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yield will commence with their appearance. The quality 

 of honey from both of these sources is considered to be 

 very superior. Where the Kaspberry grows abundantly, 

 bees will be found to frequent it more constantly than 

 they do Clover. 



Honey is secreted in the blossoms at all hours, and 

 the bees may be seen working upon them very early in the 

 morning, and to continue 

 the entire day, very often 

 not being interrupted by 

 quite brisk showers. White 

 Clover (fig. 8) remains 

 longer in bloom, and re- 

 ceives more attention after 

 Raspberries disappear. 



Much interest has been 

 manifested of late in re- 

 gard to Alsike Clover {Tri- 

 folium hyhridum, fig. 9). 

 I have furnished the seed 

 to several farmers, that its 

 value might be tested, both 

 as a farm crop and as a 

 source of honey. The hay 

 made from it is fine in 

 quality, being a medium 

 between the coarse Bed 

 Clover and the short White 

 Clover. As a honey yield- 



, . .. . "^ Fig. 9.— AESIKE CEOVER. 



mg plant, it is, m my opin- 

 ion, superior to the White Clover. But experiments indi- 

 cate that in dry, sandy soils it is not permanent, and will 

 not survive the second winter. It seems to be much better 

 adapted to moist, heavy clay soils, and there is good au- 

 thority for the statement that it will outlive Red Clover 

 in such localities. 



