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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Now booking orders for three-frame nuclei Italian 

 bees and tested queen ; delivery June 1, $4 each. 

 Low freight, quick delivery, satisfaction. 



S. G. Crockee, Jr., Roland Park, Md. 



For Sale. — -Bees in pkgs. ; 2-lb. swarm, $1.75; 

 3-lb. swarm, $2.50. Untested Italian queens, 75 cts. 

 each or $8.00 per doz. Bees are free from disease, 

 and we guarantee safe delivery. 



Irish & Gressman, Jesup, Ga. 



For Sale. — Northern-Ontario-Bee-Diseaseless Dis- 

 trict Bees. Hardiest, healthiest. Prices will suit 

 you. Write now to B. P. Johnson, 7901 Franklin 

 Ave., Cleveland, O. ; after April 1 to Rahn Bee and 

 Honey Co., Haileybury, Ont. 



Gray Caucasians. — Early breeders, great honey- 

 gatherers ; cap beautifully white ; great comb-build- 

 ers ; very prolific; gentle; hardv; good winterers. 

 Untested, $1; select untested, $1.25; tested, $1.50; 

 select tested, $2.00. H. W. Fulmer, Andalusia, Pa. 



_We want to tell you about our bees, quote our 

 prices on queens and bees by the pound, and let you 

 know the express rate from Brady to your station. 

 Let us hear from you. 



R. V. & M. C. Stearns, Brady, Tex. 



Three-banded Italians, ready after June 15. Will 

 book your orders now with 10 per cent cash down. 

 Queens, untested, 75 cts. each; $8 per doz. Nuclei, 

 1-fr., $1.50; 2-fr., $2.25; 3-fr., $3.00. Full colonies, 

 $7.00 each. Eggbrs Apiariss Co., 



Rt. 1, Eau Claire, Wis. 



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. 



Carniolan, Golden, and three-banded Italian 

 queens. Tested, $1.00 each; 6, $5.40; untested, 75 

 cts. each; 6, $4.20. Bees, 1 lb., $1.25; 2 lbs., $2.25. 

 Nuclei, per frame, $1.25; two-frame, $2.25; eight- 

 frame hive, $6.50; t«u-frame hive, $7.00. Write for 

 price on large orders. Everything guaranteed to 

 reach you in good order. No disease here. Cash 

 must accompany your order. Please mention Glean- 

 ings. I. N. Bankston, box 135, Buffalo, Tex. 



Queens. — Italians exclusively ; golden or leather- 

 coloi^d. 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 booking orders now. 

 with 10 per cent deposit for delivery March 15 and 

 after. Safe arrival, prompt service, and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Circular free. 



J. E. Wing, 155 S'chiele Ave., San .lose, Cal. 



The Beekeepers' Review, Northstar, Michigan, are 

 buying combless bees in pound packages, with young 

 untested queens in large quantities. ]3y so doing 

 they are getting inside prices, and they arc giving 

 their subscribers all the benefit of this close buy. 

 Listen : Ten pound packages with queens for onlv 

 $16.00; 20 packages for only $31.00. If you want 

 two pound packages instead of the one, add 95 cts. 

 to each package. They are shipped from the gulf 

 states by express, direct to the purchaser. 



For Sale. — Swarms of Italian bees in packages, 

 1 lb. of bees, $1.50; 2 lbs. of bees, $2.50; for 50 or 

 more they are 12 1/^ cts. less. Untested Italian 

 queens, 75 cts. each; tested Italian queens, $1.25 

 each. No reduction on quantity of queens for April 

 and May. Quality, service, safe delivery, and no 

 disease, I guarantee. We spare no labor nor money 

 to produce the best for you is why we cannot make 

 a lower price. Early swarms get the honey. We 

 can deliver the goods with pleasure to both of us. 

 W. D. ACHORD, Fitzpatrick, Ala. 



The successful package-shipper and queen-breeder. 



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. " 



Bees and Queens. — DoolSittle's Italian st-ock 

 speaks for itself. They are gentle, resist disease, 

 and are fine honey-gatherers. We breed this stock 

 only, and guarantee delivery only to points west of 

 the Rocky Mountains. Untested queens, 75 cts. 

 each ; $8.00 per dozen ; $60 per 100 ; tested queens, 

 $1.25 each; $12 per dozen; $85 per 100. Three- 

 frame nuclei, $2.25 each; $200 per 100. Bees, %- 

 lb. packages, 75 cts. each ; $6.00 per 100 ; 1-lb. 

 packages, $1.00 each; $85 per 100. Add price of 

 queens to above packages. Complete catalog free on 

 application. Spencer Apiaries, Nordhoff, Cal. 



For Sale. — Three-banded Italian bees. Three- 

 frame nuclei, with queen, $3.00; without queen, 

 $2.25. We have more bees than we can manage, 

 and can, therefore, supply > ou with the biggest and 

 strongest nuclei you will be able to find anywhere. 

 Send your order now, and money when you want 

 them shipped. Can begin shipping April 15, or 

 earlier, if necessary. Bees are all on standard Hoff- 

 man frames, and combs are all built on full sheets 

 of foundation and wired frames. We guarantee 

 bees to be free from disease. 



The Hyde Bee Co., Floresville, Tex. 



HELP V/ANTED 



Wanted. — Man to take charge of apiary, 200 

 hives, and assist in orchard work. 



Hawthorne Farms Co., Barrington, 111. 



Wanted. — Expert beeman to help in business of 

 1100 colonies. Work starts April 15. Good wages. 

 Earl Hanks, Hageman, Ida. 



Wanted. — Young man with some experience in 

 handling bees, to assist in large apiary, garden, etc. ; 

 married man preferred. Please give full particulars 

 in first letter. W. D. Wright, Altamont. N. Y. 



Wanted. — Can take two clean minded and bodied 

 young men as student help for the season of 1916. 

 Board free for help given, and something more if a 

 good season and help does well. One understanding 

 an auto preferred. Address R. F. Holtermann, 

 Brantford, Ontario, Canada. 



Wanted. — Robust western young man, of good 

 habits, honest and industrious, at moderate wages 

 and board, who has had some experience handling 

 bees for extracted honey. State your case fully, give 

 references, and wages expected in first letter. 



Ira C. Farnev, Mesilla Park, N. M. 



Wanted. — Young man with a little experience; 

 fast willing worker — a student helper in our large 

 bee business of over 1000 colonies; crop last year 

 over 105,000 lbs. Will give results of our long ex- 

 perience, and small wages; every chance to learn. 

 Give age, height, weight, experience, and wages, all 

 in first letter, or expect no answer. 



E. F. Atwater, Meridian, Idaho. 



SITUATIONS WANTED 



Wanted. — Position in beeyard. I have a diploma 

 and 5 years' experience. Good references ; apply at 

 once. James A. Maines, Nile, N. C. 



Wanted. — Young man having ten years' experi- 

 ence with bees wants position with extensive bee- 

 keeper to learn more thoroly the business. Please 

 state wages and all particulars. 



L. E. Turngren, Montrose, Minn. 



