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glea:ni:ngs in bee cultuhe. 



May 



DADANT'S 



is asserted by hundreds of practical and disinterest- 

 ed bee-keepers to be the cleanest, brightest, quick- 

 est accepted by bees, least apt to sag-, most reg-ular 

 in color, evenest, and neatest, of any that is made. 



It is kept for sale by Messrs. A. H. Newman, Chi- 

 cago, 111.; C. F. Muth, Cincinnati, O.; Jas. Heddon, 

 Dowagiac, Mich.; F. L. Dougherty, Indianapo- 

 lis, I nd.; Chas. H.Green, Berlin, Wis.; Chas. Hertel, 

 .Tr.,Freeburg, 111.; Ezra IJaer. Dixon, Lee Co., 111.; E. 

 S. Arinsti-ong-, .lersevville, Illinois; Arthur Todd, 

 ]i)10 Germantown Ave., Phila, Pa.; E. Kretehmer, 

 Coburg. Iowa; Elbert F. Smith, Smyrna, N. Y.; 

 D. A. Fuller, Cherry Valley, 111.; Clark .Johnson & 

 Son. Covington, Kentucky; J. Tl. Mason & Sons, 

 Mechanic Falls, Maine; C. A. Graves, Rirmingham, 

 (). ; M..1. Dickason. Hiawatha. Kan.; .I.W.Porter, 

 Clmrlottesville, Albemarle Co., Va.; E. K. Newcomb, 

 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess Co.. N.Y.; .1. A. Huma- 

 son. Vienna, O.; G. L. Tinker, New Philadelphia, ()., 

 J. M. Shuck, Des Moines. la.; Aspinwall & Tread- 

 well, Barrytown, N. Y.; Barton, Forsgard & Barnes, 

 Waco, McLennan Co., Texas, and numerous other 

 dealers. 



Write for s^ampleK /;-ee, and price list of supplies, 

 accompanied with 150 Coiiipliineiitary and unso- 

 Ucitcd teatimimials, from as many bee-keepers, in 

 1 883. We guarantee event inch of our foundation equal 

 to sample in evei-y respect. 



CHAS. DADANT & SON, 

 3btfd Ifainllton, Hancock Co., Illinois). 



Chaff hives complete, with lower frames, for $3.50; 

 in flat, $1.50. A liberal discount by the quantity. 

 Simplicity hives. Section Boxes. Comb Fdn., and 

 other Supplies, at a great reduction. We have new 

 m.'ichinery, and an enlarged shop. Italian Bees 

 and Queens. Send for Price List. 33 33db 



A. F. STAUFFER & CO., Sterling, Ills. 



— SEE FOSTER'S — 

 ADVERTISEMENT. 



BEES SN IOWA, 



T WILL SELL NOW for delivery first week in 

 I Juiae, 3-f rame nucleus, L. size, with brood, pound 

 of bees, and untested Italian queen, at $3. All or- 

 ders filled in order of receiving-. 

 9d C. W. KING, Kalamazoo, Mich. Box 336. 



PURE ITALIANS. 



May 



.Tune 

 1 to 18 



June 31 

 to Oct. 1 



Tested queens I $3 50 | $3 35 I $175 



Untested queens I i 1 35 I 1 00 



Bees per pound I 3 00 I 1.50 101) 



Nuclei per comb I 90 | 65 | .50 



All communicatioTis promptly responded to, and 

 all questions cheerfully answered. 

 MSdb S.ie. PEKKY, PORTLAND, IONIA GO., MICH. 



1886 Golflen Italian Qufflns, 1886 



Our bees won first prize at the St. Louis Fair over 

 several worthy competitors in Oct., 1885. 



Extra tested queens, 3 years old $3 .50 



3 00 



Untested, " after May 15 100 



We will also dispose of .50 full colonies at the fol- 

 lowing- low price, in one-story Simplicity hives: 

 One colony, with tested queen $8 00 



'• " " untested queen 6,50 



Five or more, 10 per cent discount. 



Delivered at K. R. station, and safe arrival guar- 

 anteed. Send for circular. 



DARROW & ROSS, 

 8 lOdb liebanon, St. Clair Co., Ill, 



Italian Queens sent by Mail. 



Untested queens from imported mothei-, April, 

 $1.35; May, .Tune, and July, $1.00. After April, per 

 half-dozen, $5.00. E. CHUDGINGTON & SON, 

 etfdb Breckinridge, Stephens Co., Texas. 



QUEENS. 1886. QUEENS. 



Reared from Imported Mothers. Two, three, and 

 four frame nuclei. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Send for pi'ice list. Addi-ess 

 5-lldb FRANK A. EATON, Bluffton, Ohio. 



SOLID li^ 



Having sold the 100 colonies of Bees offered in 

 the March Nos. of this journal, 1 am now booking 

 orders only for 



NUCLEUS COLONIES AND QUEENS. ALSO 

 BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES. 



Send for 1886 price list. Address 

 7tfdb WM. W. GARY. 



Successor to Wm.W. Gary & Son. Col,eh.\ine, Mass. 



LEWIS ¥-CROOVE 



ONE-PIECE SECTIONS 



Doivn, Down, Goes the Price. 



First Quality, White Basswood, One-Pound Sections, 

 In lots of 500 to 3000, $4.00 per 1000. 



SPECIAL FREIGHT RATES. 



If 3000 or more are wanted, write for special prices, 

 delivered to you, freight paid by us. 



C. B. LEWIS & CO., stfdb 



April 15, 1886. Watertown, Wisconsin. 



WANTED^ 



A man in every town, as agent for our goods, 

 which are used by every one who keeps a horse. 

 Profit large. Will not interfere with other business. 

 Write for particulars to 



LOWELL, TRACY & CO., 

 9d 7( Asylum St., Hartford, Ct. 



READK READY, READY. 



100 nucleus colonies will be ready by the 1.5th or 

 30th of May, 3, 4, and 5 frames, at $4.(10, $5.00. and 

 $6.00; all with good laying untested Italian queens. 

 They will all have plenty of bees, brood, and honey. 

 Queens and full colonies for sale. 

 9-lOd LOUIS WERNER, Edwardsville, 111. 



FOR SALE. 



16 strong colonics of Italian and hybrid bees in 

 Simplicity hives, each with nine frames ol brood 

 and honey. Price $5.00. If taken at my apiary, 

 less. T. J. EBERMAN, 



9tfdb Merrimac Point, Monroe Co., 111. 



RAPPT7T QT OAK; hold 50 galls.; steam-test- 

 lJ/\.r\X\i:iljO . cd, and equal to the best, at the 

 following prices, each: 1 barrel, $3..50; 3, $3.40; 3, 

 $3.35; 4, $3.30; .5, $3.35; 6, $3.30; 7, $3.15; 8, .$3.10; 9, 

 $3.05; 10, $3.00. No further reduction for less than 

 twenty. GEO. H. HOYLE, Mobile, Ala. 9-lOd 



Mends Everything. 



This is the best cement we have ever 

 tried. Almost any article mended with 

 it will break anywhere else before the 

 place mended. It holds honey labels on 

 tin, etc. Ten cents per bottle; ten bot- 

 tles, 90c; 100 bottles, $8.00. . 



A. I. KOOT, Medina, O, 



