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Bees and Honey* or Manngenient of an Apiary 

 'or Pleasnre and Protil, by Tliomaa G.Newman.— 

 'Jhls edition has been larfjoly rewiltten. thoroughly 

 "evlsed, and Is " fully up wltli the times " In all the 

 Inprovements and Inventions In this rapldly-devel- 

 iping pursuit, and presents the apiarist with 

 averythlufj that can aid In the successful manage- 

 nnent of an apiary, and at the same time produce 

 r;he moat honey In an attractive condition. It con- 

 '^alns 2^0 pajies, and 245 Illustrations — Is beautifully 

 printed In the hitrheststvie of the art, and bound 

 .a cloth, gold-lettered. Price, $1.00. 



liangstroth on the Honey-Bee, revised by 



iDadaut— This classic in bee-culture, has been 

 intlrelj* re- written, and Is fully illustrated. It 

 ftreats of everythlnti relating to bees and bee-keep- 

 ng. No apiarian library is complete without this 

 standard work by Rev. L. L. I^anestroth — the 

 f'atherof American Bee-Culture- It has 5-'U pages; 

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 Prlce.Ipostpald, 81.2511 



Mee-K-ecpers' 6nlde, or Manual of the 

 iplary. by Fruf A. J Cook, of the Michigan Agri- 

 cultural College.— This book Is nut only Instructive 

 ind helpful as a guide In bee-keeping, but Is 

 nterestlng and thoroughly practical and scientific. 

 Xt contains a full delineation of the anatomy and 

 iphysiulogy of bees. 400 pages ; bound In cloth and 

 tully Illustrated. 

 Price, postpaid. 81.25. 



Sclentlflc Qiieen-Kearlnff, as Practically 

 ipplled, by G JVl. Doollttle.— A method by which 

 >,he very best of tjueen-Bees are reared In perfect 

 accord with Nature's way lT**t pages, bound In 

 ^oth, and Illustrated. Price. $1.00. 



Jl n C of Bee-Culture, by A. I. Root.— A 

 oyclopiedla of 400 pages, describing everything 

 pertaining to the care of the honey-bees. It con- 

 ialns ;iUO engravings. It was written especially fox 

 "beginners Bound In cloth. Price, $1.25. 



Advanced Bee-Cultnre, Its Methods and 

 Management, by W Z. Hutchinson.— The author 

 3f this work is too well known to need further 

 lescrlptlon of his book. He Is a practical and 

 entertaining writer. Vou should read his book. 90 

 oages, bound In paper, and Illustrated. Price, 50 cts. 



Rational Bee-^eeplnif, by Dr. John Dzlerzon 

 ■ —This Is a translation of his latest German bockoa 

 i^e-cnlture. It has 350 pages; bcand 

 '11 paper covers, $1.00 



Bleneu-Kulturt by Thomas G. Newnan. - 

 This Is a German translation of the prlnclpF^ por- 

 tion of the book called Bees op Honey, 10 J page 

 ipamphlet. Price, W cents. 



Bieneiizuclit tind Honisgewinnung^ 



nacb der neuesten methode (Germanf by .1. F. 

 Eggers. This book gives the latest, most ap- 

 proved methois of bee-keeping, in aa easy, 

 comprehensive style, with Illustrations to suit 

 the subject. 50 pages, board cover. Price, oOc. 



r~Bee-Keepint!: for Beginners, by Dr. J. 



P. H. Brown, of Georgia. A practical and condenst 

 treatise on the honey-bee, giving the best modes of 

 management in order to secure the most profit. 110 

 pages, bound in paper. Price, 5U eents, 



Bee-Keeping lor Profit, by Dr. G. L. 



Tinker.— Revised and enlarged. It details the au- 

 thor's "new system, or how to get the largest yields 

 of comb ur extracted honey." 8<_i p ..illustrated. 25c. 



Convention Hand-Book, for Bee-Keepers, ^ 

 Thomas G. Newman. — It contains the parllnmen- 

 !.ary law and rules of order for Bee-Conventions— 

 -ilso Constitution and By-Laws, with subjects for 

 ilscusslon, etc. Cloth, gold-lettered. Price, 25 cts. 



Praetioal Hints to Bee-Keepers — by 

 Chas. F. Muth. Also contains a Foul Brood 

 Cure and How to Winter Bees. 40 p.; 10 cts. 



Apiary Kegister, by Thos. G. Newman.— 

 Devotes two pages to a colony. Leather binding. 

 Price, for 50 colonies, li.oo; for 100 colonies, $1.25. 



jPreparation of Honey for the Market^ 



fncludlng the iiruductlon and care of comb anrt 

 extracted honey. A chapter from Bees AN)? 

 HoxEV Price, 10 cents 



Bee-PuBturagre a Keces«Ity.— This book BUg 

 gseta what and huw to plai It is a chapter froct' 

 aSES AND HuNEV. PrIce, iO cents. 



Dr. Howard's Book on Fonl Brood. 



—Gives the McEvoy Treatment and reviews the ex- 

 periments of others. Price, :35 cts. 



Winter Problem in Bee-Keeplnfr. by G. 

 R. Pierce. Result of 25 years' experience. 30 eta. 



Foul Brood Treatment, i^y Prof. F. R. 

 Cheshire.— Its Cause and Prevention. Price, 10 cts 



Fonl Brood, by A. R. Kohnbe.— Origin, 

 Development and Cure. Price 10 cts. 



Hand-Book of Health, by Dr. Foote.— 

 Hints about eating, drinking, etc. Price, 25 cts. 



Honey as Food Is a neat little 24-pafi:e 

 pamphlet especially gotten up with a view to creat- 

 ing a demand for honey among shoul(l-be consum- 

 ers The forepart of the pamphlet was written by 

 Dr, C. C. Miller, and is devoted to general ntorma- 

 tion concerning honey. The latter part consists of 

 recipes for use in cooking and as a medicine. It 

 will be found to be a very effective helper in work- 

 ing up a home market fur honey. We turnish them, 

 postpaid, at these prices : A sample for a stamp; 2b 

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€oixiiuereial Calculator, by C. Ropp.~ 



A ready Calculator, Business Aruhmetic and Ac- 

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Green'w Four Books, by Chas. A. Green. 



—Devoted to, Isl. How We Made'tbeOId Farm Pay; 

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Garden and Oreliard, by Chas. A. Green 

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The Hive I Use, by G. M. Doollttle. It 

 details his management of bees, and methods 

 of producing comb honey. Price. 5 cents. 



Kendall's Horse-Book> — 35 pictures, 

 showing positions of sick horses, and treats on all 

 their diseases. English or German. Price, 25 eta. 



Stlo and Silage, by Prof. A. J. Coob.— It 

 gives the method in operation at the Michigan Agrl*. 

 cultural College. Price, 25 cts. 



Itumber and l^og-Book. — Gives meas- 

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maple Sugar and the Sugar Bush, by Prof. 

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Grain Tables, for caatinjr up the price of 

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CaponH and Caponizlns:, by Dr. Sawyer, 



Fanny Field, and others.— Illustrated. All about 

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Our Poultry Doctor, or Health In the 

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Poultry for Market and Poultry for 

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Rural I-lfe.— Bees. Poultry. Fruits, Vege- 

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Potato Culture, by T. B. Terry.~It telle 

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1 Langstroth on the Honey-Bee $3.00 



3. A B of Bee-Culture 2.00 



3. Bee-Keeper's Guide 1.75 



4. Bees and Honey I Cloth bound! 1.65 



5. Doollltle's Scientific Queen-Hearing. 1.75 



6. Dr. Howard's Foul Brood Book 1.10 



7. Advanced Bee-Culture 1.30 



9. Blenen-Kultur [German] l.'iO 



11. Rational Bee-Keeplng [Paper bound] 1.75 



13. Bee-Keeping for Profit 1.15 



14. Convention Hacd-Book 1.18 



15. Poultry tor Market and Profit i.lO 



17. Capons and Caponizing 1.10 



IS. Our Poultry Doctor 1.10 



19. Green's Four Books 1.15 



21. Garden and Orchard 1.15 



23. Rural Life 1.10 



25. Commercial Calculator. No. 1 1.25 



26. Comme-clal Calculator, No. 3.. 1.40 



27. Kendall's Horse-Book 1.10 



30. Potato Culture 1.20 



32. Hand-Book of Health 1.10 



.34. Maple Sugar and the Sugar Bush — 1.20 



35. Silo and Silage ;...1.10 



36. Winter Problem In Bee-Keeplng 1.30 



37. Apiary Register (lor 50 colonies) 1.75 



38. Apiary Register (for 100 colonies) . 2.00 



breed in and in. not that I expected to get 

 any better or yellow bees, but to change or 

 improve the stock. The Carniolan I thought 

 I might take to the State Fair, but not 50. 

 The golden queen bred poor 3-banded bees; 

 the so-called Carniolan breeds bees just like 

 3-quarter blacks; a good many have one 

 yellow band, the rest none. 



I had two queens that were wrongly 

 mated the past season, and their offspring 

 were very much like the so-called Carnio- 

 lan, the only difference being that my 

 queens bred more yellow-banded bees than 

 the Texas one did. but the bees that had no 

 yellow on them had just as white rings as 

 the others. 



I had a queen from Texas a few years ago 

 that bred as fine bees as one generally sees, 

 but it was from a different breeder. I will 

 not name any breeder, but it the one that I 

 got the two queens from the past season 

 sends out such queens tor purely-mated 

 queens, he surely will kill his reputation, if 

 he has any. The guilty conscience needs no 

 accuser. 



I was not at the State Fair this fall, as 

 my wife is in poor health, and it did not 

 suit tor me to leave home very well; and 

 the premiums offered on bees and queens 

 did not please me. It required too many 

 kinds of bees and queens; I don't care to 

 keep all these varieties of bees, and to send 

 off and get them to make a display, it 

 would cost more than it would amount to. 

 I hope there will be some change between 

 now and next season. 



Thomas S. Wallace. 



Adams Co., 111., Oct. 17. 



Bidding' the Apiary of Ants. 



I think I have solved successfully the 

 problem of getting rid of ants in the apiary 

 and here it is; 



Shake a goodly supply of airslackt lime 

 around the hives, only, of course, keep it 

 off the alighting-board, and it ants are 

 under the cover, or in the supers, lift the 

 cover and sprinkle along the edge of the 

 super, inside. Of course, if it should rain 

 the following night, the lime will harden 

 and do no good, and you would have to 

 apply again as soon as dry. for it is by 

 the crawling through the fine, dry lime 

 that the ants so much dislike. This will 

 keep the yard sweet and free from bugs 

 and ants, and costs but a trifle. 



My bees did fairly well the past summer, 

 producing about TO pounds of comb honey 

 a colony, spring count. J. H. TiCHENOR. 



Crawford Co , Wis., Oct. 29. 



Honey-De'W. 



Much has been publisht of late on this 

 subject, and while no one praises it as be- 

 ing first-class honey, si me think it from 

 fair to middling, while others say it is 

 worthless, or nearly so. But this depends 

 on its source of production ; with us it is 

 produced almost entirely by the Aphidfe 

 family. When it is secreted by the white 

 or green aphis a certain percent of it will 

 pass, but when it is produced by the yel- 

 low, brown, or black aphis the most ot it is 

 practically worthless. I have been accused 

 of calling this stuff ■• bug- juice;" it is 

 known by that name here. 



It is claimed by some that it falls as a 

 real dew; this is a mistake. One person 

 recently wrote that he found it on the pop- 

 lar leaves, but said there were no insects 

 on them at the time; but he did not tell us 

 that they never ba(i been on them. The 

 eggs are often laid on the leaf or stem. 

 After they hatch, the small insect crawls 

 over the leaf, sucking the sap from it aiid 

 leaving a sticky substance in its trail. 

 In some varieties, if examined by a micro- 

 scope, nearly the entire body looks like 

 small particles of honey, or honey-dew. 



I enclose samples of the green and brown 

 aphis on the apple and poplar; also sample 

 of a dark variety on the willow leaf; they 

 are alive now, but they may not be when 

 received. I send also samples of suctorial 

 insects— the woolly aphis and scale. They 

 work on the bark, and are injurious to the 

 lite ot the tree. These insects and the 



