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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. 



Gleanings in Bee Culture 



Poultry 



For utility and beauty, Buttercups unlike others. 

 Eggs in season. H. W. Meeker, Earl, Toledo, O. 



Barred Rock eggs — Bred-to-lay strain; Si. 00 per 

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



For Sale.— Day-old chicks, 15 to 25 cents. Let us 

 hatch your eggs for you. 



Wesley Foster, Boulder, Colo. 



Buflf and White Orpingtons. Prize-winning stock. 

 Free mating-list. Edwin Judkins, No. Holston, Va. 



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

 eggs — 15.00 to 112.00 per 100; chicks, $10,00 to $25.00 

 per 100. C. H. Zurburg, Rt. 1, Topeka, 111. 



For Sale.— S. C. W. Leghorn eggs, 11.00 per set- 

 ting. Best winter layers; $4.00 per 100. Pekin 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, Elkville, 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. 



White Rocks, S. C. White Orpington, Black Span- 

 ish, and Indian Runner duck eggs, at farmers' 

 prices. Circular free. 

 Golden Rule Poultry Farm, Box B, Oakwood, O. 



Baby chicks, 9 breeds. Prices from 9 cents up ; 

 100.000 chicks hatched per year. Catalog free. Over 

 6000 laying hens. Taylor's Poultry' Yards, 



(Sales Dept.) Lyons, N. Y. 



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. 



Eggs from Houdans, Buff Rocks, Indian Games, 

 Silver Wyandottes, Buff Leghorns, Rose C. B. Leg- 

 horns. Eggs $1.50 per 15: $2.75 per 30; §4.00 per 45. 

 Bronze turkey eggs, $2.00 per 9; $4.00 per 22. 



Dale Hart, Box 19, Broadwell, Ohio. 



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. 



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. 



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. 



Quibin-the-Queen-bbeeder, Bellevue, O. 



Convention Notices. 



The annual convention of the Northern Michigan 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held at Traverse 

 City, Mich., March 13 and 14. 1912. Headquarters 

 and meeting-place at Hotel Whiting. Special rates 

 to those attending. B'ull program and list of prizes 

 will be furnished by applying to the secretary, Ira 

 D. Bartlett, East Jordan, Mich. 



Lexington Hotel 



500 Rooms European Plan 



Michigan Boulevard & 22nd St. 



Chicago, III. 



The Lexington is located just outside the 

 congested business district, yet within ten 

 minutes' ride on two electric lines which pass 

 the hotel. 



We have three of the best Cafes in the City, 

 and prices are reasonable. 



Write us for booklet or to make reservation. 



M. & M. Hotel Company, Proprietors, 

 T. V. Strain, Manager. 



