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1,792, and from unfinished 34 cwt. of extracted. Notwith- 
standing the great interruption of work by swarming, no 
less than 40 out of 45 that had made advance with section 
work having swarmed again and again ; but the late harvest 
made up lost way. Again, 1893 was a very broken season, 
so much so that when you visited me I told you I did not 
expect to exceed 1,400 finished sections ; yet, although the 
weather continued much of the same character, I obtained 
over 1,800 finished and 54 cwt. of extracted ; all of the latter, 
and 1,728 of the former, I sold to one firm in London, at I 
may say, ahigh price, and with huge praise as to the quality 
of both,so I have reason to be satisfied with my results.” 
This is not bad for an octogenarian (considerably over a ton 
of honey last season from 50 working hives), and for one 
who has often no time to attend to his bees when they 
require it. They swarmed six times last year, five of which 
swarms he lost, having been obliged to be from home on 
more important duties than bee-keeping. I have noticed 
that this apiary has yearly, for these last seven seasons, 
turned out nearly a ton of honey, and can come to no con- 
clusion but that the large frame has a great deal to say for 
such high results. The Canon writes in reply to a query of 
mine—‘“ With regard to the 16-in. by 1o-in. frame, it 
certainly gives greater scope to the working powers of our 
stocks, which would be cramped in small standard frames, 
especially if used in my locality.” 
Selling Honey.—A bee-keeping chemist who wrote me 
not long since says :—“ I commenced bee-keeping two years 
ago, and have about 20 stocks. Asa help to some of your 
clients I would suggest they endeavor to persuade some 
chemists in fashionable watering-places to put a large show 
of honey in their windows—sections and pots ranging from 
one to ten pounds, and if properly displayed the sale is very 
