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Start with a pure-blooded Italian queen, purchased from a reliable 
queen breeder. 
The chief sources of honey are from, first, the white clover; sec- 
ond, poplar or tulip tree; third, linden or basswood; fourth, sourwood; 
fo asters or stickweed; sixth, black locust, and, seventh, fruit 
oom. 
_ To produce the largest quantity of honey use modern extractor— 
carefully preserve frames of comb for refilling. 
Use wax extractor and save all cappings or pieces of comb for 
beeswax. 
Become a member of the State Beekeepers’ Association and take 
advantage of the benefits of the organization. 
NOTICE 
The following bulletins have been issued by the Tennessee State 
Board of Entomology and available copies will be mailed to anyone 
writing for the same. Address State Entomologist and Plant Patholo- 
gist, Knoxville, Tenn. 
Bulletin No. 1. Law creating the Tennessee State Board of Entomol- 
ogy—Rules and Regulations. 
Bulletin No. 2. The Fumigation of Nursery Stock—Law and Amend- 
ed Rules and Regulations. 
Bulletin No. 3. The Control of Insects, Fungi and Other Pests. 
Bulletin No. 4. The San Jose and Other Injurious Scale Insects of 
Tennessee, with Methods for Their Control. 
Bulletin No. 5. Orchard Management in Tennessee. 
Bulletin No. 6, Vol. 1, No. 2. Amended Law Creating the Tennessee 
State Board of Entomology—Amend- 
ed Rules and Regulations. Apiary 
Inspection Law. 
Bulletin No. 7, Vol. 1, No. 3. The Inspection and Transportation of 
. Nursery Stock in Tennessee, Other 
States and Canada. 
Bulletin No. 8, Vol. 2, No. 1. The San Jose Scale in Tennessee with 
Methods for its Control. 
Bulletin No. 9, Vol. 2, No. 2. Beekeeping in Tennessee. 
Bulletin No. 10, Vol. 2, No. 3. Suggestion on Preparation and Use 
of Spray Formulas. 
First Annual Report of the State Entomologist and Plant Pathol- 
ogist, 1905. 
Second Annual Report, 1906. 
Third Annual Report, 1907. 
Fourth Annual Report, 1908. 
Fifth Annual Report, 1909. 
Sixth Annual Report, 1910. 
Seventh Annual Report, 1911, Vol. 1, No. 1. 
Kighth Annual Report, 1912, Vol. 1, No. 4. 
SUGGESTIONS ON MAILING SPECIMENS 
Questions pertaining to insects and plant diseases will be gladly 
answered, All requests should be accompanied by specimens. These 
should be sent, not in a letter, but in a tight tin or wooden box with 
no openings, addressed to the State Board of Entomology, University 
of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. If possible, send some of the food of 
the insects, together with their work. Wrap all neatly, placing your 
own name upon the package. In a letter tell all you have noticed 
about the insect, as to its food, its first appearance, abundance, extent 
of injury, etc. 
aA collection of Tennessee insects is being made, and any assistance 
in adding to this collection will be greatly appreciated, 
