. Economic aspects of the bee industry. Bees; Bee culture. Bul. 555] Economic Aspects of Bee Industry 95 TABLE 23 Shipments of Queen Bees from California, 1922-1931 Year Number shipped as queen bees Number of queen bees in package-bee shipments Total Year Number shipped as queen bees Number of queen bees in package-bee shipments Total 1922 16,496 13,677 14,371 10,457 13,907 15,470 9,440 9,715 12,187 14,618 31,966 23,117 24,086 22,644 28,525 1927 13,926 19,404 20,723 32,554 31,735 19,745 26,316 37,627 38,928 25,532 33,671 1923 1928 45,710 1924 1929 . 58,350 1925 1930 71,472 1926 1931 57,267 Sou
. Economic aspects of the bee industry. Bees; Bee culture. Bul. 555] Economic Aspects of Bee Industry 95 TABLE 23 Shipments of Queen Bees from California, 1922-1931 Year Number shipped as queen bees Number of queen bees in package-bee shipments Total Year Number shipped as queen bees Number of queen bees in package-bee shipments Total 1922 16,496 13,677 14,371 10,457 13,907 15,470 9,440 9,715 12,187 14,618 31,966 23,117 24,086 22,644 28,525 1927 13,926 19,404 20,723 32,554 31,735 19,745 26,316 37,627 38,928 25,532 33,671 1923 1928 45,710 1924 1929 . 58,350 1925 1930 71,472 1926 1931 57,267 Sources of data: Calculations by authors based on data from questionnaires sent to leading queen shippers in California. McElfresh, F. H., and F. E. Todd. Factors involved in extending the market for California package bees. (An unpublished report prepared by the Bureau of Commerce of the State of California, and California State Department of Agriculture for the California State Beekeepers' Association.) Distribution of California Queen-Bee Shipments, 1931. QUEEN-BEE SHIPMENTS 4000 OR OVER B8&8 '000 T0 4000 V//A 500 TO 1000 UNDER 500 Fig. 26.—The eleven western states and the three western provinces of Canada form the market for California queen breeders. (Data compiled by authors from re- turns obtained from queen breeders.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Voorhies, Edwin C. (Edwin Coblentz), 1891-1967; Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006; Todd, Frank E. (Frank Edward), 1895-. Berkeley, Calif. : Agricultural Experiment Station
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