A. L. 

 State Foul Brood 



KIL.DOW, 



Inspector for Illinois. 



A L. Kildow, State Foul Brood In- 

 spector, Putnam, 111., was born in Shef- 

 field, 111., Dec. 21, 1859. ; 



In his early life he showed a great 

 liking for bees, and purchased two col- 

 onies, while yet a boy. These colonies 

 were in old box hives, and in the year 

 1880 he transferred them, with their 

 increase, to the movable frame hives. 



In 1885 he began rearing queens for 

 market. This he continued for many 

 years, and also greatly increased his 

 apiaries. 



In 1901 he moved to Putnam, 111^ 

 where he now has 250 colonies. The 

 first summer after moving to Putnam, 

 his bees contracted foul brood from a 

 neighboring apiary. After treating the 

 bees and getting the disease under con- 

 trol, the late J, Q. Smith, State In- 

 spector, visited his yard and approved 

 the treatment. Later he was called 

 upon to assist Smith in looking after 

 other yards in this and neighboring 

 localities. His occupation is fruit rais- 

 ing and bee-keeping. His apiaries are 

 run for comb honey. 



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