JULY 15, 1912 



ITALIAN QUEENS! 



Fina three and five banded 

 Queens by return mail. . . 



Untested, 7oc: extra-flne queen, Sl.OO" 

 extra-fine tested queen, SI. 25; a three^ 

 frame nucleus.with queen, only s2.7o: full colonies 

 with extra-fine tested queen. 84.75. Directions for 

 introducing go with each queen. 



J. L. Fajen, 



Stover, Mo. 



Every Bee-keeper Should Own and Read 



"The Manual of the Apiary" 



By PROF. A. J. COOK 



This interesting book is a very complete treatise 

 on bees and bee-keeping, and is particularly 

 valuable where one is interested in the anat- 

 omy and physiology of the bee. which* las been 

 very completely covered in this work. It is 

 also valuable for its chapter on honey-plants, or 

 bee-botany: 540 pages with good illustrations: 

 bound in cloth- Price, by mail, S1.15: Sl.OO by 

 express or freight. . . Order from the author, 

 A. J. Cook, Pomona College, Claremont, Cal. 



Or from Dealers In Bee-supplies Everywhere 



Queens of MOORE'S 

 STRAIN of ITALIANS 



PRODUCE WORKERS 



That fill the supers quick 

 With honey nice and thick. 

 They have won a world-wide reputation for 

 honey-gathering, hardiness, gentleness, etc. 

 Untested queens. SI.OO: six. So.OO: 12, SUflO. 

 Select untested, §1.25: six. S6.00: 12, 811.00. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Circular free. 



J. P. MOORE, 

 Queen-breeder, Route 1, MORGAN, KY. 



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APIARIAN SUPPLIES AND BEES. 



This is our 21st year in the business. Let us 

 quote you special prices on goods needed. Catalog 

 tree. Discount sheet to dealers. Colony of bees 

 with tested Italian queen in complete hive. SlO.OO. 

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1 My First Season's Experience with the 

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