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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE 



A. L. KILDOW, 

 State Foul Brood Inspector. 



ined was 12,869. You are right, the 

 total is $1,578.06; that is twelve cents 

 per colony for all colonies examined. 



President Baxter — What are your 

 general conclusions as to the status of 

 the disease in the state and the terri- 

 tory that has already been cleaned up, 

 if any? 



Mr. Kildow — I think one of my depu- 

 ties from the east side will explain 

 about his state there. 



We have been going now for several 

 years, and we find a vast iinprovement; 

 in the territory where we have been 

 only once, they have to learn about it, 

 but where we have been for two or 

 three years, going back and forth and 

 watching them, they are cleaning up 

 well, and unless they get very negli- 

 gent again we will soon have that part 

 of the territory all cleaned up. 



President Baxter — It is decreasing. 



Mr. Kildow — It is decreasing where 

 we have been educating the people; 

 this is not a thing that can be cleaned, 

 up in one or two years; it takes a per- 

 iod to do it. 



President Baxter — Next year will 

 probably be a good year to do it; you 



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should have intelligent deputies to do 

 the work and clean up as much as pos- 

 sible. 



Mr. Kildow— It is hard to get a com- 

 petent deputy, one who can afford to 

 take the time, because he has to go out 

 and neglect his business, that is, his 

 own business. If the people around the 

 state will tell where there is a good 

 man I will appoint him; I can get his 

 appointment by Civil Service. 



President Baxter — They should be 

 appointed in the immediate vicinity 

 where the inspection work is to be 

 done, if possible. 



Mr. Kilc[o\^S — A man who is capable 

 of doing this work, as a rule, has an 

 apiary of hig own or some other busi- 

 ness that will pay him a little better 

 than that, and one who does not know 

 about it is a poor one to put in the 

 field. 



I would like to have more inspectors 

 to scatter out over the state. I will 

 not appoint a man who is not good; it 

 is only using money and getting no re- 

 turn. 



Mr. Pyles — Do you Tnake volunteer 

 visits to these apiaries or do you go 

 by invitation? 



Mr. Kildow-^oth. KI have an idea 

 it is in a locality I go, and, if I get 

 word from ther^ I send or go myself. 

 I can go whereveb I see flt in my own 

 .■judgment. I will answer any questions 

 I can^and if you want any more light 

 on anything I will try to explain it. 



Mr. Diebold — What time of tne year 

 is the best time to clean bees to cure 

 foul brood? I use the McEvoy treat- 

 ment. 



Mr. Kildow — That is a good treat- 

 ment. 



President Baxter — Mr. Diebold asks^ 

 What time of the year is best? 



Mr. Diebold — What time of the year, 

 and month? 



Mr. Kildow — The best time to do it 

 is when you And it. 



Mr. Diebold — There must be honey 

 fl.ow coming in? 



Mr. Kildow — Either that or you have 

 to make an artificial one. 



Mr. Diebold — An artificial one I 

 should not think would be successful, 

 and it is expensive. 



Mr. Kildow — You have to be very 

 careful about it. If you find your bees 



