PREFACE. 



In the year 1886 there was published a httle book 

 written by me entitled "A Year Among the Bees." In 

 1902 it was enlarged and appeared under the title "Forty 

 Years Among the Bees." In preparation for the present 

 edition I undertook the revision with little thought of 

 the number of changes to he made or the number of 

 pages to be added in order to bring it fully up to date 

 (about one-eighth beine new matter), but it is hoped 

 that the changes and additions may make it of more value 

 to the reader. As I began beekeeping in 1861, fifty years 

 ago, the piesent name seems appropriate. 



However much some personal friends may like the 

 brief biographical sketch that occupies the first few pages, 

 others may think that the space could have been better 

 occupied. There remains, however, the privilege of skip- 

 ping those few pages. 



Most of the pictures are from photographs taken 

 by myself or under my immediate supervision, at least 

 so far as concerns "touching the button" ; the Eastman 

 Kodak Co. "did the rest." 



C. C. Miller. 

 Marengo, III, 1911. 



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