1907 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



793 



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LIBRARY 



A series of booklets on bee subjects by E. L 

 Pratt, of Pennsylvania, known to the bee-keep- 

 ing-world as " Swarthmore." These books are 

 full of the most valuable information. The 

 Swarthmore method of (lueen-rearinu' is spoken 

 of as the most important innovation in bee-keep- 

 ing of recent years: 



INCREASE. The tlrst of the series. Anyone 

 desirinK to enlarf^e his apiary should learn the 

 Swarthmore way. Price, postpaid. 2i cts. 

 French edition entitled "Acci'oissement," 50 cts. 

 l)ostpaid. 



BABY NUCLEF. The using of little frames 

 and a handful of bees for mating queens has cre- 

 ated quite a stir in the queen-rearing business. 

 From this booklet you get your information 

 direct. Price, postpaid, 2.5 cts. French edition 

 entitled " Nuclei Miniatures," .50 cts. postpaid. 



COMMERCIAL QUEEN-REARING. A com- 

 plete description of the Swarthmore methods of 

 queen-rearing in regard to cell-getting. Price, 

 postpaid, 25 cts. 



SIMPLIFIED QUEEN-REARING. Revised 

 edition. It tells the honey-producer how to rear 

 queens by the very simplest method ever pub- 

 lished. Good queens for little money and little 

 trouble, in just as effective and economical plan 

 for the bee-keeper who works for profit. Price 

 ' 25 cts. postpaid. 



SWARTHMORE QUEEN-REARING TOOLS. 

 Complete outflt or separate parts. Write for 

 Virice list. 



ORDERS for these books should be sent to 

 your regular dealer in supplies, or to the pub- 

 lisher of any bee-journal. The trade supplied by 

 The a. I. Root Co.. Medina. C, distributing 

 agents for E. L. Pratt. 



Northeastern and New England 



BEE-KEEPERS 



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J. B. Mason, Mechanic Falls, Maine 



MANAGER OV THE A I. ROOT CO.'S N. E. AGENCY 



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