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Table 13. — Record of sealed brood in colony No. IS during the season of 1921, by 



weeks 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Mar. 18 

 25 



Apr. 1 



8 



15 



22 



29 



3,404 



6,728 

 8,291 

 9,444 

 10, 533 

 9,724 

 8,705 

 9,768 



May 13 

 20 

 27 



June 3 

 10 

 17 

 24 



July 1 



10, 783 



12, 684 

 13,220 



13, 256 



14, 752 

 12, 234 

 12, 732 

 12, 745 



July 8 

 15 

 22 

 29 



Aug. 5 

 12 

 19 

 26 



12, 680 

 11, 681 

 11, 605 

 9,871 

 4,648 

 C 1 ) 



Sept. 2 

 9 

 16 

 23 

 30 



Oct. 7 

 14 

 21 



8,564 

 8,313 

 9,511 

 10, 134 

 6,891 

 3,655 

 1,431 

 379 



May 6 



4,141 



i Natural requeening. 



Table 14. — Record of sealed brood in colony No. 14 during the season of 1921, 



by weeks 





Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Mar. 18 



9,101 



May 13 



12, 018 



July 8 



16, 098 



Sept. 2 



11, 404 



25 



12,412 



20 



14, 106 



15 



15, 463 



9 



7,597 



Apr. 1 



11,732 



27 



16, 479 



22 



14,281 



16 



. 7, 404 



8 



12, 856 



June 3 



17, 175 



29 



11, 889 



23 



9,436 



15 



12, 527 



10 



17, 414 



Aug. 5 



12, 299 



30 



5,180 



22 



9,995 



17 



18, 162 



12 



12, 929 



Oct. 7 



1,757 



29 



9,545 



24 



18, 151 



19 



13, 126 



14 



963 



May 6 



12, 012 



July 1 



16, 779 



26 



13, 446 



21 



192 



Table 15. — Record of sealed brood in colony No. 15 during the season of 1921, 



by weeks 



Date 



Scaled cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Mar. 18 



6,514 



May 13 



8,425 



July 8 



13, 949 



Sept. 2 



6,976 



25 



8,225 



20 



12, 957 



15 



12, 017 



9 



2,489 



Apr. 1 



8,469 



27 



15, 608 



22 



12, 293 



16 



4,311 



8 



11, 605 



June 3 



15, 545 



29 



10, 907 



23 



8,240 



15 



9,938 



10 



15, 555 



Aug. 5 



8,969 



30 



2,929 



22 



7,794 



17 



15, 625 



12 



7,846 







29 



8,531 



24 



16, 080 



19 



9,119 







May 6 



11, 214 



July 1 



15,239 



26 



10, 467 







Table 16. — Record of sealed brood in colony No. 16 during the season of 1921, 



by weeks 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Date 



Sealed cells 



Mar. 18 



6,654 



May 13 



8,719 



July 8 



12, 686 



Sept. 2 



(') 



25 



12, 034 



20 



13, 043 



15 



8,423 



9 



3,586 



Apr. 1 



13, 778 



27 



13, 974 



22 



10, 485 



16 



8,555 



8 



12, 259 



June 3 



12, 914 



29 



8,914 



23 



6,304 



15 



12, 949 



10 



14, 383 



Aug. 5 



8,036 



30 



2,987 



22 



5,461 



17 



15,845 



12 



6,744 



Oct. 7 



1,701 



29 



3, 632 



24 



13, 397 



19 



3,449 



14 



131 



May 6 



6,009 



July 1 



11,115 



26 



48 







• Natural requeening. 



