1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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J. E. HAND will begin the season of 1909 with improved facilities for rearing the 



CHOICEST QUEENS 



He has developed a system of queen-rearing that contains all the best points of other methods with none of the de- 

 fects, including some valuahli improvements of his own — in short, a system through which the highest queen develop- 

 ment is reached by corre<t and scitntijic principles, which means that he is now in position to offer to the bee-keeping 

 public a higher e^jJe of queens than is usually offered in the common utitility classes, owing to scientific methods which 

 produce queens of a higher development than can be reared by the ordinary methods in vogue, and also to an improved 

 method of classifying queens which strikes the word select from our list, and gives a square deal to all. No selects 

 means no culls, and the highest grade of queens in the untested and tested classes. These queens will be reared 

 from a superior strain of hardy northern-bred red-clover Italians, " the very best," and will be safely delivered to 

 any address in the United States, Cuba, Canada, or Mexico, at the following prices: Untested, $1.25; 3, $3.00; 

 warranted, $1.50; 3, $4.00; tested, $2.00; 3, $5.00. Book orders now, send money when queens are wanted. Valu- 

 able information free. Send for it to-day. 



J. E. HAND, BIRIVIINGHAM, OHIO, ERIE CO. 



BRED FOR BUSINESS 

 AS WELL AS BEAUTY 



RED-CLOVER 

 QUEENS 



Producing the Long-tongued Three-banded Workers 

 whose Fame is World-wide. 



If you are anxious to obtain some 

 queens of this famous honey-gathering 

 strain, why not send to their originator ? 



F. J. WARDELL, Uhrichsville, O. 



The queens sent out by me are all good, 

 but I make a specialty of furnishing extra- 

 fine breeders for those who desire to rear 

 their own stock. Just see what my cus- 

 tomers say about my stock. 



Devine, Texas, Sept. 1, 1908. 

 Mr. F. J. Wardell, Uhrichsville, O. 



Dear Sir: — I raised about fifty queens from the one I 

 got from you last spring, and it is an easy matter to tell 

 that they are far ahead of any thing else in the yard. 

 If the elephants don't tread on my pocket-book I shall 

 want one of your $12.00 ones next spring. 



Respectfully yours, J. C. Peterson. 



June to 

 May Oct. 



Untested $1.25 $1.00 



Select untested 1.50 1.25 



Tested 2.50 2.00 



Select tested 3.50 3.00 



Breeding queens 5.00 3.50 



Select breeding queens 9.00 7.50 



Extra-select breeding queens 12.00 10.00 



Please send for my circular. 



F. J. WARDELL, Uhrichsville, Ohio 



Golden 



I breed DOtbing but 

 GOLDENS, by the 

 best-known methods. 



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ueens 85c $4.8o $9 



M. BATES, Greenville, Ala., Rt. 4. 



GoldenH Red Clover 

 Italian Queens 



My queens are large and prolific. Their workers are 

 hardy and good honey-gatherers. Give them a trial. 

 Untested, one, $1.00; six, $5.00. Select untested, one, 

 $1.25; six, $6.50. Select tested, $2.00 each. I am book- 

 ing orders now to be filled in rotation after May 25. 



No nuclei or colonies for sale this season 



WM. A. SHUFF, 4426 Osage Ave., Phila., Pa. 



Queens 



by return 

 mail. 



Do You Need Any P 



Queens bred for business from our well-known strain 

 of three-band Italians, unexcelled as honey-gatherers. 

 Tested, $1 each; untested, 75c; $8 doz. 



Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for 

 price list. 



J. W. K. SHAW i. CO., Loreauville. La., Iberia Pa. 



Not Cheap Queens, but Queens Cheap 



DON'T BUY QUEENS UNTIL YOU SEB MY' 



FREE OFFER 



Red-clover three-band queens as follows: Untested, 1, 75c ; 6, 

 »4.20; tested, 1, 81.00; 6. 15.70; select breeder, 15.00. 



Nuclei with untestedqueen, one-frame, $1.76; two-frame, $2.25; 

 with tested queen, one-frame, 82.00; two-frame, $2.50. 



Five-band or golden queens as follows: Untested, 1, $1.00; 

 «, $5.70; tested, 1, $1.50; 6, $8.70. Breeders, 1. $10.00. 



If queens are wanted In large quantity, write for prices. 



Directions for building up weak colonies. 10 ets. 

 W. J. LITTLEFIELD, LITTLE ROCK, ARK., RT. 3. 



ITALIAN QUEENS 



Good leather-colored queens bred for business — no disease; 

 prompt shipment, extra good stock. June, 90c; six for $4.7.'i; 

 20 or more at 60c each, later less. Satisfaction, or money back. 



S. F. TRECO, . . SWEDONA, ILL. 



PHARR'S GOLDENS 



took tlrst prize at three exhibits In 1907. We also breed Cariri- 

 olans, three- banded Italians, and Caucasians, bred In separate 

 yards and from the best breeders obtainable; K'larantee safe 

 delivery and falrtreatment. Untested, $1; tested. $1.26. Address 



Hew Century Queen-reanng Co., Bercair.Tei. John W. Phatr, Prop 



