A full variety of all kinds, including Melilot, Alsike and White
Clover, Mammoth Mignonette, &c. For prices and instructions for
planting, see my Illustrated Catalogue,—sent free upon application.
=ALFRED H. NEWMAN=,
972 West Madison St., Chicago, Ill.
Books for Bee-Keepers.
=Cook’s Manual of the Apiary.=—Entirely rewritten, greatly enlarged
and elegantly illustrated, and is fully up with the times on every
conceivable subject that interests the apiarist. It is not only
instructive, but intensely interesting and thoroughly practical. The
book is a masterly production, and one that no bee-keeper, however
limited his means, can afford to do without. Cloth, =$1.25=; paper
covers, =$1.00=, postpaid. Per dozen, by express, cloth, $12.; paper,
$9.50.
=Quinby’s New Bee-Keeping=, by L. C. Root.—The author has treated the
subject of bee-keeping in a manner that cannot fail to interest all.
Its style is plain and forcible, making all its readers sensible of
the fact that the author is really the master of the subject. Price,
=$1.50=.
=Novice’s A B C of Bee-Culture=, by A. I. Root. This embraces
“everything pertaining to the care of the honey bee,” and is valuable
to beginners and those more advanced. Cloth, =$1.25=; paper, =$1.00=.
=King’s Bee-Keepers’ Text-Book=, by A. J. King.—This edition is
revised and brought down to the present time. Cloth, =$1.00=; paper,
=75c.=
=Langstroth on the Hive and Honey Bee.= This is a standard scientific
work. Price, =$2.00=.
=Blessed Bees=, by John Allen.—A romance of bee-keeping, full of
practical information and contagious enthusiasm. Cloth, =$1.00=.
=Bee-Culture; or Successful Management of the Apiary=, by
Thomas G. Newman.—This pamphlet embraces the following
subjects: The Location of the Apiary—Honey Plants—Queen
Rearing—Feeding—Swarming—Dividing—Transferring—Italianizing
—Introducing Queens—Extracting—Quieting and Handling Bees—The Newest
Method of Preparing Honey for Market, etc. It is published in =English=
and =German=. Price for either edition, =40 cents=, postpaid, or $3.00
per dozen.
=Food Adulteration=; What we eat and should not eat. This book should
be in every family, where it ought to create a sentiment against the
adulteration of food products, and demand a law to protect consumers
against the many health-destroying adulterations offered as food. 200
pages. Paper, =50c.=
=The Dzierzon Theory=;—presents the fundamental principles of
bee-culture, and furnishes a condensed statement of the facts and
arguments by which they are demonstrated. Price, =15 cents=.
=Honey, as Food and Medicine=, by Thomas G. Newman.—This is a pamphlet
of 24 pages, discoursing upon the Ancient History of Bees and Honey;
the nature, quality, sources, and preparation of Honey for the Market;
Honey as an article of food, giving recipes for making Honey Cakes,
Cookies, Puddings, Foam, Wines, &c.; and Honey as Medicine, followed
by many useful Recipes. It is intended for consumers, and should
be scattered by thousands all over the country, and thus assist in
creating a demand for honey. Published in =English= and =German=. Price
for either edition, =6c.=; per dozen, =50c.=
=Wintering Bees.=—This pamphlet contains all the Prize Essays on this
important subject that were read before the Centennial Bee-Keepers’
Association. The Prize—$25 in gold—was awarded to Prof. Cook’s Essay,
which is given in full. Price, =10c.=
=The Hive I Use.=—Being a description of the hive used by G. M.
Doolittle. Price, =5c.=
=Extracted Honey; Harvesting, Handling and Marketing.=—A 24–page
pamphlet, by Ch. & C. P. Dadant, Hamilton, Ill. This gives in detail
the methods and management adopted in their apiary. It contains many
good and useful hints, and is well worth the price—=15c.=
=Practical Hints to Bee-Keepers=, by Chas. F. Muth, Cincinnati, Ohio;
32 pages. This pamphlet gives Mr. Muth’s views on the management of
bees, and embraces several of his essays given at Conventions, etc. It
will be read with interest by beginners as well as those more advanced
in the science of bee-culture. Price, =10c.=
=Kendall’s Horse Book.=—No book can be more useful to horse owners. It
has 35 engravings, illustrating positions of sick horses, and treats
all diseases in a plain and comprehensive manner. It has a large number
of good recipes, a table of doses, and much other valuable horse
information. Paper, =25c.=
=Chicken Cholera=, by A. J. Hill.—A treatise on its cause, symptoms
and cure. Price, =25c.=
=Moore’s Universal Assistant= contains information on every conceivable
subject, as well as receipts for almost everything that could be
desired. We doubt if any one could be induced to do without it, after
having spent a few hours in looking it through. It contains 480 pages,
and 500 engravings. Cloth, =$2.50=.
=Ropp’s Easy Calculator.=—These are handy tables for all kinds of
merchandise and interest. It is really a lightning calculator, nicely
bound, with slate and pocket for papers. In cloth, =$1.00=; Morocco,
=$1.50=. Cheap edition, without slate, =50c.=
☞ Sent by mail on receipt of price, by
=THOMAS G. NEWMAN=,
974 West Madison Street, Chicago. Ill.