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[illegible] drones (30th) 68 to 80 degrees. [illegible] heavy with moisture
[illegible] made an address at university
Showers in AM, PM rain, over an inch [illegible]
[illegible] corn cob and other places, over four inches in [illegible]
31st 76 to 84 degrees [illegible] until nearly noon [illegible]
[illegible] inserted: illegible] nearly saturated] Hives which a few days ago had to be fed to
Save the drones [illegible] with honey. June 1st 66 degrees
Good day for honey. 2nd 70 degrees showers all around bees worked well
PM heavy shower up in village, next to none here. 3rd began 
To rain about 5: 00 AM, in a few hours over an inch, every drop
Absorbed, when dried off bees worked splendidly, about 1: 00 PM 
. 27 fell, Went to Mr Roberts 5 miles West, acres and acres
Of splendid white Clover, many lindens, in a single stock
Of [illegible] 10 towns more warm [illegible] seen for years. 
4th very hot, bees worked splendidly until 1 1/2 PM heavy rains set
In, nearly two inches fell in about 2 hours, pond filled
And running over freely. My deep drains ran for a short
Time then very small stream, first time they have run since 
A year ago last July. Promise of sufficient white clover, whole fields
Of red Clover just as that as usual second crop, about six inches of rain
Have fallen here in less than a week, and the prospect for [illegible]
Changed (5th) Very hot. Emptied some honey, very dark and thin, a
[illegible] in the combs. (6th) 70 degrees Last week [illegible]
[illegible] into nucleus box with a milk skimmer
[illegible] way of getting them in all right in warm weather. 



