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Production and care of extracted honey E. F. Phillips. . 1 
Introduction 1 
The advantages of the production of extracted honey 2 
Method of producing extracted honey 3 
The ripening of honey 7 
The granulation of honey 9 
Heating honey for the destruction of the bacteria of disease 12 
Packing of extracted honey 12 
The production of ' ' candied " honey 13 
Honey types 14 
Methods of honey testing for bee keepers C. A. Browne. . 16 
Wax moths and American foul brood E. F. Phillips. . 19 
Introduction 19 
Work of the large wax moth (Galleria mellonella L.) 20 
Work of the lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella Fab.) 21 
Conclusion 21 
Bee diseases in Massachusetts Burton N. Gates. . 23 
Introduction 23 
The two known bee diseases 24 
Damage from bee diseases 25 
Present extent of bee diseases in Massachusetts 2G 
Evidence that bee diseases were not recently introduced into Massa- 
chusetts 27 
The spread of bee diseases 29 
Brood diseases can be controlled 30 
A brief account of treatment for brood diseases 31 
The relation of the etiology (cause) of bee diseases to the treatment. 
G. F, White. . 33 
Introduction 33 
Etiology (cause) of diseases 34 
Predisposing causes 34 
Exciting causes 35 
Treatment of disease 38 
American foul brood 39 
European foul brood 41 
80-ealled ' ' pickled brood " 41 
Paralysis 41 
Summary and conclusions 42 
« The eight papers constituting this bulletin were issued, two on December 19, and 
one each on December 31, 1907, June 30 and December 26, 1908; January 19, January 
25, and May 24, 1909, respectively. 
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