June, ’24] 
APICULTURAL NOTES 
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thorities of the State of destination, whenever requested to do so, as to every ship¬ 
ment of plants from an area under Federal quarantine, giving the name and address 
of both the consignor and the consignee, and the number and kind of plants included 
in the shipment. 
Notification by a State of Proposed Action: A State considering the issu¬ 
ance of a quarantine or other regulation of interest to another State shall send notice, 
as far in advance as practicable, to the Federal Horticultural Board, to plant quaran¬ 
tine officers of other States, and to others in interest. 
Notification by a State of Action Taken: In case a State enacts legislation 
or issues a quarantine or other regulation or modification of existing regulations, 
whether referring to interstate or to intrastate movements copies of the new or 
amended measure shall be sent immediately to the Federal Horticultural Board, to 
plant quarantine officers of other States, and to others in interest. 
Notification of Changes in Personnel: The Federal Horticultural Board 
and plant quarantine officers of all States should be kept notified of all changes in 
responsible plant quarantine officers. 
Apicultural Notes 
Mr. George H. Rea assisted Prof. G. M. Bentley in a series of beekeeping meet¬ 
ings in Tennessee during the month of April. 
A meeting of the Maine State Beekeepers’ Association was announced for April 2, 
at the University of Maine. Mr. Geo. Yeaton is Secretary. 
Dr. E. F. Phillips and A. P. Sturtevant of the Bureau o f Entomology recently 
made a short trip to New York State in connection with work on bee diseases. 
Mr. E. L. Sechrist of the Bureau of Entomology attended a series of annual 
meetings of the State Beekeepers’ Association in Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri, 
beginning on February 1. 
Dr. A. P. Sturtevant of the Bureau of Entomology will go to Wyoming early in 
June for the purpose of investigating the sacbrood of the northern part of the state, 
which is often serious. 
An appropriation has been made to the New York State College of Agriculture 
for a professorship of Apiculture and provisions have also been made for the con¬ 
tinuation of the extension work in beekeeping. 
At the annual meeting of the Connecticut Beekeepers’ Association held at Hart¬ 
ford, April 26, the following officers were elected: President, Allen Latham, Norwich- 
town; Vice-President, J. D. Kroha, Danbury; Secretary-Treasurer, C. H. Rost, 
Meriden. 
Mr. J. I. Hambleton of the Bureau of Entomology attended the two series of 
meetings held by the University of Illinois, one at Carbondale February 20 and 21 
and the next at DeKalb February 22 and 23. 
A short course in beekeeping, May 13-16, has been announced by the Division 
of Bee Culture of the University of Minnesota. This course is in charge of Professor 
Francis Jager and given at University Farm, St. Paul, Minn. 
Mr. J. H. Heatherly, State Apiarist of Tennessee, has resigned on account of ill 
health and Mr. W. L. Walling of Knoxville has been appointed in his place. Mr. 
