Cook's Mauual of the Apiary. 



There are already several masterly 

 works on bees and bee-culture, yet each is 

 lacking in some point. But the volume be- 

 fore us is simply marvelous in its complete- 

 ness, beautiful in its simplicity, and fascin- 

 ating in its style. Everything an apiarist 

 needs to know is found fully explained. It 

 as beyond question the fullest, most practi- 

 cal and most satisfactory work on the sub- 

 ject now published.— Farm and Fireside. 



For the successful cultivation of bees, 

 both for profit and pleasure, there is a book 

 written by A. J. Cook, which is worth its 

 weight in silver. It treats of all the phases 

 of bee culture upon the most modern prin- 

 ciples. No bee-raiser can afford to do with- 

 out it, for with its valuable directions it will 

 enable him or her to almost double their 

 past results.— Christian Advocate. 



" The Manual of the Apiary," by Prof. 

 Cook, is the standard authority on bee-cul- 

 ture in America. It is the best as well as 

 the most practical of all the recent works on 

 this subject, which is now engaging the at- 

 tention of the public. The fourth edition is 

 bow in press. ' The work is written from 

 .the standpoint of practical knowledge, and 

 the subject is treated in easy progressive 

 lessons, in such a way that a child could 



master it.— Western Stock Journal. 



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It is a Manual that seems to be indispens- 

 able to the student of scientific apiculture, 

 and is from the pen of a passionate lover of 

 the honey bee who has given the whole 

 subject of bee-culture a thorough study, re- 

 sulting, as shown in the compact volume 

 before us, as the Country Gentleman timely 

 says, " in the fullest, most practical and 

 most satisfactory treatise on the subject 

 now before the public."— Valley Home and 

 Farm. 



In Cook's Manual is to be found every- 

 thing that relates to the science of bee-cul- 

 ture, prepared in a masterly manner, and 

 made thoroughly comprehensive to the 

 most inexperienced novice in the art of 

 honey-raising. No apiarist should be with- 

 out a copy of this valuable work, which is 

 authority upon all that pertains to bees, its 

 author occupying the front ranks among 

 the apiarists of the world. The typography 

 of the book is excellent, and its illustra- 

 tions graphically make plain many interest- 

 ing points connected with apiculture. — 

 Rockland, Me., Courier. 



The author, Prof. Cook, is a scientific 

 man, and brings to the subject a vast 

 amount of knowledge, as to the anatomy, 

 physiology and habits of the honey bee, 

 which his knowledge of entomology enables 

 him to do. and which other works on the 

 subject do not contain. Besides Prof. Cook 

 is an enthusiast in the mysteries of bee- 

 keeping, and has had ample experience in 

 the business.— Florida Sun and Press. 



Kind Words for the Journal. 



"A club for the Bee Journal may be 

 sent all to one post office or to as many post 

 offices as there are names in the club. 



The following unsolicited notices of the 

 Bee Journal by our cotemporaries, are 

 duly appreciated : 



The American Bee Journal seems to 

 be the "queen bee" among the journals of 

 its class. It is well edited and printed, and 

 a first-class paper in every respect.— Real 

 Estate Review. 



I have before me five different publica- 

 tions devoted exclusively to the interests of 

 bee-keepers, and I must say I get more 

 sound, practical information from the 

 American Bee Journal than from any 

 other. This is the oldest publication de- 

 voted to apiculture published in this coun- 

 try. Thus. G. Newman is an educated gen- 

 tleman ; a fearless and fluent writer, and 

 each number of the Journal is replete 

 with aood practical advice, with no fine- 

 drawn theories to puzzle and confuse a 

 novice.— Clinton, Mich.. Neivs. 



The American Bee Journal is a flour- 

 ishing magazine devoted to the specialty of 

 bee-keeping. Its pages are filled with arti- 

 cles and correspondence from all parts of 

 the country, some of them coming from far- 

 away Germany. Its editor, Mr. Newman, 

 who is President of the North American 

 Bee-Keepers' Society, has been appointed by 

 this Association to go to Europe this com- 

 ing summer, and visit the various bee con- 

 ventions and honey shows that are to take 

 place in Great Britain and on the continent. 

 — Utica Daily Herald. 



_ 'A cable dispatch says that the king 

 of Siam has been induced, by the American 

 consul, to establish a general system of ed- 

 ucation among the natives. Some time ago 

 we noticed the shipment of a large consign- 

 ment of W. F. & John Barnes' foot-power 

 machinery to Dr. McFarland, their agent in 

 Siam. The king, we since learn, has ap- 

 pointed him at the head of this educational 

 movement at a salary of .$5,000. He pro- 

 poses to introduce the industries, and 

 among other things, he has introduced 

 Barnes' foot-power machinery.— Exchange. 



HP In the Spirit of Arkansas we see 

 the following complimentary notice : 



Dr. W. W. Hipolite, the great bee-cul- 

 turist of Arkansas, and a very genial, pleas- 

 ant gentleman, paid us a pleasant visit last 

 week whilst in attendance upon the medical 

 convention. The Doctor is largely engaged 

 in bee-culture at DeVall's Bluff, and is the 

 Vice President of the National Bee-Keep- 

 ers' Association for the State of Arkansas. 

 He says that our State is better adapted to 

 the culture of bees than any other section 

 of the United States with which he is ac- 

 quainted. His experience is that the busi- 

 ness is a very profitable one, when con- 

 ducted upon scientific principles. 



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IW H. A. Burch & Co., of South Haven, 

 Mich., were again burned out on May 30th. 



