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of the director of the Experiment Station and confirmation of the 
Board of Directors of the College. Sometimes not one of the number 
proves capable, in which case the County Association can again select 
from its number for another examination. It is felt that by this 
means the man best qualified is appointed on merit only. So far the 
most cordial relations have existed between the County Associations 
and the state entomologist, and the work of every inspector has been 
entirely agreeable to all concerned. The foul brood eradication work, 
by this method, becomes very largely a home industry, and a feeling is 
built up in each county that demands proper action by every one of 
the beekeepers. The Association is watching the results of the in¬ 
spector and demanding action by some few beekeepers as much as is 
the state entomologist. 
The inspectors are paid a per diem of four dollars and an allowance 
for conveyance. Many of the inspectors use their autos, and encour¬ 
agement is given this plan, so more of the inspectors are purchasing 
cars. It is acknowledged that the work can be done more efficiently 
by the use of a car than by the use of a horse and buggy. The state 
entomologist is in touch with the inspectors throughout the entire 
year and they are required to submit a report each month even to show, 
“No Inspections/ 7 The system has developed so that the inspectors 
are called upon for information of one kind and another, such as general 
insect reports, honey flora conditions and locality crop reports. 
There are now thirty-one quarantined counties in the state. This 
means that there are thirty-one counties into which no bees, honey or 
appliances possible of transmitting foul brood can be consigned with¬ 
out an Inspector’s Certificate, or a statement from the state ento¬ 
mologist that such goods will be inspected upon their arrival at des¬ 
tination. There are now twenty-four inspectors working in these 
thirty-one counties. 
The presence of the foul brood has been determined in the several 
counties where the eradication work is not being conducted. It is our 
hope that we may be able to organize the work in these counties during 
the coming year. Already the movement is on foot through the As¬ 
sociations where the work is now being conducted, to assist us in 
organizing the work in adjoining counties. In the past we have pre¬ 
ferred to confine our efforts in the eradication work in those counties 
where the beekeepers were sufficiently interested in the work to organ¬ 
ize and cooperate with us. We have had all that we could possibly 
do with funds available in the organized counties until this year. 
The greatest handicap to the work is the ignorance and indifference 
among a certain class of beekeepers in almost every county in which the 
work is being conducted. It is expected that this indifferent class 
