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Nov. 9. 



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974 West Madison Streets Chicago, in. 



Contents of this Number. 



Editorial : 



Editorial Items 353, 854 



Sweet Clover Still in Bloom 853 



The Coming Bee 353 



Bhlpment ol Bees by B- A. Burch 353 



Anionic our Exchange* : 



Milkweed as an Insect intoxicant 354 



Honej Snow for Illinois A 



Market your Boney 854 



lorn-'iiiiiMlrnii- : 



Wintering Keen 354 



Bee-Keeping In Nebraska 354 



Ton Kariy Brood-Hearing 355 



Apiary Kecord Book :r>:> 



Preparing Bees for Winter 855 



Bee Items from Maine 855 



Would it be an Honest Transaction '/ 355 



Convention Notes : 



Kentucky State Convention 356 



,M a r k.-t I ml' Honey 350 



Ad u Iteration 350 



Merit' of tin? Several Knees of Bees.. 858 



Reports ol Vice Presidents 356 



Origin of our Present Races of Bees 357 



Over-stocking— Marketing 357 



■elections from Otir Letter Rox : 



A Good Honey Crop 358 



My Method ol Wtneerlng 358 



Wen Enough 858 



Poor Honey Crop :j.".H 



Short Crop 358 



Meeson -Hares 958 



Sawdust for Wintering Bees 858 



A Light field 358 



i. i Honey Season 



Honey Irom Golden Honey Plant 358 



Just Splendid Report 358 



What Killed Her .' 358 



Prepared for Winter 858 



Bees Starved 858 



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•gT The Southwestern Wisconsin 

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A FortnlKhtly .Inurnal Of 



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Edited byW. P. CLAEKE, ami 



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972 West Madison Street. Chicago, 111. 



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TEE FIIIEOT rOOLTET JOnBllAL IN THE WOELD. 

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C. J. WAR!', Ilhi.ir nnd Proprietor. 

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Italian bees Books for Bee-Keepers. 



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