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a good queen, does not a great deal depend upon an opportunity for them 
to have a chance to fly through the winter? 
Chairman M. C. Tanquary: I believe a great deal depends on the 
opportunity for flight. The figures were averages taken over a period 
of four years and in the latitute in which they were taken, there is very 
seldom a winter when there is more than two or three weeks without 
a chance for flight of the bees. 
Mr. George A. Dean: Since the bees in both the packed and the 
unpacked hives in Dr. Merrill’s experiment had the same opportunity 
for flight during the winter, the comparison as shown in the chart is a 
fair one. You will notice in the chart before you that there is a big 
difference between the packed and the unpacked hives. 
Mr. Green: About three years ago we had an extreme shortage of 
bees here and the price increased greatly. The scarcity was due to 
extremely cold weather during the previous winter. The bees had no 
opportunityto fly although they had an abundance of stores. If they 
can fly twice during the winter, you can feel pretty sure of getting them 
through successfully. 
Chairman M. C. Tanquary: The next paper is entitled “Rehabilita¬ 
tion Classes in Apiculture,” by E. N. Cory. 
REHABILITATION CLASSES IN APICULTURE 
By E. N. Cory, College Park , Md. 
Abstract 
Bee keeping fits admirably in the scheme of rehabilitation of ex-soldiers, since it 
offers relatively large returns on the time and money invested and gives seasonal 
employment on clear days amid pleasant surroundings. A two term course in bee 
keeping is offered by the University of Maryland to beginning students of the Veterans 
Bureau supplemented by project work in connection with their placement training. 
Vocational training in agriculture of ex-soldiers presents many 
problems. Not the least of these is the initial one of determining what 
fields of agricultural endeavor thei * mental attitudes, finances and 
physical disabilities permit them to enter. Most soldiers who come to 
the eastern training centers are socially inclined, that is, they, and es¬ 
pecially their families, want to be near or in cities, towns or villages. 
For the most part, they have come from such an environment, and they 
want to return there at the end of their training. Few evince the pioneer 
spirit that has been so manifest after our previous wars, when virgin 
lands were opened to settlement. 
With such a mental attitude, rehabilitation courses should be along 
the agricultural lines, practicable near or in cities and villages. 
