Show MORE RAISERS TURN TO BEES Drouth Hit 1934 Production but Number of Keepers Increase Salt Lake county boasts of more beekeepers than any other county Inthe Inthe in inthe the state It has a total of keep keepers keep keep-I ers an increase of oC 63 compared to 1933 according to the annual annual report of E. E F F. F Hillman 2469 Highland drive I co county nt bee bce Inspector tor A to total il of 2175 apiaries an increase of ot over over last last year were maintained by ay Salt SaL Lake county beekeepers in 1934 The maj majority rit of the owners have less than 10 colonies The drouth seriously curtailed honey honey- production Mr Hillman Human re reo re- re ported An Art average of anI only 30 pounds pound ot of f honey per colony was harvested this year compared to a normal production production pro pro- of ol 80 pounds per colony Lack of water and stunted growth o of hone honey plants was assigned by the inspector as the chief cause of lowered lowered lowered low low- ered production The report was filed tiled with the county coun t ty y commissioners |