, 7 frames. 

 6.. Comb. 



7. None. 



7. 4x4, 



9. No. 



10. White clover. 



11. Ten pounds. 



12. None. 



13. Near home. 



14. One. 



16. Ten cents. 



t8. No. 



19. Alsike is 2ood. 



20. Allnummer. 



22. Cyprian. 



23. Greatest foragers . 



24. Summer stands. 



25. Five per cent. 



26. ist to 15th of December. 



27. March 5th. 



28. Not any. 



29. No. 



30. Not any. 



32. By organizing. 



33. The best way to get up an interest among bee-keepers would be to 

 have a good lecture once a month at school house in the vicinity. 



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