DECEMBER 15, 1912 



BEES AND QUEENS 



Our queens will please you. Price $1.00 each. 

 C. W. Phelps & Son, Binghamton, N. Y. 



Wanted. — 100 colonies of bees on Langstroth 

 frames. J. R. Simmons, Harvey, 111. 



For S.\LE. — Three-banded Italian queens bred for 

 honey, gentleness, and prolificness. One, $1.00 ; 6 

 for $5.00. Wm. S. Barnett, Barnett's, Va. 



Colonies of Italian I)ees in L. hives, lO-fr., built 

 on full brood-frames, wired, body and shallow super, 

 redwood, dovetailed, three coats white, sheeted lids; 

 each neat, modern, and full of stores — any time. 

 Jos. Walrath, Antioch, Cal. 



Golden Italian queens that produce golden bees, 

 the brightest kind, gentle, and as good honey-gather- 

 ers as can be found. Each, $1.00; six, $5.00; test- 

 ed, $2.00; breeders, $5.00 to $10.00. 



J. B. Brockwell, Barnett's, Va. 



REAL ESTATE 



For Sale. — Home, small apiary, and one acre of 

 land. Healthful and good location, $4500. 



D. R. Keves, Kt. 4, Montgomery, Ala. 



Uncle Sam still has a few free farms in Florida. 

 For a reasonable fee I will locate you on a home- 

 stead near here. F. M. Baldwin, Parish, Fla. 



For Sale. — Two lots, house and honey-house, 

 in town of 5000, and 200 colonies of bees; e.xcellent 

 bee country ; good markets. For particulars address 

 Erwin Williams, Ellensburg, "Wash. 



For Sale. — -34 acres, seven-room house, barn, 

 etc.; fruit and shade trees, close to town; unlimitecl 

 bee range. Price $2700. F. R. Jordan, 

 Rt. 2, Chadbourn, N. C. 



For Sale. — Farm, 78 acres, no waste land; 20 

 acres heavy natural timber; good buildings, apple 

 orchard, 35 trees, choice fruit, bearing heavily. 



Price $4500 



M. Giddings, 



Fife Lake, Grand Traverse Co., Mich. 



Fertile Virginia farm lands, $15.00 per acre and 

 up. Easy payments. We will mail you our beautiful 

 illustrated magazine one year free if you will send 

 names of two friends who are interested in Virginia. 



F. H. LaBaume, Agr'l Agent Norfolk & Western 

 Ry., N. & W. Bldg., Room 73, Roanoke, Va. 



POULTRY 



Sicilian Buttercups. " Qualitv, not quantity," our 

 motto. Eggs, $1.50 and $3.00 per 15. 

 Walter M. Adema, B erlin, Mich. 



Standard-bred heavy-laying Barred Rocks, S. C. 

 Rhode Island Reds ; stock of highest quality for sale. 

 Send for catalog. Do it now. 



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



BEEKEEPERS DIRECTORY 



Nutmeg Italian queens, leather color, after June 

 1, $1.00. A. W. Yates, Hartford,_Ct. _ 



Well-bred bees and queens. Hives and supplies. 

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



Improved golden-yellow Itali#a queens for 1912; 

 beautiful, hustling, gentle workers. Send for price 

 list. 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 satisfaction guaranteed. 

 H. C. Clemons, Boyd, Ky. 



Quirin's famous improved Italian queens, nuclei, 

 colonies, and bees Ijy 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-bbeeder, Bellevue, Ohio, 



PUBLICATIONS ON 



BEE CULTURE 



Please use coupon below, checking 

 the numbers of items wanted. 



The pamphlets and booklets listed be- 

 low are of rcore than ordinary interest: 



1 My First Season's Experlenco with the 

 Honey-bee, By the "Spectator," of the 

 Outlook, of New Y'ork. A ten-page leaflet 

 detailing the experiences of this well- 

 known writer. Y'ou will read the leaflet 

 through before you lay it down. Free. 

 (y The Bee-keepar and Fruit-grower. A15- 

 •^ page booklet, giving actual facts regard- 

 ing the value of bees to fruit, and show- 

 ing how bee-keeping may be doubly prof- 

 itable to the fruit-grower. Fruit-growers 

 are realizing as never before the neces- 

 sity of having honey-bees In close prox- 

 imity to their blossoming fruit. Free. 

 Q Bee-lteeping for Sedentary Folk. A 24- 

 " page leaflet reciting the actual experi- 

 ences of an amateur bee-keeper, showing 

 what equipment is best, points derivede 

 etc. Free. 

 A Catalog of Bee-keepers' Supplies. Our 

 ^ complete catalog will be mailed tree to 

 any address on request. 



3 Habits of the Honey-bee. By Dr. E. F. 



Phillips- A somewhat scientific han- 

 dling of the habits and anatomy of the 

 bee. Price 10 cts. 

 How to Keep Bees. A book of 328 pages 

 9 detailing in a most interesting manner 

 the experience of a beginner in such a 

 way as to help other beginners. Price 

 $1.00 postpaid. 



The A B C of Bee Culture. A complete 

 encyclopedia of bees, of 576 pages, fully 

 illustrated. $1.50 postpaid; half leather. $2. 

 Cleanings in Bee Culture. A 64-page 

 Illustrated semi-monthly magazine, the 

 leading exponent of bee culture in this 

 couDtry. Ten cents per issue, but to new 

 subscribers we will furnish it six months 

 for 25 cts. 



Back-yard Bea-kaeplng. Six interest- 

 ing lessons written in readable newspaper 

 style. Many facts to encourage the ' City 

 Bound " man or woman with the back-to- 

 the-land longing. Free. 



Truth About Sweet Clover. Interest- 

 ing booklet of nearly 100 pages. Tells of 

 value of sweet clover for honey, for plow- 

 ing under, as fertilizers of the soil, and 

 food for horses, cattle, swine, sheep, etc. 

 Free. 

 The coupon below may be used as an order 

 sheet by properly checking the numbers of 

 items wanted and adding your signature, and 

 remittance, if required. 



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