18 BULLETIN" 685^ TJ. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGKICULTUBE. 
Table V. — Honeybees: Winter losses , causes and percentages of — Continued. 
State. 
Causes and percentages of winter losses. 
Foul brood and 
other diseases. 
Poor honey, 
dysentery. 
Late and weak 
swarms. 
1914- 
15 
1915- 
16 
1916- 
17 
1914- 
15 
1915- 
16 
1916- 
17 
1914- 
15 
1915- 
16 
1916- 
17 
P.ct. 
P.ct. 
P.ct. 
0.1 
P.ct. 
P.ct. 
P.ct. 
P.ct. 
P.ct. 
0.3 
P. ct. 
Florida 
3.0 
1.2 
.3 
.4 
.3 
.1 
0.5 
.4 
.3 
.2 
.8 
.5 
2. 2 
.4 
2.3 
.2 
Ohio 
1.5 
.6 
.3 
.1 
.2 
1.2 
.3 
5.4 
2.9 
4.3 
2.1 
.6 
5.3 
3.4 
3.3 
1.0 
.3 
1.0 
.2 
.1 
.2 
.3 
. 1 
0.2 
.2 
.9 
.3 
.6 
1.5 
.7 
.2 
1.8 
.2 
Micliigan 
.7 
1.8 
2.0 
.5 
.5 
Wisconsin 
Minnesota 
Iowa 
1.3 
.2 
.7 
.1 
.5 
2.7 
2.0 
4.0 
.5 
2.0 
1.0 
.2 
North Dakota 
South Dakota 
3.5 
1.0 
.2 
.5 
4.0 
.9 
3.6 
.2 
3.3 
.1 
.5 
.4 
.1 
.2 
Kentucky 
.2 
.5 
.3 
2.0 
.7 
1.1 
3.2 
1.0 
.9 
Tennessee 
2.5 
.1 
1.7 
Alabama 
.1 
2.2 
.7 
1.5 
.1 
Mississippi 
.5 
Texas 
.2 
.1 
1.5 
2.0 
.4 
Oklahoma.. 
3. 
.1 
.3 
.1 
.8 
Montana 
1.5 
.2 
.4 
1.3 
.6 
1.7 
.2 
1.0 
.5 
.8 
.4 
.4 
1.4 
.1 
6.8 
Wyoming 
Colorado 
.6 
3.5 
.8 
1.5 
.2 
.1 
.3 
TT+qVi 
1.5 
.2 
3.3 
1.5 
2.0 
.5 
.2 
.6 
2.0 
.6 
2.0 
1.5 
2.0 
119.8 
.6 
.8 
.3 
.2 
.6 
.7 
Washington 
.5 
1.6 
3.4 
1.0 
1.2 
5.5 
.5 
.5 
U.S. average 
.3 
.8 
2.1 
.5 
.6 
1.1 
.4 
.5 
1 Honey dew, coupled with extremely severe winter. 
