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POULTRY 



White Wyandotte Cockerels, $2.00 up. 



L. A. Ferris, Cleveland, N. Y. 



" Eureka " winter cases and W. R. eggs my spe- 

 cialties. Circular free. 



B. T. BOSSERMAN, Williamstown, O. 



Buttercups and Kellerstraus Orpingtons at bar- 

 gain prices if taken soon. .„ ti 

 Claud Irons, Lmesville, Pa. 



Rose Comb White Leghorns, bred up in the purple. 

 Eggs, 15, $1.00; $5.00 per 100. 

 Luther Davis, Box 2, Clarksville, Clinton Co., O. 



Stock and eggs for sale, all leading varieties ; also 

 geese and Belgian hares. Catalog free. 



Levi Stumb, Richland Center, Pa. 



For Sale. — S. C. Rhode Island Red, eggs and 

 chicks; chicks, $10 to $25 per 100. Eggs, $5.00 to 

 $12.50 per 100. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



C. H. ZuRBURG, Topeka, 111. 



Standard-bred heavy-laying Barred Rocks, S. C. 

 Rhode Island Reds ; stock of highest quality for sale. 

 Send for catalog. Do it now. „^ , , .^., „, 

 Crystal Spring Farm, Rt. 3, Lititz, Pa. 



Barred Rocks, Aristocrat Strain. Winners at all 

 leading shows, both meetings; 200 fine pullets and 

 250 fine cockerels. These cockerels will improve 

 your flock tenfold the first season. , , t .i 



W. G. GiLMORE, Farmland, Ind. 



INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS 



Snow-white Indian Runner ducks; handsome and 

 hardy; Fishel strain direct. Eggs for sale. 



^ F. J. Armstrong, Nevada, Ohio. 



Select thoroughbred Indian Runner ducks, white 

 and fawn. Eggs, $1.00 per dozen; $7.00 Per 100. 

 J. C. Wheeler, 921 Austin Boulevard, Oak Park, ill. 



Fawn and white Indian Runner duck eggs, $1.00 

 per 11; $7.00 per 100. Day-old duckhngs, 25 cts. 

 each. Mailing list free. 



Kent Jennings, Mt. Gilead, O. 



For Sale. — Pure White Indian Runner diicks, 

 drakes a-nd eggs. Pure-white eggs guaranteed, from 

 duck laying 110 eggs in 120 days. Free copy of 

 " The Indian Runner Duck Book" by Valentine with 

 each order. Applbcroft, South Manchester, Ct. 



Pure Spencer Strain White Indian Runner ducks. 

 Wonderful layers of large, pure-white eggs. Eggs, 

 $5.00 per 12, $25.00 per 100. Unsatisfactory hatch- 

 as regardless the cause, replaced at half price. 



A. R. Williams, Wincliester, Ind. 



Pure-white I. R. ducks, foundation stock direct 

 from Spencer flock, California. Grandest strain on 

 earth Lay large, pure-white eggs. American stand- 

 ard Pawn and White I. R. ducks. Grand breeding 

 stock for sale. Write me your wants. I will start 

 you with the best. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



CO Yost, Box D, Rt. 4, Winchester, Ind. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



BEEKEEPERS DIRECTORY 



Nutmeg Italian queens, leather color, after June 

 1, $1.00. A. W. Yates, Hartford, Ct. 



Well-bred bees and queens. Hives and supplies. 

 J. H. M. Cook, 70 Cortlandt St., New York. 



Indian Runner Duck Eggs. — A golden opportu- 

 nity to secure eggs from beautiful birds, and great 

 egg-lavers, at a moderate cost; eggs, 15, $1.00; $6.00 

 per 100; eggs from large rich red S. C. R. I. Reds, 

 name price " How to rear and produce an abun- 

 dance of eggs from the Twentieth Century Egg-ma- 

 chine " goes with each order. Fertihty and safe 

 delivery absolutely guaranteed. 



Rob't Bird, PinckneyviUe, 111. 



Improved golden-yellow Italian queens for 1913 ; 

 beautiful, hustling, "gentle workers. Send for price 

 list. E. E. Lawrence, Doniphan, Mo. 



Queens. — Improved red-clover Italians, bred for 

 business; June 1 to Nov. 15, imtested queens, 75 

 cts.; select, $1.00; tested, $1.25 each. Safe arrival 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. 



H. C. Clemons, Boyd, Ky. 



Quirin's famous improved Italian queens, nuclei, 

 colonies, and bees by the pound, ready in May. Our 

 stock is northern-bred and hardy ; five yards winter- 

 ed on summer stands in 1908 and 1909 without a 

 single loss. For prices, send for circular. 



Quirin-the-Qveen-brkeder, Bellevn*, Ohio. 



Convention Notices 



The Pennsylvania State Beekeepers' Association 

 will meet in Harrisburg, Feb. 25, 26. This will be 

 an important meeting. The legislature will be in ses- 

 sion. Every beekeeper should be present. A very in- 

 teresting program will be served. Don't miss it. 



Liverpool, Pa. H. C. Klinger, Sec. 



The Northern Michigan branch of the National 

 Beekeepers' Association holds its next annual meeting 

 at Traverse City, Mich., March 19 and 20, 1913. 

 Headquarters and meeting place will be at Hotel 

 Whiting. A good program will be prepared, and we 

 hope for an excellent meeting. You are invited. 

 East Jordan, Mich. Ira D. Bartlett, Sec. 



The Jefferson and St. Lawrence Co. Beekeepers' 

 Societies will hold a joint meeting in the Business 

 Men's rooms, Ogdensburg, N. Y., Thursday and Fri- 

 day, Feb. 20 and 21. These meetings are held under 

 direction of the Bureau of Farmers' Institutes, New 

 York State Department of Agriculture. 

 PROGRAM. 

 THURSDAY, 10:30 A.M. 



Address of Welcome, F. C. Hutchins. 



Response, A. A. French. 



Reports oi officers. 



Reports of committees. 



Call for unfinished business. 



New business. 



Paying of dues. 



Adjournment for dinner. 



1:30 P. M. 

 Best Way of Creating a Home Demand for Honey 



W. T. Davis 



Management of Out-apiaries F. C. Hutchins 



Fuss and Fun of Beekeeping C. Otto Enders 



Can Honey-producers do without the Jobber? 



C. J. Cady, Geo. B. Howe 

 Discussion. 

 Question-box. 

 Adjournment. 



7:30 P. M. 



Best Methods of Selling honey C. Otto Enders 



Bees, Poultry, and Fruit A. J. McCoy 



Which is the More Profitable — the Production of 



Comb or Extracted Honey? Geo. B. Howe 



Discussion. 



Question-box. 



Adjournment. 



FRIDAY', 10 A. M. 



Making the Most of the Home Market. A. A. Daniels 



The Foul-brood Situation T. B Rickett 



Production of Comb Honey Racine Thompson 



Production of Extracted Honey A. R. Young 



Exhibits at Fairs as a Means of Advertising 



D. R. Hardy 

 Can we Develop a Race of Bees which will be 



