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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Mar. 15. 



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BEE-SUPPLIES! 



We have the best-equipped factory in the 



West. Capacity, one carload a day ; aiui 



carry the largest stock an 1 greatest variety 



of every thing needed in the apiary, assur 



ing BEST goods at the LOWEST prices, 



and prompt sliipment. We want every bee 



keeper to have our FREE II,LUSTRATED 



CATALOG, and read description of Alter 

 /(y nating Hives, Ferguson Supers, etc. IVrile 

 IP at once for a catalog. 



m We also manufacture TANKS of either 



ML wood or galvanized steel, all sizes, any ^_ _ ,.^ ,__„,_,,__ _^,^ .^ « „^ . w tli 



;;• form, and for all purposes Price list free E. KRETCHMER, Rcd Oak, lOWH. (H 



■fit. ^j^ 



iJi Pall colonies of Italian bees, in complete hives, from §7 to -^8. 50 per »!; 

 ^y. colony, depending on style of hive ; few in 10-frame Draper Barns, -x- 



»L _-^ t • f ^® furnish with our hives an Improv- »i^ 



•• rjC^=rl|VCS ®^ Higginsville Cover, the ridgeboard •• 



(fX going the fall length of the cover. (f\ 



/^\ Reversible Bottom-boards are also furnished whenever desired. /•! 



fV\ VEIIyS.— Silk brussels face: none better, 35c postpaid. If you /i\ 



•'• are not satisfied, return it and get your money. Catalog free. •'• 



J{i^ I. J. Stringham, {^niTo.tv..x.} 105 Park Place, N. Y. J} 



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$I900,A.D.I900, 



will not buy my 500 colonies of bees, but am 

 ready to furnish good Italian queens 



BY RETURN MAIL. 



1 Untested Queen, Sl.OO; 6 for $5; 12 for $9. 

 1 Tested Queen, S1.50; 6 for S8.50; 12 for S15. 

 1 Best Breeder, $4.00. 

 Nuclei, 81 to 810 in season. 



Root's Goods at Root's Prices, 



Plus carload rate freight. 

 Bees, Honey, and Beeswax bought and sold. 



wl/iiSGAiiwiT^ 



in Aprii. 



Coin, double or single standard, Uncle Sam's 

 Postoffice money-orders, bank draft, or reg- 

 istered letter, will get you prompt service. 



W. O. VICTOR, 



WHARTON, Wharton Co., Tex. 



Don't Buy 

 Supplies 



Until you see my 40 th annual catalog. A full 

 line of hives and fixtures best adapted to our 

 New England clitnate. Also best brands of 

 Comb Foundation and Section=boxes. I 

 I have also made arrangements to keep quite a 

 general stock of 



A. I. Root Co.'s Goods 

 at Their Prices. 



Parties desiring these goods can get them of 

 me, and Save Freight Charges. Bees, 

 Queens, and Nucleus Colonies from the very 

 best strains in America. A 40-page illustrat- 

 ed catalog free. Address 



W. W. Gary, 



Lyonsville, Mass. 



