Winterport

I did.

I did great on bears and moose for being, you know, Southern ish Maine and Winterport.

So, yeah.

Well, I think what people find is when they start, it's not like there's an overabundance of taxidermist and good taxidermist book up quickly.

possibly my queens may not have been absolutely pure yet they conform to the best marks as described by quimby and others those of my stocks that are unquestionably hybrid have given the best satisfaction in every respect others assure me of similar experience will some one explain this fact In view of it all, I can but regard a general crossing of Italians and blacks as of immense advantage to bees and beekeepers, and I hope and trust that friend Allie will continue to distribute, far and near, by scores and hundreds, those large, prolific, and beautiful queens at 250 each.

George C. Silsby, Winterport, Maine, August 4, 1870 end of section six

section seven of the american bee journal volume six number three September 1870.

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