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(;leanin(;s in bee culture. 



Mar. 1 



"The ABC scholar that grew 

 so fast," was the way that A. I. 

 Root used to refer, years ago, to 

 Mr. E. A. Morgan, of Chippewa 

 Falls, Wis. The reason that he 

 used this expression was because 

 Mr. Morgan took such wonderful 

 strides and made such a success 

 of bee-keeping. By the way, he 

 has kept right on doing the same 

 all of these years, but has not said 

 very much about it of late. Know- 

 ing all this, you can imagine the 

 pleasure with which I read the fol- 

 lowing letter : 



Chippewa Falls, Wis.. Feb. 8, 1902. 

 Friend Hutchinson:— I have 160 colonies of bees, and 

 am iDreeding some choice queens for my own use. 

 l^ast season 1 got hold of an extraordinary queen, and 

 bred some queens from her. The bees from her 

 daughters made nearly double the amount of honey 

 stored by other stocks of thf same strength. I traced 

 her to Aug. Bartz. formerly of this place, and find that 

 her mother came from you. I write to ask if you have 

 any record of the queen sent to Mr. Bartz; and, if so. 

 will you tell mewhereshe was procured? I would 

 also ask if you have any such queens for sale now ? I 

 shall want two or three in the spring, as I consider 

 that queen that you sold Mr. Bartz as being of the best 

 strain I ever knew, and I have been an extensive 

 breeder since 1879. Write rae. 



Respectfully yours, E. A. Morgan. 



That queen was of the Superior Stock that 

 I am advertising', and it was the receipt of 

 just such letters as that, coupled with my 

 own experience, that first attracted my at- 

 tention to this stock. The man who buj's 

 this stock makes no mistake. By the way, 

 if 3'ou wish to try a queen in the spring", 

 don't wait until then before sending in your 

 order. If you do, there may be so many 

 orders ahead that you will have to wait 

 until late in the summer before the order 

 can be filled. Order now before the rush 

 comes on. The price of a queen is $1.50, 

 but I guarantee safe arrival, safe introduc- 

 tion, purity of mating, and satisfaction to 

 the extent that you may return the queen 

 any time within two years and the money 

 will be refunded, and 50 cts. extra sent to 

 pay for your trouble. One queen, and the 

 Review one year, for only $2.00. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Michigan. 



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neldrim, Georgia. 



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