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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 15 



Queens! 



Buv them of H. G. Quirin, the largest queen- 

 breeder in the North. The A I. Root C i. tells us 

 our stock is extra dne. Editor York, of the Ameii- 

 cat! Bee Journal, says he has good reports from our 

 stock from time to time, while J. L. Gandy, of 

 Humboldt, Neb., has secured over JOO lbs. of honey 

 (mostly comb) from single colonies containing our 

 queens. We have files of testimonials similar to 

 the above. 



Our breeders originated from the highest-priced 

 long - tongued red - clover queens in the United 

 States. 



Fine queens, promptness, and square dealing 

 have built i p our present business, which was es- 

 tablished in 18,SS. 



Price of Golden and Leather-colored Queens 

 Before July First. 



Selected Warranted 



Tested 



•Selected Tested 



Extra Selected Tested— the best 

 that money can buy 



$1 UO 



1 50 



2 to 



4 00 



$i5 001$ H 50 

 8 (01 15 00 

 10 50 



We guarantee safe arrival to any State, conti- 

 nental island, or any European country. Can fill 

 all orders promptly, as we expect to keep three to 

 five hundred queens on hand ahead of ordt rs. 

 Special price on 50 or 100. Circular free. Send 

 all orders to 



Quirin the Queen=breeder, 



Money-order Office. Parkertown, Ohio. 



TEXAS QUEENS !! 



From the Lone Star Apiaries. 

 G. F. Davidsoai & .Son, prop's, 

 have made great prep- 

 arations for the com- 

 ing season to accom- 

 modate . their many 

 customers with either 

 Long-tongue, Import- 

 ed St ck. or Golden 

 Queens They have 

 bought out the queen- 

 rearing business of O. 

 P. Hyde & Son, Hutto, 

 Texas, and by buying 

 and increasing their 

 number of nuclei, they are better prepared than ever 

 to cater to the trade of the bee-keeping public. One of 

 Roof.- Long-tongue Breeders; Imported stock direct 

 from Italy; Goldens from leading queen breeders. 

 Fine breeders of each of the above have been added 

 to their yards. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Send for queen circular and price list We are 

 now prepared to fill orders for Cyprian and Carnio- 

 lan queens. Good strains. Address 

 Q. F. Davidson «& Son, Box 190, Ploresville, Texas. 



Business Bees! 



Are the kind you want for honey. We have them in 

 our -select five-band strain. J. F. Aitkins, Reno, Nev., 

 has been buying several dozen queens a year— last 

 j'ear ISO; have his order for 100 in April. F L. Crav- 

 craft, Havana, Cuba, bought about 200 in fall of 1900; 

 also 100 last April: has placed his order for 100. These 

 men are large honey- producers. They know what 

 they are about. We are better prepared than ever to 

 handle orders. Prices: Untested queens, $1 00; dozen, 

 89.00: after May 1st, $8.00; tested, $1.50; .select, 82.00. 

 Send for circular. J. B. Case, Port Orange, Fla. 



I PAGE $c LYOIM, 



I New London, Wisconsin. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 

 AND DEALERS IN . . . 



BEE-KEEPERS' 

 SUPPLIES. . . . 



5 Send for Our Free New Illustrated 5 



^ Catalog and Price List ^ 



Tar Heel Apiaries. 



Abbott L. Swinson, Queen-specialist in Charge. Or- 

 ders filled now. For nuclei, 75c per L. frame — add 

 price of queen. Bees, fl.OO per lb. Warranted queens, 

 81.00 each; $10.00 per dozen. Tested. $1.50. Breeders, 

 $5.00. We have 300 colonies of best American albino 

 Italians and Adel bees. These bees have no superiors 

 in the long-tongue or any others. 



SWINSON & BOARDMAN. Box 358, Macon, Ga. 



ICHICAN 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



C. B. Lewis Co.'s 

 Bee-keepers' Supplies, 

 Dadant's Foundation. 



We have the largest stock of supplies in 

 the State. Can ship on one day's notice. 

 Send for our 48-page illustrated catalog" 

 and give us a trial order. 



L. G. Woodman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



HONEY QUEENS FROM TEXAS. 



I can furnish queens of G different races, all bred in 

 their purity in separate yards from ti to 25 miles apart. 

 Untested queens, 75 cts. to $1.C0 each. Tested queens 

 of either race. 81.50 to $;i.00 each. Breeders, $3.50 to $5 

 each. Bees by the pound, and 1, 2 and 3 frame nuclei 

 a specialty. Prices cheap Quoted on application. 

 Price list free. Will Atchley. Bo.N:~79,Beeville, Bee Co., Tex. 



