Morris and Warren counties where sweet clover is ¢m important 
surplus honey plant. Therefore each beekeeper is urged to collect 
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data for his own locality. 
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Fig. 6. Zone map (original). 
RACES OF BEES 
The world has been searched for honey bees in an effurt to secure 
the race which will give the best results under North American con- 
ditions. The German, Italian, Egyptian, Caucasian, Carniolan and 
Cyprian honey bees have been tested, also crosses of these races. 
The domestic Italians have gained and still hold a reputation for 
utility far ahead of other races or strains. 
There are strains of Italians, the results of selection and breeding, 
called three-banded, leather-colored and golden, according to the color. 
It is probable the difference is principally one of color. The pref- 
erence at this time is for the leather-colored bees. 
A colony is considered to be pure Italian when all of the worker 
offspring of a queen have a pronounced yellow band on each of 
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