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May 9, 1907 



American ^Bee Journal 



Trade Notes 

 The A .1. Root Company, Medina, Ohio 



GASOLINE ENGINES 



A four-page article on the use of 

 large honey-extractors with gasoline 

 engines is lound in the May 15th 

 Gleanings. The article is fully illus- 

 trated and well worth 25 cents to any 

 one interested in the production of ex- 

 tracted honey. When labor is high 

 and help hard to find the gasoline en- 

 gine and power extractor come in to 

 help the bee-keeper out and save his 

 crop. Send for this number of Glean- 

 ings. Price, 10 cents. Six months to 

 new subscribers (12 copies) for only 25 

 cents, and your money refunded if dis- 

 satisfied in any way. 



BEES AND QUEENS 



There is sure to be a heavy demand 

 for bees and queens for months to 

 come, on account of the large losses 

 all over the North during the past 

 month, because of the continued un- 

 favoral^le weather. If you want to re- 

 queen your apiary, or get a good breed- 

 ing queen, or restock your empty hives, 

 you should send your order at once to 

 secure delivery early. There is sure to 

 be a large demand and consequent in- 

 ability of breeders to supply promptly, 

 so remember, "first come, first 

 served." 

 PRICE-LIST of BEES AND QUEENS 



HOME-BRED ITALIAN QUEENS 



Oct. 10 June 



June, to Oct. 



Untested qupen » 1-;S $1.00 



Select nntested queen 1S« i-.-- 



Testedqueen 2.|0 2.00 



Selectiested queen 3 50 J.io 



Breeding queens 6 CO 5.00 



Select breeding queens 9.00 i.M 



Extra select bre.ding queens, 1 



year old 12.00 lO.uO 



IMPORTED ITALIAN QUEENS 



Best imported queens JS.ro 



Fair imported queens J.oo 



SOUTHERN-BRED ITALIAN QUEENS 



For those who desire to get pure Italian stock 

 at a moderate price, we are prepared to furnish 

 queens direct from our breeders in the South 

 at the following scale of prices: 



Oct. to June 

 Jnne. to Oct. 



Uoiested queens 11.00 S ."5 



Select untested queens 1.25 l.'O 



Tested queens 1-75 i ^u 



Select tested queens . . : 3.uo i.iu 



5-BAHDEO ITALIAN, CARNIOLANS, OR 

 CAUCASIANS 



These will be furnished at the same prices as 

 our h^me-bred Italian queens. 



PRICES OF NUCLEI AND COLONIES 



Oct. to June 



June, to Oct. 



1-frame nucleus, without qneen.-l 3.00 $ 2.00 



2 frame nucleu<i, without queen .. 4.50 3.00 



3 frame nucleus, without queen . . S.SO 3.50 

 Colony in 8 fr. Djv'd hive, no 



queen 10.00 7.S0 



Colony in lO-fr. Danz. hive, no 



queen 11.00 8.00 



Colony 'in 10 fr. DovM hive, no 



queen 12.00 9.00 



We can supply with the nuclei any of the 

 queens mentioned in this list. When one buys 

 an extra-select queen, or any high. priced 

 queen, he would do well to have her come in a 

 nucleus. This will assure safe arrival. 



Where a customer desires a queen's wings 

 clipped a charge of 25 cents extra will be made. 



BEE-MODELS 



There are a good many bee-keepers 

 who will admit they ought to know 

 more about the anatomy of the bee ; 

 but owing to the difficulties surround- 

 ing the subject they have thus far been 

 unable to acquaint themselves iu the 

 least with the marvelous structure of 

 the honey-bee. For such persons there 

 has been constructed a pasteboard bee, 

 showing all the internals of a queen 

 and also a drone in a manner that 

 leaves little to be desired. With the 

 aid of the key, any intelligent person 

 may soon become well acquainted with 

 the anatomy of the bee and the proper 

 name of each organ. First, there is a 

 life-like representation of the queen 

 and drone (separately). By lifting the 

 outer covering the breathing appara- 

 tus and digestive system are unfolded ; 

 lifting again there will be found the 

 reproductive system and poison glands; 

 and by again lifting, the nervous sys- 

 tem is clearly outlined. Everything is 

 as clear as daylight, as each part and 

 organ is numbered, and the key which 

 we send gives the correct scientific 

 name of the same. Our models of the 

 queen measure 6^'i inches, while those 

 of the drone are 5,'.^ inches. We can 

 furnish either with key at SO cts post- 

 paid. 



THE A B C OP BEE CULTURE 



The 1907 edition (English) will be 

 ready early in the coming fall. A com- 

 plete French edition ("ABC de L' Api- 

 culture ") is ready for mailing; price 

 of this edition S2 00, postpaid. We are 

 booking orders for the German edition, 

 which is expected by Sept. 1st. The 

 price of this is also $2,0(', postpaid. 



THE SWARTHMORE LIBRARY 



A series of boolilets on bee-subjects 

 by E. L. Pratt, of Pennsylvania, known 

 to the beekeeping world as " Swarth- 

 more." These books are full of the 

 most valuable information. The 

 Swarthmore method of queen-rearing 

 is spoken of as the most important in- 

 novation in bee-keeping of recent 

 years. 



INCREASE.— The firstof the series. 

 Any one desiring to enlarge his apiary 

 should learn the Swarthmore way. 

 Price, postpaid, 25 cts. French edition, 

 entitled. " Accroissement,"SO cts. post- 

 paid. 



BABY NUCLEI.— The using of lit- 

 tle frames and a handful of bees for 

 mating queens has created quite a stir 

 in the queen-rearing business From 

 this booklet you get your information 

 direct. Price, postpaid, 25 cts. French 

 edition, entitled, "Nuclei Miniatures,' 

 50 cts. postpaid. 



COMMERCIAL QUEEN-REARING 

 — A complete description of the Swarth- 

 more methods of queen-rearing in re- 

 gard to cell-getting. Price, postpaid, 

 25 cts. 



SIMPLIFIED QUEEN-REARING. 

 — Revised edition. It tells the honey- 

 producer how to rear queens by the 

 very simplest method ever published. 

 Good queens for little money and little 

 trouble, in just an effective and econo- 

 mical plan for the bee-keeper who 

 works for profit. Price, 25 cts. post- 

 paid. 



THE A, L ROOT CO., Medina, Ohio 



