1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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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 lULY. 



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Select 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 



2 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 iceep 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 



CarniolarisBanatgand 

 Caucasian Queens 



Imported, $5.00 each; homebred, $1.00 each, five for $4.00. 

 Best strains from apiaries personally inspected by 



FRANK BENTON, box 17, Washington, D. C. 



Golden Italian (t|1 

 QUEENS 01 



Same old stand and stock. Ready now. 



J. B. CASE, PORT ORANGE, FLA. 



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Queens 



These are my specialty. Untested, SI. 00 each; six, $5.00; 

 doz., $9.00. Tested. $1.50 each; six, $K.UO; doz., $15.00. 



DANIEL WURTH, N. Leveratt St., Fayotteville.Ark. 



%JI# U I am#g is again on hand with his famous stock o 

 " ■■■■^M ww« 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 1 know of. On the other hand, letters of praise come from 

 every source. Mr. Wm. Hughes, of Washington, D. C, writes 

 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, Besvillo, Bee County, Texas. 



Wcstwood Red clover 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,Cincinnatl,0. 



K^^/ Queens of High Quality 



^^tQs^^ Beautiful Coldens and Su- 



for 

 1909 



Taylor's Queens 



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

 bett hooey-gatherert. Our tbree-banded Italian! can't be beat, 

 or hirea't been, it honey-gatberers. Untested, $1.00 each, or 

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

 Seltct tened qaeeni, $1.50 each; breeders, the very best, $3.00 

 to $5.00 each. Send all orders to 

 J. W. TAYLOR « SON. BCEVILLE," BEE COUNTY.J TEXAS 



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perior Red-clover Italians 



Bred for Business 



Wo are fortunate in seourlntr the servleuB of a nueen special- 

 ist of national reinitation, who will have oliarjte of our queen- 

 rearlM(f department. Our ((ueens will be bre<i 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 

 cjueens In lar^e or small quantities by return mall. 



Either tbree-banded Italians or goldens by return mall. 



Select untested . . . one, $1.00 six, 15.60 doz., 19.00 



Tested " 1.60 " 8.00 " 11.60 



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



Breeders, (3.00 to t5.00. Straight golden breeders, tlO.OO 



DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR FREE. 



SIRES BROTHERS & CO. 



Yakima Aplarlsa 1 S North 8th St., North Yakima, Wash. 



