FEBRUARY 1, 1916 



For Sale. — Golden Italian queens that produce 

 golden bees ; for gentleness and honey-gathering they 

 are equal to any. Every queen guaranteed. Price 

 $1 ; 6 for $5. Wm. S. Baenett, Barnetts, Va. 



Shipped one order of 409 lbs of bees; 133 3-lb., 

 and 2 5-lb. packages with queens. They go thru to 

 party in Ontario, Canada, in fine shape. 



M. C. Berry & Co., 



Successors to Brown & Berry, Hayneville, Ala. 



Golden Italian queens that produce golden bees; 

 the highest kind, gentle, and as good honey-gather- 

 ers as can be found; each, $1.00; 6, $5.00; tested, 

 $2.00; breeders, $5.00 to $10.00. 



J. B. Brockwell, Barnetts, Va. 



For Sale. — Italian bees, 1 lb. with queen, $2.25 ; 

 1 frame with queen, $2.00. Queens, 75 cts. each. 

 Safe delivery guaranteed; 30-page catalog with be- 

 ginners' outfit for stamp. The Deroy Taylor Co., 

 Newark, N. Y. (formerly Lyons). 



Phelps' Golden Italian Queens combine the qual- 

 ities you want. They are great honey-gatherers, 

 beautiful and gentle. Mated, $1.00; six, $5.00; 

 tested, $3.00; breeders, $5.00 and $10.00. C. W. 

 Phelps & Son, Wilcox St., Binghamton, N. Y. 



M. C. Berry & Co., Successors to Brown & Berry, 

 are booking orders for spring delivery. This firm is 

 the largest and most successful shipper of Select 

 Bred Three-banded Italian queens and bees in pack- 

 ages in the South. Write for circular and price list. 

 M. C. Berry & Co., Hayneville, Ala. 



For Sale.- — 400 colonies Moore strain bees in 

 good location. Combs built on full sheets of founda- 

 tion. Everything in first-class shape. Principal 

 source of honey is alfalfa. Located in the Rio 

 Grande Valley, under the largest irrigation project 

 in the United States. 



The Crown Apiaries, Mesilla Park, N. M. 



Queens.- — Italians exclusively ; golden or leather- 

 colored. One select untested, $1.00; 6, $4.25; 12, 

 $8.00. Tested, $1.25. Best breeder, $5.00. Early 

 swarms of young bees in light screen cage a spe- 

 cialty. One 1-lb. package, $1.25; one 2-lb., $2.25; 

 queen extra. For ten or more, write for price. Also 

 nuclei and full colonies. I am Looking orders now, 

 with 10 per cent deposit for delivery March 15 and 

 after. Safe arrival, prompt service, and satisfaction 

 I guarantee. Circular free. 



.J. E. Wing, 155 Schiele Ave., San Jose, Cal. 



Largest apiaries in Southwest for sale, in lots to 

 suit purchaser up to 1300 colonies. Nine good lo- 

 cations. Up-to-date equipment. Located in the 

 heart of large alfalfa region of southern New Mexi- 

 co. Assured of perpetual water supply from recent- 

 ly completed Government irrigation reservoir. Ex- 

 cellent climate. Bees winter well out of doors. No 

 spring dwindling. Three miles from State Agricul- 

 tural College and town of 5000. Owners have other 

 interests, and can't devote time to the bees, so will 

 sacrifice them for quick sale. Correspondence solic- 

 ited. Metcalfe & Parks, Mesilla, N. M. 



For Sale. — 1-lb. swarm (shipping weight 3 lbs.) 

 Italian bees, $1.50, without queen, March 20 or 

 later. Untested Italian queen, 75 cts. after April 

 10; tested Italian queen, $1.25 after March 20. No 

 reduction for less than 50 ; 1 to 49 2-lb. bees in 

 package, no queen, $2.50 each; 50 to 500 2-lb. bees 

 in packages, no queen, $2.37. Bred from best hon- 

 ey-gatherers; no disease. Safe arrival and satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. We are now booking orders with 

 % payment, balance before shipment. " The early 

 swarms get the honey." We can care for your wants 

 for 1916. W. D. ACHORD, successful package ship- 

 per and queen-breeder, Fitzpatrick, Ala., U. S. A. 



HELP WANTED 



Wanted. — Young man to work with bees season 

 of 1916. No tobacco-user need apply; or will sell 

 half interest to right party vnth small payment 

 down. M. C. SiLSBEE, Rt. 3, Cohocton, N. Y. 



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Wanted. — Two men to work with bees the com- 

 ing season ; little experience necessary ; full particu- 

 ulars by first letter. B. B. Coggshall, Groton, N. Y. 



Wanted. — Young man to work with bees the 

 coming season ; little experience necessary. State 

 experience, and wages expected in first letter. 



E. L. Lane, Trumansburg, N. Y. 



Wanted. — Beeman immediately. Can give steady 

 employment to right man. Give reference, state ex- 

 perience, and wages wanted. 



W. J. Stahmann & Co., Clint, Texas. 



Wanted. — Energetic young man (preferably mar- 

 ried) who has had experience with bees, and under- 

 stands queen-rearing, to take charge of apiary of 200 

 colonies with opportunity to increase to 400. Steady 

 employment on ranch when bees do not require at- 

 tention ; must have farm experience. Salary and 

 percentage of honey. F. L. Hogue, Lompoc, Cal. 



Wanted. — For large and growing business, farm- 

 raised man of good habits, experienced in extracted- 

 honey production, and willing to help at light farm- 

 ing when not busy with apicultural work. Good 

 permanent position for right party. One acquaint- 

 ed with autos preferred. Particulars on application. 

 Address 36602 " Outyards," Gleanings in Bee Cul- 

 ture, Medina, Ohio. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



Wanted. — A situation as assistant queen-breeder 

 or for both comb and extracted honey ; am expert at 

 both ; will go either north or south. 

 S. B. Barden, General Delivery, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Married man, age 37, wants position as apiarist; 

 has handled bees since childhood. Understands 

 either comb or extracted production, and queen- 

 rearing in full colony. 



J. C. Adams, 20th and Rose, Detroit, Mich. 



BEEKEEPERS' DIRECTORY 



Well-bred bees and queens. Hives and supplies. 

 .T. H. M. Cook, 70 Cortlandt St., New York. 



Nutmeg Italian queens, leather color, $1.00 ; 12 

 for $10.00 return mail. 



A. W. Yates, 3 Chapman St., Hartford, Ct. 



Qtjirin's superior northern-bred Italian bees and 

 queens are hardy, and will please you. More than 

 twenty years a breeder. Orders booked now. Free 

 circular. H. G. QuiRiN, Bellevue, Ohio 



Queens. — Improved three-banded Italian bred for 

 business, June 1 to Nov. 15, untested queens, 75 

 cts. each; dozen, $8.00; select, $1.00 each; dozen, 

 $10.00; tested queens, $1.25 each; dozen, $12.00. 

 Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



H. C. Clemons, Boyd, Ky. 



You can have your beeswax made into best quality 

 foundation ; also the wax from old combs or slum- 

 gum. We get it all out. On shares or very cheap 

 for cash. New factory. Old liberal terms. Cheap- 

 est and handiest transportation for all Northern 

 beekeepers. You always get your own wax back. 

 J. J. Angus 454 Fulton St., Grand Haven, Mich. 



Convention Notices 



A meeting of the New Jersey Beekeepers' Asso- 

 ciation will be held in the Entomology Building, 

 Bleeker Place, New Brunswick, N. J., on Feb. 10, 

 11, 1916. Mrs. Geo. Demuth, of the Bureau of 

 Entomology, Washington, will address the meeting. 

 Others will discuss various phases of the business. 

 Don't fail to hear the man who wrote Farmers' 

 Bulletin No. 503. 



New Egypt, N. J. E. G. Carr, Sec. 



