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keep but a few bees. The advice will be sound, 

 however, for the man or woman who wishes to 

 develop as rapidly as possible into a commercial 

 business. " Productive Beekeeping," by the 



Fig. 1. — A good smoker. 



author of this book, is designed especially for 

 commercial beekeepers, and considers many 

 problems not possible in a book of this size. 



Importance of a Good Smoker. — The 

 first implement that the novice should buy is a 

 good smoker (Fig. 1). If he has black or 

 mixed bees, it will be next to impossible to do 



