. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Nov. 2, 1899. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 693. Some Big- Honey-Yields Tabulated. BY ADRIAN GETAZ. THE following are some of the best honey-yields ob- tained, taking- in the whole apiary : Mr. Gre^f?—Arizona. -200 001011168. Vield per colony, ;> lbs. Kind of honey, al- talfii and mesquite. E. France & Svn—Wisconsin (home-apiary) 61 colonies. Yield per colony (1886) 117 lbs. extracted, basswood and clover. Chas. Dadant & Son—Illinois. 87 colonies. Yield per colony, 141 lbs. extracted. Cbas. Dadant& Son—III. 4i;0 colonies. Yield percoly
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. Nov. 2, 1899. AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 693. Some Big- Honey-Yields Tabulated. BY ADRIAN GETAZ. THE following are some of the best honey-yields ob- tained, taking- in the whole apiary : Mr. Gre^f?—Arizona. -200 001011168. Vield per colony, ;> lbs. Kind of honey, al- talfii and mesquite. E. France & Svn—Wisconsin (home-apiary) 61 colonies. Yield per colony (1886) 117 lbs. extracted, basswood and clover. Chas. Dadant & Son—Illinois. 87 colonies. Yield per colony, 141 lbs. extracted. Cbas. Dadant& Son—III. 4i;0 colonies. Yield percoly (18^9) 113 lbs. extracted. Mrs. Axtell—Illinois. 80 colonies. Yield per colony 11882) 217 lbs. comb. L. C. Root—N. Y. 40 colonies. Yield per colony, 243 lbs. extracted 1 of which 1U2 lbs. per colony in 7 days.) W. K. Thoojpson-Missonri. 7 colonies. Yield per colony (isgtn 136 lbs. comb. N. B. Baldwin—Utah. Yield per colony (1890) 200 lbs., mostly extracted. F. McNay—Wisconsin. 17.'. colonies. Yield per colony 11886) 187 lbs. extracted- Increast to 2;i0 colonies. J. B. Brooks—Iowa. 4 colonies. Yield per colony (1886) 150 lbs. comb. Increast to H colonies, .las. Scott—Iowa. 88 colonies. Yield per colony (1886) 272 lbs. extracted. In- creast to lOy colonies. G. D. Black—Iowa. 50 colonies. Y'ield per colony (18S6) 260 lbs. extracted. In- creast to 120 colonies. A. M. French—Michigan. 2 colonies. Yield per colony (1886) 244 lbs. comb- Increast to 7 colonies. \Vm. Mitlone-Iowa. Yiell per colony, 215 lbs. for the 6 yea'^s (IRSl to I8861 mostly extracted; average yearly increase of 100 percent. Paul Viallon—Louisiana. Y'ield per colony, ) lbs. R. Wilkin-California. 416 colonies. Yield per colony (1887) 185 lbs. extracted. E. France & Son—Wisconsin. (From 12 best colonies,' Yield per colony (18861 164 lbs. extracted. W. Z. Hutchinson—Mich. 50 colonies. Yield per colony (1886) 140 lbs., nearly all '^d. O. O. Poppleton—7.^ to iiH) colonies.
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