Nearly 500 Subjects Pertinent to Mod- 

 ern Bee-keeping are Autorlta- 

 tively Discussed 



ADVANCED BEE CULTURE is a beautifully 

 printed book. Best plate paper has been used 

 throughout its 200 pages, with the result that 

 the many fine illustrations are unusually 

 clear in every detail. Bound in attractive 

 and substantial cloth. A volume whose ap- 

 pearance and unquestionable worth justly 

 entitle it to a place in the library of every 

 bee-keeper. No more important work on this 

 fascinating subject has recently appeared. 



The untimely death on May 30, 

 1911, of Mr. W. Z. Hutchinson, 

 author of 



Advanced 

 Bee Culture 



marked the passing of one of the 

 most brilKant writers who have 

 ever championed the cause of 

 the honey-bee. . . Perhaps 

 no better tribute to this talented 

 man could be given than that 

 contained in the following para- 

 graph from a testimonial article 

 on Mr. Hutchinson's life by 

 Prof. A. J. Cook, in Gleanings: 



"No one could know liiin and his work 

 without convincing proof that he stood in 

 the very front ranks of our bee-keeping 

 fraternity. His quick intellect, coupled 

 with his close attention to details, won for 

 him, at the very start, phenomenal suc- 

 cess as a queen-breeder. To this, apicul- 

 ture owes its great good fortune in secur- 

 ing his life-long service in its develop- 

 ment. He was temperamentally exact 

 and methodical, transparently honest, and 

 if I were to select one word to characterize 

 our brother it would be genuineness. He 

 was delightfully companionable, and al- 

 ways alert for any new idea or suggestion 

 touching the interests of the work, to 

 which he was so entirely devoted. His 

 quick apprehension and terse clear-cut 

 style as a writer, made him a most reli- 

 able exponent of all that was latest and 

 best in the theory and practice of his be- 

 loved art." 



Most fortunate for all bee-keepers is the fact that Mr. Hutchinson's life was spared 

 just beyond the point when Ire iiad completed his reading and correction of the 

 editorial proofs of the new edition of ADVANCED BEE CULTURE. Only a few 

 short days after an editorial by Mr. E. R. Root, editor of Gleanings in Bee Cul- 

 ture, who revised Mr. Hutchinson's book, had appeared, the call came, and this 

 sterling, upright man, whom everybody loved, was taken home. Read what Mr. 

 Root has to say of Mr. Hutchinson's book: 



As a writer on bees Mr. Hutchinson has few equals. For clearness of style and accuracy of judgment 

 he Is second to none. His enthusiasm shines forth on every page. His selection of the new and the use- 

 ful from an extended di.scussion is intuitive. The last edition of "Advanced Bee Culture," as well as the 

 new edition before, is made up of the best ideas of our best experts, properly classified and condensed by 

 a master of the art of boiling down discussions. I do not hesitate to say that this is one of the most val- 

 uable books on bees that was ever put out: and while its title would indicate that It Is designed only for 

 the advanced bee-keeper, yet 1 am sure that a large number of beginners In the business will And it 

 exceedingly helpful and interesting, especially if they will take It In connection with some other work 

 like the 'ABC and X Y Z of Bee Culture," or any text-book designed especially for the beginner class. 



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