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December,- 1913. 



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American "Bgc Jonrnalj 



How Far Can a Bee 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



Ainerioan Bee Journal 



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Celebrated Queens Direct from Italy 



Bees More Beautifut, More Gentle, More 



Indgstrious. Long Tongned, Tit Best Honey Gatherers. 



PRIZES:— VI Swiss Agricultur.ll Exposi- 

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EDWARD F. BIGELOW, Editor 

 The Agassiz Association, inc., 



ArcAdiA : Sound Beach, Connecticut 



WE ARE IN THE MARKET 



For Both Extracted and Comb Honey 



Would like to hear from those having Fancy and 

 Number One Comb Honey. State best price de- 

 livered Cincinnati. We want Extracted Honey, 

 too. No lot too large or too small for us. We re- 

 mit the very day shipment is received. 



THE FRED W. MUTH COMPANY 



204: Walnut Street, 



'The Busy Bee-Men' 



CINCINNATI, OHIO 



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 if you will ship us your old combs and cappings for rendering. Write for fnll 

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