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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



January, 1917 



I For Sale— 10,000 lbs. of Bees in Packages — Spring Delivery | 



I 20 YEARS OF SELECT BREEDING GIVES US BEES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY | 



I BEES FOR HONEY PRODUCTION BEES OF UNUSUAL VITALITY | 



I As we are large honey producers as well as queen breeders, producing from one to | 



1 two cars of honey annually, we have ample opportunity to test out all breeding stock | 



i used in our queen yards. Thus we are able to guarantee our bees to give absolute satis- | 



1 faction. If you want bees that are gentle, great honey getters as well as Very Resist- | 



1 ant to European Foul !^rood, let us book your order. 1 



I Swar-xss of Bees Without Queens April First Delivery | 



I lib. Packages, mt.25 each, 25 to 50 $1.20 each, 50 to 100 $1.15 each | 



i 2-lb. Packages, $2.25 each, 25 to 50 2.20 each, 50 to 100 2.15 each | 



I 3-lb. Packages, U. 25 each, 25 to 50 3.20 each, 50 to 100 3.15 each | 



I • Golde\ ;»nd 3-Band Italian Queens April First Delivery | 



I Untested 75 ets. each, $65.00 per 100 Tested $1.25 each, $110 per 100 | 



I Selected. .90 cts. each, 75.00 per 100 Selected... 1.50 each, 125 per 100 | 



i Queens ' wings clipped free of charge. i 



j Write for descriptive price list. . . .Let us book your order now. i 



1 Only a small deposit down required. 1 



I LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL SHIPPERS OF BEES IN PACKAGES | 



I M. C. BERRY & COMPANY, Hayneville, Alabama, U. S. A. | 



We are Now B-oking Orders for Bees 

 and Queens fo?" Spring Delivery. . . . 



We will have 30 pounds of comb- 

 less bees a day from April 15th 

 to July 1st, so by booking your 

 order early with us you will know 

 just what day your bees will be 

 shipped as we will not bi^'^ more than our supply. We will book your order for just 10 per cent of 

 the amount at the follo„ ng prices. All prices include an untested queen. 



•O' 



V2-lb. package $1.5C.n 



One to five 1-lb. piU.uages, 



$2.00; 6 to 9, $1.70; 10 to 100, $1.60. 



One to five 2-lb. packages, $3.00; 6 to 9, 



One to ten 1-fr. nuclei, $2.00 each; 10 or 



One to ten 2-fr. nuclei, $3.00 each; 10 or 



One to ten 3-fr. nuclei, $4.00 each; 10 or more, $3.60 



Full colony, 8 frame, $6.50; 10 frame, $7.50. 



$2.70; 10 to 100, $2.60 

 more, $1.85. 

 more, $2.60. 



Queens from Dr. Miller's best breeders at $1.00; $11.00 per dozen. Tested, $2.00; Select Tested, 

 $3.50; Tested breeders, $5.00 to $10.00. Our address will be Strasburg, Va., until Feb. 15th, 

 then Starkville, Miss. All goods will be shipped from Starkville, Miss. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. 



STOVER APIARIES, Strasburg, Va. 



Italian (|^ eens for 

 1917 -/l-banded 



Will be ready by April 1 to begin 

 mailing untested queens of my excep- 

 tionally vigorous strain of Italian bees. 

 They are gentle, prolific, and the best 

 of honey-gatherers. Give them a trial. 



Untested, $1.00; 6, $5.00; 12, $9.00. 



Tested, $1.25; 6, $6.50; 12, $12.50. 



Will book orders now. Send for my 

 free circular and price list, and see the 

 natural conditions under which my 

 queens are raised. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. 



JOHN G. MILLER 



723 C St., Corpus Christi, Texas 



Fine Yellow Italian Tested Queens 



only $1 each or I will .send S for $2. Carload 

 Italian boes at $.S.»0 a stand, 8 and 10 Hofl". 

 frames, if soM this fall; 200 stands; will take 

 $4.50 next spring. J. L. Fajkn, Stover, Mo. 



Eastern Beekeepers 



Write us wheal in need of bee hives, sections, 

 foundation or anything in the supply line. 

 Discount on early orders. 



If you are planning on keeping more bees, 

 we can furnish you with full colonies, nucleus, 

 or bees by the pound at reasonable prices, as 

 we have 700 colonies in our several yards. 



One-pound flint-glass honey-jars, burnished 

 top, $5.00 a gross. Catalog mailed upon re- 

 quest. 



A bargain: 3000 sections 3%x5xl^^ 

 slightly soiled at $2.50 per 1000. 



I. J. STRINGHAM 



105 Park Place, New York City 



Apiary: Glen Cove, L. I. 



STRAWBERRY ("kThU^J) 



Fine stock otthr woiideiful K\v 

 ing' plants at ritrlit prices. Small fruit 

 plants for farm and garden. Write fo 

 catalnKT. Return this ad. and several 

 fruit-K-rowers names for ime-lialf doz- 

 en Everbearing: plants free. 



BRIDGMAN NURSERY CO. BOX 44, BRIOGMAN, MICH. 



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