10 Tpxas AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 
divided, as compared to those which were divided. However, the fact 
that the division resulted in a net increase of one colony of bees must 
also be taken into consideration in determining the profit or loss from 
the experiment. In the case of the colonies which were not divided, we 
had one colony at the end of the experiment, the same as at the beginning, 
and an average honey production of 127 pounds, worth, at 7 cents per 
pound, $8.89. In the case of the colonies which were. divided. on the 
other hand, we obtained not only the surplus honey, but also one addi- 
tional colony of bees. The honey produced by the two colonies, made by 
division of one, averaged 114 pounds, worth, at 7 cents, $7.98. The 
additional colony, without the frames or hives to contain it, may safely 
be estimated as worth, with its queen, $3 more, making the season’s net 
income from dividing one colony amount to the total of $7.98 and $3, 
or $10.98 in all. This comparison may be more readily made in the 
following manner: 
Average income from one colony divided into two at beginning of 
the season : 
114 pounds surplus honey, at 7 cents............. 0c eee $ 7 98 
1 additional colony of bees, net......... 6... e ce eee eee 3 00 
Total“ inC Oma eae vie sus ween ea eee a She eg Se er $10 98 
Average income from one colony not divided: 
127 pounds surplus honey, at 7 cents........... 0.0.2.2 e eee 8 89 
Difference in favor of division, per colony.............. $ 2 09 
In considering this difference in favor of dividing the colonies, as 
compared to keeping them intact and preventing increase, one should not 
lose sight of the fact that these colonies were divided between March 31st 
and April 4th, fully six weeks before the main honey-flow from horse- 
mint, which commenced between May 15th and 20th. Had the divisions 
been made later, there would have been less time for the divided colonies 
to build up in strength and their production would have been correspond- 
ingly smaller. 
Had the divided colonies 106, 107, 317, 819 and 51%, which received 
ripe queen-cells at the time of division, been furnished with laying queens 
instead, their production would, as already shown, doubtless have been 
as great as that of the colonies (206, 207, 417, 419 and 613) which did 
have a laying queen, or 30 pounds more per colony than was actually 
obtained. In this case the outcome would have been substantially as 
follows: 
Average income from one colony divided into two at the beginning 
of the season; each divided portion being furnished with 
laying queen: 
144 pounds surplus, at 7 cents net....... 02... eee $10 08 
iL adeatromal seoleny Of Nei iy ied ave seecnne vane carers aes 3 00 
; 13 08 
Aees COGt OF ONE QUEEN is ora sweey en ay wees, Aveo buowes : 1 00 
NEt: ineome;. averdoess <0 swswry wag edulennaeny anders $12 08 
