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GLEANINGvS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15 



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. 



Dfar ."^ir: — I eiiclcse you the photo, of a hive taken 

 at 0:00 A. M being the only time of the day that the 

 su I .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 — Timer. 

 You may remember that she was sent quite late m tne 

 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 larvae from the combs, per the Alley method, 

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

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

 taken off (itl well-finished sections. Please bear in 

 mind that this is a poor year, and most of my 145 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 you 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, 

 you are welcome to print it. 



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



My friend, for SI. 50 I can send you a queen reared 

 from the same strain as the queen possessed by Mr. 

 Cress. .She will come from the same breeder, and be 

 reared in exactly the same manner. I will guarantee 

 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-Keeper.'i' Review for one year. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Flint, Mich, 





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100 per cent Profit from Bees 



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j^^.^,^ in California shown by V . S. 



"^:ilt Honey Report of l.S!)9 — a ^ 

 ^ short year. Our li)01 crop flj 

 ^4 of 800 cars of honey shows a -^x 

 \(/ profit of K!0 per cent on the ((* 

 ilii investment. By this same 'f* 

 \|/ report the Eastern States ifl 

 iln show an average profit of (fV 

 vii only .")0 per cent on the in- ff* 

 \JU vestment. UO colonies in a 1^ 

 V|« good year will make a clear <f* 

 ^ profit of 100 per cent. They f(* 

 ^ are no expense in off years, f* 

 li 15 



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GOOD FOR CUBA! 



The letter below, entirely unsolicited, 

 proves that the "Case" queens are Good- 

 for Cuba. Mr. Frierson bought 100 or 

 more, last fall. 



Friend Casf. — The queens all came in good order. 

 My bees, especially those I got from you, have super- 

 seded very few queens. Only two swarmed, and they 

 were very much exposed to the sun Notwithstanding 

 the loss I had last fall, which caused me to divide up 

 so late, I got a great deal more honey than my neigh- 

 bors, and extracted later in the season. And now 

 comes the pretty part : I have not fed a pound of sugar 

 this summer, while all my neighbors have been feed- 

 ing for some time. I have many hives now with 40 

 lbs. of honey, while the dark (Italians) have none, 

 and 1 have to take frames of honey from your Italians 

 and give to the dark ones — Italians, the parties who 

 sold them called them Call them what you will, it is 

 very strange to me that they will starve while others 

 in the same yard have such an amount of surplus. I 

 want to get them strong early this season, then, if 

 they bring in the honey as they did last season. 



Ceiba Mocha, Cuba, Aug. IS.^feijiilC. B. Frikrson. 



The above queens were reared from same mother 

 and .same method I am now using. Except for num- 

 ber of queens tested it is a fair sample of a big lot of 

 testimonials. 



Prices of queens from my golden strain: One select 

 warranted, $1.00; six. 55.(0. Fair average queen, 75c; 

 six, S-1.00. Send for folder. 



J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Florida. 



Queens! 



This is your last chance for this sea- 

 son to get Red-clover Queens from Qui- 

 rin's famous strain, so hurry in your 

 orders. We have files of testimonials 

 like the following: Mr. J. Roorda, of De 

 Motte, Ind., bought four dozen queens in 

 the spring, and he says the workers are 

 hustlers ; while E. L. Messenger, New 

 Haven, Ct., says the queen bought last 

 season produced bees which beat any- 

 thing in that part of the country. 



Price of Queens for Balance of Season. 



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 orders. 

 Special price on 50 or 100. Circular free. Send 

 all orders to 



Quirin the Queen=breeder, 



Post and Money-order Office, Parkertown, Ohio. 



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and book, "Plans for Poultry-houses," 10 cts. Paper one year 

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