February, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



155 



TALKING QUEENS 



I Laws Queens Speak for Themselves | 



I Please remember Laws' queens have stood the test of continuous advertising in | 



1 this journal for this the 28th season. Thousands of customers have testified to the | 



I merits of Laws ' bees and queens, and if there is a displeased customer I do not know it. | 



I I will begin mailing queens as usual in March. Single tested queen, $1.25. Select | 



I Tested, $2.00. Untested will be ready in April; after which see the following table. | 



i April to June June to November 1 



1 1 12 100 1 12 100 i 



1 Untested $1.00 $9.00 $ 75.00 $ .75 $ 8.00 $ 65.00 1 



1 Tested 1.25 10.00 85.00 1.00 10.00 75.00 1 



I Select Tested 2.00 18.00 120.00 1.50 15.00 100.00 | 



= Breeding queens: Guaranteed none better, at all limes: each $5.00. = 



I Combless Bees AFTER May 1st. j 



= 1 lb. package, $1.50; 5 to 10 packages each, $1.25; 10 to 50 packages, $1.15 p 



i 2 lb. package, 2.50; 5 to 10 packages eack, 2.25; 10 to 50 packages, 2.15 p 



I 3 lb. package, 3.50; 5 to 10 packages each, 3.25; 10 to 50 packages, 3.15 | 



1 Price of queens to be added to above packages. 1 



= When 10 or more packages are bought, empty carriers to be returned at my expense. _ s 



= My queens a^e all reared in full colonies, plenty of young bees and abundance of fresh honey in ^ 



i the hives. No other plan is so conducive to full- developed and long-lived queens. s 



I My facilities are such that I can mail from 5000 to 6000 queens each season. Circular on E 



s application. § 



s Five per cent discount on all orders with the cash for either bees or queens booked this month, h 



H Purity of stock and safe delivery guaranteed to your express or post office on all bees and queens i 



s from my yards. h 



I Address W. H. Laws, Becville, Bee County, Texas | 



I Bee-line Queens—Italians coiden and sbanded I 



1 Orders Booked Now. All orders that have cash accompanying them I will allow | 



i 5 per cent discount. This is good till April 15. Prices as follows: | 



I Untested queen, one for $1.00; six, $5.50; twelve, $10.00 | 



i Tested queen, one for 1.25; six, 6.50; twelve, 12.00 | 



i We are wintering about 150 fine fall-reared queens, and they are tested; so if you | 



j are in need of a queen early we can supply you. We guarantee our queens to give 1 



= satisfaction, or replace them, or refund the money you paid us for them. Our three- i 



I banded Italians walked away again with first honors at the Texas State Fair last fall. 1 



I Orders booked now, and queens shipped when wanted. i 



B. M. Caraway, Bee-line Apiaries, Mathis, Texas 



Beekeepers' Supplies 



Send for new 1917 price list now 

 ready. We are also in the market at 

 all times for extracted and comb honey 

 in any quantity. Give us a chance to 

 bid on your supplies. We can save you 

 money. 



The M. C. Silsbee Co.. Haskinville, N. Y. 



P. O., Cohocton, N. Y., Rt. 3. 



FRUIT GROWING and 

 BEEKEEPING 



are two closely allied oocupations. Beekeepers 

 should read ' ' THE SOUTHERN FRUIT 

 GROWER ' ' which treats on all the phases of 

 successful fruit growing', also gardening, etc. 

 Established for more than 20 years. Edited by 

 Robert Sparks Walker. 50c per year; 3 

 years for $1, or sample copy sent free to those 

 who are interested. Address 



THE SOUTHERN FRUIT GROWER 

 Chattanooga, Tenn. 



