1900 



GI.EANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



467 



Several times in my life have I seriously considered 

 the idea of attempting the developnient of a superior 

 strain of bees. I knew^ that it would require years of 

 careful, patient, persistent work in the way of selec- 

 tion, crossing, testing, etc., and there have always 

 see:ued to be too many other irons in the fire for me to 

 make room for this one. Some time I may make the 

 attempt ; at present, however, I am glad to know that 

 one man, by giving twenty years of his life to the 

 work, has met with a fair measure of success. I have 

 reference to the breeder mentioned in my last adver- 

 tisement of superior stock. Being a little curious to 

 know along what lines he had worked, I asked him to 

 tell me, and from his letter I make the following ex- 

 tract : 



" In regard to the origin of my strain of Italians, I 

 would say that they were developed by selection and 

 crossing. The first Italian queen that I ever possessed 

 was of the Thos. G. Newman stock. The next was of 

 A. I. Root's red clover stock, purchased in 1881. In 

 1882 I purchased one of friend Root's best imported 

 queens, for which I paid 86 00. She was a vahiable 

 queen indeed, producing workers which were hardy, 

 and regular hustlers for gathering honey. I stocked 

 my apiary with her daughters, saving only a few 

 queens of the other stock to furnis-h drones. This 

 gave me a direct cross, which, I think, is the secret of 

 my success. 



" In '83 I found one of the daughters of the Root im- 

 l^orted queen far outstripping everything in the yard 

 in the way of honey-gathering and comb-building ; 

 and her bees capped their honey so white that it made 

 it appear the most beautiful comb honey I ever saw. 

 In this queen I had an acquisition. I used her as a 

 breeding-queen. Her bees we' e not as handsome as 

 the Newman stock ; but beautiful honey attracted my 

 eye and pocketbook more than fancy bees. 



" Permit me to say right here that I fear that about 

 nine out of every ten queen-breeders make the mis- 

 take of breeding for color ; sacrificing business qual- 

 ities. 



"I love to look at the beautiful golden five-banded 

 Italians ; and I wish that they were as good for busi- 

 ness as the regular three-banded Italian ; but I have 

 tried them and found them sadly wanting. 



" The queen from which I am now breeding is a won- 

 derful queen, to say the least. Her bees are excellent 

 honey-gatherers, and came through the past severe 

 winter in fine shape, and are now just booming. I 



would not part with this queen for One Hundred Dol- 

 lars ! " 



This breeder has always advertised in a modest, 

 q\net, una.ssuming sort of way, nothing in propor- 

 tion to what the quality of his stock would have war- 

 ranted, and at last I have decided that I can help him, 

 and benefit my readers, at a profit to myself, by ad- 

 vertising these bees in a manner befittingly energetic. 



The pi ice of these queens will be $1.50 each. This 

 may seem like a high price, but the man who pays it 

 will make dollars where this breederand myself make 

 cents ; and when you come to read the conditions un- 

 der which they are sold, it will not seem so high. 

 The queens sent out will all be young queens, just be- 

 ginning to lay ; but, as there are no black bees in the 

 vicinity, it is not likely that any will prove impurely 

 mated. If any queen should prove to be impurely 

 mated, another will be sent free of charge. Safe ar- 

 rival in first-class condition will be guaranteed. In- 

 structions for introducing will be sent to each pur- 

 chaser ; and if these instructions are followed, and 

 the queen is lost, another will be sent free of charge. 

 This is not all ; if, at any time within two years, a pur- 

 chaser, for any reason whatever, is not satisfied 

 with his bargain, he can return the queen, and his 

 money will be refunded, and 50 cents extra sent to pay 

 him for his trouble. It will be seen that the purchaser 

 runs NO RISK WHATEVER. If a queen does not ar- 

 rive in good condition, another is sent. If he loses 

 her in introducing, another is sent. If she should 

 prove impurely mated, another is sent. If the queen 

 proves a poor layer, or the stock does not come up to 

 the expectations, or there is any reason why the bar- 

 gain is not satisfactory, the queen can be returned and 

 the money will be refunded, and the customer fairly 

 well paid for his trouble. I could not make this last 

 promise if I did not know that the stock is really 



SUPERIOR. 



I said that the price would be $1.50 each. There is 

 only one condition under which a queen will be sold 

 for a less price, and that is in connection with an ad- 

 vance subscription to the REVIEW. Any one who has 

 already paid me, or who will pay me SI 00 for the RE- 

 VIEW for 1900 can have a queen for 11.00. Of course, 

 all arrearages previous to 1900 must be paid up before 

 this offer will hold good. This special offer is made 

 with a view to the getting of new subscribers, and as 

 an inducement to old subscribers to pay up all arrear- 

 ages and to pay in advance to the end of the year. 



W. Z. Hutchinson, Flint, Mich. 



BEES THAT GET THE HONEY. 



" I bought fifteen queens last year. The six I got 

 from you have about completed their first supers, 30 

 sections. None of the others have yet entered theirs." 

 W. W. Erb, Ashland, Oregon, April 22. 



The above explains why my customers " stick to 

 me." They like nice gentle bees that pile up the 

 honey. No pains is spared to have everv queen as good 

 as possible. A few last year's select, |'2 00. Breeders, 

 $3 to 84.00. Untested, 75 cts.; six for 81.00; dozen, 87.50; 

 for select, add 25 cts. each. No culls sent out. Circu- 

 lar free. See Gleanings, April 15. 



J. B. CASE, Port Orange, Fla. 



IMPROVE YOUR BEES 



by buying some of Hyde's improved strains of either 

 golden Italians, three-band Italians, or Holy L,ands. 

 We know what good queens mean, hence breed for 

 honey, gentleness, etc. Send for 20-page circular of 

 valuable information for the honey-producer. We do 

 not rear poor queens, and do not compete with cheap 

 breeders. Our prices, either race your choice : Untest- 

 ed, before June 1, $1.00; 6 for 85.00. Tested, 81. .50. Af- 

 ter June 1, untested, 75c; 6 for 84.25. Tested, 81.25. Dis- 

 count for quantities. Breeding queens a specialty. 



N. B. — For every 810.00 sent us for queens, we will, 

 during Augu.st or September, mail one select tested 

 queen, or for every $25.00 one fine breeder. 



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



June Queens ! June Prices ! 



Untested, 75c ; $7.00 per dozen. Tested, 

 81.00 each. From our superior strain of 

 3-band Italians, the best of honey-gather- 

 ers. l,arge prolific queens, mothers of 

 strong colonies. Send for our price list, 

 and see what others say. Orders filled 

 promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed. 



J, W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauville, La. 

 RED-CLOVER WORKERS. 



One tested, 81; untested, 75c; fine golden queens, 

 G5c; fine virgin queens, 40c. Send me your order. 

 G. Routzahn, Menallen, Pa. 



Cni" QqIq Twenty-eight colonies, two of which 



rUl udlui are queenless, Italian and mixed; good 

 workers; 12 empty Dovetailed hives, good; 60 supers 

 for .same, new; 7 good I^angstroth Simplicity hives, 

 and every thing in connection with the apiary. Make 

 an offer. Must be sold immediately. 



Wm. Manning, 55 W. 5th Ave., Columbus, O. 



I Onn PERRETS FOR SALE. 



I ZUU Small, medium, and large 

 sized; some trained. First-class 

 stock. New price list free 



N. A. KNAPP, 

 Rochester, Lorain County, Ohio. 



