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prices of the varying production of honey in different years 

 is noteworthy, as is the sudden increase in. the present year, 

 which had its beginning in the latter part of 1916. In con- 

 nection with these, wholesale figures are also shown, being 

 those quoted by the special hst of honey producers, of prices 

 received in 1917 for honey in quantities of 1 ton or over, the 

 extracted in barrels or 5-gallon tui cans and comb in cases of 

 twenty-four 1-pound sections. These last figures probably 

 contain some quotations for quantities of less than 1 ton, 

 but are believed to fairly represent the strictly wholesale 

 prices for dehvery at local shipping points. The narrow 

 margin between the former figures, which verge closely 

 upon the average price when sold by producers at retaU, 

 and the wholesale price, is striking, reflecting the slowness 

 with which most honey producers, disposing of and often 

 retailing their products in local communities, take note of 

 the prevailing wholesale prices in the main markets, many 

 still adhering to their traditional retail figure when practically 

 the same price might be obtained wholesale for their entire 

 product. 



Table XIV. — Principal plants furnishing nectar and pollen; average dates 

 of beginning and ending of blooming periods. 





Clovers. 



State. 



Alfalfa. 



WUteand Alsike. 



Sweet (Melilotus). 





Begin. 



End. 



Begin. 



End. 



Begin. 



End. 









June 18 

 June 15 

 June 13 

 June 10 

 June 10 



June 7 

 June 15 

 June 8 

 June 6 



Aug. 1 

 July 20 

 July 16 

 July IS 

 July 18 



July 8 

 July 15 

 July 10 

 July 15 



July 20 



Aug. 20 









Vermont 











Massachusetts 







July 10 



Aug. 25 



Tf.hndfi Tslflnd 







Connecticut 







July 8 

 July 12 



Aug. 25 

 Aug 21 



New York 







New Jersey 







Pennsylvaniq . 











Delaware 











Maryland 







May 20 

 May 22 

 May 20 

 May 10 



July 5 

 July 1 

 June 30 

 June 30 



June 10 

 May 10 



Aug. 10 

 Aug. 1 



Virginia 







West Virginia 







North Carolina 











South Carolina 











