HONEYBEES AND HONEY PRODUCTION. 

 Table I. — Honeybees in the United States — Continued.- 



State. 



Number of colonies 

 of bees on farms 

 (United States 

 census). 



June 1, 

 1900. 



Apr. 15, 

 1910. 



1914 

 com- 

 pared 

 with 

 the 

 usual 

 number 

 in pre- 

 vious 

 years. 



Spring count of colonies, year stated, in per 

 cent of previous year. (Report May 1.) 



1914 

 com- 

 pared 

 with 

 1913. 



1915 

 com- 

 pared 

 with 

 1914. 



1916 

 com- 

 pared 

 with 

 1915. 



1917 

 com- 

 pared 

 with 

 1916. 



1918 

 com- 



with 

 1917. 



Michigan 



Wisconsin , 



Minnesota , 



Iowa 



Missouri 



North Dakota 



South Dakota 



Nebraska 



Kansas 



Kentucky 



Tennessee 



Alabama 



Mississippi 



Louisiana 



Texas 



Oklahoma 



Arkansas 



Montana 



■Wyoming 



Colorado 



New Mexico 



Arizona 



Utah 



Nevada 



Idaho 



Washington 



Oregon 



California 



United States 



Number. 

 100,397 

 106, 090 

 45,877 

 138,811 

 205, 110 



279 



2,063 



52, 143 



88, 594 

 203,820 



225, 788 

 205, 369 

 95, 257 

 35, 231 

 392,644 



1 20, 137 



111, 138 



1,801 



1,020 



59, 756 



6,164 

 18, 991 

 33, 818 



5,692 



19,240 

 30, 870 

 55, 585 

 129,444 



Number. 

 115, 274 

 95, 638 

 56, 677 

 160,025 

 203, 569 



495 



6,565 



45, 625 



73, 737 



152,991 



144,481 

 135, 140 

 74, 350 

 29,591 

 238, 107 



19, 413 

 92, 731 

 6,313 

 4,596 

 71,434 



10, 052 

 23, 770 

 26, 185 

 8,401 



21,903 



33,884 



47, 285 



201,023 



Per 

 cent. 



101 



100 



100 



105 



90 



110 



105 

 95 

 85 



115 



100 

 105 

 94 

 93 

 115 



120 

 106 

 115 



110 

 115 

 110 

 110 



150 

 108 

 110 

 85 



Per 



cent. 



103 

 105 

 105 

 115 

 93 



105 

 115 

 97 



115 

 105 

 95 

 96 

 112 



110 

 100 

 110 

 110 

 120 



115 



110 

 105 

 105 



130 

 105 

 108 

 93 



Per 

 cent. 



104 



103 



102 



105 

 105 

 92 

 100 

 102 



102 

 101 

 100 

 96 

 115 



99 

 92 

 125 

 120 

 101 



115 

 110 

 105 



100 



105 

 103 

 98 

 110 



Per 

 cent. 



101 

 115 

 117 

 115 



120 

 120 

 150 

 108 

 105 



80 

 105 

 103 

 105 



94 



103 

 102 

 112 

 112 

 103 



108 

 108 



115 



100 

 95 

 104 



Per 

 cent. 



106 



103 



96 



105 



112 



125 

 95 

 112 

 108 

 107 



108 

 106 



92 

 106 



95 



112 

 100 



110 

 95 

 92 



Per 



cent. 



80 

 96 

 108 

 85 

 83 



120 

 95 

 93 

 96 

 70 



88 

 115 



96 

 115 



74 



100 

 105 

 125 

 125 



107 



100 

 112 

 112 



135 

 115 

 105 

 95 



4, 108, 239 



3, 445, 006 



100.4 



1 Includes Indian Territory. 



