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Re: honeybees as agriculture
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"E.t. Ash" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 2 Feb 2018 06:59:58 -0500
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a Peter Loring Borst snip followed by> my comments

Looking at the data, the idea that comes to my mind is "lies, damn lies, and statistics." One cannot assume that the same method for calculating average yield persisted for that many decades.

>An average has a numerator and denominator.  Alter how you define either of these and then you are no longer comparing apples to apples. Pounds being one number which is fairly easy to know.... on the other hand hives is a number which can be a bit fluffy in it's definition.

Gene in Central Texas...

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