480 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



the author's opinion the lime and sulphur wash is the besl remedy for the San Jose* 



scale. 



Annual report of the Beekeepers' Association of the Province of Ontario 

 for 1904 (Ann. Rpt. Beekeepers' Assoc. Ontario, 1904, pp. 87, figs. 4).— At the 25th 

 annual meeting of the Ontario Beekeepers' Association, held in Toronto November 



15-17, 1904, a number of papers were read which may be briefly noted in this con- 

 nection. 



The general status of beekeeping was discussed in the president's address by J. W. 

 Sparling. A paper on extracted honey, read by M. Pettit, su^-ested that all white 

 honey should be removed by the first of August in order to avoid any mixture of 

 dark honey. In the production of extracted honey it is recommended that the 

 weather, climate, and locality be studied in order to choose the most suitable breed 

 <>!' bet-.- and style of hives. Honey should not be extracted until well ripened, and 

 should be sealed up as soon afterwards as possible. 



F. C. Harrison spoke on the diseases of bee larva-, calling attention to the princi- 

 pal means by which contagion is spread among bees, and giving detailed notes on 

 foul brood, black brood, pickled brood, chilled brood, and starved brood. It is 

 thought that some of these terms may be synonymous, as it seems unlikely that all 

 are distinct diseases. 



Papers were also presented on A Season with the Bees and How to Manage Them, 

 by A. E. Hoshal; The Influence of Bee Journals, by W. .1. Craig; Queens and their 

 Influence on Bee Culture, by W. Z. Hutchinson; Foul Brood, by H. J. Sibbald; 

 Winter Losses, by W. F. Holtermann; Sanfoin as a Bee Plant, by J. Fixter; Pre- 

 vention and Control of Swarming by Means of the Hedden Hive, by J. I). Miller. 



J. Fixter presented the results of experiments upon methods of protecting hives 

 for outside wintering, a study of cellars for wintering bees, methods of introducing 

 queens, and feeding with honey and sugar in winter quarters. 



Bee products in Arizona, R. H. Forbes (Arizona Sta. Bid. 51, pp. 523-53%, 

 figs. 2). — Statistics are presented regarding the present status of apiculture in Arizona. 



A list is given with times of blooming of the more important honey crops of the 

 Territory. At present, alfalfa is less available than formerly as a honey crop, on 

 account of the fact that it is cut at an earlier stage than in previous years, and also 

 on account of the prevalence of the alfalfa butterfly which feeds upon the honey. 

 Determinations were made of the sugars, contained in the flowers of alfalfa and cer- 

 tain native bee plants. 



The quality and composition of samples of Arizona honey are also discussed. The 

 average amount of moisture in honey from Arizona was found to be about 2 per 

 cent less than that of eastern honey. The ash was of about normal quantity and 

 composition. Analytical data are presented regarding honey samples and notes are 

 given on adulteration and by-products. The honey of Arizona contains a maximum 

 amount of sugar and very little nonsaccharine substances and is usually of desirable 

 color and flavor. In liquefying honey it is recommended that the process be carried 

 on at a comparatively low temperature in order to avoid injuring the quality. 



Sericulture, P. Vieil (Sericulture. Paris: J. B. BaillUre & Sons, 1U0~>, pp. VIII-\- 

 360, figs. 50). — This volume is one of the series which constitute the agricultural 

 encyclopedia published under the direction of G. Wery. 



The subject is discussed under 7 heads, including the history of sericulture; anat- 

 omy and physiology of the silkworm; diseases of the silkworm; rearing silkworms; 

 care and production of the silkworm eggs; the qualities, treatment, and manufacture 

 of silk; and artificial silks, including silks from other sources than the true silkworm. 

 In an appendix the author discusses the culture of mulberries. 



The silk-growing season of 1904, G. McCarthy [North Carolina Sta. Rpt. 1904, 

 pp. 55, 56). — It is reported that public interest in silk growing continues to increase. 



