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EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPOKT OF THE 



line drawn through the northern part of Bureau County appears to 

 be the best in the State. Disease here seems to be under control. 



About half an average crop 

 was secured and bees are in 

 good condition for winter. Re- 

 ports from the Aurora district 

 state that bee-keepers extracted 

 too closely, thinking there 

 would be a fall flow which failed, 

 and bees will go into winter 

 quarters generally short of 

 stores. Very few reports' of 

 disease in this locality. 



In Chicago and vicinity 

 bees are reported to be in good 

 condition. Some American foul 

 brood is found, but constant 

 education by inspectors and 

 literature have had their effect 

 that bee-keepers are beginning 

 to understand how to help 

 themselves. About half a crop 

 was secured. 



The north part of the 

 State appears to have fared the 

 worts of any. Reports say that 

 bees in general barely made a 

 living and in order to bring 

 them through the winter, feeding will be necessary. Very few reports 

 of disease from this locaHty. 



Early last fall I wrote a number of county advisors asking their 

 cooperation in supplying bee-keepers in their territory with sugar for 

 feeding. Several rephed saying they would do all they could to help 

 the bee-keepers. 



All requests for aid have been pi'omptly attended to. 

 A few notices were received from Dr. E. F. Philips of the Bureau 

 of Entomology, Washington, D. C. too late to investigate. 



The President. — The report is open for discussion, or any 

 questions you may have to ask. of Mr. Kildow. Is there anything 

 you wish to ask Mr. Kildow with regard to inspection? 



The Secretary. — You never got to Pleasant Plains, did you, 

 Mr. Kildow? 



Mr. Kildow. — No, I never had a call from there. 

 The Secretary. — Miss Becker said she did not know but there 

 was foul brood among her bees, and I told her to call on you. 



Mr. Kildow. — We tried to go everywhere we could think of; 

 we answered all calls promptly. Of course there may be places in the 

 State and likely are, where we did not know anything about it. Wher- 

 ever we get a call, we go there, and we have gone back a time or two, 

 sometimes twice, a good many places, and I think once or twice the 

 third time. 



a. l. kildow, 



state Inspector of Apiaries. 



