THE AMERICAN APIGULTURIST. 



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board fastened with wire nails the cage 

 is made perfectly safe in the mails. All 

 this taken together, with its simplicity 

 in both construction and use, has 

 brought forth many words of approval. 



If, on pulling- the cork prejDai'atory 

 to introducing a queen, the food is 

 found to be nearly consumed a wad of 

 common newspaper can be plugged 

 into the hole with safety, I hope any 

 persons interested ui the cage will not 

 hesitate to send for a sample if they 

 wish it. We have gained valuable sug- 

 gestions before now from novices as 

 well as exj^erts. 



Marlboro, Mass. 



Best queen in the apiary. 



Frank enmuth, Mich. 

 Mr. Alley : Find 75 cents for An another year. 

 I like your paper better than any bee-paper I have 

 seen. Tlie queen I bought ol' you is the best in 

 my apiary. John M. Steiin. 



Untiring workers. 



Attlehoro', Mass. 

 Mr. Alley: I shall want some more of your 

 queens. The three 1 got of you last summer did 

 splendidly; far exeeediua; my most sanguine ex- 

 pectations. They produced the handsomest, 

 quietest and mo.-t untiring workers I ever saw. 

 II tliere is a better strain or race of bees, 1 would 

 like to know aboutthem. 



L. G. Dunham. 



A good queen. 



Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

 Mr. Alley: Please send me prices of your 

 queens. One of the best I ever had came from 

 your apiary. H. O. McElhany. 



Just as long as we keep bees. 



Bannerston, Aew Jeraey. 

 Am. API : .Just as long as we keep bees please 

 consider us a subscriber. The Api is the best 

 yet. Long may it live. 



Harker Brothers. 



Prospect that bees will winter well. 

 Bees are having a fine flight, to day, Dec. 15. 

 Tliis seems almost an assurance tliat tiiey will 

 winter safely. Mine are all packed on summer 

 stands, and every colony extremely heavy, in 

 both bees and stores. I hope my Carniolan 

 queen is safe. Introduced, Ijy placing hur on 

 cards of hatching brood, for some days, then 

 gradually allowing more bees to enter, by 

 slightly moving the wire-clotli, which separated 

 them. Weather was too cool to look for her af- 

 terwards. 



BIRS. H. Hills. 



WESTEKN HEAD-QUARTEES FOR APIARIAN SUPPLIES. 



Having greatly enlarged our factory and increased our manufacturing facilities, we are prepared 



to fill orders promptly with goods unsurpassed in quality 



and workmanship. 



ALL OUR HIVES TAKE THE SIMPLICITY FRAME. 



IT^LIA.N QUEENS A.ND BEES 



At astonishingly low prices. 



Situated, as we are, on the "Creat Burlington Route" (C. B. & Q.) and the C. & N. W. 

 we can ship goods cheaply to all parts of the United States and Canada. 



Estimates gladly furnished and correspondence solicited. We will send free our new 

 illustrated price-list and know you can save money by examining it before purchasing your 

 supplies. 



A. F. STAUFFER & CO., 



Mention API, 



STERLING, ILL. 



