1900 



GIvEANINGS IN BEE CUIyTURE. 



247 



See the Good Things! 



The BEE-KEEPERS' REVJEW for April will soon 

 be out, and here are some of the good things that it 

 will contain : The frontispiece will show the winter- 

 ing cellar and apiary (of 300 colonies) belonging to 

 John F. Otto, of Wisconsin. Mr. Otto has for fourteen 

 years devoted himself exclusively to the production of 

 comb honey; and, after much persuasion, he has been 

 induced to describe, for the first time, his methods of 

 management. His plans for invariably securing very 

 populous colonies during the honej' harvest are novel, 

 practical, and positive. His article will appear in the 

 April REVIEW. 



The 85.00 prize for the best article was awarded to 

 H. D. Burrell, of South Haven, Mich. It was upon the 

 "Production, Care, and Sale of Extracted Honey;" 

 and it is unquestionably the best article on the subject 

 that I have ever seen. It will appear in the April 

 REVIEW. 



C. A. Hatch, of Richland Center, Wis., is one of the 

 brightest men in our ranks. I visited him last sum- 



mer, staying over night with him, and I met him 

 again at the Madison convention last winter, and I 

 have no hesitation in saying that he is unusually 

 bright, keen, and clear-headed. I shall give his pic- 

 ture in the April REVIEW, and he will give what 

 seems to me the most weighty reasons why we should 

 adopt the tall section, illustrating his ideas by dia- 

 grams. It is the best article on the subject that I 

 have seen. 



A new writer from the South, Mr. G. W. McGuire, 

 will give a most excellent article on " Spring Man- 

 agement and Comb-honey Production." 



Taken all in all, the April REVIEW will contain 

 unusually valuable information. 



The REVIEW is $1.00 a year ; but to each subscriber 

 for 1900 I will send 12 back numbers free. For S2.00 I 

 will send the 12 back numbers, the REVIEW for 1900, 

 and a queen of the Superior Stock. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON. Flint, Mich. 



What's worth doing at all | 

 is worth doing well. 



Do you see scrub horses, cattle, hogs, etc., on 

 the thrifty progressive farm ? No, nor do ^ou 

 see scrub bees kept by the progressive apiarist. 

 If you only knew how greatly you are handi- 

 capped trying to compete in the bee-keeping 

 world with common stock you would inaugu- 

 rate a change. Get some queens of my strain 

 of Italians, and be convinced. 



Orders booked now for delivery in season. 



Price 81.00 for warranted queens untested. 



Jewell Taylor, Forestville, Minn, p 



Money-order Office, Spring Vallej'. ■£ 



Established 1885. |_Q„g stor ApiaFJes. 



Price of queens from 

 imported mothers. 

 (Golden same price.) 

 1 6 12 

 Tested $1.50 88.00 $15.00 

 Untest' .75 4.25 8.00 

 Select tested, either 

 /" race, 82. .50. Bees by the 

 — pound on one frame, 

 $1 ; 10 or more pounds, 

 t'*r — 90 cts. I have special 

 ^-- express rates on nuclei 

 or pounds of bees. 



G. F. DAVIDSON, Fairview, Wilson County, Texas. 



CHOICE HONEY QUEENS. 



Last year, as 

 the condi- 



^ t i o n s were 



——^^■^^^^—^^^^-^^^^—^—^^ most favor- 

 able, I reared a large lot of queens from one of Doo- 

 little's VERY BEST mothers. Only the best cells and 

 virgins were u.sed. I requeened a lot of my double- 

 story ten-frame colonies with part of them. They are 

 now running over with bees, though the season has 

 been unfavorable. Prices of these queens are, tested, 

 81.50; select tested, J2.00 ; also untested, $1.00; dozen, 

 $9.00. Send card for my circular. H. Lathrop writes : 

 "I have bought queens from different breeders, and 

 never got any that were better than those I got of 

 you." J. B. CASE. Port Orange. Fla. 



The Best in 

 the World. 



REMOVED ! 



EA-RLY W. H. L,aws has removed his entire 



^— ^^^^— — queen-rearing apiaries to Round 



Q UEENS. Rock, Texas, where he will be better 



' fitted than ever to fill orders for the 



LAWS strain of FAULTLESS 5-BANDED bees the 

 coming season. BREEDING QUEENS always on 

 hand. Price $2.50 each. I am also breeding the 

 leather-colored stock from imported mothers. Test- 

 ed queens, either strain, $1.00: 6 for 8-5.00; untested, 

 75c; 6 for 8^.00. Queens ready in season. 



W. H. LAWS. Round Rock, Texas. 



We are Headquarters 

 for the Albino Bee. 



If j'ou are looking for the bee that will 

 gather the mo.st honey, and the gentlest 

 of all bees in handling, buy the Albino. 

 1 also furnish the Italian, but ordersstand 

 50 to 1 in favor of the Albino. I manufac- 

 ture and furnish supplies. Address 

 S. Valentine, Hagerstown, Md. 



BEES AND QUEENS. 



Either Golden Italiati, 3-banded Italians, or Holy 

 Lands, your choice. Nothing but the best of stock 

 bred in 3 different yards, several miles apart. Send 

 for circular and price list. It gives methods of queen- 

 rearing, honey production, etc. Prices, either race: 

 Untested, Mavrh, April, and May, 81.00 each; 6 for 

 $.5 00; per dozen, $9.00. Te.sted, $1.50; 6 for $8.00; per 

 doz., $15.00. Untested, June, July, Aug., and Sept., 

 75c; 6 for $1,25; per doz., $8.00. Tested, $1.25; 6 for 

 86 75; per doz., $12.00. Special discount in large quan- 

 tities. Breeding queens a specialty. 



O. P. HYDE & SON, Hutto. Texas. 



Queens bv Return Mail 



The clioicest of tested Italian queens, $1 .00 each. 



Large yellow queens, healthy and prolific; workers 

 the best of honey-gatherers. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed in every case. Send for price list. 



J. W. K. SHAW & CO., Loreauville, La. 



