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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 1 



Sa-bisfiod Ous-bomc 



and their numerous expressions of the superiority of my queens war- 

 rant me in continuing the arrangement of my queen apiaries in 1902 

 as in 1 90 1. I have watched carefully, and have selected the queens 

 whose colonies gave me the best results in HONHY, for my queen 

 and drone mothers. 



Yard No. 1 consists of a combination of the Root Long-Tongued Clover Stock, the Supe- 

 rior Stock so much Advertised by Hutchinson, and a Selection of My Own Stocl< that I have been Breed- 

 ing for years, in reg-ard to which I have the foUowing: 



Buffalo, N. Y., Aug". 31, 1901. 

 My Dear Victor: — Queen and nucleus arrived safely yesterday; made 

 entrance to nucleus and allowed them to fly yesterday. Transferred them to 

 a Dovetailed hive this morning, without smoke, and handled them, patting 

 them on the back, and I never saw such quiet and docile bees. If their work- 

 ing qualities are as superior as their handling, I am prepared to say you 

 have the best bees I have ever met with, which would include some 25 or 30 

 different breeders, and all the well-known races. 



Yours very truly, Orel L. Hershiser. 



The colony of one of the queens I have selected for a breeder in this yard gathered 

 right about 400 pounds of honey last season. I have not measured her bees' tongues, but they 

 are ALL RIGHT, LONG OR SHORT. 



Yard No. 2 consists of imported Italians, daughters and granddaughters. For 

 further description see ad. later. Testimonials on application. 



Yard No. 3— GOLDEN BEAUTIES or 5-banded Italians. 



I am now booking- orders for spring delivery ; first come first served. 



Untested queens: 1, $1.00; 6, $5.00. Select untested queens: 1. $1 23 ; 6, $6.00. Tested queens: 1, $1.50; 

 6, $8.00. Select tested queens: 1, $2.00; 6, $11.00. Breeders, pi.QQ to 87.00. See circular for specifications. 



ROOT'S GOODS AT ROOT'S PRICES, plus carload rate freight. 



W. 0. VICTOR, Queen Specialist, Wharton. Wharton Co.. Texas. 



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 1902 catalog. There are "special offers" in it. Re- 

 member, we furnish EVERY THING a bee-keeper 

 needs. Apiaries located at Glen Cove, Long Island. 



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