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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



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Last month I yielded to the temptation to publish a 

 letter in praise of Advanced Bi-:k Culture, and now 

 comes a temptation equally as great. 



Bridgeport, Wis., Jan. 29th, 1907. 

 Friend Hutchinson : — 



Advanced Bee Culture is a work of art; but thatis not the main 

 point, its teachings are practical and not theoretical; the results of 

 long experience in the apiary, and in the study of bee lore. The 

 language is consise yet clear, and the different topics so divided as to 

 enable the reader to grasp the line of thought. 



1 am not much of a book man, having given more attention to the 

 study of the journals, but in Advanced BeeCulture we have, gathered 

 into compact and convenient form, what is probably the best expres- 

 sion of facts relating to practical advanced bee culture, that have 

 heretofore appeared in fragmentary form, scattered through many 

 publications for a period of many years. Any one can see the advant- 

 age of having such a book, and 1 can earnestly recommend it to any 

 one who wishes to know how to keep bees for practical results. 



1 have never followed your advice wholly in the matter of throw- 

 ing aside all occupations except bee-keeping; but neither has "W. Z." 

 taken his own medicine, if he had, what would have become of the 

 Review ? "W. Z" may be a practical honey producer, but he is, first 

 of all, an editor; and the bee-keeping world could not afford to allow 

 him to retire from that position if he wanted to take his own medicine 

 and follow his own advice. Therefore, honey production, with him. is. and 

 must continue to be. a side issue. I say this in order to emphasize the 

 the fact that I consider the pubhcation of Advanced Bee Culture and 

 the Review the most important work that "W. Z." ever did; but the 

 other had to be done in order to prepare him for this work. 



Sincerely yours, Harry Lathrop. 



Advanced Bee Culture is a book of 230 pag-es, the 

 size of the Review, profusely illustrated, beautifully 

 printed, and substantially bound. The price is $1.20; or 

 the Review one year and the book for only $2.00. 



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