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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXXVII. 



On taking honey and wax, ... 185 

 How to know the quantity of 

 honey in a hive, 186 



CHAPTER XXXVIII. 



Winter treatment, 188 



The importance of keeping 

 bees warm, 188 



Many destroyed for want of 

 sufficient protection, 189 



Bad luck comes from bad 

 management 190 



Can bees be wintered beneath 

 the ground? 191 



CHAPTER XXXIX. 



When should hives be pur- 

 chased? 192 



The price of good ones, 192 



