Superior Stock. 



Every bee-keeper who has had experience with 

 several strains of bees knows that some are far su- 

 ]ierior to others— tliat there is scrub stock among 

 bees, just as there are st-riib horses cattle, sheep 

 and poultry. Let me ^ive my own experience. 

 Years ago. while living at Rogersville. 1 made a 

 specialty o£ rearing (lueens for sale. Before engag- 

 ing in tliis work I bought Italian queens and Itali- 

 anized, not only my own bees, but all witiiin tliree 

 miles of my apiary. In buying those queens I tliink 

 that I patronized nearly every breeder in the 

 United States; and even in those years of inexper- 

 ience I was not long in noting the great difference 

 in the different strains of bees. The queens from 

 one particular breeder produced bees that delighted 

 me greatly. They were just plain, dark, three- 

 banded Italians, but as workers I have never seen 

 them equaled. They seemed possessed of a steady, 

 quiet determination that enabled them to lay up 

 surplus ahead of the others. Easier bees to handle 

 I have never seen. It sometimes seemed as though 

 they were too biisy attending to their own business 

 to uotiier with aiiytiung else. Tlxeir honey was 

 cajiped with a snowy whiteness rivaling that of the 

 blacks. In addition to these desirable traits must 

 be added that o* wintering well; if any bees came 

 tlirongh the winter it was the colonies of this 

 strann. They came as near b^ing ideal bees as 

 any I have possessed. All this was twenty years 

 ago; and several times since then I have bought 

 queens of this same breeder, and I have always 

 found this strain of bees possessed of those same 

 good qualities— industry, gentleness and hardiness. 

 In addition to this they cap their honey as the 

 blacks do theirs I have frequently corresponded 

 with this breeder, and with those who have bought 

 queens of him. and I am thoroughly convinced that 

 he has a strain of bees that are far supeior to the 

 general run of stock. If I were starting an apiary 

 for the production of honey. I should unhesitating- 

 ly stock it with this strain of bees. 



This breeder has always advertised in a modest, 

 quiet sort of way nothing in proportion to what 

 his stock would have warranted, and I have decid- 

 ed that I can help him, and benefit my readers, at 



a profit to myself, by advertising these bees in a 

 manner befittingly energetic. 



The price of these queens willbe$l.,i0 each. This 

 may seem like a high price, but the man who pays 

 it will make dollars where this breeder and myself 

 make cents; and when you come to read the con- 

 ditions under which they are sold, it will not seem 

 so high. The queens sent out will all be young 

 queens, just beginning to lay, but, as there are no 

 black bees in tlie vicinity, it is not likely that any 

 will prove impurely mated. If any queen should 

 prove impurely mated, another will be sent free of 

 charge. Safe arrival in first-class condition will be 

 guaranteed. Instructions for introducing will be 

 sent to every purchaser, and if these instructions 

 are followed, and the queen is lost, another will be 

 sent free of charge. This is not all; if, at any time 

 within two years, a purchaser, for any reason 

 WHATEV'ER, is not Satisfied with his bargain, he 

 can return the queen, and his money will be re- 

 funded, and bO cents extra sent to pay him for his 

 trouble. It will be seen that the purchaser runs 

 NO Bi.siv wiiATEVKK.. If a queeu does not arrive 

 in good condition, another is sent. If he loses her 

 in introducing, another is sent. If she should 

 prove impurely mated, another is sent. If the 

 queen proves a x^i'Or layer, or the stock does not 

 come up to the expectations, or there is an v reason 

 why the bargain is not satisfactory, the queen can 

 be 'eturned and the money will be refunded, and 

 the customer fairly well paid for his trouble. I 

 could not make this last promise if I did not know 

 that the stock is really superior. 



I said that the price would be $1.50 each. There 

 is only one condition under which a queen will be 

 sold for a less price, and that is in connection with 

 an advance subscription to the REVIEW. Any 

 one sending me $1.00 for the REVIEW for 11)00 can 

 have one queen for $1.00; that is, I will send one 

 queen and the REVIEW for I'.iOO (and 12 back 

 numbers, free) for only $2.00. Of course, this 

 special offer is made for the sake of getting the 

 REVIEW into the hands of those who are unac- 

 quainted with its merits. Orders will be strictly in 

 rotation. 



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