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FiNANciAi- Statement, Dec. 31, 1910. 

 Appropriation, ........ $500 00 



Services of inspector, 66 days at $5, . . . $330 00 



Traveling and necessary expenses, . . . 133 99 



Unexpended balance (appropriation expires March 



31, 1911), 36 01 



.*g500 00 



Miscellaneous Work. 



Correspondence. — It should be noted that an especially 

 large nnmber of coninumications have been received. In- 

 coming and outgoing letters number upwards of 1,100, 

 which, when it is considered that little was known of this 

 office for the first few months, means, on the basis of a 

 year, a large amount of detail in excess of other office and 

 field work. 



Meetings attended. — On twelve occasions the inspector 

 addressed organizations of beekeepers and horticulturists 

 upon the problem of diseases and kindred beekeeping topics, 

 in Amherst, Blackstone, Boston (two), Lee, Canton, South- 

 borough, Stoughtoik and Worcester (four). 



Proposed Demonstraiional Meetings. — A large number 

 of men may be met, given instruction in combating diseases 

 and prepared for personal assistance by means of the demon- 

 strational meetings. Thus far these meetings have proved 

 important and tirnesaving. If these are held under the 

 auspices of beekeepers' societies they will serve a double 

 end, instruction and the added function of the society, 

 which is such a valuable factor in promoting the industry. 

 In order that the State may be covered another year, no 

 less than ten of these distinctively disease demonstrations 

 should be held, exclusive of lectures where the subject of 

 disease may form part of the discussion. 



Publications. — That beekeepers might have a concise 

 statement of the nature, treatment and methods of control 

 of brood diseases, the writer prepared in July, for publi- 

 cation. Bulletin Xo. 1, Apiary lusjiectiou Series, entitled 

 "Brood diseases of bees, their treatment, and the law for 



