GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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I EUROPEAN FOUL BROOD | 



I is spreading in various parts of the | 



I country. The first step in its cure | 



I is a vigorous strain of ITALIANS. | 



I The Root Strain of Bees have shown | 



I Themselves to be Highly Resistant | 



= While we do not claim their introduction will alone cure European Foul J 



M Brood, or that it will not make a start in their colonies, we have reports M 



M of where they have, with a little help, fought themselves nearly clean of M 



H European Foul Brood which was all around them in black and hybrid J 



H colonies. , M 



M These queens will be ready for delivery about June 1. Orders will be | 



g filled in rotation. Later in the season we will make delivery promptly. M 



i PRICES.— Our regular price is $1.50 in June and $1.00 after July 1 for | 



g untested queens ; but we will club them with Gleanings in Bee Culture g 



= for one year and a queen for $1.50, provided we can fill orders for queens M 



M when we have a surplus of them. This will probably be July and August. M 



I The A. 1. Root Company . . . Medina, Ohio | 



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QUEENS 



Quirin's Improved Superior Italian Bees 

 and Queens. They are Northern Bred 

 and Hardy. . . Over 20 Years a Breeder. 



Breeders. — the cream selected from our en- 

 tire stock of outyards ; nothing better. These 

 breeders $5.00 each. 



Can furnish bees on Danzenbaker and L. or 

 Hoffman frames. 



Above price on bees by pound, nuclei, and 

 colonies does not include queen. You are to 

 select such queen as you wish with the bees, 

 and add the price. 



No bees by pound sent out till first of June. 

 Also nuclei and colonies, if wanted before 

 June 1, add 25 per cent to price in table. 



Breeders, select tested, and tested queens can 

 be sent out as early as weather will permit. 



Send for testimonials. Orders booked now. 



H. G. Quirin-the-Queen-breeder 

 Bellevue, Ohio 



ITALIAN QUEENS 



THREE-BANDED 



Ready April 1. Of an exceptionally vigorous and 

 long-lived strain ot bees. They are gentle, prolific, 

 and the best of honey-gatherers. Untested, $1.00; 3, $2.75; 

 6, $5.00; 12, $9.00. Tested, $1.25; 6, $6.50; 12, $12.50. Send for 

 my free circular and price list, and see the natural conditions 

 under which my queens are raised. Will book orders now. 



John G. Miller, Corpus Christi, Texas 



723 South Carrizo Street 



THREE -BAND ITALIAN QUEENS 



They are bred from imported mothers. They are the best for 

 honey-producing purpose; very gentle, not inclined to swarm. 

 If you buy once you will buy always. GUARANTEE that all 

 queens will reach you in good condition, to be purely mated, 

 and to give perfect satisfaction. All orders filled at once. 

 Untested, . . April 1 to July 1, 1, $0.75; 6, $4.25; 12, $8.00 

 Select Untested, " " 1, .90; 6, 5.00; 12, 9.00 



Tested. . . " " 1, 1.25; 6, 7.00; 12, 13.00 



Select tested, . " " 1, 2.00; 6, 11.00; 12, 20.00 



L. L. Forehand, Fort Deposit, Alabama 



If you are in need of bees, queens, or apiarian 

 supplies, and want the best at a reasonable 

 price, send for our catalog of 8 and 10-frame 



chafi hives, full colonies, nucleus colonies, or bees by the 



pound, shipped promptly. Tested Italian queens, $1.50. 



Untested, $1.00. 



I. J. STRINGHAM, 105 PARK PLACE, N. Y. 



Apiaries, Glen Cove, L, I. 



SQUAB BOOK FREE 



Make money breeding PR squabs. 19io demand 

 biggest ever. Squab book free, telling money- 

 making experiences. How to sell by parcel post. 

 Start small, grow big. Many women customers. 

 PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 616 HOW- 

 ARD ST.. MELROSE HIGHLANDS, MASSACHUSETTS. 



