140 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS. 

 4211 



480/ Bug Death, manufactured by Danforth Chemical Co., Leominster, Mass. Guaranteed to contain Zinc Oxid 47%, Lead 

 Oxid 0%. 



Resultsfound: 



No.421, ZiucOxid 43.60% 



No. 421 LeadOxid 11.40% 



No.480 ZincOxid i.. 49.40% 



No. 480 LeadO.ud 9.15% 



200 Hammond'aSlugShot, Manufactured by Hammond Slug Shot Works, Beacon, N Y. Guaranteed to contain Sulphur 6%, 

 Copper Sul fate 1%, Nicotine, trace. Copper Arsenite 1 . 50%, Crude Carbolic Acid 0. 40%, Inert Ingredients 91%. 

 Results found: 



Arsenic (as Metallic) 0.88% 



Soluble .iVrsenic (as Metallic) 0. 09% 



Copper (Cu.) 0. 34% 



Sulphur 5.76% 



811 Arsenate of Zinc, Manufactured by the General Chemical Co., New York, N. Y. Guaranteed to contain Total Arsenic (a 

 Metallic) 30. 5%, Soluble Arsenic (as Metallic) not more than 1%. 

 Resxilts found: 



Arsenic (as Metallic) 31.46% 



Soluble Arsenic (asMetallic) 0. 18% 



ZincO.xid(ZnO) 52.88% 



810 Niagara Dusting Sulphur, Manufactured by the Niagara Sprayer Co. Middleport, N. Y. Guaranteed to contain Sulphur 

 93%. 



Results found: 



Sulphur 92.64% 



440 Niagara 3 in 1 Dusting Mixture, Manufactured by the Niagara Sprayer Co., Middleport N. Y. Guaranteed to contain 

 Sulphur not less than 49%,, Nicotine 0.20%,Total Arsenic not less than 1.95%, Soluble Arsenic not over 0.50%. 

 Results found: 



Sulphur 51.80% 



Total Arsenic. . ■. 3.40% As^G* 



Soluble Arsenic 0.51% As'Qs 



Lead Oxid 5 . 14% 



Nicotine 0. 25% 



444 Niagara 90-10 Mixture, Manufactured by the Niagara Sprayer Co., Middleport, N. Y. Gauranteed to contain Sulphur not 

 less than 88%, Total Arsenic not less than 1. 95%, Soluble Arsenic.not over 0.50%. 

 Results found: 



Sulphur 89.62% 



TotalArsenic 3.40% As^O^. 



Soluble Arsenic O.lO^o As'O*. 



Lead Oxid 6. 04% 



453 Cut-Worm Killer, Manufactured by the Sterling Chemical Co., Cambridge, Mass. Guaranteed to contain not less than 1% 

 Arsenious Oxid nor more than 0.07% Water Soluble Arsenious Oxid. Weight 1 lb. 

 Results found: 



Total Arsenious Oxid (As'O') 1 . 12% 



Net weight found 12.4 oz. 



East Lansing, June 30, 1919. 



REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF APIARIES. 



To the Honorable, the State Board of Agriculture: 



Following is the sixth annual report of the State Inspector of Apiaries 

 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919; 



SUMMARY OF INSPECTION WORK DURING THE YEAR. 



Number of apiaries visited 630 



Number of colonies inspected 5270 



Number of colonies affected with American foul brood . . 536 

 Number of colonies affected with European foul brood . . 670 



It is a very significant fact that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917 

 nearly six times as much American foul-brood was found as European 

 foul-brood, while during the last year there has been found more European 

 foul-brood than American foul-brood. This occurs because by a closer 

 study of the European foul-brood it has been found that much of it assumes 



