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of the new swarms are storing honey. We 

 had another heavy rain last evenini;. and it 

 looks now as though the white clover would 

 run well into August. 



Swarming is still going on in this locality. 

 I have heard of several swarms. 1 he bees 

 in my home and out yard do not show much 

 inclination to swarm. I have done quite a 

 little transferring and reaueeninc for other 

 people this season. J- W. bxiNE. 



Stockton. Iowa. 



Too Much Rain 



ft looks very discouraging. We had 21 

 days in June with rain, and d out of 8 days so 

 far this month that it has rained. One day 

 it is warm, the next day or two it rains; 

 then we have a cold spell so the bees will 

 not fly. Clover never stood or bloomed bet- 

 ter and there is plenty of bloom yet; would 

 probably get one-half crop if it only stopped 

 raining and warmed up. 



Frank Langohr. 



Columbia City. Ind . July 15. 



Clover Plentilul 



Bees are doing well here this season. The 

 greatest amount of white and sweet clover 

 for years. Only drawback is too much ram. 

 I think the excessive rains will keep the 

 clover blooming for some time to come. 



Topeka. Kans.. July 16 O, A. Keene. 



Ohio Field Day 



The second annual field meeting of 

 the Ohio Beekeepers' Association will 

 be held at the apiaries of Fred Leinin- 

 ger & Son, Delphos, Ohio, Aug. 4. The 

 day will be spent in visiting the home 

 and outapiaries, and the evening will 

 be taken up with a program to be ar- 

 ranged later. E. R. King, Sec. 



Conditions in California 



Our honey season in southern Cali- 

 fornia is drawing to a close. There 

 has been, on a conservative estimate, 

 about an average of a half crop in the 

 southern half of the State, with the ex- 

 ception of Imperial county, wi'ere, 

 from the best of authority, it is esti- 

 mated all the way from a failure to 50 

 percent of their usual crop. This is 

 due to the heavy winds which occurred 

 in that section during May and June. 



Reports from northern California 

 are that there is no honey taken to 

 date. Everything late, and at present 

 outlook there cannot be over three- 

 fourths of a crop, and probably not 

 that. 



The quality of the honey this year is 

 for the most part extra good. In the 

 sage belt, up to the coming in of the 

 sumac bloom, the honey has been 

 water-white, of exceedingly heavy 

 body. This has given the market an 

 unusual percentage of light honey in 

 proportion to the crop yielded. 



Prices are rather better than last 

 year, white honey bringing .5>2 to 5-'4 

 cents wholesale to the buyers. While 

 there have not been many buyers in 

 the market, soine firms have bought 

 heavily, the Guggenheim Company for 

 one. This surely shows wisdom on 

 the part of the buyer, as this quality of 

 honey is not produced every year. 

 Some producers are holding for higher 

 prices. 



The white sage has given a good 

 flow this year, better in our immediate 

 locality than the black, which is an un- 

 usual thing. This, I believe, is due to 

 the damage done by the moth which 

 worked on the black during the damp 

 weather in April and May. Wild alfalfa 

 has given a light yield here. 



Classified Department 



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 be inserted at 15 cents per line, with no dis- 

 counts of any kind . Notices here cannot be 

 less than two lines. If wanted in this de- 

 partment, you must say so when ordering. 



BEES AND QUEENS. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens will please 

 you. 



Bees and Queens from my New Jersey 

 apiary. J. H. M. Cook. 



lAtf 70 Cortland St.. New York City. 



Golden all-over Queens. Untested, It. 00. 

 Tested, la. 00. Breeders, J5.00 and $10. 



Robert Inghram. Sycamore. Pa. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Bees are hustlers. 



Queens from the Penn Co. See our large 

 ad. elsewhere in this Journal. 



Vigorous prolific Italian queens. Ji.oo 

 each; 6 for $5.00. A. V. Small. 



2302 Agency Road. St. Joseph. Mo. 



Golden all-over Queens of Quality. Un- 

 tested. 75c; tested. $1.50. 



A. O. Heinzel. Rt. 3. Lincoln. 111. 



Queens of Moore's strain of Italians. Un- 

 tested. $1.00 each; b for $5 00. Less in larger 

 numbers. P. B. Ramer. Harmony. Minn. 



For Sale— 75 colonies of bees in 8 and 10 

 frame Standard Dovetailed L, hives. A No. 

 I condition. J. F. Turpin. Carrollton. Mo. 



For Sale— Untested Golden Italian queens 

 60c each. Hybrids. .3oc. 



J. F. Michael, Winchester. Ind. 



For Sale— Bright Italian queens at 5.5 cts. 

 each, or J6.00 per dozen. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. 



W. W. Talley. Rt. 4. Greenville, Ala. 



Goldens that are golden. Untested, $1.50. 

 Tested. $3.00 to $20.00. Send for booklet. 

 Geo. M. Steele, 

 4S27 Sansom St.. Philadelphia. Pa. 



Italian and Carniolan Queens, the ear- 

 liest and best to be had of either race. My 

 circular and prices are free. 



Grant Anderson. San Benito, Tex. 



Italian Queens for sale this season at 

 60c each; $700 per dozen. Ready April I3. 

 Safe arrival guaranteed. T. J. Talley, 

 Rt. 3. Greenville. Ala. 



Place your order early to insure prompt 

 service. Tested, $1.25; untested. $1.00. Ital- 

 ians and Goldens. John W. Pharr. 

 Berclair. Tex. 



Quirin's superior improved queens and 

 bees are northern bred, and are hardy. Qr- 

 ders booked now. Over 20 years a breeder. 

 Free circular. H. G. Quirin. Bellevue. Ohio. 



My Famous Bright Italiam Queens will 

 be 55c each after July 1. Send for price list. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 M. Bates. Rt. 4. Greenville, Ala. 



.Sui'ERii Golden and 3 banded queens at 

 Ji.oo for one: J7.50 foi 12; $32 for 50; $60 per 

 100. Bees in pound packages in season. 



Frank A. Leib. R. F, D. 7. San Jose, Calif. 



A One Pound Swarm of bees with choice 

 Italian queen. $2.50; six for $13. A splendid 

 way to make increase cheaply with good 

 stork. Untested Italian queens. 75c each; 

 six. $4 00; 25 for lis. Order now. 



J. B. Hollopeter, Pentz. Pa. 



Italian Queens — Breeders. $2so,$s.oo; 

 and $10. Untested. $1.00 each; six for $5.00, 

 I'^oo per dozen. Doolittle & Clark, 



Marietta. N. Y. 



Italian Bees. 2 lbs. Si.S". or with queen 

 and frame of brood, $2.^o; black bees. 65c a 

 pound. Free from disease. Fine fruit and 

 pasture land. $4.00 an acre. 



C. H. Cobb. Belleville, Ark. 



For Sale— About 200 colonies in lo-frame 

 hives; extractor and other necessaries; in 

 good climate and fair location. Write or 

 come and see. M. B. Bailey. Agt. 



Christine, 'fex. 



Young blood brings profits. In your fall 

 requeening try N. Mex. queens. They lay; 

 they pay. For bees, queens and nuclei my 

 prices will interest you. 



S. Mason, Hatch, N. Mex, 



Pure Italian QuKENs-Guaranteed; by 

 return mail. One. $1,00; i>. $4.25; 12. $8.00; 50, 

 $32: 100, $60. Also bees by the pound, nuclei 

 and full colonies. Please send for free cir- 

 cular. J. E. Wing. 



155 Schiele Ave , San Jose. Calif. 



Golden Queens that produce Golden 

 Workers of the brightest kind. I will chal- 

 lenge the world on my Goldens and their 

 honey-getting qualities. Price. Vi.oo each; 

 Tested, t2.oo: Breeders, $5.00 and Vic 



2Atf 



, .„ _ 110.00. 



J. B. Brockwell. Barnetts. Va. 



Italian Queens, also the Golden Beau- 

 ties and Carniolans. Tested, $1.00. IJntested, 

 75c each. For bees by the pound and queens 

 in lots write for prices. Page Bankston. 

 Buffalo, Tex. 



The Secret of Success is in having your 

 colonies headed by good prolific queens. 

 We have good Italian queens at 75c for un- 

 tested and $1.00 for tested G. W. Moon. 

 1Q04 Adams St.. Little Rock, Ark. 



Queens, improved three - band Italians 

 bred for business, June i to Nov. 15. Un- 

 tested Queens. 75ceach; dozen. $8.00; Select, 

 $1.00 each; dozen. $10. Tested Queens. $1.25; 

 dozen, $12. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. H. C. Clemons, Boyd. Ky. 



Golden and 3-banded Italian and Carnio- 

 lan queens, ready to ship after April ist. 

 Tested, $1.00; 3 to 6. qsc each ;6 to 12 or more. 

 00c each. Untested, 75c each; 3 to 6. 70c 

 each; 6 or more, 65c. Bees, per lb.. $1.50; 

 Nuclei, per frame. $1.50. C. B. Bankston, 

 Buffalo. Leon Co.. Tex. 



Three-Banded Italian Queens ready 

 April I. of an exceptionally vigorous and 

 long-lived strain of bees They are gentle, 

 prolific, and good honey gatherers. Untest- 

 ed, tioo; 3, $2.50; 6, $4.50; 12, $8,00. Tested. 

 $1.25; 6, $6.50; 12, $12. Jno. G. Miller, 



723 So Carrizo St , Corpus Christi, Tex. 



Notice— R. A. Shults will sell Italian 

 queens in the season of 1015. Untested. Si. 00. 

 Afterjune I, 75c; tested, $1.50; select tested, 

 $2.00. Breeders. $5.00. Bred from Moore 

 and Doolittle stock. R. A. Shults. 



R. F. D. 3. Cosby, Tenn. 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine 

 the qualities you want. They are great 

 honey gatherers, beautiful and gentle. 

 Mated. $1.00; six. $5.00; Tested, $3.00; Breed- 

 ers, $5.00 and $10. C. W. Phelps & Son. 



3 Wilcox St.. Binghamton. N. Y. 



I CAN supply you with Golden or three- 

 banded Italian queens. Tested. $1.00 each; 

 six or more, 85c each; untested, 75c each; six 

 or more, 65c each. Bees, per pound, $1.25, 

 Nuclei per frame. $1.25. Write for prices on 

 large orders. Kvery thing guaranteed' 



I. N. Bankston. Buffalo. Tex. 



For Sale— Golden Italian queens that 

 produce golden bees and good honey gath 

 erers. Tested. $1.00. .Select tested. $1.25. 

 Untested, imc; dozen. $7 00. 



D. r. Gaster, Kt. 2. Randleman.N. C. 



For Sale— Between 60 and 70 colonies of 

 Italian bees on Hoffman frames in good 

 condition and good location, in sunny south- 

 ern Florida; a house 10x20 feet built in sec- 

 tions, household goods chickens, etc., at 

 reasonable price. Bees make honey in win- 

 ter. Reason for selling, too old 

 Address. P. O. Box 217, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 



