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[Sept. 1895. 



four-fifths of the total number wore in Munster, the number for 

 that province being 175 ; there were 41 in Leinster, 8 in Ulster,, 

 and 2 in Connaught. 



The quantities of milk and cream supplied to the factories 

 during the year ended 30th September 1894 is given as 

 72,158,902 gallons of the former, and 440,974 of the latter, 

 116,860 gallons of cream being again sold as such. The quantity 

 of butter produced during the same period was 268,425 cwts.. 

 (against 160,845 cwts. in the preceding year); 180 cwts. of 

 skim-milk cheese ; and 13,238,641 lbs. of condensed milk. 



The skim milk was returned to the farmers by 202 factories,, 

 and it was otherwise disposed of in the remaining establishments. 



The inquiries made in the preceding eight years relative to 

 the extent to which bee-keeping is followed in Ireland, and the 

 degree of success attained in this special branch of rural economy^ 

 were repeated in 1893. 



Accordiog to the returns received, the quantity of honey 

 produced in 1893 amounted to 248,363 lbs., of which 76,824 lbs. 

 were produced in the province of Leinster, 85,187 lbs. in 

 Munster, 57,722 lbs. in Ulster, and 28,630 lbs. in Connaught. 



Of the total quantity, 132,313 lbs. were produced ''in hives 

 having movable combs," and 116,050 lbs. "in other hives." It 

 is stated that 122,585 lbs. was " run honey," and 125,778 lbs. 

 " section honey." 



The number of stocks brought during the winter of 1893-94 

 amounted to 15,291 ; of which 6,651 were in hives having- 

 movable combs, and 8,640 in other hives. 



The following table shows the quantity of honey returned as 

 produced in Ireland during each of the nine years 1885-93. 

 It will be observed that the quantity produced in 1893 was less 

 than that for any of the preceding eight years, except 1892, and 

 very much below the average : — 





Honey Produced, 



Yeai-s. 



lu Hives having Movable 

 Combs. 



In otLer Hives. 



General 





Run 

 Honey. 



Section 

 Honey. 



Total. 



Run 

 Honey. 



Section 

 Honey. 



Total. 



Total. 



1885 

 1886 

 1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 

 1893 



Lbs. 

 46,196 

 52,609 

 77,897 

 55,788 

 74,942 

 47,952 

 43,087 

 34,707 

 40,900 



Lbs. 



59,218 



74,332 



134,357 

 92,653 



143,566 

 86,136 

 91,561 

 69,629 

 91,413 



Lbs. 

 105,414 

 126,941 

 212,254 

 148,441 

 218,508 

 134,088 

 134,648 

 104,336 

 132,313 



Lbs. 

 141,285 

 145,132 

 188,951 

 137,301 

 152,104 

 115,599 

 88,909 

 66,733 

 81,685 



Lbs. 



55,598 

 59,094 

 58,181 

 42,350 

 53,976 

 42,429 

 30,004 

 21,388 

 34,365 



Lbs. 

 196,883 

 204,226 

 247,132 

 179,651 

 206,080 

 158,028 

 118,913 



88,121 

 116,050 



Lbs. 

 302,297 

 331,167 

 459,386 

 328,09^ 

 424,588 

 292,116 

 253,.^61 

 192,457 

 248,363 



