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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Aug. 1 



California has had a light honey 

 crop this year, but here is an en- 

 couraging letter from a resident 

 of that State, in regard to the do- 

 ings of a colony having a queen 

 of the Superior Stock. 



Dos Mesas. Calif., June 26, 1902. 

 W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. 



Dear bir: — I enclose you the photo, of a hive taken 

 at b:00 A. M . being the only time of the day that the 

 sun shone directly upon it. The colony in this hive is 

 the development of a three-frame nucleus, in which 

 was placed the queen that you sent me last summer. 

 You may remember that she was sent quite late in the 

 season, as California .seasons go. However, she raised 

 enough bees so that they filled ten frames full of hon- 

 ey for winter. On account of the good showing of this 

 queen last fall. I used her to breed from this season, 

 taking larvte from the combs, per the Alley method, 

 every five days. In spite of the loss in comb and bees, 

 and the interruption lo the labors of the hive. I have 

 taken off 60 well-finished sections. Please bear in 

 mind that this is a poor year, and most of my 146 big 

 hives have given me nothing. These bees are the 

 nicest bees to handle of anv I have ever seen. While 

 I do not suppose that yovi intended to send me a select- 

 ed breeder, I am satisfied that this queen will compare 

 favorably with any queen owned by anybody. If this 

 will be of any aid to you in advertising Superior Stock, 

 jou are welcome to print it. 



Yours sincerely, H. N. Cross, M. D. 



My friend, for 81.50 I can send you a queen reared 

 from the same strain as the queen possessed by Mr. 

 Cross. She w^ill come from the same breeder.'and be 

 reared in exactly the same manner. I will g^iarantee 

 safe arrival, safe introduction, purity of mating, and 

 entire satisfaction to the extent that the queen may be 

 returned any time within two years and the money 

 will be refunded, together with 50 cts. extra to pay for 

 trouble. 



Special Offer. — For $2.00 I will send one queen, and 

 the Bee-Keepers' Review for one year. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Flint, Jlich. 



$l=="for The Pacific Bee Journal and Gleanings===$l 



Here in California 



we need only one g'ood year to make a stake. 

 2()0 colonies in the fall can be boug'ht for 

 >500, and often return S1500 in hone^^ with 

 \\\o months' work. Off seasons we have, 

 liut where else in this wide world will an 

 apiary produce 400 lbs. honey to the colony? 



A Terra of Good Years Must Come Again." 



Pacific Bee Journal with Gleaning-s, 

 new or renewal, Si a year. Address 



237 East Fourth St., 



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Los Angeles, Calif. 



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Queens! 



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 breeder in the North. The A. I. Root Co. tells us 

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

 can Ree Journal, says he has good reports from our 

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

 Humboldt, Neb., has secured over 400 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 up our present business, which was es- 

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We guarantee safe arrival to any .State, conti- 

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 all orders promptly, as we expect to keep three to 

 five hundred queens on hand ahead of orders. 

 Special price on 50 or 100. Circular free. Send 

 all orders to 



Quirin the Queen=breeder, 



Post and Money order Office, Parkertown, Ohio. 



ICHICAN 



HE.ADQUARTERS FOR 



C. B. Lewis Co.'s 

 Bee-keepers' Supplies, 

 Dadant's Foundation. 



We have the larg-est stock of supplies in 

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

 Send for our 48-pag-e illustrated catalog 

 and give us a trial order. 



LCWoodman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Oarniolains. 



The gentlest bees in the world ; are very 

 hardy, prolific, and the best of workers. 

 We are the largest breeders of this race of 

 bees in America. Choice breeding and im- 

 ported queens always on hand. Untested, 

 65c; tested. Si. 25; select tested, $2.25; best 

 imported, !?4.00. Send for descriptive list. 



F. A. Lockhart & Co., Caldwell, N. Y. 



WARREN COUNTY. 



