30 EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



the .'i]>proi)riation was fixed some eight years ago. In the case 

 of this hiw, also, practical experience in its execution has made 

 it ajjparent that some perfecting amendments are necessary in 

 order that it may operate smoothly and etfectively. 



Inspection of Apiaeies. 

 The great desirability of the passage of a law providing for 

 the inspection of apiaries, with a view to the eradication and 

 control of contagious diseases of bees, was set forth at some 

 length in \ny last annual report. It seems proper, therefore, in 

 this report to refer to the fact that the Legislature of 1910 

 passed such an act. The execution of the law, however, was 

 placed with the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, but 

 the expei-imcnt station and college are working in harmony with 

 the secretary. He has named as inspector of apiaries the 

 apiarist of the college and station, Dr. Burton N. Gates, whose 

 appointment has already been referred to. 



Buildings. 



The new building for the departments of entomology and 

 zoology has been completed during the year and has been occu- 

 pied since September. It is a commodious, fireproof structure, 

 costing $80,000, and paid for by special a|)propriation. It pro- 

 vides ample accommodations for the experimental work in en- 

 tomology. The hothouse, a comparatively new and modern 

 building used in connection with the old insectary for experi- 

 mental work, has been moved on to new foundations and is con- 

 nected with the new building. 



The necessity for increased accommodations for the research 

 chemical work of the station was pointed out in my last annual 

 report, in which it was stated that plans for enlargement and 

 modification of the old building for the purpose of securing the 

 increased accommodations needed were under consideration. 

 Mature study of the problem as to the best means of providing 

 the needed room, in connection with more exact estimates of the 

 cost of so enlarging and modifying our old laboratory as to 

 meet the requirements, has led to the conclusion that it is un- 

 wise to make the relatively large expenditure required for such 



