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 #) The Chief Inspector continued to cooperate with the state and 

 county c^roups by helping to put on exhibits at V/eymouth, Foxboro, 

 Topsfield and l-^astem States Exposition in West Springfield, He 

 attended nany county meetings during the year, and served as a clearing 

 house for disseminating infornuition and promotional meetings, Cocieration 

 was also given the U,S,D,A, for promoting Honey ^>'eek in April, 1D66, 

 A breakfast meeting at Governor Volpe's home for honey uses was 

 provided with official leaders from the industry. Six newspaper Food 



Editors from Boston and Worcester newspaners were promoted to attend and 



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 learn of suitable recipes which use honey. 



Again it was evident diuring July, August and September that the 



wasp - hornet problem in all our residential areas needec: help from the 



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 beekeepers. Extermination of the nests of these poisonous and extremely 



J'nuisance type of insects is a fairly easy job for an experienced 



beekeeper, Hitndreds of calls for help or inforiiation were received 



weekly by the department, and the county association leaders also reported 



great need for this service. Some success has been achieved at training 



members of the town fire department. Chief of the Fire Department of 



Canton has handled over 10 calls this year, which were referred to him 



by the Chief Apiary Inspector, 



: ' A change in the Apiary Statute was recommended this year to the 



legislature through our department legal advisor and passed. It only 



establishes the official status of our inspectors so that they may enter 



private py^operty to inspect for disease. It also spelled out the 



restrictions for out of state beekeepers who bring in bees for pollination 



service, 



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are in. 



