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low figure or takes it to his grocer who gives what he likes and 

 trades it out. In turn the grocer sells it low which is a nuisance 

 to the better class of grocers who have the real article at a price 

 really higher but worth it. 



But let us return to the small beekeeper. We want him to ex- 

 ist. Certainly. We must help him, but will he listen ? He generally 

 knows it all, or disregards up-to-date methods, as he calls them. 



A plan I would propose would be something like this. Let the 

 state license and register all beekeepers, large and small, at say $2 

 per year. (They pay dog tax and think nothing about it, to pro- 

 tect the sheep owners) and issue numbers similar but smaller than 

 automobile numbers and have an inspector for every county to see 

 that each apiary was inspected and enforce the law to the limit ; al- 

 so the spraying law. I think it would put a different feeling in the 

 beekeepers, possibly a feeling of harmony and cooperation, and 

 would also have a tendency toward evening the variation in the 

 selling price of honey and it would induce him to keep bees better 

 or not at all, either of which would help. 



Just another word in regard to Foul Brood Laws. If a law 

 something after the nature of the above was introduced into any 

 state legislature it would not meet that opposition it does when it 

 carries an appropriation, as this would almost be self sustaining, 

 and in my opinion in a short time limit areas affected by this dread- 

 ed disease FOUL BROOD. Am I right? 



Field Notes from Iowa 



REV. J. W. STINE, Stockport 



April has been the best month for bees to build up I have 

 known it to be for several years. There was almost a continuous 

 honey flow through this month, and the warm weather enabled the 

 bees to gather nearly every day. Some of the brood chambers are 

 full of honey and pollen and will need to have some honey extracted 

 this month. The berries and wild cherry are making a "good fill- 

 in" until white clover which will commence to bioom the latter part 

 of the month. If we can have more rain through this month the 

 white clover, which is showing up quite nicely in this locality, we 

 shall have a good flow of honey from this source. 



The tri-state summer meeting at Hamilton will probably be 

 held in August. It is hoped there may be a large delegation from 

 Illinois, Missouri and Iowa at this meeting. 



(Editor's Note — These Field Notes should have appeared in April number, but were overlooked.) 



