1901) 



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 valuahlr imfrovtmenti of his own — in short, a system through which the highest queen develop- 

 ment is reached by camct and scientific principles, which means that he is now in position to offer to the bee-keeping 

 public a hiehtT emJe 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," They are warranted to pro- 

 duce uniformly marked three-banded bees of superior honey-gathering qualities. Price, after June 1, untested, 

 $1.00 each; 6. $5.00; 12, $9.00; tested, $1 50; 6, $8.00; 12, $15.00. Breeder, tested for queen-rearing, $5.00. Val- 

 u.ible information free. Send for it to-day. 



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



Queens of High Quality 

 Bred for Business. 



One thousand Beautiful Goldens 

 and Superior Red-clover Italians 

 now ready to go by return mail, 

 or money refunded. Queens of 

 either variety at same price. 



Select untested one, $1.00; six. $5.50; dozen, $ 9.50 



Tested one, 1.50; six, 8.00; dozen, 11.50 



Select tested one, 2.00; six, 9.00; dozen, 16.00 



Breeders, $5.00; straight golden breeders, $10.00. Circular free. 



Sires Brothers & Co., 

 S16 North Elshtli Street, North Yakima, Wash. 



for 

 1909 



Taylor's Queens 



J. W . Taylor &• Son have made a specialty of breed- 

 inir for the best honey-eratherers. Our three-banded 

 Italians can't be beat, or haven't been, as honey-gather- 

 ers. Untested, 75 c each, or ^.00 a dozen; tested queens, 

 31.00 each, or six for $5.00. Select tested queens, $1.50 

 each; breeders, the very best, $3.00 to $5.00 each. Send 

 all orders to 



J. W. TAYLOR a SON, BEEVILLE, BEE COUNTY, TEXAS 



If You Need a Nice Yellow Italian Queen 



at once, send to C. J. F.v.ikn, lilackburn. 

 Mo. Untested, only 65c; tested, $1.25; 

 3-fr. nuclei with fine queen, $2.75; full 

 colonies in 8-fr. hive, $5.50 with queen. 



Westwood 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 loll colonies a specialty. Price list on application. 



HENRY SHAFFER. 2860 Harrison Avc.Sta. L,Clnclnnatl.O 



GET . 

 YOUR 



QUEENS 



DIRECT FROM ITALY 



MAY to SEPTEMBER.— Tested, $3.60; Champion Layers, 

 $4 no. Dead queens replaced if box is returned unopened. Dis- 

 count to dealers or for quantities. Beautiful unsolicited testi- 

 monials. Honest dealing. For further particulars write to 



MALAN BROTHERS 

 Ouoen-breeders, Luserna, San Giovanni, Italy 



Swarthmore's Pedigreed Goldens 



Penn G. Snyder, Swarthmore, Pa 



Golden and Red-clover 

 Italian Queens 



My queens are larce 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. All orders 

 filled in rotation. 



No nuclei or colonies for sale this season. 

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



CALIFORNIA : : : : 



We have combined our forces and energies, and are 

 ready to mail queens from our stock which has pro- 

 duced results in recent honey-flow. Now is an excel- 

 lent time to overhaul and requeen your bees. 

 Untested queens . . . $1.00; six, $5.00; dozen, S9.00 

 Te.sted queens . . . $2.00; six, $10.00; dozen, $18.00 

 We raise both strains of Italians. Our race of Gold- 

 ens are unsurpassed for beauty, gentleness, and pro- 

 ductiveness. Years of experience in honey-produc- 

 tion and queen-rearing, combined with all the latest 

 improved methods, warrants our assertions. Send 

 for circular. 



MERCER & WURTIi VENTURA, CALIF. 

 Queen Specialists 



IMPROVE your STOCK 



by introducing some of our Famous Long-tongued 

 Italian Red-clover Honey-queens. We have been 

 breeders for 23 years, and have developed a strain 

 of bees that some seasons produce nearly 100 lbs. 

 of surplus per colony from red-clover alone. 



Untested queens from June to October, 75 cts. 

 each; tested, $1.25 each; fine breeders, $10.00 

 each. Satisfaction guaranteed in every respect. 



FRED LEININGER & SON, - DELPHOS, OHIO 



ITAlTaIM QUEE N S 



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

 prompt shipment, extra good stock. June, 90c; six for $4.75; 

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



S. F. TRECO. 



SWEDONA, ILL. 



PHARR'S GOLDENS 



took llri-t prize at three exhibits In 1907. We also breed ('arnl 

 olans. three-hanrled Italians, and Caucasians, bred in separate 

 yards and from the best breeders obtainable; snarantee safe 

 d' livery and f-ilrtreatment. Untested. »1; tested. «1.2f>. Address 



New Century aueen-reanne Co., Bercalr.Tei. John W. Pharr, Prop 



