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Poultry 



April-hatched Indian Runner ducks, fawn and 

 white: $2.00 each; 13.50 a pair; $5.00 per trio. White- 

 egg strain. Kent Jennings, Mt. Gllead, Ohio. 



Golden-laced Wyandottes and Indian Runner 

 ducks. Blue-blooded egg-producers. Eggs, 15, 11.50. 

 Dr. D. Oscar Mead, Pinckneyville, 111. 



Am booking orders for White Indian Runner 



duck eggs — true I. R. type, and white; no sports; 



handsome and hardy. Also eggs from both light 



fawn and penciled strains. State which you want. 



F. J. Armstrong, Nevada, O. 



Orders for eggs that will hatch, at 10 cts. each, for 

 Indian Runner ducks, white and fawn; also for 

 Buff Rock chickens; both standard stock, and from 

 good laying strains. Write; want to tell you more 

 about them, or place your order now. 



J. Rudy Roebuck, Dalton, Ohio. 



I have a flock of most beautiful Indian Runner 

 ducks, correctly mated, which have proven be- 

 yond a doubt to be the twentieth-century egg-ma- 

 chines. I will book orders from now on. and ship 

 when so ordered, 13 pure-white eggs for $1.00. Sat- 

 isfaction guaranteed or money refunded. This ad- 

 vertisement will be lived up to, to the letter. 



Robert Bird, Rt. 2, Pinckneyville, Ills. 



Indian Runner ducks, true fawn and white. Eggs 

 and stock for sale. Crystal White Orpingtons (Kel- 

 lerstrass); beautiful white large birds; mature ear- 

 ly. Stock and eggs for sale. S. C. R. I. Reds (Tomp- 

 kins strain). S. C. Black Minorcas(Northup strain). 

 These are the largest Minorcas in the world. Write 

 for prices on the above breeds and eggs. 



C. O. Yost, Rt. 4. Winchester, Ind. 



Baby chicks, 7 breeds, hatch 100,000. Catalog free. 

 Taylor's Poultry Yards, Lyons, N. Y. 



For Sale.— Prairie State 300-egg incubator for 

 SlO.OO. D. H. CoGGSHALL, Rt. 12, Groton, N. Y. 



Barred Rock eggs — Bred-to-lay strain: SI. 00 per 

 15. Catalog free. J. W. Dail, Cambridge, ISld. 



For Sale.— S. C. R. I. Red and S. C. W. Leghorn 

 eggs — 15.00 to $12.00 per 100; chicks, $10,00 to $25.00 

 per 100. C. II. ZURBURG, Rt. 1, Topeka, 111. 



For Sale.— S. C. W. Leghorn eggs, $1.00 per set- 

 ting. Best winter layers; S4.00 per 100. Pekln duck 

 eggs, 20 for $1.00. S. J. Carroll, Ashburn, Va. 



White Orpingtons.- Fine healthy young stock 

 for sale. Eggs and baby chicks from prize stock. 

 Piper's Poultry Plant, Elkvllle, 111. 



Partridge Wyandottes.— Extremely beautiful; 

 adapted to any climate; heavy layers. 



C. M. Myers, Winchester, Ind. 



S. C. Black Leghorns. Our birds are winners and 

 great layers. Descriptive circular free; contains 

 full information. Write your wants. Address 



The Van Drust Farms, Cedar Grove, Wis. 



Stock chicks' eggs ready for delivery: standard- 

 bred heavy-laying Barred Rocks, S. C. R. I. Reds, S. 

 C. White Leghorns. A patron reports over 1500 

 eggs from 10 hens in 12 months. Catalog free. 



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



Dumaresq Sicilian Buttercups. —Some fine 

 young stock from my blue-ribbon winners at Ap- 

 palachian exposition and other shows. Testimoni- 

 al of pullets laying in 124 days. Send for circular. 



Mrs. J. S. Dumaresq, Cato's Hall, Easton, Md. 



Crystal White Orpingtons, Kellerstrass strain. 

 First pen headed by cockerel that scored 92, Medi- 

 na and Akron. Vigorous birds, pure in color and 

 mating. Send egg orders now and hatch early; 

 $3.50 for setting of 15. Satisfaction, fertility, and 

 safe shipment guaranteed. 



M, D. Kimmell, Medina, O. 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



Prize-winning S. C. R. I. Reds, thoroughbred 

 White Orpington, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Indian 

 Runner ducks, fawn and white ; white egg strain ; 

 eggs; drakes and cockerels. 



DAVID M. Hammond, 

 Woodside Poultry Yards, Rt. 5, Cortland, N. Y. 



Sicilian Buttercups— Mr. A. I. Root's favorites; 

 larger than Leghorns, which they somewhat re- 

 semble, and more prolific layers. Get a good start 

 with coming breed. My stock direct from original 

 importation — none better anywhere. Now book- 

 ing orders— delivery when desired. Eggs $3.50 and 

 $5.00 per 15. Safe shipment, fertility, and satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. 



Secretary Buttercup Association, Medina, O. 



Baby Chicks.— We are in better shape than ever 

 this year to supply your wants in baby chicks. Our 

 stock is all hatched from strong vigorous birds, al- 

 most sure to growand do well. We can supply chicks 

 from S. C. White Leghorns, S. C. Buff and Black Or- 

 pingtons, Anconas, White Plymouth Rocks, R. C. 

 R. I. Reds. Let us know what you want and we'll 

 quote you prices from >3 to Vi less than others on 

 the same grade of stock. Eggs from any of the 

 above varieties from $1.50 per 15 up. Keel free to 

 write us. Ambrose & Knight, 



Hardware, Field Seeds, Poultry Supplies, 



Urbana, Ohio. 



Pigeons and Pet Stock 



Pigeons! Pigeons! — Thousands in all leading va- 

 rieties at lowest prices. Squab-breeding stock our 

 specialty; 17 years' experience. Illustrated matter 

 free. Providence Squab Co., Providence, R. I. 



Bee-keepers' Directory 



Nutmeg Italian queens, after June 1, $1.00. Circu- 

 lar. A. W. Yates. 3 Chapman St., Hartford. Ct. 



Bees, queens, supplies, and export: free school. 

 W. C. Morris, 74 Cortlandt St., New York. 



Well-bred bees and queens. Hives and supplies. 

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



Improved golden-yellow Italian queens for 1912; 

 beautiful, hustling, gentle workers. Send for price 

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



Queens. — Improved red-clover Italians, bred for 

 business: June 1 to Nov. 15, untested queens, 75 cts.; 

 select, $1.00; tested, $1.25 each. Safe arrival and sat- 

 isfaction guaranteed. H. C. Clemons. Boyd, Ky. 



QuiRiN's famous improved Italian queens, nu- 

 clei, colonies, and bees- by the pound, ready in May. 

 Our stock is northern-bred and hardy; five yards 

 wintered on summer stands in 1908 and 1909 with- 

 out a single loss. For prices, send for circular. 



QUIRIN-THE-QUEEN-BREEDBR, BellCVUe, O. 



Convention Notices 



The annual convention of the Western New York 

 Bee-keepers' Association will be held at Conven- 

 tion Hall, Rochester, Feb. 27, 1912. Some of the 

 leading bee-keepers of the State will be present. 

 All are invited to be present and participate. 



Rochester, N. Y. Earl F. Case, Sec. 



The convention of the South Dakota Bee-keepers' 

 Association has been postponed (from Jan. 18 and 

 19) to March 20 and 21, on account of cold weather. 

 The program will be the same, and the meeting 

 will be held In the same place as announced — Au- 

 ditorium, Sioux Falls. 



Canton, S. P. L, A. Syverud. Sec. 



