MARCH 15, 1916 



plants. As nearly as we are able to deter- 

 mine, the central extracting-ijlant system, 

 l^erhaps because of the increasing practi- 

 cability of the auto truck, is increasing in 

 popularity. We should like to hear from 

 some of the larger producers who run out- 

 ai^iaries, as to the probability of the cen- 

 tral extracting-plant sj^reading foul brood. 

 Is the central plant more dangerous than a 

 seiDarate extracting-plant at each apiary, or 

 than a portable outfit carried from yard to 

 yard? 



In a letter received recently from E. F. 

 Atwater, Meridian, Idaho, he stated that 

 there are a good many beekeepers who 

 would like more complete information on 

 the construction of large solar wax-extract- 

 ors for out-apiary use — extractors large 

 enough to handle the output of a large 

 apiary, also those used at a central plant, 

 somewhat on the order of the large sun 

 extractor described a few years ago by Mr. 

 R. C. Aiken. This is a field which has been 

 somewhat neglected of late ; and since a sun 

 extractor is automatic to a certain extent, 

 and, if well constructed, nearly takes care 

 of itself, this is a profitable theme for dis- 

 cussion in the May 1st issue. 



All articles should reach us by April 1. 



Bee Inspection in Arizona 



A VERY interesting report is that from 

 State Apiary Insiieetor J. P. Ivy, to the 

 Governor of Arizona, for the inspection 

 work during 1915. A copy of the State 

 inspection law is given in Section 1, of 

 which the salaiy of the inspector is fixed at 

 $1000 a year, and privileges given for the 

 appointing of deputies, not exceeding tkree, 

 whose salaries shall be fixed by the inspec- 

 tor, not to exceed $4.00 a day. 



Section 7 is interesting, and is as follows : 



Sec. 7. — No colony of bees shall be shipped 

 or transported into the state for delivery to 

 any consignee residing within the state from 

 any state or foreign country having an in- 

 spector of apiaries or other officer charged 

 with the duties commonly performed by an 

 inspector of apiaries, unless said colony be 

 accompanied by a certificate in writing from 

 such officer, stating that he has inspected 

 said colony, and that it is free from infec- 

 tious or contagious diseases. Whenever a 

 colony of bees shall be shipped or trans- 

 ported into the state from any state or 

 foreign country not having an inspector of 

 apiaries or other officer charged with the 

 duties commonly performed by an inspector 

 of apiaries, the consignee shall, upon the 

 receipt of said colony, forthwith notify the 

 state inspector of apiaries of its receipt, and 



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the state inspector of apiaries shall forth- 

 with inspect the same. No transportation 

 company or common carrier shall accept for 

 transportation into the state, or shall de- 

 liver any colony of bees from a state or 

 foreign country having an inspector of api- 

 aries or other officer charged with the duties 

 commonly performed by an inspector of 

 apiaries, to any consignee residing within 

 the state, unless such colony is accompanied 

 by a certificate of inspection as heretofore 

 provided. No common carrier shall be liable 

 for damages to the consignee or consignor 

 for refusing to receive, transport, or deliver 

 such colony or colonies when not accompan- 

 ied by a certificate of inspection as hereto- 

 fore provided. No beekeeper within the 

 state shall move bees from one county to 

 another within the state without a permit 

 from the inspector. Nothing in this section 

 shall be construed to prevent the transpor- 

 tation or delivery of queen-bees when not 

 accompanied by brood or comb, or bees 

 shipped in wire cages when not accompan- 

 ied by brood or comb. Any railroad com- 

 pany, common carrier, or any person that 

 delivers any colony or colonies of bees into 

 the state shall, upon its arrival, immediate- 

 ly notify the state inspector of apiaries and 

 give the name and address of the consignee. 



Mr. Ivy's letter to the Governor submit- 

 ting his report is brief, but full of " pep." 



Sir: — I have the honor of submitting my 

 report as your Apiary Inspector for the year 

 1915. 



We have installed 34,147 swarms of bees 

 this year; 23,208 swarms in Maricopa Coun- 

 ty, 4124 swarms in Yuma County, 3131 in 

 Cochise Countv. 2594 in Graham Countv, and 

 1090 in Pinal County. 



We have had to contend with an outbreak 

 of foul brood in Cochise County, and have 

 four yards under quarantine at this time. 

 We found 43 swarms in one yard, 18 in one, 

 11 in one, and 1 in another. They were all 

 promptly destroyed by burning them. 



One person broke the quarantine during 

 the year, and he was promptly brought into 

 court. He pleaded guilty and was fined 30 

 days and $50.00. 



We collected from the five-cent inspection 

 fee $1073.35 during this year, which was 

 turned into the State Treasury for the ac- 

 count of the Apiary Inspection Fund. 



I will send you a tabulated report when 

 we have them printed. 



Eespectfully submitted, 

 J. P. Ivy, State Apiary Inspector. 



We do not quite understand the meaning 

 of the word " install " in the second para- 

 graph. We wonder if this means inspected. 

 Probably not, for the fund collected from 

 the five-cent inspection fee, $1073.35, would 

 give 21,467 as the number of colonies in- 

 spected. 



Following itemized accounts of receipts 



