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avoid calling up men fit for active Service, even though skilled in farming. 
As far as possible this is being met by bringing on to the land men and women 
from other industries. They cannot be expected to do work equal to that of men 
expert in agriculture; but there is no time for delay and the Government is 
confident that farmers will at onze Step forward and do all in their power +o 
utilize their services to the best advantage. 
The farmers of this country can defeat the German submarine and when 
they do so they destroy the last hope of the Prussian. 
Yours faithfully, 
(Signed) D. Lloyd George. " 
BEEKEEPING TO OFFSET SUGAR SHORTAGE, 
The first work of the office of Bee Culture Investigations in the effort 
to increase the food supply on account of the war is an active campaign to in- 
crease the honey crop during the coming season. During the winter, the short- 
age of sugar and other factors have caused an increase in the price of all 
grades of honey and there is every reason to expect the present prices to be 
maintained or even increased slightly, Since the country will need all the 
honey that can possibly be produced, this is an unexcelled opportunity for bee- 
keepers to increase their business with profit to themselves, as well as to 
augment the food supply with a valuable food. 
The work so far consists of circular letters to apiary inspectors, 
teachers and extension workers in beekeeping, officers of beekeepers' associat- 
ions and others to enlist their assistance in the campaign. Several of these 
workers have already begun to assist actively in the work. Circular letters are 
being sent to all county agricultural agents for distribution and a letter has 
also been sent to 9000 honey crop reporters of the Bureau of Crop Estimates. 
As rapidly as possible circular letters are being sent to individual beekeepers 
in the chief producing centers. Obviously plans for increasing apiaries and 
enlarging production must be made before about June 1 in all parts of the 
country and this makes immediate action necessary. With present prices to 
encourage beekeeping, together with the patriotic incentive, it is hoped that 
the crop may be increased at least 25% over the unusually large crop of 1916. 
In addition to the more personal appeals, press notices and similar material 
have been issued, 
As soon as this early work is completed, concise information will be 
gent out widely on the best manipulations for increasing the crop and this will 
be followed by a campaign to prevent the usual winter loss of over 10% of all 
colonies. [E. F. Phillips. ] 
A POINT ABOUT PACKING INSECTS FOR SHIPMENT, 
Frequently Schmitt boxes containing insects are shipped by being placed 
unwrapped in excelsior. In such cases dust is likely to make its way into the 
boxes and lodge on the specimens. In an instance which has recently come to at- 
tention, a large number of specimens were injured to a considerable extent in 
this way. It is therefore well in all cases to wrap Schmitt boxes in paper be- 
fore they are placed in excelsior or other packing material. 
VISITORS TO THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY DURING APRIL, 
Prof. J, Chester Bradley, Systematic Entomologist, Cornell University, Ithaca, 
New York, 
Mr. R. C. Shannon, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. 
