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1905 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



1283 



A RemarKable Book 



Its Sale. The A B C of Bee Culture is remarkable 

 '~~^^^"~~~~ in many ways. No other bee-book in 

 any language has had the immense sale, the last edi- 

 tion, bringing its circulation to 100,000; and so rapid are 

 the sales that frequently editions have been exhausted 

 before the new ones could be taken from the press. Of 

 the last three or four editions, so great has been the 

 demand that from 1500 to 2000 copies have been oedered 

 before these editions were even off the press. 



Cyclopedic It contains over 500 double-column 

 i«\ Style. octavo pages, bound to suit the 



^—^—^—— taste of the purchaser. It is not 

 an A B C in the sense that it is written for beginners 

 only, but an exhaustive cyclopedia for the veteran as 

 well, covering every subject relating to the practical 

 management of bees. Neither time nor money is 

 spared to bring it clear up to date in every department 

 of our rapidly advancing pursuit. 



Stai^dick^ The whole work was originally set up 

 Type. in standing type, so that it is very 



—^——^—^^~ easy to add new matter or change old, 

 blending the whole into one complete treatise. The 

 latest edition, that for 1905, was revised and rewritten 

 after the reviser had traveled some 10,000 miles among 



bee-keepers in various parts of the United States to 

 study methods and practices. The articles are pre- 

 pared in such a way that they iit every locality in the 

 United States. The subject of Swarming, for instance, 

 has been modified to fit the peculiar conditions as they 

 exist in Texas, California, and the far West, as well as 

 in the Eastern and Central States of the North. 



AuthorsHip. The book was originally written 

 ^^—'—^——^— by A.. I. Root, who, as far back 

 as 1S77. saw the need of a work of this kind. There are 

 still quite a number of the articles remaining, wn-itten 

 by himself. The general work of revision and keeping 

 the book up to the times has devolved on his son, E. R. 

 Root, who has probably written two-thirds of the work 

 as it now stands. 



1 n d ex. This book includes a very complete index, 

 ——^•^— so that any subject or division may be 

 easily found. 



Price. In cloth, postpaid, $1.20; in half-leather, 



' $1.75; in full leather, $2.00. If sent by 



freight or express, deduct 20 cts. from any of the above 

 prices. French edition, $2.00 postpaid; Spanish edition 

 in preparation. Gleanings in Bee Culture, semi-month- 

 ly, one year, and cloth-bound ABC, postpaid, $2.00. 



TESTIMONIALS 



I have recently received a copy of your ABC book, 

 and find it more interesting than a novel. 



Carthage, Mo., Sept. 14, 1905. Ben J. C. Auten. 



Your ABC book» are a credit to you, and every bee- 

 keeper in the world should have one. and so should 

 every person that ever intends to keep bees. 



Woodburn, Ont., June 24, 1903. Wm. McEvoy. 



The ABC received, and I must say it is the most 

 interesting book I ever read. More for my dollar than 

 any other book I ever got in my life. 



Irondale, Mo., July 15, 1905. John Thompson. 



I am in receipt of the A B C of Bee Culture I regret 

 that I did not get it a year ago. The book is worth 

 many times its cost, sure enough, as you said. 



Salem, N. C, Sept. 14, 1900. M. I. Lumley. 



I am enjoying reading in your book, which is really 

 most interesting and instructive. 

 Enzheim, Germany. Lucie Dennler. 



I should be very much pleased to receive a copy of 

 the A B C of Bee Culture, which is, without any doubt 

 whatever, the best book of its kind ever printed. 



H. W. COLLINGWOOD, 



New York City. Editor Rural New-Yorker. 



After looking through the 1905 edition of the A B C 

 of Bee Culture received to-day I told Mrs. Conklin if I 

 could not get another I would not take $25.00 for it. 

 Thanking you for your promptness and kindness in 

 sending me the latest edition. I remain 



Yours respectfully. P. F. CONKLIN. 



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