30 BULLETIN 685^ U. S. DEPAKTMENT OF AGRICULTUEE. 
Table IX. — Honey: Color — Continued. 
Form and color. 
White. 
Light amber. 
Amber. 
Dark. 
State. 
1 
1 
1 
i 
a) 
o 
© 
o 
1 
xtract 
ulk or 
otal. i 
1 
o 
xtraclj 
ulk or 
otal. i 
omb. 
xtracll 
ulk or 
otal. 
omb. 
xtrac^ 
o 
otal. 
6 
O 
o 
W 
o 
P.C. 
P.c. 
P.C. 
P.c. 
P.C. 
P.c. 
P.C. 
P.c. 
P.c. 
P.c. 
P.c. 
P.c. 
P.c. 
P.C. 
P.C. 
P.C. 
New Mexico 
13 
13 
34 
8 
15 
8 
31 
8 
17 
2 
27 
6 
2 
8 
Arizona 
5 
24 
29 
49 
49 
22 
22 
Utah 
9 
75 
84 
1 
15 
16 
Nevada 
16 
75 
91 
1 
6 
5 
6 
2 
2 
1 
1 
Idaho 
31 
42 
73 
18 
24 
2 
2 
1 
1 
Washington 
14 
37 
51 
11 
25 
2 
38 
8 
1 
9 
2 
2 
Oregon 
42 
9 
11 
3 
56 
6 
20 
26 
9 
1 
6 
16 
2 
2 
California 
36 
2 
47 
4 
38 
1 
43 
1 
6 
7 
1 
2 
3 
United States . 
19.0 
19.3 
4.5 
42.8 
9.4jl5.7 
4.4 
29.5 
5.0 
9.2 
2.9|l7.1 
4.5 
4.2 
10.6 
COLOR OF HONEY. 
An inquiry on November 1, 1917, concerning the per cent 
of surplus honey produced according to color, shows for the 
United States 42.8 per cent of white honey, 29.5 per cent of 
Hght amber, 17.1 per cent of amber, and 10.6 per cent of 
dark. The details by States are shown in Table IX. The 
figures of the total per cent of each color, are more accurate 
than those showing color in detail according to the form of 
honey produced. 
Table X. — Honey: Disposition of crops. 
state. 
Usual disposition. 
Used at home. 
Sold to outside markets. 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1915 
1916 
1917 
Maine 
New Hampshire 
Per cent. 
75 
Per cent. 
94 
83 
78 
92 
100 
Per cent. 
97 
77 
74 
84 
98 
Per cent. 
25 
Per cent. 
6 
17 
22 
8 
Per cent. 
3 
23 
26 
16 
2 
Vermont 
5 
94 
100 
95 
6 
