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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 list of honey producers, of prices 

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

 extracted in barrels or 5-gallon tin 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 beUeved 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 retail, 

 and the wholesale price, is striking, reflecting the slowness 

 with which, most honey producers, disposing of and often 

 retaHing 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. 



state. 



Maine 



New Hampsliire . 



Vermont 



Massachusetts 



Bhode Island 



Connecticut... 



New York 



New Jersey.. - 

 Pennsylvania. 

 Delaware 



Maryland 



Virginia 



West Virginia... 

 North Carolina.. 

 South Carolina. . 



Clovers. 



Alfalfa. 



Begin. End. 



White and Alsike. 



I 



Begin. End. 



June 18 

 June 15 

 June 13 

 June 10 

 June 10 



June 7 

 June 15 

 June 8 

 June 6 



May 20 

 May 22 

 May 20 

 May 10 



Aug. 1 



July 20 



July 16 



July 15 



July 18 



July 8 



July 15 



July 10 



July 15 



July 5 

 July 1 

 June 30 

 June 30 



Sweet (^Melilotus). 



Begin. End. 



July 20 



July 10 



July 8 

 July 12 



June 10 

 May 10 



Aug. 20 



Aug. 25 



Aug. 25 

 Aug 21 



Aug. 10 

 Aug. 1 



