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(c) The students' Apiculture Club meets every two weeks during 

 the term, and is addressed on practical topics b}^ successful beekeepers. 

 Occasionally such prominent men as Dr. Phillips, Dr. Gates, Mr. 

 Dadant or Mr. Root are secured, and their lectures add much to the 

 interest of the club. 



(d) Extension Work. 



Local short courses have not been undertaken, although they would 

 doubtless be valuable. Bee institutes in wdnter have been found quite 

 successful in some districts. They give better results than bee lectures 

 at general farmers' institutes. Quite a number of lectures on beekeep- 

 ing are given at local agricultural short courses held by district rep- 

 resentatives. Many of the twenty-six county beekeepers' associa- 

 tions request and receive lecturers at our expense. The most popular 

 form of extension work is the summer apiary demonstration. Of these 

 we held 60 in 1915, with a total attendance of 1,910 persons, an average 

 of 32. Most beekeepers like to be shown as well as told. These 

 demonstrations are arranged and advertised from the office of the 

 Provincial Apiarist. Form post-cards and letters are used, also a list 

 of about 8,000 beekeepers arranged geographically, an addressing 

 machine, stamp affixer, envelope sealer, and whatever other office 

 devices are available. 



Demonstration apiaries have been recommended, but so far have 

 not been tried in Ontario. These would be particularly valuable in 

 districts where beekeepers have become discouraged through European 

 Foulbrood. They would need to be managed in series by a man with 

 motor cycle or light motor car. 



Demonstrations and educational exhibits at fairs and on Better 

 Farming Special Trains have been conducted to a limited extent. 

 They are valuable in calling pubHc attention to beekeeping, also to the 

 use of honey, but for educating beekeepers themselves, they are not 

 w'orth nearly so much as the apiary demonstrations. 



Not much need be said on correspondence and publications. These 

 are conducted along the usual line. During 1915 about 7,000 letters 

 and reports were received and 5,000 sent out. During the year 43,670 

 circular letters, report forms, and cards advertising demonstrations 

 were sent out to Ontario beekeepers. We are using the mails to help 

 take the Ontario Agricultural College to the beekeepers of Ontario, 

 and the many kind letters received show that most of them appreciate 

 it very much. 



The Apiculture Division of the Experimental Union is really a part 

 of our Extension Work. Early in the year circulars are sent to the 

 complete list of beekeepers offering them a list of experiments, in- 

 cluding methods of management and appliances to be tested, also a 

 form on which they can make application for any one of the experi- 



