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maj^ be still further increased. Oftentimes such colonies may be placed 

 in the hands of a neighbor boy who will be able to get a good production. 



The following publications relating to beekeeping may be obtained free 

 from the United -States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. : 



The treatment of bee diseases. Farmers' bulletin 442. 



Bees. Farmers' bulletin 447. 



Comb honey. Farmers' bulletin 503. 



Honey and its uses in the home. Farmers' bulletin 653. 



Outdoor wintering of bees. Farmers' bulletin 695. 



The foUowing extract is taken from a note that is being sent out from 

 the Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, 

 Washington, D. C, and should be of interest to honey producers. 



The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Crop Estimates, 

 will issue the usual honey crop reports in May, July, September, and 

 November. The Office of Markets proposes to make available the data 

 on crop movements at inten.rals during the shipping season. No beekeeper 

 should send honey to wholesale markets before consulting these reports. 

 The Bureau of Entomology will, of course, continue to assist beekeepers 

 with the various problems of jjroduction. All of these offices will gladly 

 assist beekeepers in their respective field. 



The beekeeper's part in the present campaign of food preparedness is 

 first to produce all he possibly can, and, secondly, to market it wisely 

 and only after he has full infonnation concerning the markets. Beekeepers 

 will do much toward correcting bad market conditions by distributing their 

 sales over a longer period, for honey is no longer a seasonal food and to 

 dump all the season's crop on the market at once has so far invariably 

 led to lower returns to the producer, but has not correspondingly decreased 

 the price to the consumer. When honey is produced in larger quantities, 

 the market facilities will doubtless be increased so as to take care of the 

 honey as soon as it is removed from the bees, but at present it is often better 

 for the beekeeper to hold it. 



PUBLICATIONS ON FOOD SUPPLY 



The following publications dealing with various phases of food supply 

 will be sent free to residents of New York State on request. Address 

 the Office of Publications, State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York, 



EXTENSION BULLETINS 



12 Some suggestions in connection with the milk problem 



13 Barley for New York 



14 The home vegetable garden 



READING COURSE LESSONS FOR THE FARM 



no Buckwheat 



1 1 2 Potato growing in New York 



