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tained in them. The files also furnish a chance to read much in long 

 winter evenings that it was impossible to more than glance at, if 

 notice at all, during the busy summer season. 



For these reasons it is advisable that bee journals be carefully pre- 

 served, and, at the end of the year, bound into solid book form, as 

 shown in the accompanying illustration. After placing the volume 

 into the vise, as shown, saw kerfs are cut across the back of the 

 journals, and, after applying a goodly quantity of flour paste or 

 liquid glue in these and on the backs of the journals, strong twine is 

 tightly wrapped through the saw kerfs and from one to the other 

 in such a way that the entire volume is firmly held together. Apply- 

 ing another even coat of glue to the backs of the journals, a strip 

 of flannelette, or any cotton cloth, is placed over the glue. To add 

 to the neatness of the bound volume, a wide piece of strong cloth or 

 heavy paper may be glued over the book, to cover the exposed por- 

 tion of the twine and the saw cuts. The edges of the volumes may 

 be trimmed by a stationer, or at a printing office, with a large paper 

 ■cutter Card board covers may also be added if desired. Wherever 

 it is possible to have this done, the volumes may be sent to a book 

 binder. 



UNITED STATES BULLETINS ON BEES. 



A number of valuable bulletins on various subjects of interest to 

 beekeepers, are published by the Department of Agriculture. They 

 are prepared in the Bureau of Entomology and arc for free distribu- 

 tion. The following may be obtained by addressing the Secretary of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C. : 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 447, "Bees." By B. F. Phillips, Ph. D. 1911. 



48 pp., 25 figs. 



A general account of the management of bees. 

 Farmers' Bulletin No. 442, "The Treatment of Bee Diseases." By 



E. F. Phillips, Ph. D. 1911. 22 pp., 7 figs. 



This publication gives briefly the symptoms of the various bee 



diseases, with directions for treatment. 

 Circular No. 94, "The Cause of American Foul Brood." By G. F. 



White, Ph. D. 1907. 4 pp. 



This publication contains a brief account of the investigations 



which demonstrated for the first time the cause of one of the brood 



diseases of bees, American foul brood. 

 Circular No. 138. "The Occurrence of Bee Diseases in the United 



States. (Preliminary Report.)" By E. F. Phillips, Ph. D. 1911. 



25 pp. 

 A record of the localities from which samples of diseased brood 



were received prior to March 1, 1911. 

 Bulletin No. 55, "The Rearing of Queen Bees." By E. F. Phillips, 



Ph. D. 1905. 32 pp., 17 figs. 



A general account of the methods used in queen rearing. Sev- 

 eral methods are given, so that the beekeeper may choose those best 



suited to his individual needs. 

 Bulletin No. 70, "Report of the Meeting of Inspectors of Apiaries, 



San Antonio, Texas, November 12, 1906." 1907. 79 pp., 1 plate. 



