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Are not always the result of the same cause. They may 

 come from starvation; from poor food; from improper 

 preparations; from imperfect protection; from a cold, wet, 

 or possibly, a poorly ventilated cellar, etc., etc. Success- 

 ful wintering- comes from a proper combination of different 

 conditions. For elear, concise, comprehensive conclusions 

 upon these all-important points, consult "Advanced Bee 

 Culture." Five of its thirty-two chapters treat as many 

 different phases of the wintering- problem. 



Price of the book, 50 cts. ; the Review one year and the 

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