October, 1910. 



329 



American Hee Journal 



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QUEEN-CUPPING DEVICE 



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IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



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 larger end is wedge- 

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PREMIUM 

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BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Forty Years Among the Bees, bj- Dr. C C. 



Miller. -'iiil Piiires. hinintl in handsome cloth, 

 with tfiilci letters and desigTi, illustrated with 112 

 beautiful half -tone pictures, taken by Dr. Miller, 

 't l.s a g-ood. live story of successful bee-keep- 

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Advanced Bee-Culture, by W. Z. Hutchin- 

 .Son. -The antlnjr is a practical and helptul 

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ABC&XYZof Bee Culture, by A. I & 



E. II. Root.— Over 500 pagres, describing: every- 

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Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

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Bee-Keepers' Guide, or Manual of the Api- 

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 and Bcicntinc. It also contains anatomy and 

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Langstrotli on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

 Dadant.— This classic has been entirely rewrit- 

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Ttie Honey-Money Stories — 64page book- 

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Ameriltanische Bienenzucht, by Hans 

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BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



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