. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. isys. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 341 and unadulterated article, and they are willing to pay me a fair price for my honey. Thus I care little at what prices Chicago, Si. Louis, Kansas City or Omaha commission men quote honey, and I have even a customer in St. Louis as well as in Kansas City, who pay me 15 cents per pound for ex- tracted honey, and order annually. In the summer of 1880 1 began with but two colonies of bees, which by swarming increast to six colonies. By proper feeding, and guarded by the advice obtained from the columns of the "old
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. isys. THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 341 and unadulterated article, and they are willing to pay me a fair price for my honey. Thus I care little at what prices Chicago, Si. Louis, Kansas City or Omaha commission men quote honey, and I have even a customer in St. Louis as well as in Kansas City, who pay me 15 cents per pound for ex- tracted honey, and order annually. In the summer of 1880 1 began with but two colonies of bees, which by swarming increast to six colonies. By proper feeding, and guarded by the advice obtained from the columns of the "old reliable" American Bee Journal, I was fortunate enough to winter them well, altho for 105 days in one stretch they had no flight. Now, the following is a correct statement for each year succeeding—1st, of the number of colonies, spring count; 2nd, the surplus honey taken ; and 3rd, the average per colony secured : YEAK- No. Colonies No. Pounds Surplus Extracted. Average No Lbs. in Spring. Per Colony. 1881 6 230 38 1882 14 314 22J^ 1883 25 320 13 1884 48 80 1^,- 1885 32 256 8 1886 23 2,635 .114}< 1887 23 2,078 9014 1888 21 1,474 70 1 ,5 1889 27 2,036 75K ? 1890 26 1,175 45 1 5 1891 18 2,358 131 1892 31 1,038 33J^ 1893 32 885 27^^ 1894 23 50 2 1895 17 3,002 176,M 1896 26 3,010 116 1897 28 1,570 56 The next table shows the amounts realized, as well as the annual disbursements, from 1880 to Jan. 1, 1898 : YEARS. Receipts. Disbursements. From ,l<S84 ) (in three seasons) )' 1884 1885 1886 $ $468. IS 50 S( 1 35 05 1887 20 55 1888 38 75 1889 56 80 1890 28 0( 1 189 1 30 70 1892 1893 63 35 1894 1895 24 61 1896 35 50 1897 To tal $4, $ The amount realized over and above expenses is $3, 83, which gives me an average income of about $213 per year for my work and investment. Bees are, of course, a side-issue with me, but they are also a hob
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