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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 1 



THe Cheapest 



Farm Lands 



in the Unitsd States to-day— soil, cli- 

 mate, m ^rkets, transportation facilities, 

 and all considered, 



are SoutKero L/a-nds 



They are the best and most desirable 

 in the country for the truck and fruit 

 grower, the stock-raiser, the dairyman, 

 and the general farmer. 



Let us tell you more about them. The 

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Gleanings in Bee Culture 



[Established in 1873.] 



Devoted to Bees, Honey, and Home Interests. 



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of Grand Traverse territory and Leelanau Co. 

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Objects of The Association. 



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Officers: 



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