1911 



GLETAJsnnsrGb* rN" bee' cctotxjre- 

 Some Queens that Will 



Double Your Honey Crop 



Wonderful Results from Care in Breeding 



TllK one aplcultural 

 held left nearly un- 

 trodden Is that of 

 improvement of stock. 

 None holds out greater 

 rewards for the efforts 

 put forth. This is prov- 

 en by the wonderful 

 yields secured by the 

 few enterprising men 

 who have ventured in- 

 to this fertile realm. 

 For instance, when at- 

 tend ing conventions 

 and visiting bee-keep- 

 ers in New York, In the 

 winter of 1909, I repeat- 

 edly heard of the won- 

 derful strain of ftalians 

 and the bountiful yields 

 secured by Mr. Geo. B. Howe, of Black River, N. Y. 

 After my return I corresponded with Mr. Howe, 

 and learned that for 14 years he had been working 

 In the direction of improving his stock; and that, 

 of late, it was not unusual for him to secure 200 

 pounds of comb honey per colony. He said that 

 bee-keepers who visited him could scarcely believe 

 it possible thai he secured such crops. 



At my earnest solicitation, Mr. Howe consented 

 to tell in the Review the story of his success; how 

 he secured the best stock to begin with; how the 

 work of weeding out was performed: his Tnethods 

 of breeding, etc. This article occupied five pages 

 of the Review for July, 1910. 



Origin of this Stock 



Of course, there is not room here to give details, 

 but it seems that the foundation of this strain came 

 from a red-clover or "long-tongued" queen from 

 the A. I. Root Co., and from stock procured from 

 L. H. Robey — principally from the latter. Then fol- 

 lowed a judicious crossing and a systematic selec- 

 tion that has enabled Mr. Howe practically to dou- 

 ble his honey crops. 



Following the publication of his" article in the 

 Review, life was made a burden to Mr. Howe by 

 the deluge of letters that came to him from all over 

 the country, asking for prices on queens. He had 

 none for sale He could not afford to sell his breed- 

 ing queens— in f:ict. for three or four years he has 

 offered and would gladly pay 8100 for a queen whose 

 progeny would prove superior to his present stock. 



Twenty-five Dollars for a Queen 



Feeling sure that the dissemination of this stock 

 would be of immense advantage to bee-keepers. I 

 have paid Mr. Howe §25 00 for one of his choice 

 breeding queens to be shipped in the spring, in a 

 full colony; and, during the honey-flow of June and 

 July, I shall use this queen as a breeder in rearing 

 for sale a few choice queens, doing the work with 

 my own hands. In my apiary here at Flint I have 

 a dozen colonies, headed by choice tested queens, 

 secured last year from L. H. Robey. and these col- 

 onies will be used as drone - mothers, no other 

 drones being allowed to fly, and, as my apiary is 

 isolated, queens are almost certain to be mated to 

 the Robey stock. Cells will be built in full colonies. 

 made unusually strong by shaking into them large 

 quantities of bees from other colonies, thus secur- 

 ing great, big, luxuriant, corrugated cells from 

 which hatch those large, plump, vigorous, fully 

 developed queens. Considering the stock, and the 

 manner of rearing, such queens are well worth 

 $5.00; in fact, the introduction of such a queen into 

 an apiary may mean hundreds of dollars, but I 

 shall offer them at only S2.50 each. Some may con- 



sider even that a high price. To such let rae say 

 that my customers will make Dollars where I 

 make Cents; besides, just notice 



Tfie Guarantees 



under which they are sold. I will guarantee safe 

 arrival, safe introduction (if directions are fol- 

 lowed), purity of mating; and entire satisfaction, to 

 the extent that, if so desired, the queen may be 

 returned any time inside of two years and the 

 money will be refunded, together with SI. 00 extra 

 to pay for the trouble. It will be seen that the pro- 

 ducer runs no risk ivhatever. and, if not entirely satis- 

 fied, can have his money back, plus 81.00, any time 

 inside of two years. 



A Special Offer 



I said that the price of a queen would be 82 50. 

 There is only one condition under which a quefn 

 will be sold for less, and that is in connection with 

 a subscription to the Bee-keepers' Review for 19U. 

 The Review is Sl.OO a year, the queen is 82.50. but I 

 will send both for an even 83.00. .Send in your 

 order now, and I will put your name on the sub- 

 scription list, send jou the back numbers from 

 January, continue to send you the Review the rest 

 of the year, book your order for the queen, and 

 send it to you when your turn comes. Orders will 

 be filled .Htrictly in rotation: so, if yovi want a queen 

 as early as possible, don't wait— order today— r»fir/i< 

 now. 



W. Z. HUTCHINSON, Flint, Mich. 



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