—“Money in Potatoes” is the title of a valuable and instructive little manual published by the Franklin News Co. of Phila., Pa., which they kindly sent us for review.
—Mr. A. I. Root of Medina, Ohio, has also sent us a potato book entitled the A B C of Potato Culture, written by T. B. Terry of Hudson, Ohio, which is well illustrated and printed in good clear type.
Mr. Henry Alley, of Wenham, Mass., has submitted for review, the proof sheets of the latest edition of the “Beekeeper’s Handy Book.” Our reason for not waiting until the work was complete was because it will be placed on the market at about the same time that our subscribers receive their journal.
Mr. Alley’s former work was an invaluable addition to bee literature, giving as it did, not only the most scientific, systematic and practical method of raising queen bees, but also many other items of interest and much valuable information, gleaned from an intimate acquaintance with beekeeping of about twenty-seven years. The present work, however, surpasses the former in every respect, and no beekeeper can afford to do without it.
The instructions given have been thoroughly tested by the author who has made a success of the business, and these instructions are presented to the reader in a simple matter-of-fact way: They are, in fact, the concise description of the every-day experiences, for nearly twenty-seven years, of a thoroughly practical apiarist who has mastered every branch of the business.
This work contains about 300 pages, and nearly one hundred illustrations.
While we have other valuable works on Apiculture, yet none of them fill the position occupied by the “Handy Book,” and no matter what works one may have this one should be procured, as it will more than return its cost each season.
The first part contains about 175 pages, is devoted to general subjects of apiculture, while the second is devoted to queen-rearing.
The author, so to speak, takes the beginner out into his apiary and gives him just the information needed to enable one who is almost wholly unacquainted with the bees, to commence this study and continue it with a surety of success.
He tells the beginner “how to start an apiary,” how and when to select, pack and remove their bees, when to place the section-boxes on, how to prevent bees from deserting surplus boxes on cool nights, and how to strengthen weak colonies.