February, 1910. 



(American "Bee -Joarnal 



Tennessee-Bred Queens ! 



All from Extra-Select Mothers, 

 Davis' Best, and the 

 Best Queens Money Can Buy 



38 Years' Experience in Oueen-Rearing-. 



Breed Three Band Italian Queens Only. 



November ist to July ist 



I 6 12 



Untested $1.00 S500 $ o.c 



Select Untested.. I.2S 6.50 12.00 



Tested 1.75 0.00 17.00 



Select Tested — 2.50 i.i.so 25.00 



Select queen wanted and add price to price of nucleus or full colony. 



For queens to be exported, add 20 percent to these prices, except to Canada. Cuba or 



Mexico. 



JOHN M. DAVIS, 



Dealer in, Importer and Breeder of 

 ITALIAN QUEEN-BEES 



I 



Depot, Telegraph and Express Offices. 

 Ewell Station on L. & N. R. R. 



SPRING HILL, TENN. 



I'lease mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Split HickoryTli^^^J-y 



H. C. PHELPS 



Manufacturer of 

 Split Hlekory Vehicles 



No year In history has seen Puch splendid Split-nirknry- 

 Vehiii'le Styles as this — or such low pru-es. I priunite 

 yoii also just as great savings on high-grade Harness. 

 JUi^t st-nd me your name this season — right away, sure, 

 forinynew, Big Free Book of over 125 styles to select 

 frntn. Select just the nimlt-to-order. riirect-froni-fac- 

 tory Spilt Hickory you want. Ill send It promptly on 



30 DAYS' FREE ROAD TEST 



2 Years' Guarantee 



You Sa ve $26. SO or A^ ore 



Make your own Selection from my boi.k— 

 trimmings and finish to suit you'best— a! 

 materials and workmanship and values 

 just as represented or money back with- 

 ttut '.juestlon. from the largest exclusive 



carriage and harness factory in the world. 



Write formv Book.Free.todav— personallv to 



H. C. Phelps, Pres. OHIO CARRIAGE MFG. CO 

 Station 322* Columbus, Ohio 



**l save you S30 to S35 on this 

 Split-Hickory Auto-Seat Buggy.' 



Over li:5 other stTies at even 



I BiiziT'T Sav'.ntrs— Seo Krc-e l'"r>k. 



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Mr. Bee-Keeper: 



Be wise and compare prices. My Catalog 

 will tell you all: it is yours for the asking. 



A Complete Stock on Hand 



and Two Carloads nn the way. with others to 

 follow. MY GOODS ARE THE BEST; MY 

 PRICES THE LOWEST. 



H. S. Duby, St.Anne, III. 



BIG BARGAIN SALE 



on Bee-Supplies 



I have bought all the bee-supplies and 

 machines of the Minneapolis Wood and 

 Machinery Co. Send me a list of what you 

 need, and eet the right price. Also Adel, 

 Carniolau, Italian, and Caucasian Qaeens. 



CHAS. MONDENG, 4Atf 



160 Xewton Ave. N., MiUDeapolis, MIon. 



EXTRACTING MADE EASY 



by using 



MILLER AUTOMATIC DECAPPERS 



$5 to $35. Catalog Free. 



APICULTURAL MANUFACTURING CO., 

 Providence, R. I. 7Atf 



Good Queens 



If you are goin^ to want any Queens for in- 

 crease, or replacing old queens next June, it 

 is time to bcg'in to think about it. I have 

 been breeding leather-colored Italian queens 

 for years, and they are giving excellent satis- 

 faction'. If you are interested, write. Good 

 queens; no disease; prompt shipment, and 

 absolute satisfaction guaranteed. Prices: 



June. one. Qoc; three, S2.>o. six. Si 75; 

 So.oo; 20 or more at 6oc cacli. 



doz.. 



lAgt 



S. F. Trego, Swedona, Ills. 



ROOT'S GOODS 



for loio are better than ever. We carry full 

 line of them. 



MR. BEKM.W. take notice! Kor low 

 freight and quick service our location can- 

 not be excelled in the State. Don't delay. 

 Order now. You can be savinK your honey 

 crop while the tardy fellow is waiting for his 

 k'oods to arrive. 



Our 1910 Bee-Line 



is of the licst. \Vu arc making a specialty of 

 high-^rade untested queens from a famous 

 strain of honey-fjatherers. at $i.oo each. Or- 

 der now. and be sure to get one for our de- 

 livery after May 15, loio. Remember that 

 cheap queens and poor blood do not pay. 



Rea Bee & Honey Go.^ 

 Reynoldsvllle, Pa. 



Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



Standard -Bred Queens! 



Reared from our .Superior Golden and 3- 

 banded Italian stock. The cells are all built 

 in very strong colonies. Our Queens pro- 

 duce bees that store from 150 pounds in Col- 

 orado to 256 pounds in N. Y. State, with but 

 little swarming. Queens ready April rst: 

 Untested. Si. 25 each; 6 for S6.00: 12 for $10. 

 Tested, Si-5o each; Select Tested. $2. 50; 

 Breeders. S.5-oo. 



Full colonies and Nuclei for sale. 



Mr. F. M. Jones, of Lockport. N. Y., writes 

 as follows about our Queens and Bees : 



LOCKX'ORT. N. Y.. Sept. 1). 1908. 

 Mr. T. S. Hall. Jasper, Ga. 



Dear Sir:— Your letter of the 2d received. I 

 have taken only a part of the honey. The bees 

 are g:athering' honey very fast. The most of 

 the colonies are yellow as grold and very g"entle. 



1 think your Italians are veryg-entle. I boug-ht 



2 dozen from another breeder 1st of July. They 

 are not as grentle as yours. You must remem- 

 ber. I bad only 45 colonies of bees last spring-— 

 T strong- ones and 38 very weak ones that I 

 would have lost if the cold w^eather had lasted 

 two weeks longrer. Some of them did not have 

 bees enoug-h to cover one frame, and yet their 

 crop will be about 3 tons of white honey. I 

 know you would like to know bow I increased 

 to 134 colonies. I had 2 of them swarm out. and 

 I made 14 nuclei from them, and put your young- 

 queens with them. I had 5 swarms of black 

 bees come to me and gro in the empty hives 

 about the 1st of June. After they had been in 

 the hives 3 weeks I divided them into 30 nuclei 

 and killed the black queens and put in 20 of 

 your nice young Italian queens with them. The 

 rest of the colonies I made by taking: frames of 

 hatching brood from the old colonies and put- 

 ting them in empty hives. I could not have 

 made that increase without the aid of all drawn- 

 out combs ready for the bees. The strongest 

 colonies bad 5 stories to the hive. 8 frames each 

 —40 frames all together: 8 frames of brood. 32 

 frames of honey. 8 lbs. of honey to the frame, 

 2.36 lbs. of white honey from the strong-est colo- 

 nies. They have 2500 pounds of honey on their 

 hives now. Sept. yth. Our Fair was last week. 

 I grot $38.50 in premiums on bees and honey: $5 

 for the best Italian queen. 



Yours truly. P.M. JoxES. 



Discount given on large orders. Price-list 

 ready soon. 



T. S. Hall, Jasper, Pickens Co. Ga. 



Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



M. H. HUNT & SON 



The best time to buy your goods is during 

 the fall and winter months. We are mak- 

 ing Liberal Discounts for Early Orders, 

 and would like to Quote you' net prices on 

 your needs for next season. 



-BFF.SWAX WAXTED- 



LANSING, - MICHIGAN. 



Bee-Supplies 



Lewis Goods in Iowa 



at Factory Prices 



Write me for prices on Goods you need for 

 loio. Discount for Early Orders. Send for 

 Catalot'. It will be ready about .January 1st. 



—Beeswax Wanted— 

 W. J. McCARTY. Emmettsbur^. Iowa 



