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». 8 Formation of bee-colonies. Natural and ar- 
liBcial swaims; hiving and trealmenl; rnelhods of 
provenling swarming. Means of iimiling llie num- 
ber of slocks. Improving l.lio r.ice. Seloi;lion of Jjreeds. 
». 9 Trade rotating lo bees. Transfering bees. Agri- 
. cultural effects and bee-produce. Uses and ap- 
plication of these and l.heir trade value. Bee che- 
mistry and. meteorology. 
SUCCESSIVE DIVISIONS. 
0.6381.0 General memoranda. Treatises, Lectures. Teaching. 
History. Statistics. Bibliography. / 
».01 General Memoranda and reports of beeTCulture and bees. 
General yearly reports of bee-keepers. 
».02 ■ Works and text books on bee-culture. 
».021 for bee-culture with fixed coipbs; 
».022 » » » moveable combs; 
)).023 » » » tixed and moveable combs. 
».03 Bee-keeping dictionaries. 
»,04 Various notice.s, letters, lec'ures, poetryj speeches and 
various conferences on bees. 
».041 Various notices. 
M.042 Letters. 
».043 Lectures - Speeches. 
».044 Conversazioni. 
».045 Poetry. 
».05 Bee periodicals. (Reviews, Annals, Bullet'-ins, Journals, 
Yearly returns, Agenda and bee almanacs). 
«.06 Bee societies. Institutions. Commissions. Gommitties. 
Councils. Meetings. Syndicates. Congresses. Bee ex- 
hibitions. 
)).07 Teaching. Schools. Professorships. Museums; Bee-cu!ture 
observatories and publications thereof. Voyages. Re- 
searches. Competitions. Subsidies and other methods 
of encouraging bee-culture. 
)).08 Papers Concerning bees. 
