Root Queens 



Quality 



Ijlu It is poor economy to allow old or inferior queens to remain in the hive. 



illj Introduce some of the best stock obtainable and see what a marked improvement 



there will be in the crop of honey gjathered. Poor qur-ens do not produce rous- 

 ing vigorous colonies necessary to ga her the largest amount of honey in the 

 height of the season. Geo E. Capwed, of Cottonwood Falls, Kans. , writes: 

 " I have one of y^ur queens wnose bees have filltd tnree comb-h )ney supers and 

 one extractin^-super thi^ season " Another customer from Illinois savs: " My 

 breeding qu'-en, bought of you, ha< produced 115 lbs. of choice comb honey; 

 and, besides, I took 29 frames ot brood from her to make nuclei. She lays even 

 on the outside combs next to the hive in a ten frame hive. "^ 



Grades 



Prices 



We are prepared to furnish queens of any grade desired, from an untesied 

 Southern-bred to the very best breeding-queen obtiinaole. We also ha>e im- 

 ported queens. Our Sou'hern-bred stock is not cheap, but is reared by the very 

 best breeders from our own breeding queens. Our home-bred are raised under our 

 direct supervision, and there are no better queens to be had anywhere. We 

 make careful selections of high-grade stock when a customer is anxious to get 

 something especially fine. 



HOME-BRED ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Untested queen April and Mxr,Sl.2S Jane to October, $1.00 



Select untested queen " " 1.50 " " 1.25 



Tested queen " " 2.50 " " 2.00 



Select tested queen " " 3.50 " " 3.00 



Breeding queens " " 5.00 " " 3 58 



Select breeding queens " " 9.00 " " 7.50 



Extra-select " " " 12.00 " " 10.80 



SOUTHERN-BRED ITALIAN QUEENS. 



Untested queen April and May, $1.00 June to October, $ Ji 



Select untested queens .... " " " 1.25 " " 1.00 



Tested queens " " " 1.75 " " 1.50 



Select tested queens " " " S.OO " " 2.50 



ni^Pniint^ Even if you have a large apiary it will pay you to requeen every colony if 



uiuuuuillu necessary to secure the best resuts We make the following discounts for quan- 

 tity orders accompani'd with cash: 



25 at one time, 5 per cent from list prices. 

 50 " " " 10 " " " " 

 100 " " " 15 " " " " 

 We can deliver quantity orders in installments if so desired. 



Book QrdfirS ^° "°^ delay sending in your order. During April, May, and June we 



have such a rush of queen orders that our queen department is crowded to the 



3t UnC6 utmost. A great deal of this hurry and confusion could be avoided if orders 



were sent in early. Send your orders now with a remittance in part or whole, 

 and specify the date you want the queens delivered, and have the matter off 

 your mind and on our books. 



We expect to fill small orders for Southern-bred queens within a day or two 

 after the order is received after April 1st. If quantity orders are sent in a week 

 in advance of the specified date for delivery we will be able to fill them with >ut 

 delay. We can not supply home-bred untested before May 15, and quantity 

 orders for thisgrade can not be filled by return mail until June 1st. Tested 

 and higher grades we can s^nd from now on by return mad, provided the 

 weather is not altogether too unfavorable when the order is received. We have 

 a good stock of these high-grade queens, and can make careful selections for 

 early orders. 



IMPROVE YOUR STOCK THIS SEASON, AND KEEP 

 BETTER BEES. 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio 



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