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The meeting of inspectors of apiaries was held on the Monday fol- 
lowing the close of the National Bee Keepers’ Association convention, 
November 12, 1906, at San Antonio, Tex., as a result of a call issued 
by Mr. N. E. France, inspector of apiaries for Wisconsin, Mr. W. Z. 
Hutchinson, inspector of apiaries for Michigan, and the writer. 
The object of this meeting was to get together for consultation the 
men interested in the eradication and control of bee diseases. The 
closer cooperation of these men in their work can result only in good 
to apiculture and is greatly to be desired. Inspectors are chosen 
from among the practical bee men of the county or State, and the 
majority of them are familiar with their work on entering the service. 
They also accumulate a vast amount of information concerning dis- 
eases, most of which never reaches the bee journals or gains publicity 
in any way. A meeting of these men brings out many points which 
would otherwise remain unknown. 
The meeting at San Antonio was most interesting and valuable, and 
since much.that was said there has never been published it seems 
desirable to issue the proceedings of the meeting in the form of a bul- 
letin to add to the knowledge of the bee-keeping public on bee diseases. 
At the close of the meeting the writer was asked by the inspectors 
present to prepare a list of questions based on the laws now in force 
for the control of bee diseases. This lst was prepared at once and a 
copy sent to each of the inspectors whose name and address could be 
obtained. At the same time the questions were taken up for detailed 
examination, and various persons were consulted on points of impor- 
tance which arise. This work is not yet complete, for it has assumed 
proportions which were entirely unexpected at the beginning. It was 
originally intended that this discussion of the laws should be inserted 
as an appendix to the present report, but this would only delay the 
present publication. This aspect of the subject may therefore be sub- 
mitted for future publication as soon as it can be prepared. It is 
very important that the best possible wording be used in a law to con- 
trol bee diseases.’ The bee keepers of several States which do not have 
such laws are at present interested in this subject. 
