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Les§on 12. — Vermin and Their Control. Diseases. 



1. Hygiene and sanitation — value of prevention. 



2. Common diseases and ttieir remedies. 



3. Poultry parasites. 



4. Other enemies of poultry. 



Lesson 13. — Marketing Poultry and Products. 



1. General principles involved. 



2. Breeding stock. 



3. Market poultry. 



4. Eggs for hatching. 



5. Market eggs. 



Lesson 14. — Ducks and Geese. 



1. Requirements. 



2. Breeds and varieties. 



3. Care and management. 



Lesson 15. — Turkeys and Guineas. 



1. Requirements. 



2. Breeds and varieties. 



3. Care and management. 



BEES. 



(Five lessons.) 

 References. — 



The follovping Farmers' Bulletins: 442, Bee Diseases; 447, Bees; 503, 

 Comb Honey; 653, Honey and Its Uses in the Home; 695, Outdoor 

 Wintering of Bees. 



Illustrative material : An observation hive of bees ; an exhibit of apiary 

 equipment. 



Lesson 1. — Natural History of the Honey Bee. 



1. Life history and structure. 



2. Habits — hive activities. 



3. Races of bees. 



4. Honey plants. 



Lesson 2. — Modem Apiary Equipment. 



1. Location of the apiary. 



2. The modern hive. 



3. Other equipment. 



Lesson 3. — Manipulation of Bees. 



1. Handling of hives and combs. 



2. Hiving a swarm. 



3. Transferring. 



4. Uniting, 



5. Introduction of queen. 



Lesson 4. — General Management of Bees, 



1. Winter management and faeding. 



2. Spring management. 



3. Prevention of swarming. 



4. Artificial swarming. 



5. Treatment of disease. 



6. Prevention of robbing. 



