STANISLAUS COUNTY CROP REPORT - 1996
                           APIARY CROPS
  
 
                    PRODUCTION                         VALUE
                                       
                YEAR     TOTAL   UNIT       UNIT          TOTAL 

Beeswax         1996     6,600   Lbs        $2.88         $19,000
                1995     4,940   Lbs         1.77           8,700

Bulk Bees       1996     3,600   Lbs         4.00          14,400
                1995     4,480   Lbs         4.00          17,900

Honey           1996   358,000   Lbs          .85         304,000
                1995   262,000   Lbs          .63         165,000

Pollination     1996   140,000   Col        34.50       4,830,000
                1995   139,000   Col        31.60       4,392,000

Queen Bees      1996    19,400   Each        5.83         113,000
(rev.)          1995    17,200   Each        5.80          98,000


Total           1996                                  $ 5,280,000
(rev.)          1995                                    4,682,000