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BEE -CULTURE. 



important to the farmers of the country, that we have been led to 

 make a special effort to include a chapter embracing as short and 

 concise an explanation of the subject for their reference as we 

 could give in the limited space we have at our disposal. Having 

 determined to do this, we have endeavored not only to consult the 



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Fig. 1436.— Cogswell's Apiary, Los Angeles County, California. 



best authorities on bee-culture, but to submit such matter as we 

 have been able to prepare to the most recognized and accepted 

 practical authority in the country ; and after careful inquiry we 

 have been directed to Mr. A. I. Root, of Medina, Ohio, as the 

 one most desirable. Mr. Root is, from what we can learn, not only 

 the most largely interested in the raising of bees of any one in 

 this country, but is the author of the most practical work on bee- 



