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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oct. 29, 



BEE-BOOKS 



SEXT roSTPAIU BV 



G-eoreie W. York & Co., 



Chicago, Ills, 



Bees and Honey, or Management of an Apiary 

 tor Pleasure and t'rotit. by Thomas G. Newman.— 

 rWs edition has been largely re-wrltten, thoroughly 

 revised, and Is "fully up with the times " In air the 

 Improvements and Inventions in this rapldly-devel- 

 oplner pursuit, and presents the apiarist with 

 everything; that can aid In the successful manage- 

 ment of an apiary, and at the Bame time produce 

 the most honey In an attractive condition. It con- 

 tains 'i'M paees, and 2-15 Illustrations— Is beautifully 

 printed In the highest stvle of the art, and bound 

 In cloth, gold-lettered. Price, Sl.OO. 



I^anurstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 

 Dadant— This classic In bee-culture, has been 

 entirely re-wrltten, and Is fully Illustrated. It 

 treats of everythlns relating to bees and bee-keep- 

 ing. No apiarian library Is complete without this 

 standard work by Kev. L. L. Ijangstroth — the 

 Father of American Bee-Culture. It has 620 pages: 

 bound In cloth. 



Price, postpaid, $1.25. 



Bee-K.ecper»' ealde, or Manual of the 

 Apiary, by Prof A. J, Cook, of the Michigan Agri- 

 cultural College.— This book Is not only Instructive 

 and helpful as a guide In bee-keeping, but Is 

 Interesting and thoroughly practical and sclentlflo. 

 It contains a full delineation of the anatomy and 

 physiology of bees. 400 pages ; bound In cloth and 

 fully Illustrated. 



Price, postpaid, $1.25. 



Scientific Queen-Kearlne, as Practically 

 Applied, by G. M. Doollttle.— A method by which 

 the very best of t>ueen-Bees are reared In perfect 

 accord with Nature's way. 1711 pages, bound la 

 cloth, and Illustrated. Price, $1.00. 



A B C of Bee-Culture, by A. I. Root.— A 



cyclnp:edla of 4U0 pages, describing everything 

 pertaining to the care of the honey-bees. It con- 

 tains 'i,m engravings. It was written especially for 

 beginners Bound In cloth. Price, $1.25. 



Advanced Bee-Cnitare, Its Methods and 

 Management, by W. Z. Hutchinson.— The author 

 of this work Is too well known to need further 

 description of his book. He Is a practical and 

 entertaining writer. You should read his book. 90 

 pages, bound In paper, and Illustrated. Price, 60 cts. 



Rational Bee-Keeping, by Dr. John Dzlerzon 

 ,-ThlB Is a translation of his latest German book on 

 bee-culture. It has 350 pages; bound In cloth, $1.25: 

 In paper covers, $1.00 



Blenen-Kiiltur, by Thomas G. Newiian.— 



This Is a German translation of theprlnclpe' por- 

 tion of the book called Bees op Honey. 10^ page 

 pamphlet. Price. 40 cents. 



Convention Hand-Book, for Bee-Eeepers. , ■ 

 Thomas G. Newman.~lt contains the parliamen- 

 tary law and rules of order for Bee-Conventions— 

 also Constitution and By-Laws, with subjects for 

 discussion, etc. Cloth, gold-lettered. Price, 25 cts, 



Tlilrty Years Among the Bees, by 



Henry Alley.— Gives the results of over a quarter- 

 century's experience in rearing queen-bees. Very 

 latest workofthekind. Nearly 100 pages. Price, 50c. 



Wliy Eat Honey ?— This Leaflet is intend- 

 ed for FKEE distribution, to create a Local Market. 

 100 copies, by mail, 40 cts.: 5^)0 for $1.50; 1000. $2.50. 



^^ If 50(J or more are ordered at one time, your 

 name and address will be printed on them FKBB. 



Hoiv to Keep Honey and preserve its 

 richness and flavor. Price same as Why Eat Honey. 



Apiary Resrlster, by Thos. G. Newman.— 

 Devotes two pages to a colony. Leather binding 

 Pnoe, for 50 colonies, tl.oo; for 100 colonies, $1.25. 



Preparation of Honey for the Market, 



Including the production and care of comb and 

 extracted honey. A chapter from Bees and 

 Honey. Price, 10 cents. 



Bee-Faaturase a Necessity This book Bug 



gests what and how to plan u Is a chapter fron 

 Bees and honey. Price. 10 cents. 



The Hive I I'se, by G. M. noolittle. It 

 details his management of bees, and methods 

 of producing- comb honey, Price, 5 cents. 



nr. Howard's Book on Fonl Brood. 



-Gives the McBvoy Treatment and reviews the ex- 

 periments of others. Price. 25 cts. 



Dictionary of Apiculture, by Prof. John 

 Phm. Gives the correct meaning of nearly snoapl- 

 cultural terms. Price. 50 cts. 



■Winter Problem In Bee-Keepinjr. bvG, 

 R. Pierce. Result of 25 years' experience. 50 cts. 



Handling Bees, by Chas. Dadant & Son.— 

 A Chapter from Langstroth Revised. Price, 8 cts. 



Bee-Keepers' Directory, by H. Alley.— 

 Latest methods in Queen-Rearing, etc. Price, 50c. 



Fonl Brood Treatment, by Prof. F. K. 

 Cheshire.— Its Cause and Prevention. Price, 10 cts. 



Foul Brood, by A. R. Kohnke.— Origin, 

 Development and Cure. Price, 25 cts. 



History of Bee-Associations, and Brief Re- 

 ports of the hrst 20 conventions. Price. 15 cts. 



Honey as Food and Medicine, by T. 



G. Newman.— A 32-page pamphlet : just the thing to 

 create a demand for honey at home. Should be 

 scattered freely. Contains recipes for Honey-Cakes, 

 Cookies, Puddings, Foam, Wines, and uses of honey 

 for medicine. 

 Prices, prepaid— Single copy, 5 cts.: 10 copies, 35 



cts.: 50for$1.50: llKjfor $2.50; 250 tor $5.50; 500 

 for $10.00: or 1000 for $15.00. 



When 250 or more are ordered, we will print the 

 bee-keeper's card (free of cost) on the front cover 

 page. 



Bee-Keeplug: for Profit, by Dr. G. L. 



Tinker.-Revised and enlarged. It details the au- 

 thor s " new system, or how to get the largest yields 

 of comb or extracted honey." 80 p. ; illustrated. 25c. 



Emerson Binders, made especially for 

 the Bee Jodrnal, are convenient for preserving 

 each number as fast as received. Not mailable to 

 Canada. Price. 75 cts. 



Commercial Calculator, by C. Ropp.— 

 A ready Calculator. Business Arithmetic and Ac- 

 count-Book combined in one. Every farmer and 

 businessman should have it. No. 1, bound in water 

 proof leatherette, calf flnish. Price. 4(i cts. No 2 

 in line artificial leather, with pocket, silicate Blate, 

 and account-book. Price, 60 cts. 



Creen's Fonr Books, by Chas. A. Green. 

 —Devoted to, 1st. How We Made the Old Farm Pay; 

 2nd, Peach Culture: 3rd. How to Propagate Fruit- 

 Plants, Vines and Trees; 4tb, General Fruit In- 

 structor. Nearly 120 pages. Fully illustrated. 25 cts. 



Green's six Books on Frult-Cnltnre, 



by Chas. A. Green.-Devoted Ist. to Apple and Pear 

 Culture; 2nd, Plum and Cherry Culture: 3rd, Rasp- 

 berry and Blackberry Culture; 4th, Grape Culture; 

 5th, Strawberry Culture. 129 pp.; illustrated. 25 cts. 



Garden and Orchard, by Chas. A. Green. 

 —Gives full instructions in Thinning and Marketing 

 Fruits; Pruning, Planting and Cultivating; Spray- 

 ing, Evaporation, Cold Storage, Etc. 94 pages, illus- 

 trated. Price. 25 cts. 



Kendall's Horse-Book. — 35 pictures, 



showing positions 01 sick horses, and treats on all 

 their diseases. English or German. Price, 25 cts. 



Silo and Silage, by Prof. A. ,1, Cook.— It 

 gives the method in operation at the Michigan Agri- 

 cultural College. Price, 25 cts. 



Lumber and IiOg-Book. — Gives meas- 

 urements of lumber, logs planks; wages, etc. 25c. 



Maple Sugar and the Sufrar Bush, by Prof. 

 A. J. Cook.— Full Instructions. Price. 35 cts. 



Grain Tables, for casting up the price of 

 grain, produce, hay. etc. Price, 25 cts. 



Capons and Caponlzlng, by Dr. Sawyer, 

 Fanny Field, and others.— Illustrated. All about 

 caponizing fowls, and thus how to make the most 

 money in poultry-raising. 64 pages. Price, 30 cts. 



Our Poultry Doctor, or Health in the 

 Poultry Yard and How to Cure Sick Fowls, by 

 Fanny Field,- Everything about Poultry Diseases 

 and their Cure. 64 pages. Price, 30 cts. 



Poultry for Market and Poultry for 

 Profit, by Fanny Field.- Tells everything about the 

 Poultry Business. 64 pages. Price, 25 cts. 



Turkeys for Market and Turkeys for 

 Profit, by Fanny Field.— All about Turkey-Raising. 

 64 pages. Price, 25 cts. 



Rural lilfe.— Bees. Poultry, Fruits, 'Vege- 

 tables, and Household Matters, 100 pages. 25 cts. 



Potato Culture, by T. B. Terry.- It tells 

 how to grow them protltably. Price, 40 cts. 



Hand-Book of Health, by Dr, Foote.— 

 Hints about eating, drinking, etc. Price, 25 cts. 



Alslke Clover Leaflet — Full directions 



for growing. 50 for 25 cts. ; 100 for 40 cts. ; 200, 70c. 



Book Clubbing Offers. 



(Bead Carefully.) 

 The following clubbing prices Include the 

 American Bee Journal one year with each 

 book named. Remember, that only one book 

 can be taken In each case with the Bee Jour- 

 nal a year at the prices named. If more books 

 are wanted, see postpaid prices given with 



the description of the books on this page 

 FoUowlnglsthecIubbing-Ust: 



1. Langstroth on the Honey-Bee $2.00 



2. A B C of Bee-Culture 2.00 



3. Bee-Keeper's Guide 1.75 



4. Beesand Honey [Cloth bound] 1.65 



5. Scientific Queen-Rearing 1.75 



6. Dr. Howard's Foul Brood Book 1.10 



7. Advanced Bee-Culture 1.30 



9. Blenen-KuUur [German] 1.25 



10. Rational Bee-Keeplng [Cloth bound] 2.00 



11. Rational Bee-Keeplng [Paper toundi 1.75 

 1':;. Thirty Years Among the Bees 1.30 



13. Bee-Keeplng for Profit 1,15 



14. Convention Hacd-Book 1,15 



15. Poultry for Market and Profit 1.10 



16. Turkeys for Market and Profit 1.10 



17. Capons and Caponlzlng 1.10 



18. Our Poultry Doctor 1.10 



19. Green's Four Books 1.15 



20. Green's Six Books on Fruit-Culture 1.15 



21. Garden and Orchard I.15 



23. RuralLlfe i.io 



24. Emerson Binder for the Bee Journai. 1.60 



25. Commercial Calculator. No. 1 1.25 



26. Commercial Calculator, No. 2 1.40 



27. Kendall's Horse-Book 1.10 



30. Potato Culture 1.20 



32. Hand-Book of Health 1.10 



33. Dictionary of Apiculture 1.35 



34. Maple Sugar and the Sugar Bush 1.20 



35. SUo and Silage 1.10 



36. Winter Problem in Bee-KeeplngT. . . . . 1.30 



37. Apiary Register (for 50 colonies) 1.75 



38. Apiary Register (for 100 colonies) . 2.00 



39. Bee-Keepers' Director^' 1.30 



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Queens and Queen-Rearing'. — 



If you want to know how to have queens 

 fertilized in upper stories while the old 

 queen is still laying below ; how you may 

 safely bttrodiwe any queen, at any time of 

 the year when bees can fly ; all about the 

 different races of bees ; all about shipping 

 queens, queen-cages, candy for queen- 

 cages, etc. ; all about forming nuclei, mul- 

 tiplying or uniting bees, or weak colonies, 

 9tc. ; or, in fact, everything about the 

 queen-business which you may want to 

 know — send for Doolittle's " Scientific 

 Queen-Rearing" — a book of over 170 

 pages, which is as interesting as a story. 

 Here are some good offers of this book: 



Bound in cloth, postpaid, $1.00 ; or clubbed 

 with the Bee Jocrnal for one year — both 

 for only $1.75 ; or given free as a premium 

 for sending us three new subscribers to the 

 Bee Journal for a year at $1.00 each. 



ITatlonal Bee-KeeperB' Union. 



President— Hon. R. L. Taylor . . Lapeer, Mloh. 

 Gbn'l Mob.— T. G. Newman... San Diego, Cal. 



