1921 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



33 



Ontario County Beekeei-ers to Meet 



F. Grciner, Secretary of the On- 

 tario Bee Beekeepers' Society, sends 

 notice that the annual meeting will be 

 held at the court-house in Canan- 

 daigua, N. V. on January 11. 



Pennsylvania Show 



The fifth annual Pennsylvania 

 Farm Products Show will be held at 

 Harrisburg, January 24 to 28. All ex- 

 hibits of honey and wax should be 

 sent to Charles N. Greene, Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture at Harrisburg 

 with exhibitor's name and address 

 plainly marked on each package. 



Concerning Drone Comb 



Jes Dalton, of Louisiana, writes to 

 call attention to the fact that the 

 queen breeder can overdo the matter 

 of eliminating drone-combs, saying 

 that he used great care for years to 

 remove all possible drone-comb from 

 his hives until he noticed a dearth of 

 drones with which to mate the many 

 virgin queens daily emerging. 



Articles regarding the elimination 

 of drone-comb are intended for the 

 honey producer, rather than the 

 queen breeder. Too many beekeepers 

 greatly reduce their crops by the 

 rearing of useless drones The queen 

 breeder, on the other hand, is prin- 

 cipally interested in the production of 

 bees, and a large number of drones 

 at all seasons is esentiul to his suc- 

 cess. 



A Correction 



I wish to call your attention to a 

 mistake in the Journal of November, 

 1920, page 381, in the article on win- 

 tering by use of building felt, by me. 



It should read "1J4 pound building 

 felt," meaning IJ/2 pounds to the 

 square inch, and should be placed un- 

 der the "cover," not the "corners." 

 Ira G. Blondell. 



ScuIIen to Oregon College of Agri- 

 culture 



The many friends of H. A. ScuUen, 

 who knew him while connected with 

 the Iowa College at Ames, or the 

 Washington College at Pullman, will 

 be pleased to know that he has been 

 engaged for beekeeping work at the 

 Orgon College of Agriculture at Cor- 

 vallis. Professor Lovett, Entomolo- 

 gist of that institution, has been de- 

 voting a portion of his time to the 

 beekeeping department for some time 

 past. It is good news to hear that 

 beekeeping will now receive the en- 

 tire time of an assistant. 



Florida Beekeepers 



The Florida State Beekeepers' As- 

 sociation was organized at an enthu- 

 siastic meeting of beekeepers from 

 all parts of the State, held at the 

 University of Florida, at Gainesville, 

 October 6, when J. W. Barney, of 

 Bradentown, was named President. 



Other officers of the Association 

 are: J. K. Isbell, Wewahitchka, Vice 

 President; K. E. P.ragdon, Cocoa, 

 Secretary, and J. R. Hunter, Wewa- 

 hitchka, Treasurer. 



Three sessions were held during the 



day, with an attendance of 100 bee- 

 keepers. The organization of the 

 State Association has been fostered 

 by Wilmon Newell, of the University 

 of Florida, who is in charge of the 

 apiary inspection work in that State. 

 The State Association is the result 

 of the crystallization of opinion 

 among Florida beekeepers as the re- 

 sult of several strong local associa- 

 tions which have been organized in 

 different parts of the State. 



Florida now has an excellent apiary 

 inspection law, and Mr. Newell, who 

 has been assisted by Charles Reese 

 and others of the State Plant Com- 

 missioner's Office, will now be as- 

 sisted by the more than 100 members 

 of the Florida State Association in 

 spreading the gospel of better bee- 

 keeping. 



Another New Beekeeper 



Friends of Chas. H. Reese, former 

 Apiarist of West Virginia and now 

 in charge of bee inspection in Florida, 

 will be glad to learn that a new 

 daughter was born to Professor and 

 Mrs. Reese on September 12. 



CLASSU-lbD DtPAKTMENT. 



Advertisements in this department will be 

 inserted for 5 cents per word, with no dis- 

 counts. No classified advertisements accepted 

 for less than 35 cents. Count each initial or 

 number as one word. 



Copy for this department must reach us not 

 later than the 20th of the month preceding 

 date of issue. If intended fbr classified de- 

 partment it should be so stated when adver- 

 tisement is sent. 



BEES AND QUEENS 



Lower Price. Top Quality. Atwater's Honey. 



BEES in 2-pound packages, with or without 

 queens. Now booking orders for spring de- 

 livery. Safe arrival guaranteed. Always glad to 

 answer questions. Caney Valley Apiaries, 

 J. D. Yancey, Mgr., Bay City, Texas. 



FOR SALE — Italian bees, hives, equipment. 

 Wm. Hill, Warsaw, 111. 



THREE-BAND BREEDERS from one of the 

 heaviest honey-gathering strains in the State. 

 $10 each. Delivery May 15. 



A. V. Small, Augusta, Kans. 



1921 PRICES on nuclei and queens: 1-frarae 

 nucleus, $3; 2-frame nucleus, $5; 3-frame 

 nucleus, $6.50; without queens, f. o. b. Macon, 

 Miss.; 6 per cent discount on lots of 25 or 

 more. Untested queens $1.25 each, $15 per 

 doz; tested queens $2 each, $22 per doz. No. 

 disease; inspection certificate with each ship- 

 ment. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed in U. S.. Queens sold only with nuclei. 

 Geo. A. Hummer 5i Sons, Prairie Point, Miss 



PACKAGE BEES— Same old prices if you 

 send cash with order. 



E. A. Harris, Albany, Ala. 



FOR SALE — Three-banded; Italian queens 

 untested, $1.60 each; 6, $7.50; 12, $14. Se- 

 lect untested, $1.75 each; satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. W. T. Perdue & Sons. 



R. No. 1, Fort Deposit, Ala. 



WE are booking orders for our golden Ital- 

 ian queens for spring delivery after April 15. 

 Untested queens, 1, $1.50; doz., $15; select un- 

 tested queens. 1, $1.75; doz., $18; virgin queens, 

 1, 75c; doz., $9; tested queens, 1, $3; doz., $36 

 Safe arrival guaranteed. 



Tillery Brothers, Georgiana, Ala. 



FOR SALE— Eutopian quality Italian queens, 



the kind that satisfy. May 15 to June 10, 



untested, $2 each. After June 10, untested, 



$1.60 each. 6, $8. Virgins, 90c each; 6, $4.75. 



Eutopian Apiaries, Amboy, Minn. 



FOR SALE — Hardy Italian queens, $1 each 

 W. G. Lauver, Middletown, Pa. 



FOR SALE — Large, hardy, prolific queens: 8- 

 banded Italians and golden pure mating and 

 safe arrival guaranteed. We ship only queens 

 that are top notchers in size, prolificness and 

 color. Untested, $2 each; 6, for $11; 25 for 

 $45; tested queens $3 each. 6 for $16, 



Buckeye Bee Co., Box 448 Massillon, Ohio. 



WE are now booking orders for early spring 

 delivery of two and three-frame nuclei, with 

 untested or tested queens. Write for prices 

 and terms. We also manufacture cypress hives 

 and frames. 



Sarasota Bee Co., Sarasota, Fla. 



FOR SPRING DELIVERY— One good Italian 

 queen. 1 Hoffman standard frame emerging 

 brood. 1 pound live bees, price complete $6.50, 

 f 0. b. Bordelonville. Queen introduced, 

 mated, laying enroute; loss in transit replaced 

 if noted on express tag by agent; no disease 

 in State. References given. Orders booked. 

 May delivery, one-fifth cash; orders filled in 

 rotation. Jess Dalton, Bordelonville, La. 



NUCLEI for 1921— We beg to advise those 

 who intend to purchase nuclei to enter their 

 orders early in order to be certain of being 

 able to obtain them, as the demand greatly ex- 

 ceeded the supply during the past season, and 

 the majority of late orders went unfilled. We 

 are now booking orders for three-frame nu- 

 clei of Italian bees, with Italian queen, at 

 $6.50 Hybrid bees, with guaranteed pure 

 Italian queen, at $5.50. Terms, one-third down 

 with order. No di.ease, safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. A. R Irish, 

 Doctortown, Georgia. 



EDSON APIARIES now booking orders for 

 queen bees for delivery during season of 

 1921. Prices: One untested queen, $1.25; 60 

 untested queens, $57.50; 100 untested queens, 

 $100. Orders filled in rotation; first shipments 

 March 1, 1921. 



Edson Apiaries, Gridley. Calif. 



ORDERS BOOKED NOW for 1921 shipments 

 of bees and queens. Send for descriptive 

 circular and price list. 



R. V. Stearns, Brady, Texas. 



DAY-OLD QUEENS— Superior improved Ital- 

 ians, mailed in safety introducing cages. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed any- 

 where in the U S. and Canada. Send for cir- 

 cular. Order in advance. Prices, April to Oc- 

 tober, 1, 75c; 12, $7.20; 100, $60. 



James McKee, Riverside, Calif. 



A. I. ROOT STRAIN of leather-colored Ital- 

 ians that are both resistant and honey gath- 

 ■ erers. The queens and bees need no recom- 

 mendation for they speak for themselves. Un- 

 tested, one, $1.50; six, $8.40; twelve, $15. Se- 

 lect untested, one, $2; tested, one, $2.60; select 

 tested, one, $3. For larger amounts write, 

 A. J. Pinard, Morgan Hill, Calif. 



PURE ITALIAN QUEENS— Golden or leather 

 colored, packages and nuclei; 1 untested 

 queen, $1.50; 6, $7.50; 12, $13.50; 50, $56; 100, 

 $100; virgins, 50c each; packages, 24 and un- 

 der, $2.25 per pound; 25 and over, $2 per 

 pound; nuclei, l-frame, $4; 2-frame, $6; 3- 

 frame, $7.50; queens extra. One-story 10- 

 frame colony with queen, $12. 



Golden Star Apiaries, 

 R. 3, Box 166, Chico, Calif. 



BEES AND QUEENS from my New Jersey 

 apiary. J. H. M. Cook, 



lAtf 84 Cortland St. New York City. 



PACKAGE BEES AND PURE ITALIAN 

 QUEENS — Booking orders now for spring 

 delivery. Circular free. J. E. Wing, 



165 Schieli Ave., San Jose, Calif. 



BOOK YOUR ORDERS for QUEENS now— 

 Goldens, $2; tested, $3; banded, $1.60; tested, 

 $2.60; six or more 10 per cent Ics*. 



Clover Leaf Apiaries, Wahoo, Neb. 



1920 PRICES for "She SuiU Me" queem. 

 Untested Italian queen, from May 16 to 

 June 15, $1.50 each. After June 15, $1.80 

 each; $18.60 for ten; $1.10 each for 8S or 

 more. 



Allen Latham, Norwichtown, Conn. 



"QUALITY" THREEBANDED ITALIANS 

 from excellent stock; untested queens, 1, 

 $1.60; 6 for $7.60; 12 for $13.50; 60 for $65; 

 100 for $100. N. J. J»me», 



1186 Bird Ave., San Joae. C«li{. 



