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trees were so laden with fruit that, although 

 they had been thinned, the branches had tc 

 be supported by strong wooden props. Need- 

 less to say, there were no further complainti 

 about these "Alexander" peaches being shy 

 bearers, for here was ample proof that only 

 bees were required to make them fruitful. 



Bees Go Five Miles for Honey. 



C. W. Dayton, in Gleanings, says tliat 

 in a case where there could be no mis- 

 take, he had bees go 41/2 to 5 miles to 

 orange-groves, each colony filling one or 

 two comb-lioney supers. 



ffational B^^-Keepers' Association. 



(Organized in 1870.) 

 Objects. 



1. To promote tlie interests of bee-keepers. 



2. To protect aTul defend its members in 

 their lawful lik'lits as to keeping bees. 



3. To enforce laws against the adulteration 

 of honey. 



Membership Dues. 



One dollar a year. 



Officers and Executive Committee. 



President— c;kor(;e W. York. Chicago. 111. 

 Vice-President— W. D. WRIGHT. Altamont, 

 N. Y. 



Secretary— Louis H. Scholl, NewBraun- 

 fels. Tex. 



Trea';. & Gen. Mgr.-N. E. Fr.\nce. Platte- 

 ville. Wis. 



Twelve Directors. 

 G. M. Doollttle. Borodmo. N. Y. 



Jas. A. Stone. Rt. i. Sprlngrfield. 111. 

 R. A. Holekamp, 42ia Va. Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 

 Wm. McEvoy. Wnodbum, Ont., Canada. 

 M. H. Mendleson. Ventura. Calif. 



R. r. Alkln, Loveland, Colo. 

 K. Li. Taylor. Lapeer. Mich. 



E. D. Townsend. Remus. Mich. 



Utlo Toepperweln. San Antonio. Tex. 

 J. E. Crane. Middlebury. Vt. 



E F. Atwater. Meridian. Idaho. 



R. A. Morgran. Vermilion, S. Dak. 



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 It will be forwarded promptly to the Treas- 

 urer, and a receiiit mailed to you by him. It 

 is the desire of the officers to increase the 

 membership to 5000 by the end of loio. Every 

 progressive bee-keeper should be a member 

 of this, the greatest bee-keepers' organiza- 

 tion in America, 



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Honey-Bee 



Revised by Dadant. 



Latest Edition. 



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 this book one can not fail to be won- 

 derfully helped on the way to success 

 with bees. 



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