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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 15 



Bees and Queens 



For Sale. — Colonies of Golden or Leather-colored Italians, 

 strong and healthy, ready to do business at once, in 10-frame 

 first-class Dov'd and Danz. hives, combs built straight from full 

 sheets of fdn., at $6.00 per colony; two or more, $5.50 each. 

 Queens almost one year old. Hives are securely bound with strap 

 iron and 2-inch staples so they bear shipment better. Danz. su- 

 pers with sections and 1-inch starters, etc., at $1.00 each extra. 

 Joseph W. Leib, 553 S. Ohio Ave., Columbus, O. 



Missouri-bred Italian queens; great hustlers in sections; cap 

 white, and gentle; cells built in strong colonies, mated from two- 

 frame L. nuclei. Select untested, $1.00; tested, $1.50; breed- 

 ers, $3.00. Two L. frame nucleus with laying queen, $3.00; ten 

 for $25.00; virgins, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per dozen. I guarantee 

 satisfaction and safe arrival. L. E. ALTWEiN,St. Joseph, Mo. 



For Sale. — Moore's strain and golden Italian queens, untest- 

 ed, $1.00; six, $5.00; twelve, $9.00. Carniolan, Banat, and 

 Caucasian qneens, select, $1.25; six, $5.00; twelve, $10.00. 

 Tested, any kind, $1.50; six, $8.00. Choice breeders, $3.00. 

 Circular free. W. H. Rails, Orange, Cal. 



For Sale. — After March, fine Italian, Carniolan, and Cauca- 

 sian queens; virgins, each, 40 cts.; dozen, $4.50; untested, 75 

 cts. each; dozen, $8.50. Orders booked now. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. Edwa. Reddout, 



Bradentown, Fla. 



For Sale. — 100 colonies of bees in chaff hives and packing- 

 boxes, located in two places; clover and raspberry and buck- 

 wheat for 300; two honey-houses, and extractors and supers. 



W. L. CoGGSHALL, Groton, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Seven colonies bees, Italians and hybrids, five in 

 ten-frame hives; also 12 supers, 4}i sections, Alex, veil, ship- 

 ping-cases, smoker, ABC and X Y Z, new. 



Route 68. Ernest W. Trachsel, Helena, Mo. 



For Sale. — 20 colonies pure Italians in Root's 10 L. frame 

 Dovetailed hives, at $4.50 each; also 30 hives as above de- 

 scribed, 25 shallow extracting supers, and 12 Danz. box honey 

 supers, all in use two seasons, at Root's catalog rates in flat for 

 lots of ten. Wilson T. Berger, Watsontown, Pa. Rt. 1. 



Queens that will convince you that my famous stock is superi- 

 or to all. Untested, 50 cts. each; select untested, 75 cts. each; 

 tested, $1.00; nuclei, $1.00 per frame without queen. 



H. A. Ross, 1709 Upper Second St., Evansville, Ind. 



For Sale. — 100 colonies of Italian bees on wired crosswise 

 Hoffman frames 12 in a hive; requeened last year; $4.50 each; 

 20 at $4.00 each; fixtures at half price to those who buy the bees. 



Route 35. Mrs. S. Wilbur Frby, Sand Lake, Mich. 



Italian Queens. — Ready, 1909 list of Mott's strain of Red- 

 clover and Goldens. Leaflet, How to Introduce Queens, 15 cts.; 

 leaflet. How to Increase, 15 cts.; one copy of each, 25 cts. 



E. E. Mott, Glenwood, Mich. 



5000 three-band Italian queens ready to mail March 1. Un- 

 tested, 75 cts.; tested, $1.00; breeders, $5.00. Ask for prices in 

 large quantities. W. J. Littlefield, 



Route 3. Little Rock, Ark. 



For Sale. — About 40 colonies of Italian bees in eight-frame 

 hives; also comb-honey supers with sections. 



Gustavk Gross, Lake Mills, Wis. 



For Sale. — 1000 colonies of bees with fixtures; run princi- 

 pally for extracted honey. Dr. Geo. D. Mitchell & Co., 

 340 Fourth Street, Ogden, Utah. 



For Sale. — 300 nuclei with good queens for spring delivery. 

 Place orders now, and know you get them. 



D. J. Blocker, Pearl City, 111. 



Italian queens and nuclei; two-frame nucleus with queen, 

 $2.50; tested queen, $1.00; 6 for $5.00. Untested queens in sea- 

 son at 75 cents each. W. J. Forehand, Fort Deposit, Ala. 



For Sale. — Superior honey qneens, red-clover strain; untest- 

 ed, $1.00: tested, $1.25; select tested, $1.50. Send for circular. 

 Virgil Sires & Bro., North Yakima, Wash. 



For Sale. — 100 colonies of pure Italian bees in eight and 

 ten frame Dovetailed hives at $6.00 each; in lots of ten, $5.00 

 each. K. A. Gray, Redwood Falls, Minn. 



For Sale. — 80 to 100 colonies of Italian bees. Send for 

 price and description. 



Jos. Hanke, Port Washington, Wisconsin. 



Extra-fine queens of the red-clover strain, bred by the originat- 

 or. Fine queens for breeders' use, a specialty. 



F. J. Wardell, Uhrichsville, Ohio. 



For Sale. — Golden Italian qneens, untested, 50 cts.; tested, 

 $1.00. Safe arrival. No discount on quantity. 



D. T. Gaster, Rt. 2, Randleman, N. C. 



Notice. — In writing me for prices on Italian queens and nu- 

 clei, note change in address. Queens and bees are ready to ship 

 now. C.- B. Bankston, Rockdale, Texas. 



Pound Bees, nuclei, full colonies, from Mechanic Falls 

 branch. Prices on application. Mason, Mechanic Falls, Me. 



For Sale. — 85 colonies Italian bees, Moore's strain; Lang- 

 stroth frame. E. J. Berry, Brome, Quebec, Canada. 



For Sale. — Tested Italian queens, $1.00 each; colony, $7.00. 

 E. M. Collyer, 75 Broadway, Ossining, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Seven colonies bees in Root hives, $3.00 each. 

 J. W. Garry, Millstone, Md. 



For S.\le. — Apiary near Annapolis, Md. 



A. Dbevar, Box 264. 



For Sale 



For Sale. — One Sprague damper and valve-regulator for reg- 

 ulating the temperature of your house; adapted for steam, hot wa- 

 ter, furnace, natural gas, or stove. Manufacturer's price, $30.00. 

 1 have one to spare at $15.00, or will trade for honey or wax. 

 A. L. Boyden, Medina, Ohio. 



For Sale. — A full line of bee-keepers' supplies; also Italian 

 bees and honey a specialty. Write for catalog and particulars. 

 The Penn Co., successors to W. P. Smith, Penn, Miss. 



For SALE.-^Why did you get so many stings in the face last 

 season I Because you did not have on one of the Alexander wire 

 bee-veils at 60 cts. each. 



Frank C. Alexander, Delanson, N. Y. 



For Sale. — Sweet-potato seed. Bright stock, yellow Jersey, 

 packed fresh in storage-house on day of shipment. Sweet-potato 

 and other plants in season. Send for free circular and price list. 

 L. H. Mahan, Terre Haute, Ind., Box 143. 



For Sale. — About 1500 5-gallon honey-cans, with cases all 

 in good condition, and were new when shipped to us. Make us 

 an offer on cans wi'h or without cases.. 



Perfection Biscuit Co., Fort Wayne, Ind. 



For Sale. — Second-hand Quinby hives for extracting, twelve 

 frames wide, two tiers high; closed-end frames llK x 17/4 in.; 

 $1.50 each, or $50.00 for the lot. A. H. Root, 



Canastota, N. Y. 



For Sale. — One two-horse-power gasoline-engine, nearly 

 new, $50.00; or will trade it for any thing that I can use in bee- 

 supplies. M. A. Jones, Atwater, 111. 



For Sale. — Film Premo camera; used two seasons; Plana- 

 tograph lens, auto shutter; 3K x 5H; $15.00 for a quick sale. 

 Fine shape. Wakefield Walker, Medina, O. 



For Sale. — 24 lbs. sweet-clover seed, unhulled; 14 cents per 

 lb. for the lot; 15 retail. Postage extra. 



A. Mottaz, Utica, III. 



For Sale. — Sweet-clover seed, 15 cts. per pound, postage ex- 

 tra. Roots's supplies. Anton G. Anderson, Holden, Mo. 



For Sale. — Danzenbaker comb-honey hives and other bee- 

 supplies. Write for prices. Robt. Inghram, Sycamore, Pa. 



For Sale. — Bee-supplies at factory prices. 



D. Coolby, Kendall, Mich. 



For Sale or exchange for bees, very fine thoroughbred Scotch 

 collie, yearling, female. W. H. Robinson, Lafayette, Ind. 



For Sale. — A quantity of chaff hives in good condition, 

 cheap. W. E. Head, Paris, N. Y. 



House Plans. — Blue prints of 20 artistic homes for 25 cents. 

 Ehlers & Son, Architects, Carthage, Mo. 



