146 



May, 1914. 



American liee Journal 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



American Bee Journal 



1st Nat'I Bank Bldg. Hamilton, Illinois 



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Celebrated Queens Direct from Italy 



Bees More Beautiful, More Gentle, More 



IndrntrioDS. Long Tangoed, Tbe Best Hone; Gatherers. 

 PRI/ICS:— VI Swiss Agricultural Exposi- 

 tion. Berne. i8v5- Swiss National Exposition, 

 Geneva. i8q6, Bee-Keeping P^xhibition. Liege 

 Belgium. 1806. Bee-Keeping Exhibition. 

 Frankfort O. M. (Germany). Convention of 

 the German, Austrian and Hungarian Bee- 

 Keepers. August. IQ07. 



Universal Exposition. St. Louis, 

 U.S.A., 1904, HIGHEST AWARD 

 Extra Breeding Queens. S.).oo; Selected. S2.00; 

 Fertilized. $1.50; lower prices per dozen or 

 moreQueens. Safearrivalguaranteed, Write 

 Member of the) ANTHONY BIAGGI, 

 National Bee-^ Pedevilla. near Bellinzona. 

 Keepers' Ass'nl Italian Switzerland. 



This country, politically. Switzerland Re- 

 public, lies geographically in Italy, and pos- 

 sesses the best kind of bees known. 

 Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



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§need of. and we will quote you. If Q 



you sell supplies our discount sheet 9 



is yours for the asking. Catalog on S 



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I. J. STRINGHAM 

 105 Park Place, New York 



fi APIARIES: Glen Cove, L. I. Jj 



" />' i'ooi/s III-,' -uanUi/ i/iiick, send lo roudcy." 



BEE-SUPPLIES 



EQUIPMENT ^'°'''^ room built expressly for the business; large con- 

 ^ Crete basement with just enough moistuie to prevent 



breakage in section.". No shrinkage in dovetailed corners of supers and 

 hives. 



QUALITY Ko<^tg°"'^s at factoiy prices. The kind that I have sold for 

 '* " nearly a quarter of a century, and the kind that you can afford 



to recommend to your neighbors. I might have increased my profits for a 

 short time by handling other goods, but I would not have remained so long 

 in business. Many articles in my catalog can reach you by Parcel Post, 

 and I assume all responsibility in safe delivery of the goods. Catalog free. 



WALTER S. POUDER, 873 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 



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'Griggs Saves You 

 Freight" 



TOLEDO 



" Griggs Saves You 

 Freight" 



With four carloads of new goods on hand, we are now bet- 

 ter prepared for the rush than ever. But don't wait to be 

 in the RUSH. Send your order in now and have the goods 

 on hand, ready for use. 



New Illustrated Catalog of 60 Pages 



We want one in every beekeeper's hands. 

 Send postal for one today. It is free; 

 White Clover Extracted Honey Wanted, also Beeswax 



in exchange for supplies. It will be to your interest to 

 get in touch and keep in touch Avitli us. 



S. J. GRIGGS & CO. 



24 N. Erie St., Toledo, Ohio 



"Griggs is always on the Job." 



Queens That "Are Belter" Italians and Banats 



Untested Queens, 75c each; $B.oo per dozen; twoor more dozen in one order, $7 50 per dozen 

 Tested Queens, J1.25 each; $12.00 per dozen. 

 Breeder Queens. S?.oo each. Foreign trade add 5 cents each extra. 



J^lb. pound packages of bees after May i. S2.00. Select queen wanted, add to this. The ex- 

 press charges on these will be very small in comparison with charges on frame nuclei. 



One-frainelNuclei, with untested Queen. $2.00 each; 2 frame. $j 00; j-trame. $4 00. Full colony 

 of beesliii loframe hive, $7 00. Add S'l cents if Tested (Jueen is wanted; $2.00 if Breeder 

 (^ueeii is wanted. For ten or more colonies or nuclei, deduct 25 cents each. 



I have successfully shipped bees and queens from this place every month of the year. 1 

 started two colonics .Ian. 25 on their voyage lo Nutsusarida, Kobe. .lapan. Fach con- 

 tained a Breeder Italian Queen. 



Dear .V;>.— The two colonies of bees shipped by^you arrived safely, and are perfectly satis- 

 factory. M. Sarida, Kobe. Japan. 



My Bee and Queen'exhibits at the .State Fair of Texas were awarded six premiums in iQii. 



Italians al5o!were!awarded First Prize at the Cotton Palace in Waco, Tex. 

 " Your Monev's^Worth " is my motto. Terms are <.(>// with order. I refer you to Sabinal 



NationalJBanktorrany business firm in Sabinal. 

 I (ia\'e ten yards, and with several hundred nuclei I can serve many customers. I solicit 



your trade. 



J. A. Simmons, Uvalde Co. Apiaries, Sabinal, Texas 



