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especially in the bee-papers, and in that way we thought we 

 could reach the people so that the bee-keepers would assist 

 us in having a law passed that would make it a penalty, and 

 I think we can do that. We expect to have quite a lot of 

 material printed this winter, and mailed out to all the bee- 

 keepers we know. 



Mr. Wheeler — One question in regard to how many peo- 

 ple were helped by this law. How many are there here who 

 were helped by the foul brood inspectors of Wisconsin and 

 Michigan? I would like to know who they are, and what 

 report they give. A great deal depends upon what they re- 

 port, to know what we want. We have listened to the in- 

 spectors, now let's listen to the people who have been helped. 



Mr. Wilcox ^There isn't a man, woman or child here, 

 or elsewhere, but what has been helped directly or indirectly, 

 for everything that helps to promote the bee-keeping industry, 

 helps neighboring States. It helps all who buy honey, bees 

 or supplies; it helps all who have any dealings whatever with 

 bee-keepers, and a foul brood law, in fact any law, that helps 

 the Wisconsin bee-keeper helps you. You are helped by our 

 law, and it is morally certain that all the good we do is 

 shared, indirectly, at least, by all. 



Mr. Wheeler — Has Mr. Wilcox been helped, or any of 

 his neighbors that he knows, so that the disease has been 

 stamped out? 



Mr. Wilcox — If , you had the smallpox here in our com- 

 munity the Board of Health would exterminate it. 



Mr. Wheeler — We are not talking about smallpox; I am 

 talking about foul brood. 



Mr. Wilcox — It is the same kind ; it is an infectious dis- 

 ease, and it spreads rapidly and far distant. Our Wisconsin 

 law is copied after the State Veterinary law, and is carried ' 

 for contagious diseases among live stock with the same 

 powers and duties, and all are benefited because Hve are bene- 

 fited. ^ f 



Mr. Meredith — I will say this in regard td those being 

 benefited. Last year I brought a comb in her%; not know- 

 ing what the condition of it was, and I found it foul brood, 

 and by following up the treatment as suggested by the Wis- 

 consin inspector I have cleaned up my yard of what little I 

 had. So I have been benefited by knowing that my bees had 

 foul brood, and by using the suggestions about taking care 

 of it. 



Mr. Abbott — How long has Wisconsin had a foul-brood 

 law? 



Mr. France — Our law now has been running seven years. 



Mr. Abbott — It ought to show results. 



Mr. France — I don't like to be personal, but going over 

 into Mr. Wilcox's district, I found apiary after apiary that 

 they said they hadn't gotten any honey from for years, and 

 they called it bad luck and a poor season. Another season ' 

 I came back there and they said they had the biggest crop 

 of honey they had had for years. Now, as to the amount of 

 seven years' work, I have cured over H.poo cases gf it, and 



