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Each year the records would indicate that there are some- 

 thing over 200 new beekeepers in the territory inspected. While 

 this year 177 are recorded having discontinued beekeeping, 

 there were 427 names of new beekeepers added to the list, 

 making a net gain of 250. 



Visit of English Authority. 

 On May 3 Mr. C. Hanslope Bocock of Newmarket, England, 

 presented a letter of introduction from the British Beekeepers' 

 Association and the "Board of Agriculture." In England Mr. 

 Bocock had been associated with the investigations of the adult 

 disease of bees, called Isle of Wight disease, also known as 

 Microsporidiosis, said to be caused by Nosema apis. It had 

 been presumed in England that possibly the adult bee disease 

 of the United States, called "bee paralysis," might be the same 

 or a similar disorder, the symptoms being somewhat compar- 

 able. Further, the symptoms of the alleged spray poisoning of 

 bees in Massachusetts and elsewhere are similar. For the pur- 

 pose of studying the adult disorder occurring in this country, 

 Mr. Bocock planned a circuit of the eastern half of the United 

 States, stopping in Massachusetts first, where the inspector 

 traveled with Mr. Bocock, visiting representative apiaries in 

 practically every quarter of the State. Mr. Bocock spent in 

 all about ten weeks with the inspector, in May, June and 

 August. Visits were also made to apiaries in Connecticut, 

 Long Island and in New York State. After finishing his work 

 here, where he was supplied a table in the laboratory of the 

 veterinary department of the Agricultural College, he left for 

 Washington, afterwards visiting Chicago, Iowa and Ohio, then 

 returning to Amherst. Some of the observations which have 

 been made in this connection are recorded elsewhere. 



Brood Diseases of Bees. 

 While primarily the function of the inspector might be to 

 suppress infection of contagious diseases in apiaries, the work 

 is much more broad, ranging from the most elementary in- 

 struction to most advanced beekeeping discussions. It has 

 been urged always, by the inspector, that the deputies give as 



