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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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Forehand's QUEENS 



5t;5™| ^^^^A Whirh^ Colony is Yours, Mr. Beekeeper? 



'*» T™*^ ^|j^ — ■ .Miiiiiiiiiij!!^ How iii;uiy of you were disappointed last season when yon 



hai'vcsled your honey crop? Vou can make every colony a 



_ Kood one. WHY NOT? Just head it with a young vigorous 



E thi-eol and Italian queen. She will cost you only 75c, just 3 lbs. 



p of honey. YOU can easily make a gain of 16 lbs. over the inferior colony, which is a r\et gain of $3.75. 



= Good pay for introducing one queen, not considering the increased value of the colony, 



s Spring will soon be here, the time to requeen that colony with the bad queen. Can you spend 



§ your time more profitably now than deciding what stock, ajid where to. purchase your early queens? 



H Give vs a trial. We breed only the pure tlu'ee-band queens. All of our j ards are the purest that can 



s le bred. So you take no risk in getting a hybrid from us. 



s Pour reasons why you sho^uld use our queens: 1st — They are first-class honey-gatherers. 2d — 



1 They are the most vigorous, and highly resistant to foul brood. 3d — The Imported bees (which ours 



= were reared from) are the gentlest bees known. 4th — The most modern and learned beemen in the 



g world today (the Roots) use the three-bands. WHY? Because they are best. 



^ We have had 25 years of experience in rearing queens, having started with Doolittle, and such 



^ men. We have 1000 nuclei, which makes it possible for us to fill orders promptly. Three expert 



^ queen-breeders have charge of nuclei. So we do not overwork, which gives us ample time to improve 



p our stock. None but first-class queens are mailed. We give a first-quality queen at a medium price, 



s and guarantee perfect satisfaction and safe delivery. 



I Untested One, $ .75 Si.x, $ 4.25 Twelve, $ 8.00 



= Selected untested One, 1.00 Six, 4.75 Twelve, 9.00 



= Tested One, 1.50 Six, 8.75 Twelve, 17.00 



I Selected tested One, 2.00 Six, 11.00 Twelve, 20.00 



= Write for circular giving general description. Mail all orders to 



I W. J. FOREHAND & SONS, Fort Deposit, Alabama 



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j 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 | 



j M. C. Berry & Co., Hayneville, Ala. j 



= Gentlemen: — ^^ill want more of your three-pound packages of bees with queens in spring. The = 



i two I bought of > ou last May did all right; one package made 185 sections of honey and gave one 1 



1 swarm and the other made 296 sections and gave two swarms. I ain well pleased. 1 



1 Kimmell, Ind., Jan. 15, 1917. Melvin Wyseng. 1 



I Very Resistant of European Foul Brood, and Safe Arrival Guaranteed. | 



I Swarms of Eeos Vvi'.houu Queens April First Delivery | 



I l-lb. packages, $1.25 each; 25 to 50. ^1.221/2 each; 50 to 100 and up, $1.20 each 1 



1 21b. packages, 2.25 each; 25 to 50, 2.221/2 each; 50 to 100 and up, 2.20 each i 



I 3-lb. packages, 3.25 each; 25 to 50, 3.22 Vi. each; 50 to 100 and up, 3.20 each 1 



I Golden and 3-Band Italian Queens April First Delivery j 



1 Untested 75 cts. each, $65.00 per 100 



I Select Untested 90 cts. each, 75.00 per 100 



1 Queens' wings clipped free of charge. = 



§ Write for descriptive price list. bet us look \our order now. = 



H Only a small deposit down required. ^ 



I LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL SHIPPERS OF BEES IN PACKAGES j 



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



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Tested $1.25 each, $110 per 100 



Select Tested 1.50 each, 125 per 100 



I BEEKEEPERS' SUPPLIES! 



I SpikI for new 1917 price list now ready, i 



I We aro also in the market at all times | 



I for extracted and comb honey in any | 



I quantity. Give us a chance to bid on | 



i your siipiilies. We can save you money. | 



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



H P. O.. Cohocton. N. Y.. Rt. 3. f 



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I FRUIT GROWING and I 



I BEEKEEPING j 



H are two closelv allied occupations. Beekeepers = 



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I GROWER" wliich treats on all the phases of f 



^ successful fruit - growing, also gardening, etc. j 



^ Established for moie than 20 years. Edited by p 



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



§ who are interested. Address = 



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