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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



June 1, 1905 



REAR QUEENS 



It is not as difficult as many imagine. An instruction book and one of our 

 Outfits, and you can supply your apiary and your neighbors at a profit. A 

 good Queen is the key to a good honey crop. See to it that all your colonies 

 are queen-right. 



ROOT 

 QUEEN-REARING OUTFIT 



In~this outfit are embraced the best points of the best sys- 

 tems in USB. It will give satisfaction to the amateur as well 

 as the expert. The cell-cups are made of wood, wax-coated. 

 No melted wax is used in their manipulation, as they are at- 

 tached to the cell-stick by means of a small nail-point. 



The nursery cage combines the features of nursery and in- 

 troducing cages. By their use a queen can be released on 

 the candy plan or caged in the hive as desired. 



In connection with the outfit goes a booklet on queen- 

 rearing — one which ought to put the veriest amateur on the 

 high road to success. Outfit comprises 3 cell-bars with 50 

 waxed wooden cells, one frame cages, (20) ; one cell-form- 

 ing stick ; one set grafting-tools, and a book on queen-rear- 

 ing, $4.50. 



Wood cell-cup, with point for attaching to bar, 50c per 

 100; ¥4.00 per 1000. 



Same, waxed, ready for use, 75c per 100; $6,00 per 1000; 



Tltoff wire nursery-cages, 15o each; $1.35 for 10; $12.50 

 per 100. 



Frame for holding 20 cages, including cages, $8.00. 



Cell-stick, each 10c; $1.00 per dozen. 



Transferring-needle, double-ended and nickel-plated, 15c. 



Jelly-spoon, nickel-plated, 15c. 



We can supply, also, fine-pointed lace-scissors with extra 

 large bows, for clumsy fingers, at 35c each. 



Modern Queen-Rearing: 



A booklet of 34 pages, giving full description of methods 

 used^by the A. I. Root Company. You can not afford to do 

 without this book if you rear queens. Price, 15c postpaid. 



I>oolitlle on Queen-Rearing 



The old standard. Price, $1 00 postpaid. 



Note. — These goods and books are for sale by all dealers 

 in bee-keepers' supplies, and furnished at wholesale and re- 

 tail by The A. I. Root Company. 



SWARTHMORE 

 QUEEN-REARING OUTFIT 



Prices of Complete Outfits: 



Outfit No. 1—ExpertzneiMtal, posfpn/d, $1.50 



1 Cell-bar 1 Holding-frame 



16 Waxed flange-cups 12 Transfer-cages 



Outfit 2Vo. 2— Amateur, postpaid, 9S.50 



2 Cell-bars 1 Needle 18 Transfer-cages 



35 Waxed flange-cups 1 Holding-frame 1 Cell-stick 



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Ourfit 2Vo 3 — Profeasinnal, by freli^bt or ejc- 



press, ^7,50 



2 Blank bars 



3 Holding frames 

 1 Cage-pocket 



1 Grafting-plug 

 10 Comp. mating-boxes 

 1 Bar-holder 

 1 Swarm-box with lid 



2 Cell-bars 



1 Incubating-cage 



1 Grace cell-compressor 

 100 Flange-cups 



2 Swarth. nursery-cages 

 34 Transfer-cages 



1 Needle 1 Stick 



*-5- 

 SMrartiiniore Uooks 



" INCREASE " tells how to form new colonies without 

 breaking up working colonies, postpaid, 35 cents. 



" BABY NUCLEI ;" how to mate queens with a mere hand- 

 ful of bees, 50 cents. 



' CELL-GETTING," 50 cents. 



Pricea of Separate Porta 



Bar-holder $ .10 



Blank bar 05 



Bottle feeder 10 



Bulb filler and feeder 75 



Breeding-queen hive 1.00 



16-hole cell-bar 10 



Cage-pocket 25 



Flange-cups, unwaxed, Ic each ; per 100 75 



Flange-cups, waxed, 2c each ; per 100 1.75 



Grace cell-compressor, each 1.76 



Grafting-needle, each 15 



Grafting-plug, each 10 



Grafting-stick, each 10 



Holding-frame, each 10 



Incubating-cage, each 35 



Mating-boxes, complete, each 20c ; 10 1.50 



Nursery-cages, complete, waxed cell-cup 35 



Nursery-cages, no cups 35 



Swarm-box, with lid 1.00 



Swarm-box lid only 25 



Trap-box 50 



T stands, each 10 



Transfer -cages 10 



Post 

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- THE A. I. ROOT COHPANY 



'^ HEDINA, OHIO 



BRflNGHES : GhicaQO, 144 E,. Erie St. PhiladelDhia, 10 Vine St. New York, 44 Veseu St. 



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