1909 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



14 



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



CHOICEST QUEENS 



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

 fects, including some valuablt imfrtvemtntt of his own — in short, a svstem through which the highest queen develop- 

 ment is reached by ccrnct and scientific principles, which means that he is now in position tooffertothe bee-keeping 

 public a hieher erjde 0/ queeni than is usually offired in tht common utitiliiy classes, owing toscientific 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." ' Sey are warranted to pro- 

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

 $1.00 each; 5, $?.0O; 12, $9.00; tested, $1 50; 6, $8.00; 12, $15.00. Breeder, tested foi jueen-rearing, $5 00 V^l- 

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



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



WU I milfC '^ again on hand with his famous stock of 

 ■■■■"^''''^ 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 soarce. 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 Reason. I can and do mail 

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

 100 in the past month of December. 1 will mail queens from 

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

 queens, each. $5.00. Wr'te for prices on quantity lots. Address 

 W. H. LAWS, BoBvllla, Bse County, Texas. 



fMPROVE your STOCK 



by introducing some of our Famous Long-tongued 

 Italian Red-clover Honey-queens. We have been 

 breeders for 2? 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. Sitisfaction guaranteed in every respect. 



FRED LEININGER & SON. - DELPHOS, OHIO 



Doolittle & Clark 



are now sending out choice ITALIAN QUEENS 

 at the following prices: Untested, $1.00 each; 

 three, tZ.'M: 12. $9.00. Tested, $2.00 each; three, 

 $5.00; 12. $18.00. Breeders, $2.50, $5.00, 810.00. 



Borodino - Onondaga Co. - New York 



T...QUEENS 



DIRECT FROM ITALY 



H/1.'\V to SEPTEMBER.— Tested, $2.60; Champion Layers, 

 $4.00. 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 

 Qu»«n.tar«ed»rs, Luserna, San Giovanni, Italy 



PHARR'S GOLDENS 



took flrvt it;z.- ut thr.'f exhibits In 1!H)7. We alBO breed <;arnl- 

 olann. tlireeliaiKli-,1 luilUms. and t'aiicaslaus, bred In xeijarate 

 yard? and from the heft breeders obtainable; »;iiaraiitee nafe 

 delivery and falrtreatment. Untested. (1; tested. 11.2,^. Addresa 



Hew Ceoturr QneeB-reana? Co., Bercalr.Tex. John W Pbirr, Prop 



Swarthmors's Pedigreed 6oid8ns 



Swarthmore Apiaries, Swarthmore, Pa 



Wcstwood Rcdclover Queens 



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



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



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



HENRYSHAFFER 2860 Harrison Ave.. Sta.L.CIncinnatl.O 



QUEENS! 



And nothing but Italians. An improved su- 

 perior strain is what QUIRIN-THE-QUEEN- 

 BREEDER raises. Stock is Northern-bred 

 and hardy. We winter our five yards on 

 summer stands with practically no loss. 

 Some of the largest honey-producers of the 

 West started with our stock. Free circular 

 and testimonials. 



QUEENS NOW GO BY RETURN MAIL 



Safe arrival and pure mating guaranteed. 

 We employ 400 to 500 swarms. Can furnish 

 bees on L. or Danz. frames. Add price of 

 whatever queen is wanted to nuclei or col- 

 ony. No order too large, and none too 

 small. Over twenty years a queen-breeder. 



Address all Orders to 



Quirin - the - Queen - Breeder 



Bellevue, Ohio 



Golden and Red-clover 

 Italian Queens 



My queens are laru'c and prolific. Their workers are 

 hardy and Kood honey-tiallierers. Give them a trial. 

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

 81.25; 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. 



ITALIAN QUEENS 



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. TREGO . . SWEDONA, ILL. 



