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AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE COURSES IN BEEKEEPING. 



One of the best ways to acquire a thorough knowledge of beekeeping 

 is to take a course in one of the agricultural colleges which offers such 

 work. It must, of course, be understood that the knowledge so gained 

 must of necessity be largely theoretical, for there is not time in a college 

 course for much practical work. However, if the work is properly 

 presented the student should be able at the close of the course to begin 

 with 100 colonies and then he may work up in beekeeping practice as 

 he increases the number of colonies. The following colleges offer good 

 courses in this subject: 



University of Minnesota, College of Agriculture, St. Paul, Minn. 



College of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa. 



Agricultural College, Storrs, Conn. 



.College of Agriculture, New Brunswick, N. J. 



Agricultural Sollege, East Lansing, Mich. 



-Agricultural College, College Station, Tex. 



Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kans. 



Your time will n:'; be fully occupied with the beekeeping course 

 and practical training at any of these institutions. You can at the 

 same time take valuable courses in other subjects, such as fruits, 

 gardening, flowers, and poultry, which combine well in practice with 

 beekeeping. Farm mechanics (see Monograph on the subject) may be 

 made a part of your training, and prove a valuable winter side line after 

 yoru become a bee keeper, as the bees will not require your time dur- 

 ing the winter season. 



The Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, 

 has held and has announced many valuable short schools for bee keepers 

 in various parts of the United States and there is contemplated a course 

 of intensive training for disabled soldiers who desire to take up bee- 

 keeping. These will probably be arranged in several of the principal 

 beekeeping regions, and in proximity to the district qffices of the 

 Federal Board for Vocational Education. 



SHORT SCHOOLS IN BEEKEEPING. 



San Diego, Calif., November 25-30, 1918. 



Davis, Calif., December 1-7, 1918. 



Visalia, Calif., December 9-16, 1918. 



Ithaca, N. Y., February 24r-March 1, 1919. 



Lafayette, Ind., April 7-12, 1919. 



Ames, Iowa, April 14-19, 1919. 



St. Paul, Minn., April 21-26, 1919. 



California five weeks beginning November 17, 1919. 



LITERATURE FOR THE BEE KEEPER. 



Bulletins For Free Distribution. 



Farmers' Bulletin 447. Bees. 



Farmers' Bulletin 653. Honey and its Uses in the Home. 



Farmers' Bulletin 695. Outdoor Wintering of Bees. 



Farmers' Bulletin 820. Sweet Clover: Utilization. 



Farmers' Bulletin 961. Transferring Bees to Modern Hives. 



Farmers' Bulletin 1005. Sweet Clover on Corn Belt Farms. 



Farmers' Bulletin 1012. Preparation of Bees for Outdoor Wintering. 



Farmers' Bulletin 1014. Wintering Bees in Cellars. 



Farmers' Bulletin 1039. Commercial Comb Honey Production. 



