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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



April 28, 1904. 



Have You Lost Your Bees ? 



Save Your Combs. 



The winter losses in some parts of the country are heavy, and 

 the demand for bees and queens will be large. Parties needing 

 queens should send their orders at once, and state date when ship- 

 ment is desired. 



Early Italian Queens. 



We are fortunate in being- able to offer for April and May de- 

 livery a large stock of queens from our Southern breeders. While 

 we have a much larger supply than ever before, it is highly im- 

 portant that you send your order at once to secure the queens when 

 desired, as we will fill orders in rotation. We expect to be able to 

 furnish untested queens from our Southern yards, in any number, 

 after April 10th. Send your orders at once. 



Prices of pure Italian Queens, untested, from 

 our Southern yard for April and May shipment. 



Untested 



Select Untested- 

 Tested 



Select Tested 



1.00 

 l.SO 

 2.50 



$ 8.50 

 11.50 

 17.00 

 28.50 



$35.00 I $ 65.00 

 47.50 77.50 

 70.00 130.00 



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Prices of Our Red=clover and Honey Queens. 



Untested queen $ 1 00 Select tested queen | 3 00 



Select untested queen 1 25 Breeding queen 6 00 



Tested queen 2 00 Select breeding queens 7 50 



Extra select breeding queen, one year old 10 00 



We book orders, and fill in rotation. 



The Root Queen-reariog Outfit. 



In this outfit are embraced the best 

 points of the best systems iu use. It 

 will give satisfaction to the amateur as 

 well as the expert. The cell-cups are 

 made of wood, wax-coated. No melted 

 wax is used in their manipulation, as 

 they are attached to the cell-slick by 

 means of a small nail-point. 



The luirsery-cage combines the fea- 

 tures of nursery and introducing cages. 

 By their use a queen can be released on 

 the candy plan or caged in the hive as 

 desired. 



In connection with the outfit goes a 

 booklet on queen-rearing — one which 

 ought to put the veriest amateur on the 

 high road to success. Outfit comprises 

 three cell-bars with 50 waxed wooden 

 cells, one frame of cages (18), one cell- 

 forming stick, set grafting- tools, and a 



book on queen-rearing $4.50 



If sent by 7nail, add 30c /or postage. 



Tools for Queen-breeders. 



Wooden cell-cup with point for attach- 

 ing to bar. 50c per KK); $4.00 per 3000. 



Same, waxed ready for use, 75c per 

 100: $6.00 per 1000. 



Titoff wire nursey-cages, 15c each: 

 $I.a3 per 10; $12 50 per KH). 



Frame for holding 20 cages, includ- 

 ing cages, J3.00. 



Cell-stick, 10c each; 81.00 per dozen. 



Transferring needle, double-ended 

 and nickel-plated, 15c. 



Jelly-spoon, nickel-plated, 15c each. 



We can supply, also, fine-pointed lace- 

 scissors with extra large bows, for 

 clumsy fingers, at 36c each. 



Nuclei and Colonies of Bees. 



We are prepared to furnish one, two, 

 and three-frame nuclei and full colo- 

 nies of bees in eight-frame Dovetailed 

 hives or Danzenbaker hives. The nu- 

 clei are put up in light shipping-boxes 

 made of basswood. the sides of which 

 areonly t's inch thick, and the ends J 

 inch. The top and bottom are covered 



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Gleanings in Bee Culture one year, and one 

 untested Italian Queen from our (1»| f\C\ 



Southern yards <)1.UU 



We begin shipping at once. Orders filled in 

 rotation. Do not ask for special arrangements; 

 at this low price we can't make exceptions. 



Gleanings in Bee Culture one year, and one 

 untested Red-clover Queen (I»| rrk 



We begin shipping these queens about April 

 IS. Orders filled in rotation. 



Guaran-tee. 



We agree to deliver queens in g-ood order to 

 any part of the United States or Canada, from 

 April 15 to October, In case of queens valued 

 at S5 or more, we ship in a one-frame nucleus, 

 (no charg^e for nucleus). If a two-frame or 

 three-frame nucleus is wanted, add to the price 

 of the queen the difference in price between the 

 one-frame and the two or three-frame. Losses 

 must be reported on arrival. 



Imported Italian Queens. 



We are prepared to furnish from the best breeders in Italy* 

 imported Italian queens. They are put into our own yards and tested 

 before sending out. We have only two grades— best, and fair import- 

 ed, and prices are given in the table below. 

 Best imported queens $5 00 Fair imported queens |3 00 



with wire clqth. This makes a very 

 light package, affords plenty of venti- 

 lation, and IS strong enough to stand 

 shipping 500 to lOUO miles. 



Any of our nuclei, even the l-frame, 

 will make good strong colonies by fall 

 if properly handled. The three-frame 

 if properly managed can be increased 

 fourj five, or even ten full colonies by 

 fall if bought now; and instead of hav- 

 ing any black bees, one will have in the 

 beginning pure Italians of the choicest 

 stock throughout his apiary. 



PRICES OF NUCLEI. 



One-frame nucleus without qneen $2 00 



Two-frame " " " 3 00 



We can make Shipments of Nuclei from 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pa., 



New York City, Medina, Ohio, 



Wharton, Tex., High Hill, Mo., 



St. Paul, Minn., Aug^usta, Kans. 



This will give you very low Express Rates. 



Full colony in H-fr Dovetailed hive 7 60 



We can furnish with the nuclei any aueea 

 mentioned in the table of prices of queens. 



One^frame Nucleus— This contains a 

 frame partly filled with brood and bees. 

 The condition of the hives at different 

 seasons f the year vary so that we can 

 not always put up nuclei in the same 

 way; but in every case we aim to give 

 full value. Weight about 7 lbs. 



Two-frame Nucleus— This is just the 

 same as our oue-frame nucleus, except 

 it has twice the amount of bees or 

 brood, or of both. The box is larger, 

 and holds two fratnes — one full frame 

 of brood, or two frames partly filled. 

 Shipping weight, about 10 lbs. 



Three-frame Nucleus— This is three 

 times the size of the one-frame nucleus, 

 and is made up in the same way as the 

 one and two frame. Shipping weight, 

 about 15 lbs. 



A Full Colony will contain 8 lyangs- 

 troth frames in Dovetailed one-story 

 hive — three full frames of brood, or 

 equivalent, in six combs, and enough 

 bees to cover fairly all the combs. No 

 queen is furnishea at the table price. 

 Purchaser is to sfclect the queen and 

 add her price to that of the bees. Our 

 colonies are all put uj> in new Dovetail- 

 ed or Danzenbaker hives, painted two 

 coats. Shipping weight about 40 lbs. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY 



BRANCHES: 



Main Office and Works, Medina, Ohio, U. S. A. 



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BRANCHES: 



CHICAGO, 11,1,., 144 East Erie St. 

 MECHANIC FALLS, ME. 



ST. PAUL, MINN., 1024 Miss. St. 

 HAVANA, CUBA, San Ignacio. 17 



San Antonio, Tex., 438 W. Houston. 

 W»shington, B.C., HOO Md.Av.,S.W. 



