September, 1907. 



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Amc»rican ISae Journal 



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BEE-KEEPERS' NOVELTY 

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on one side of the handle as 

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 to be injured fatal- 

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BEE-KEEPER'S 



GOLD-NIB 

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A really tjc:)od 

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 true usefulness 

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QUEEN-CUPPING DEVICE 



The -Monette Queen- 

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 fine thing for use in 

 catching and clipping 

 Pueens' wings. 4'4 

 inches high. It is used 

 by many bee-keepers. 

 Full printed direc- 

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 one. 



Price alone, post- 

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IDEAL HIVE-TOOL 



A special t(to! invented 

 by a Minnesota bee 

 keeper, adapted 

 for prying up su- 

 pers and tor sen- 

 era! workaround 

 theapairy. Made 

 of malleable iron. 

 HV2 inches long;. The 

 middle part is 1 1-16 

 inches wide and 7-32 

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 1-2 inch wide, and 7-32 

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 screw-driver. The 

 larger end is wediie- 

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 semi -circular edge, 

 makiny^ it almost per- 

 fect for prying up cov- 

 ers, supers, etc.. as it 

 does not mar the wood. 

 Dr. Miller, who has 

 used it since 1903 says, 

 January 7. 1907; "I 

 think as much of the 

 tool as ever." 

 Price alone, postpaid, 

 25 cents. With a year's 

 subscription, 60 cents. 

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PREMIUM 

 QUEENS 



These are untested, stand- 

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 reports of which have 

 been highly satisfactory. 

 They are active breeders, 

 and produce good work- 

 ers. 



Sent ooly after May 1st. 

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HUMOROUS BEE POST-CARDS 



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A "Teddy Bear" on good terms with 

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 3'^x5'4, printed in four colors. Blank 

 space m x3 inches is for writing. Prices — 

 3. postpaid. 10 cents; 10 for 25 cents. Ten 

 with a year's subscription, 60 cents. 6 

 given free for one 50-cent subscription. 



BOOKS FOR BEE-KEEPERS 



Forty ^'fars Anionu; th*- lie*-**, l»v Dr. f". C. 



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MIlliT. It i.s a iz I. ni'w .'itory of sueoV'.HsfuI 



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-Vclvanred Bee Culture, by W. Z.Hutthin- 

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A B C of Bee Culture, bv A. I. & E. R. 

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Scientific Queen-Rearing, as Practically 

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Bee-Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the 

 Apiary, by Prof. A. J. Cook.— This book is in- 

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 practical and scientific. It also contains anat- 

 omy and phvaio|(.ig\' nf bees. .^4 pages, L'95 

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Lansrstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised 

 by Dadant. — This classic has been entirely re- 

 written. Fully illustrated. ISo apiarian linrary 



is complete without this standard work bv "The 

 Father of American Bee Culture." 52ii pages, 

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•*The Honey-Money Stories."— A ft4-page 



booklet. Containing many short, bright stories 

 interspersed with facts an<I interesting items 

 about n>>ne.\ . The manufactured comb -honey 

 misrepresentation is contradicted in two items 

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Amerikanisrhe Bienenzncht. by Hans 

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THE EMERSON BINDER 



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WOOD BINDER 



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BEE-HIVE CLOCK 



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