MAY 15, 1916 



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MARCHANT'S FAMOUS 300-POUND BREEDERS are now being bred in Florida during our 

 honey harvest, and every beekeeper knows the best queens are reared during the honey harvest. Our 

 300-pound breeders are still holding their own. 



When you order Bees and Queens from us you get QUALITY, PURITY, AND HONEY-GATH- 

 ERERS. We can fill your orders from the above famous strain for Queens, Bees, Nuclei, and Full 

 Colonies promptly, or at such time as the purchaser may desire, and guarantee safe delivery and 

 entire satisfaction to you in every respect. Our aim is to give you the best stock on the market at 

 the time you want it. We ask you to give us a ti'ial and let us prove to you that everything we 

 claim for our bees is true. We will ship from Florida until May 20; after that date from Canton, 

 Ohio. Prices as follows: 



ISLAND-BRED ITALIAN QUKBNS. PRICES ON BEES BY THE POUND F. O. B. SHIP- 



Shipments begin March 1. "nq point. Shipment begins May 10. 



Untested $l'.50 $ ?.50 12%0 ^Ib ^ko ^o1o ^1^00 



Tested 2.00 10.50 18.00 o.i'^" g-Qo IsoO 2750 



Select Tested . . 3.00 15.00 24.00 S-lbs. ". '. ! ! ! '. ! ' ' 4.00 2i:00 36.00 



Tested Breeding Queens, 5-lbs 5.50 27.50 50.00 



$5 and $10 each. (These prices are without Queens) 



Prices on Nucleus and Full Colonies without Queens. Shipping Now. 



One-frame Nucleus.. . .$2.00 Three-frame Nuclei. . .$4 . 00 Eight-frame Colony. $ 8.50 



Two-frame Nuclei 3.00 Five-frame Nuclei 5.00 Ten-frame Colony.... 10.00 



Address all communications to 

 THE J. E. MARCHANT BEE AND HONEY COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 



Make More Profit by Reducing Cost of 

 Production ^^^^^^^^^^ 



Comb-honey producers can put up their sections complete in 

 less than half the time with a RAUCHFUSS COMBINED SEC- 

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IT IS GUARANTEED TO DO MORE AND BETTER 

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 Your money back if not entirely satisfactory. Made for 4^x4^ 

 and also for 4x5 sections. 



PRICE $3.00, COMPLETE WITH LAMP AND TREADLE, 

 DELIVERED POSTPAID ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED 

 STATES. Write for 68-page illustrated catalog of the best Bee- 

 supplies made. 



THE COLORADO HONEY-PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION 



1424 Market Street Denver, Colorado 



