1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



11 



QUEENS 



and bees. Nothing but Italians; an improved superior strain is what Quirin-the- 

 Queen-Breeder raises. Stock is northern bred and hardy. A year ago we win- 

 tered our five yards on summer stands without a single loss; so far this winter we have 

 lost but three colonies (due to mice and a bad entrance). A party in the West writes 

 that he is one of the largest honey-producers of his State, and says that his success is 

 largely due to our stock, and asks for prices on 1000 queens. Some of the largest 

 yields reported can be traced to our stock. Over 20 years a breeder. Remember, 

 queen-rearing is not a side issue with us, but it's our only business, and on a large scale. 

 FREE CIRCULAR AND TESTIMONIALS. 



PRICES OF QUBBNS BBFORB JULY. 



S ;lect queens 



Tested queens 



Select tested queens . . . 



Breeders 



Golden five-band breeders 

 Two-comb nuclei, no queen 

 Three-comb nuclei, no queen 

 Full colonies on eight frames 



$1 00 



1 50 



2 00 

 4 00 

 6 00 



3 50 

 3 50 

 6 00 



$5 00 

 8 00 

 10 00 



14 00 

 20 00 

 30 00 



$ 9 00 

 15 00 

 18 00 



25 00 

 35 00 



Untested queens in April will be mailed from the South. 



Add the price of whatever grade of queen is 

 wanted, with nuclei or colonies; nuclei ready 

 about May 1st to 10th; can furnish bees on 

 Danzenbaker or L. frames; pure mating and safe 

 arrival guaranteed. We employ 400 to 500 

 swarms in queen-rearing, and expect to keep 500 

 to 1000 queens on hand ready to mail. Our 

 Northern-bred bees are hardy, yet gentle; they 

 will give you results. Address all orders to 



QUIRIN-THE-QUEEN-BREEDER, Bellevue, Ohio 



^ CALIFORNIA 1 



"« For season of 1909 I offer to the trade the highest quality j, 

 ^ of pure-bred leather-colored and golden Italian queens, f 

 O Untested, $1.00 each; six, $5.00. "^ 



rested, $2.00 each; six, 10.00. 



Prices quoted on breeders and quantity lots. 



Send for circular. 



— L. E. MERCER, Ventura, Cal. — 



i^-y^'SAMPl.ECAGE or u.viMjfi 



lOCtSJC^S C AR r L UHART>^ 

 NEVYMAR.TINSVILLE.W-VA3 



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Queens 



These are my specialty. Untested, $1.00 each; six, $5.00; 

 doz., $9.00. Tested, $1.50 each; six, $8.00; doz., $15.00. 



DANIEL WURTH,N.Lev«reit St., Faystteville.Ark. 



for 

 1909 



Taylor's Queens 



J. W. Taylor & Son have made a specialty of breeding for the 

 belt honey-gatherers. Our three-banded Italians can't be beat, 

 or haven't been, as honey-gatherers. Untested, $1.00 each, or 

 $9.00 a dozen; tested queens, $1.25 each, or $12.00 a dozen. 

 Select tested queent, $1.50 each; breeders, the very best, $3.00 

 to $5.00 each. Send all ordert to 

 J. W. TAYLOR * SON, BCEVILLC, BEE COUNTY, TEXAS 



^M U I aiAfC '^ again on hand with his famous stock o 

 " ■■ ■■^^''»« bees and queens foi the season of 1909. 

 Fine well-bred queens are his specialty; and in all the queens 

 mailed during the past 18 years there is not a displeased customer 

 that I know of. On the other hand, letters of praise come from 

 every source. Mr. Wm. Hughes, of Washingion, D. C, writ' s 

 that he has been handling queens for the past twenty years, and 

 he has never found any that equal or please him so well as the 

 two dozen he bought of me last season. I can and do mail 

 queens every month in the year, California and Cuba taking over 

 100 in the past month of December. I will mail queens from 

 now on at the one price of $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Breeding 

 queens, each, $5.00. Write for prices on quantity lots. Address 



W. H. LAWS, Baeville. Bao County, Toxas. 



Wcstwood Red-clovcr Queens 



A New York customer writes, " I have tried queens from 



a good many breeders, but yours are far ahead of them all. " 



Nuclei and full colonies a specialty. Price list on application. 



HENRY SHAFFER. 2860 Harrison Ave..Sta.L.CIncinnati,0. 



Queens off High Quality 



BeautifulGoldensand Su- 

 perior Red-ciover Italians 



Bred ffor Business 



We are fortunate in securing the services of a queen special- 

 ist of national reiiutatlon. who will have charge of our queen- 

 rearing department. Our queens will be bred by the most 

 up-to-date methods from the very best stock obtainable. One 

 thousand colonies back of our business will enable us to furnish 

 queens In large or small quantities by return mall. 



Either tbree-t>anded Italians or goldens by return mail. 



Select untested . . . one, 11.00 six, 85.&0 doz., 89.00 



Tested " 1.50 " 8.00 " II. .50 



Select tested .... •• 2.00 •' 9.00 " 16.00 



Breeders, »3.00 to J.'j.OO. Straight golden breeders, 110.00 



IiKSCkll'TIVK CIRCULAK KREK. 



SIRES BROTHERS & CO. 



Yakima Apiaries 51 6 Norlh 8lh St., North Yakima, Wash. 



