290 



September, 1914. 



American ^ee Journal 



PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY 



Amerieau Bee Jouruai 



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Celebrated Queens Direct from Italy 



Bees More Beautiful, More Gentle, More 



iDdnitrioal. Loog Toflgaed, Tbe Best HoD«y-Gathereri. 

 PRIZES:— VI Swiss Agricultural Exposi- 

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 Geneva. i8g6. Bee-Keeping Exhibition. Liege 

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ni^^^ Universal Exposition, St. Louis, 

 W^W U.S.A., 1904, HIGHEST AWARD 

 Dominion of Canada. Department of Agri- 

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Ottawa. Sept. s. igia 

 Sir: — I am pleased to inform you that the 

 three queens were received in good condi- 

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(Signed) C. Gordon Hewitt. 

 Dominion Entomoloi^ist. 

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 .Stillwater. Oct 7. igi3. 

 Your queen arrived in first class condition, 

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FEATURES OF ADVANTAGE OF THE 



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1. It allows feedine 

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2. It controls the mat- 

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3. It settles the robber 

 bee question as the rol- 

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a. It sifts automatical- 

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 cages them in the drone 

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5. It permits ample 

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6. It can be instantly closed when moving bees in and out of cellars or from one yard to 

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7. It permits undesirable queens to be sifted out by screening the bees through the 

 wire entrance. 



8. It prevents swarms from going to the tops of trees or away to the woods when the 

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Q. It practically eliminates swarming, as the colonies usually show no inclination to 

 swarm. Why. I do not know. 



10. It is adjustable to make a shallow bottom for summer and a deep one for winter. 

 It contains many other valuable features which will be apparent to any beekeeper upon 

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 8-frame size, $2.00; 10-frame size, $2.50. Italian ~ 



Nothmg sold under $io. 



used. 



ian Queens, Breeders, $10 to $25. 



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