The Authoritative Manual on 

 Apiculture 



The A B C and 

 XYZ of 



BEE CULTURE 



The combined editions of this 

 wonderful book now aggregate over 

 160.000 copies sold. This volume 

 contains more than twice the da- 

 ta that are contained in any oth- 

 er work on ai)iculture ; printed in 

 four languages, proving the pop- 

 ularity as an authority on the sub- 

 ject of Apicutlure. 



T+ie ABC and X Y Z of Bee Culture will save you many times its cost by 

 avoiding the expensive mistakes you would make without the help of a good text- 

 book on the subject. It is the most widely read work on apiculture in the world, 

 and a never failing encyclopedia of information for the professional and amateur 

 beekeeper alike. 



From the very beginning the ABC book seems to have filled a longfelt want. 

 The first edition, a modest one of 2,000 copies, was soon exhausted. Another edi- 

 tion was soon called for, until it became necessary to print 5,000 copies in.stead of 

 2,000 ; then 10,000 at a time, and finally 15,000 as we now do. This last edition 

 (1913) WEis entirely reset from cover to cover, and this made it possible for the re- 

 visers to make more extensive revisions and additions than was ever before at- 

 tempted. 



Many of the pictui-es were taken by the author and reviser himself while mak- 

 ing extensive trips covering a wide range of territory. A vast amount of valuable 

 data has been gathered in this way, and incorporated into the ABC and XYZ 

 of Bee Culture. 



The new power-driven extractors are amply illustrated and described ; the sub- 

 ject of diseases of bees is given special prominence ; laws relating to bees are for 

 the first time given full treatment in the American edition. No other book treats 

 of this very important subject. Honey, sugar, nectar and glucose, written by a 

 United States government chemist, are carefully defined in accordance with our 

 new pure-food laws. There is scarcely a practical device known to beekeepers any- 

 where but that is described in these books. Besides the immense amount of valu- 

 able material gathered tl-irough extensive travel, the works have been enriched with 

 the choicest material that has appeared in Gleanings in Bee Culture, an illustrated 

 semi-monthly by the same authors. 



The new (1914) Spanish edition is now ready. This is a very careful transla- 

 tion of the last American Edition and we bespeak for it a widespread distribution 

 which it richly deserves. Price $2.00 in cloth. The French edition is not as recent, 

 but will be found quite abreast with the times. This is a faithful rei)roduction of 

 the American book. Price $2.00. The German book contains a fund of informa- 

 tion to any beekeeper wishing to post himself on up-to-date methods. Price $2.50 

 per copy. American edition, $2.00 in cloth. 



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