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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 15 



Queens 



Buv them of H. G. Quirin. the largest qiieeu- 

 breeder in the North. The A I. Root C •. telis us 

 our stock is extra tine. Editor York, of the Ameri- 

 can Ree Journal, says he has good reports from our 

 stock from time to time, while J. L. Gan.ly, of 

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

 (mostly.comb) from single colonies containing our 

 queens. We have files of testimonials similar to 

 the above. 



Our breeders originated frora the highest-priced 

 long - tongued red - clover queens in the United 

 States. 



Fine queens, promptness, and square dealing 

 have built r.p our present business, which was es- 

 tablislied in IS.SS. 



Price of Golden and Leather-colored Queens 

 Before July First. 



Selected Warranted 



■["e.sted 



.Selected Te.stcd 



Extra .Selected Tested — the best 

 that money can buy 



$1 UO 



1 50 



2 (0 



4 00 



$■5 001$ 9 .')0 

 8 001 15 00 

 10 50 



We guarantee safe arrival to any .State, conti- 

 nental island, or any European countr\'. Can fill 

 all orders promptly, as we expect to keep three to 

 five hundred queens on hand ahead of ord^ rs. 

 Special price on 50 or KX). Circular free. Send 

 aN orders to 



Quirin the Queen=breeder, 



Post and Money-order Office, Parkertown, Ohio. 



QUEEfJS 



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From the Lone Star Apiaries. 

 f-y^ <i. F. Davidson & .Son, prop's, 

 ■ ,^ have made great prep- 



arations for the com- 

 ing sea.son to accom- 

 modate their many 

 customers with either 

 lyong-tongue. Import- 

 ed Stock, 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 

 Root's Ivong-tongue Breeders; Imported stock direct 

 from Italj'i Goldens from leading queen breeders. 

 Fine breeders of each of the above have been added 

 to their yard-. Safe arrival and satisff^ction 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 

 G. F. Davidson & Son, Box 190, Floresville, Texas. 



A VOICE FROM ITALY ! 



Pure Italian Queens cati be supplied at 10 shillings 

 each. Write in English, French, or Italian, and ad- 

 dre.ss Malan Bros. (Waldensian Valleys), Luserna .San 

 Giovanni, Italy. Our motto: "Do unto others what 

 yon would like to be done to you." 



Transferring Larvae Is Unnecessary 



if you use the Swarthmore plan of cell-getting. Queens will 

 lay eggs directly in compressed cups. Each cell is quickly 

 removable from outside without smoke, without disturb- 

 ance to the bees, without opening the hive-simply raise the 

 lid and draw them. Order a Grace Cell-comprtssi r and 

 have it on hand - i^'lM by mail. Queens now ready, .\ddress 



The Swarthmore Apiaries. - - Swarthmore, Penn. 



HONEY QUEENS r 



Laws' Long=tongue Leather Queens. 



Laws' Improved Golden Queens. 



Laws' Holy Land Queens. 



Laws' queens are the standard-bred queens of Amer- 

 ica. The largest honey-producers use them and praise 

 them. I^aws' queens go everywhere, and can furnish 

 you a queen every month in the year Four apiaries, 

 bueens bred in their purity. Prices, October to April: 

 Tested or untested, $1.00 each ; 6 for J5.00. Breeders, 

 none better, $.i 00 each. Address 



W. H. Laws, Beeviile, Texas. 



Italian Queens in the State of Washington 



Untested, Jl (jO; tested. |1 50. In June, 25 cts. less for 

 either. I raise all my queens bj- swarming method. 

 You can't get better queens. Write in time. Address 

 Robert Mirring, Dryad, Lewis County, Washington, 



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IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN. Best 

 goods; best shipping-point; cheap- 

 est place to buy in state. Try me. 

 i^ist. W. D. Soper, Et. 3, Jackson, Mich. 



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Root's Goods 



we have them at Roots prices. 

 Also A B C in Bee Culture — one 

 of the best books printed on bees. 

 Catalog free. Address as below. 



D. Cooley & Son, Kendall. Mich. 



Do You Read the Modern Farmer? 



If not, why not ? Perhaps you have never 

 seen a copy. If not, send for one now^ — it's 

 free. Send us ro cents and the names and 

 addresses of Jive farmers and we will send 

 you the paper one year. Clubbed with this 

 paper. Write for price. Address 



MODERN FARMER, = St. Joseph, Missouri. 

 Minnesota Bee-keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 



Manufacturers of 



Bee-hives. Sections, Shipping-cases, and 

 Everything Used by Bee-keepers. 



Orders tilled promptly We have the best shipping 

 facilities in the world You will save money by send- 

 ing for our price list. Address 



Minnesota Bee=keepers' Supply Mfg. Co., 

 Nicollet Island Power Building, Minneapolis, Minn. 



UnioQ Combination Saw/|^^>. 



For Ripping, Cross- «s.__^~_^i"^a£: 



cutting, Rabbeting, 

 Miteriiig, (injov.n^?. 

 Gaining, Eor.ng, Scroll- 

 sawing, I'ldg'' - mouldii'e 

 Beading. Full line Fcot 

 and Hand Po-ver machri- 

 erv. .\end /"i- rntiiop' A 



S3NECA FAI-Lf! MFQ. CO., '»^' . 7 

 44 Water St , Ceneca Fs., N.r. "' -"^ 



