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Department of Agriculture 



on bee management are received, and the best known practice in 

 connection with the topic in question is given to the inquirer. 



Through the Farm Dcmonstrators^Oi all agencies at work 

 carrying information to the farmer, it is evident that none is 

 quite as effective as the farm demonstrator. His relations are 

 more intimate with the farmer than is true of any other educa- 

 tional official. For this reason it was decided to add one more 

 item to the already long list of duties with which the farm 

 demonstrator is charged, and with him visit the farmer bee- 

 keepers. 



The object of this was to give the farm demonstrator such 

 information relative to beekeeping that he might be in a position 

 to offer helpful advice to the farmer. Practically every farm 

 activity except beekeeping is taught in the agricultural schools, 

 and the farm demonstrators have had an opportunity to accumu- 

 late more or less information in every egricultural line except 

 apiculture. Tours were made during 1916 with the farm demon- 

 strators in Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic, Burlington, Mercer 

 and Sussex counties, and the interest of these men in the bees 

 will surely be productive of good results. 



Educational work is highly important, since it is evident that 

 when the beekeepet is conversant with the best management of 

 bees for profit the question of disease control will be largely 

 solved. 



The result of the educational effort is not easily shown in 

 figures. Signs of progress, however, are noted in the changed 

 attitude of beekeepers in some places from one of indifference 

 or opposition to one of interest. 



REQUIREMENTS A.N'O P0SSU5ILITIES OF BEEKEEPING .AS A BUSINESS 



Requirements of Profitable Bee Husbandry 



These are (i) the individual; (2) the location; (3) the bees, and 

 all of which must be favorable if greatest success is to be attained. 

 There are four factors which influence profitable bee husbandry, 

 (4) the apparatus. 



