History is valuable not only because it affords us certain isolated or interesting facts, but because it enables us to discover the gradual unfolding of ideas, to correlate any movement with the time or epoch in which it occurred, and to forecast something of its trend or destiny. 

L. H. BAILEY. (1912) CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE


SEVERAL desirable characters have been commonly recognized among the varieties of honeybees … disease resistance, color of comb cappings, size of body parts, constancy of color markings, disposition, and swarming propensity.

WHAT are the immediate objectives of the bee breeder? He may attempt to standardize the various strains now existing that are of economic importance. He may even attempt to develop strains that are more gentle, more disease-resistant [etc.]

Nolan, W. J. (1937). Bee breeding. United States Department of Agriculture Yearbook.

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