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keepers, and probably the best way to get an idea of the possi- 

 bilities of such locations is by intimate conversation with these 

 beekeepers. 



No Foulbrood 



The up-to-date beekeeper knows how to combat disease, and 

 may, with care and persistent work, rid his apiaries of both Euro- 

 pean and American foulbrood. But it would be a great relief 

 if it were possible to locate in a section entirely free from disease. 

 Outside of losses caused by applying disease remedies, the labor 

 will be reduced greatly where it is not necessary always to be on 

 the alert for foulbrood. 



Many a manipulation practiced in the locality without disease 

 is impossible where foulbrood exists. Beekeepers hesitate to 

 interchange combs, to strengthen weak colonies from the strong, 

 and some, even, do not raise extracted honey because of the fear 

 that foulbrood will necessitate the destruction of many extracting 

 combs. One prominent beekeeper in Illinois has built up a nice 

 bulk-honey business by running entirely for comb honey in shal- 

 low frames and buying extracted honey to pack with it. 



Naturally, states which have well balanced foulbrood laws 

 and extension departments where beekeeping is in the hands of 

 specialists will be preferred. 



Nearness to Market 



Depending on whether the beekeeper expects to wholesale 

 his honey in large quantities or whether he wishes to work up a 

 retail trade for his own brand, he should decide whether to place 

 himself near to his markets or can afford to be further away. The 

 working up of a specia. retail trade in many ways offers advan- 

 tages. It occupies the time of the producer when work is slackest 

 in the apiary. It gives him a better price for his product. 



The item of transportation is not a small one. There are 

 excellent locations for bees which are slow to be taken up because 



