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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Work of the Year Ending November 30, 1920. 



The appropriation for apiary inspection was cut from $2,000 

 to $1,500 for the year 1920. This made it necessary to revise 

 the plans for the work in proportion to the reduced allowance. 

 It was thought advisable under the circumstances to visit cer- 

 tain towns where foul brood has been very prevalent in the 

 last few seasons, limiting the inspections to those apiaries 

 known to be or suspected of being in poor condition. There 

 were about 40 such towns, located in Barnstable, Berkshire, 

 Essex, Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties. 



When this essential work had been accomplished, the season 

 was not too far advanced and there still remained a part of 

 the appropriation, so that it became possible to devote the re- 

 mainder of the time and funds to work in towns which had 

 never, or at least not recently, been inspected. Such towns in 

 Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex counties were 

 visited and several important new or recurring infections were 

 discovered. 



Brood Diseases of Bees. 



The following figures indicate in brief form the work done 

 during the season of 1920 in the suppression of brood diseases 

 of bees : — 



Number of apiaries visited, .... 

 Number of colonies examined, 

 Number of colonies found free from disease, 

 Number of colonies found diseased, 



With American foul brood, 



With European foul brood, 

 Number of apiaries quarantined, . 

 Number of apiaries released from quarantine, 



Table of Current Qiiarantines. 



6 

 101 



736 

 1,377 

 1,270 



107 



46 

 43 



