92 THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



SPECIAL l^OTICE. 



To meet the popnlai' demcand for the Apiculturist and premium queen, tlie 

 same terms as given in the Api the hist six years will be continued through 

 the 3^ear 1891, as follows : The Apiculturist one 3'ear and a select queen from 

 our best strain of Italian, Sl-oO. ApicuLruRisr and select golden Carniolan 

 queen, $2.25. Apiculturist and automatic swarmer by mail, $1.50. 



' Any subscriber, whether old or new, can get one select Italian queen for 

 75 cents. 



After June 10, 1891, Italian queens will be mailed at the following rates: 



1 wairanted queen, .... $1,25. 



3 " " . . . . 3 50. 



12 " " .... 12.00. 



Tested queens, each, $2.00. Select tested, each, $3.00. 



After the above date we shall be prepared to ship queens b}^ return mail. 



Eveiy queen guaranteed to be perfect and satisfactory-^ in every respect, or 

 other queens will be sent. 



THE SEI.F.HIVER. 



FIRST REPORTS FOR 1891. 



On Saturday, March 28, 1891, I placed one of Mr. Alley's self-hivers at the 

 entrance of a hive from which I knew the bees would swarm in a few days; 

 near this hive was one prepared to receive the new swarm when it issued. On 

 Sunday afternoon about four o'clock, in walking through the apiary, I saw the 

 bees at work in the new hive. They had swarmed and hived themselves and 

 were working nicely, without any assistance whatever on my part, except to 

 make the necessar}' preparation for them. This self liiver will certaiidy be a 

 wonderlul help to beekeepers. 



B}- the use of the drone-trap and queen-cage combined, which was invented 

 by the same gentleman, I secured 48 swarms out of 49, in 1888, without so 

 much as having to cut a single twig in hiving them. 



Mrs. Sallie E. Sherman, iSalaclo, Bell County, Texas. 



Friend Alley : About all I have got time to say is the swarmer gets 

 there OK. Jenny Atciiley, 



May 1, 1891. FannersviUe, Texas. 



One hiver by mail and the Apiculturist from June 1, 1891, to July 1, 1892, 

 sent for $1.50. We are having a large call for farm, township and county 

 rights to manufacture the swarmer. An}' beekeeper will find it a good invest- 

 ment to purchase the right for the county in which he lives. Send for a sam- 

 ple hiver and if it suits you send $4 00 more and get an individual right and 

 manufacture your own hivers. We can supply you with any parts of the hiver. 



I WILL pay $10 FOR EVERY SWARM LOST WHERE THE HIVER IS USED. 



Sample Hiver by mail, $1.00. Wholesale prices given on application. 



Address HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Essex Co., Mass. 



