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A LEADER IN 

 AMERICAN BEEKEEPING 



ilr. Geo. IS. Doimitli, for the last 

 nine years the assistant of Dr. 

 E. F. Philli})s in the Department 

 of Bee Culture Iuvestij>ations at 

 Washington, I). ('., ami (me of 

 the most favoral)!y kiiduii bee- 

 keepers and beekeeping authori- 

 ties in America, will become the 

 aeti\'e editor of Gleanings in Bee 

 <'ulture the })resent month, asso- 

 ciating himself with E. R. and 

 A. I. Root in editorial work. 



Mr. Demnth will bring to his 

 new position very unusual quali- 

 fications, not only as a practical 

 beekeeper in his own apiary but 

 as a student and scientist of 

 beekeeping. Few leaders in api- 

 culture have ever had the degree 

 of confidence of the beekeej)ers 

 everywhere that Mr. Demuth has. 

 It is hardly too much to say that 

 beekeepers generally agree to the 

 proposition that "when Demuth 

 says it's so, it's so." 



A Step in Advance 



Mr. Demuth "s coming to Gleanings in Bee Culture is not only for 

 the puipose of making it a still better bee journal and still more use- 

 ful to American beekeepers, but also to put him in position to serve 

 the American beekeej)ing public in all our literature. He will have a 

 part in the revision of the ABC and X Y Z of Bee Culture from time 

 to time; in the preparation of revisions of standard beekeei)ing books, 

 and in the editing of new lieekeeping books now planned. All of his 

 great store of beekeeping knowledge will be placed at the service of 

 American beekeepers in whatever we may puldish. Just as he has so 

 conscientiously and ably served at Washington the American beekeep- 

 ers, he is now going to ser\'e them in the capacity of editor of our 

 Gleanings in Bee Culture and our licekeeping books of all kinds. 



George S. Demuth needs no introiluction to American l)eekeepers. 

 It is only to introduce him in his new capacity as one of our staff that 

 his name an<l likeness ajijiear on this ]iage at this time. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY 



West Side Station 



Medina. Ohio 



"By E. R. Root, Vice PresiJetU and Editor of Gleanings in Bee Culture. 



Geo. .S. Denuitli. 



