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1s follows: San Diezo, Nov :mber 25-30; Davis, December 2-7; Visalia) Decembenums 
-14,. The proposed school at Riverside was abandoned because of quarantine for 
influenza, The total attendance at the three schools was over 300, and it was 
conservatively estimated that Riverside would huve furnished over 200. The at- 
tendance was remarkably regular throughout the entire week's work in each placey 
and the interest could not have been improved, Those in xttendance were almost | 
without exception beekeepers of large experience, owning colonies of bees number: 
ing into the hundreds, 
Dr. E, F. Phillips und Geo. S. Demuth of the Bureau went from Washington 
for these schools and Jay Smith of the Bureau, now stationed in California, al-= 
so participated, The University was represented by Geo. A, Coleman and M.Hv 
Mendleson, a pructic:l beekeeper of the State. E. R. Root of Ohio and Prankegs 
Pellett of Illinois also spoke once at each school. Three sessions were held 
daily with two lectures each morning and afternoon.. The evening sessions were 
devoted to lectures of a somewhat populur and more entertaining nature, It was 
planned to have a dinner for all in attendance at each pluce but this was aban=% 
doned at Visalia because of the prevalence of influenza, At Visulia all per= 
sons attending wore influenza masks at all sessions, 
The outstanding feature of extension work of this type is the opportunity 
for thorough development of the subject. Messrs. Phillips and Demuth each gave 
four lectures on the behavior of bees during the entire year and the application” 
of these facts to practice. Following this series the control of bee diseases 
was discussed in the sume manner, Such a prozram is possible only when those _ 
in attendance cun be held for several days and such a plan seems more produc 
of lasting results thun the usual half-day extension meetings, 
Previous to these meetings Mcssrs Phillips and Demuth spent two weeks in 
the National Forests of southern Culifornia studying the honey resources of the 
region, The Forest Service hopes to have much of this territory occupied by 
beekeepers, as considerable areas of the forests have no economic value other than 
for water conservation and honey production, 
EK, L, Sechrist has resigned, effective December 31, to enguze in commer= ; 
cial beekeeping in Haiti, He will manage 2,000 colonies for a corporation, 
Peers Wixson of New York has been appointed os field agent for ex= 
tension work in beekeeping, in Virginia, 
R, V, Rhine has been appointed special field agent in cooperation with the 
extension division of Kansas for beekeeping work, 
P, W, Erbaugh, former special field agent, is with the Army of Cceupeiel 
R, B, Wilson, a former employee, was recently made first lieutenant and D, W, 
Davis was in an Officers! Training Camp when armistice terms were signed, 
DECIDUOUS-FRUIT INSECT. INVESTIGATIONS, 
A, L., Quaintance, Entomologist in Charge. 
E, R. Selkregz has been transferred temporarily to the Federal Horti- 
cultural Board to assist in scoutinz work for the pink bollworm of cotton in 
Texas, ) 
a, ©, Larson, who has been engaged in scouting work for the oriental fruit 
moth, made a short visit to Washinzton for conference, He has been assigned to 
xtengion work in deciduous=fruit insect control in Utah, with headquarters at 
Pan. 
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