The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-08
from the "Hand-Pook" Of the AgricCl-
fural Department.
Bee Keeping IN North Carolina.
COUNTY.
{ Concluded.

Price of honey 1875 cents.
MITCHELL Y
Mr.. S. ". Hlalock estimates the av-
erage yield of a colony at 30 pounds,
at a price of 1919 cents per pound.
This IS a fine country for honey. The
native bee is the only one kept.
PAMLICo UNI
Mr.. J. S. Lane writes that the aver
age yield Of a colony is about 40 pounds
Of honey and 4 pounds Of wax.
PENDER COUNTY.
Mr.. Daniel Shaw reports that none
but the native bee is kept in this
county. This is a good county for
bees. Average WELD from 2 to 4 gal
Ions of honey per hive, wax ? pounds.
Price OF honey 50 cents per gallon of
wax 80 cents per pound.
PITT CoUNTy.
Mr.. Jos. Joyner says that nome but
the native bees are kept, and that the
average yield is from to one and a
half gallons per colony. Price of honey
IS 3 cents per pound.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
Mr.. John W. Hutchinson says that
Jul HUT dlltuilOI - SiNCH I OtCS III
this county.
ROWAN COUNTY.
Mr.. Luke Blackmer reports that the
nltive bee is almost exclusively raised.
The average amount of honey is about
40 pounds, and TO pounds Of beeswax.
Price Of honey 129 cents, Of wax %
cents.
RUTHERFORD
Mr.. w. L. Jones writes that but lit
lie attention is paid to bee keeping, and
that the average yield is not more than
20 pounds per hive.
AMPso CoTNTY.
Gel. John Ashford and Mr.. W. p.
Wermyss prefer the Hyllids. The
average yield is about 2 gallons of
honey to the hive. and from 2 to 3
pounds Of wax. This is for the com
mon box. With improved boxes and
management SO pounds per colony can
be made. By the use of the honey
extractor an average OF 100 pounds can
be made. Price Is cents per pound
for comb, and Sl.00 per gallon for
strained honey.
sWAIN CoUNTY.
Mr. j.. NJ. Earls writes that the ma
tive bee is the only one raised, and
that the average yield per colony is
from i to 80 pounds, and ? ORB pounds
OF wax. Honey Is worth 10 cents. and
wax 20 cents per pound.
sTANLY COUNTY.
Mr.. w. j. Ross writes that the ma
tive bee is the II chiefly kept. few
Italians have been Introduced. The
average yield per colony is about so
pounds-wax p pounds. Price of
honey varies from 10 to IS cents, and
wax from 20 to so cents per pound.
TYRELL COUNTY.
Mr.. Eli Sprulll reports that the ma,
tive bee is the only bee kept. Two
gallons OF honey and about s pounds of
wax is the average yield per colony.
Price for a gallon of honey 40 cents,
and for a pound of wax 20 cents.
There is a good deal of honey made in
this county and the industry pays well.
WAKE COUNTY
Mr.. ID. P. Meacham writes as fol
lows:
The three varieties most propagated
are the native blacks, the imported
Italian and the Cyprian. The superb
ority Of the Italian bee has long been
acknowledged by al Apiarians of any
note, | might state while on this point,
that there are five leading points of
superiority, viz
ist. They ar far more prolific than
our natives.
End. They are larger, stronger and
ore vigorous.
3rG. They are more industrious 4
4Sh. They are more dOcile in dispo- |
:
9th. They are more beautiful. |
The Hybrid Is Il cross OF the native {
on the Italian or the reverse, :
either Of which crosses produces a bee |
far superior to the native, indeed the
genuine Hybrid may scarcely be con Y
sidered inferior 10 the genuine Italian /
IN several important particulars, espe- II
the first three points of superb q
ority conceded to the Italian, to which h
may be added its ability to withstand
our cold winters. E
The Cyprian bee is of comparative !;
-ecent Importation, and enough is not !,
yet generally known of its qualities to :
the belief that it will prove 81 !
,erior to anything of the kind yet ;,
brought to notice: thai it will prove a =
a~cquisit on to agriculture in u
his country [ rave no doubt. ;,
The average yield of honey per col !,
my from bees kept on the improved h
rs near as we can learn from the .,
lata ut command, is a little over sixty \,
light pounds annually, while one hun IL