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treme speciality, prospective beekeepers were warned against 

 undertaking something wliich possibly might lead them into 

 diflficulties. At the same time, they were urged to undertake 

 beekeeping if they could give it serious and conscientious atten- 

 tion. As a whole, the correspondence of the year has been 

 normally heavy. 



Publications. 



Besides the circular letter and postal card announcements 

 issued co-operatively with the United States Department of 

 Agriculture and the Federal bulletins distributed, there have 

 been distributed two new publications of the Apiary Inspec- 

 tion Series. 



Bulletin No. 13 is the Eighth Annual Report of the Inspector 

 of Apiaries for the year 1917. Bulletin No. 14 is entitled 

 ^'Everyday Essentials of Beekeeping." 



Mr. E. R. Root's paper, "The Importance of Honey Pro- 

 duction," has been distributed as Circular No. 81 of this Board. 



Meetings. 



The writer has attended ten local meetings during the year 

 besides lecturing in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 2 for 

 the Rhode Island Board of Agriculture. 



Under the auspices of the Worcester County Beekeepers' As- 

 sociation, there was held in Acton on April 22 an extension 

 meeting of beekeepers. The directors of the Worcester County 

 Beekeepers' Association are empowered and propose to hold, 

 from time to time, similar extension lectures about the county. 

 This policy of a beekeepers' association is commended. 



Appointments and Resignations. 



The following deputy inspectors were reappointed to serve 

 during the current season: Mr. O. F. Fuller of Blackstone; 

 Mr. Ivan Rawson of Richmond; and Mr. Edwards Thorne of 

 Worcester. Mr. Rawson entered military service in September. 



The writer regrets that in order to accept the position of 

 Provincial Apiarist of Ontario, Canada, it has been necessary 

 to resign his duties in Massachusetts with the close of the pres- 

 ent fiscal year. The work during the past nine years has been 

 pleasant; the continued co-operation of Massachusetts' thou- 



