432 

 Are You Going to Buy. 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



June 1. 



Apiarian Supplies or Bees? 



If so. You Want the Best. 



This is the only quality we offer. Our prices are 

 right, and our '97 catalog describing them, and the 

 management of bees, is yours for the asking. 



We carry a large stock, and can ship promptly. 

 Freight is a big consideration, often amounting to 

 20 per cent of the value of goods. Let us quote you 

 prices on what you need, delivered at your station, 



Freight Paid. 



They will cost but a trifle more than others charge 

 at the factory. Our aim is to please. 

 Apiary, I. J. STRINGHAM, 



Qlen Cove, L. I. 105 Park PI., N. Y. City. 



Don't Neglect Your Bees. 



Bee-keeping may be made uniformly suc- 

 cessful by judicious feeding. It is just as 

 important with bees as with other stock. 

 Success in feeding depends 

 very much on the feeder used. 

 When you have tried the 



Boardmau Atmospheric 

 Entraace=feeder 



you will be convinced of this. 



For descriptive circulars 

 and price list, address 



H. R. BOARDMAN, East Townseod, Ohio. 



Dovetailed Hives. 



Sections, Extractors. Smokers, 

 and every thing a Bee-keeper 

 wants. Honest Goods at Close 

 Monest Prices. 60-page cata- 

 log free. 



J. M. JENKINS, Wetumpka, Ala. 



¥»^l U~ I Do you need queens? the 



LOOK rlGrG ! Pui-est and best. If so, 

 -■^i'M ^ • ^^.g ^j.^ prepared by re- 

 turn mail to ship the;) band and golden Italians., 

 and silver gr.-iy Carniolans, untested, warranted 

 purely mated, for .50c: tested, Ihc: breeders. $3.25. 

 JUDGE E. Y. TERRAL & CO.. Cameron, Texas. 



Btth 

 FltEC ;Hill,i-iii-. K. ' 



QUEEI^S 



Smokers, Sections , 



Comb Foundation, 

 Anil lUl A]>i:iii-un Siippliee 

 clieaji. SpiiiI for 

 r. KLANAtJAN. Iti'llpvillc. SlI. 



Untested Italian Queens. 



Queens ready to mail, either golden or dark 

 queens from select stock, a1 65 cents each; X dozen, 

 $3..50; dozen. $6.50; two or more dozen at $6.00 per 

 dozen. Tested queens. 75 cpnts each. 



W. A. COnPTON, Lynnville, Tenn. 



01 1FFN<S Either 3 or 5 banded, 60 cents each ; 6 

 \f%JI^L,iy^. ,or$3(0. Nuclei and supplies cheap. 

 CHAS. H. THIES, Steeleville, III. 



Q 



ueens, 



Either Golden or Imported by 

 return mail. Untested, 75o; 

 Tested, $1.00; Breeders, $3.00. 



'^'^ None better. 



W. H. LAWS, Lavaca, Ark. 



Please mention this paper. 



IF YOU WANT BEES 



that will just "roll"' in the honey, and that are 

 wonderful red-clover workers, also gentle to han- 

 dle and exceidinglv hardy, then try MOORE'S 

 STRAIN OF ITALIANS, the result of 18 years 

 of careful breeding. 



Warranted queens, $1.00 each; 3 for $2.50. Safe 

 arrival and satisfaction guaianteed. Circular free. 

 Those who have never dealt with me I refer to A. I. 

 Root, who has purchased of me over 850 queens. 



J. P. Moore, Morgan, Pendleton Co., Ky. 



What More? 



Queens from best working stock. 

 Reared by best methods. 

 ('ells and queens selected. 

 Poor queens replaced free. 

 20 years' experience— 7 as a q. breeder. 

 7-^e; si.x, $3 50; twelve, $6.50. 

 Promptness. 

 Safe arrival. 

 Free catalogue. 

 J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Fla. 



QUEENS BY RETURN MAIL. 



Daughters of best imported queen mother, war- 

 ranted purely mated to drones of imported stock 

 from a different source; hence, a direct cross. 12 

 years as a honey-producer on a large scale has 

 taught me what good queens lopan to the producer 

 as well as how to rear them. Price of queens, 50c 

 each. Safe delivery and satisf action, or money re- 

 funded. L. H. ROBEY, Worthington, W. Va. 



out puffing; burns in the 

 center; heats only the top; burns chips without 

 drizzle; makes all the smoke wanted, without work; 

 the best bee-smoker ever made; doesn't tip over. 

 T. F. BINGHAM, Farwell, Mich. 



nilPPM^ Pure Italians, 3 or 5 banded, tested, 

 V;UL,L,n.3, 75 cts.; untested, .50 cts. I have 500 

 nuclei. Can send queens by return mail. 



DANIEL WURTH, Falmouth, Rush Co., Ind. 



The New Gerneil Smoker. 



Cheap, 



Strong, 



Serviceable, 



Large Size. 



JiiCT Tuc TtJttar* for those who want a 

 UOT I Mt 1 niraWi first-class smoker at 

 a medium price. Size of cup, 314 inches; curved 

 nozzle, hinged so as to swing back; legs of malleable 

 iron, secured by bolts. The blast is the well-known . 

 Cornell principle. Weight of smoker, only 20 

 ounces. 



Price $1.00, postpaid, or 75c it sent by express 

 or freight with other goods. 



THE 



A. I. ROOT COnPANY, 

 MEDINA, OHIO. 



