66 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



Bees and fruit go well together. 



The past season has demonstrated the need of additional 

 help in this work of fighting bee disease more than any preceding 

 one since this work was started. With the help of a few good 

 deputies during the early part of the season foul brood could have 

 been well under control by the time the work was checked by the 

 drouth, and thus have been prevented the spread of disease and 

 much loss to the beekeeper. The inspection work early in the 

 spring and summer means much in this foul brood work during 

 any season, but it means much more during a season like the past, 

 when a nectar famine extended over the greater part of the sum- 

 mer season. During such times the robbing inclination is 

 greatly increased and colonies weakened from disease are almost 

 sure to be found and robbed. With a good force of deputy help 

 during the early part of the season a great amount of work in the 

 later part of the season would be saved, more territory would be 

 covered and more good accomplished. 



It is impossible for one man to cover the whole State and 

 deal with the conditions in each diseased district as they should 

 be dealt with. F^or example, results have not been satisfactory 

 at Mexico, Benton City and Wellsville. The beekeepers there 

 have not taken hold of the work as they should. Very few have 

 offered to do any real work. Some would like to see the law 

 enforced if the inspector would do the work and relieve them of 

 work and responsibility. They consider it a great sacrifice on 

 their part to give two or three days of their time for the general 

 welfare of their community. While conditions in these places 

 remain as they are at the present time, satisfactory results can- 



