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amount of pleasure in working among the industrious little toilers 

 and in feasting upon the honey which they have produced. 



To suggest to some one a pleasant means of recreation, coupled 

 with a possible source of profit, is the main object of this paper. 



To one desiring more information concerning this particular in- 

 dustry the reader is referred to the following publications : — 



" Bees and Bee Keeping," by Frank R. Cheshire. 2 vols. Vol. 

 I, scientific ; Vol. II, practical. 



" The A. B. C. of Bee Culture," A. I. Root. , 



" Langstroth on the Honey Bee." 



" The Bee Keeper's Guide, or Manual of the Apiary," Prof. A. 

 J. Cook. 



"The Honey Bee — A Manual of Instruction in Apiculture," 

 Frank Benton, M.S., United States Department of Agriculture, 

 1899. 



" Bee Culture," Dr. C. C. Miller. Bulletin 77, Pennsylvania 

 Department of Agriculture. 



The following are some of the leading journals relating to bee 

 culture published in the United States : — 



" Gleanings in Bee Culture," Medina, Ohio. 



" The American Bee Journal," Chicago, 111. 



" The American Bee Keeper," Falconer, N. Y. 



"The Bee Keeper's Review," Flint, Mich. 



The Massachusetts Agricultural College will offer the coming 

 year a short course in bee culture, beginning the fourth Wednes- 

 day of May and continuing two weeks. For full particulars, ad- 

 dress Dr. H. H. Goodell, Amherst, Mass. 



