Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained Part 38

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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER'S MANUAL.

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ILl.u.s.tRATED TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ANIMALS,

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ALLEN, _Author of "Compend of American Agriculture"_ &c.