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OLDEST BEE PAPER ESTABLISHED
IN AMERICA IN 1861
THE AMERICAN
BEE JOURNAL
DEVOTED TO SCIENTIFIC BEE-CULTURE
AND
THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF PURE HONEY.
VOL. XVII. CHICAGO, ILL., MARCH 23, 1881. No. 12.
[Illustration:
OLDEST BEE PAPER ESTABLISHED
IN AMERICA IN 1861
THE AMERICAN
BEE JOURNAL
]
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