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wood, Plum City, Spring Valley, in Pierce county in 1914. 



During the years that the disease was found at Portage, 



the best possible care and treatment was given each case 



so that the occurrence at this one place indicates that the 



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BEE DISEASES 

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FOUL BROOD 



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FOUL BROOD 



FIG. 8.— APPEARANCE OF FOUL BROOD IN 1914 



These diseases are easily spread in a number of different ways. Fortunately, 

 the seriousness of the situation is being appreciated by more and more beekeepers. 



disease is exceedingly difficult of control and eradication. 

 At present there is no indication of European foul brood at 

 Portage and there has been none since 1911. 



The Present Foul Brood Situation 



At Greenwood in Clark county 12 to 15 years ago there 

 were 1,000 colonies of bees where at present there are but 



