. Biennial report of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. Department of Agriculture 95 'â A Tennessee Apiary Producing Annually 5,000 Italian Queen Bees, Repre- senting a Net Income of $3, LECTURES GIVEN. After advising with the Board of Entomology, a lantern outfit was purchased for giving illustrated lectures on bee culture during the winter months. Lectures with and without the lantern have been given during October, November and December at the following places: Jackson, at the West Tennessee Farmers' Convention; Fairfield, Water Valley, Bellbuckle, Nashville, Capers, Ega
. Biennial report of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. Department of Agriculture 95 'â A Tennessee Apiary Producing Annually 5,000 Italian Queen Bees, Repre- senting a Net Income of $3, LECTURES GIVEN. After advising with the Board of Entomology, a lantern outfit was purchased for giving illustrated lectures on bee culture during the winter months. Lectures with and without the lantern have been given during October, November and December at the following places: Jackson, at the West Tennessee Farmers' Convention; Fairfield, Water Valley, Bellbuckle, Nashville, Capers, Egansville, Smyrna, Bethel, with two other engagements at Oakland and Dosset that failed. Sick- ness prevented a lecture at the Middle Tennessee Farmers' Conven- tion at Nashville. REPORTS OF DISEASES. The number of reports of bee diseases have been disappointing. The fear of having their bees destroyed, or discouragement and indif- ference, or a lack of confidence in curative and preventive treatment, or ignorance of the apiary law, has made the bee-keepers slow about reporting troubles. After studying the conditions of the honey industry in Tennessee for these six months of my commission I have outlined the following plan of work for the remaining winter months: First, to continue the lecturing; second, to obtain as far as possible the names of all the bee-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tennessee. Dept. of Agriculture. Nashville, Tenn. : The Dept.
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