April, 1917 



G-LEANlNGS IN BEE CULTURE 



309 



The Proof of the Pud- 

 ding is in the Eating 



The quality of Murry's queens and bees is 

 shown in the increasing demand for them. 

 Capacity of queen yards doubled last year 

 and again this season. Advance orders up 

 to March 5th nearly as many as total sales 

 last year. Many old customers are doubling 

 their orders for this season. Why ? Because 

 (hey get a square deal. 



Three-banded Italians and Golden Italians. 

 Orders filled by return mail. Safe arrival 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. No disease. 

 Health certificate with each shipment of bees 

 or queens. 



Prices March 15th to May 1st 



Queens 1 6 12 



Untested $1.00 $ 5.50 $10.00 



Tested 1.25 6.50 12.00 



Select tested 2.00 10.00 18.00 



Breeders 5.00 to 10.00 each, any time. 



Prices May 1st to Nov. 15th 



Queens 1 6 12 100 



Untested ... $ .75 $4.00 $ 7.50 $60.00 



Tested .... 1.00 5.50 10.00 



Select tested 1.50 8.00 15.00 



For nuclei and pound packages, see March 

 issue of this journal, or write for circular. 



H. D. Murry, Mathis, Texas 



If You Need Queens for Good 

 Results We Have Them. 



As Foul-brood Resisters none 

 are better. . TRY THEM. 



GOLDEN QUEEN'S. 



1 Untested, $1.00; six, $5.00; twelve, $ 9.00 

 1 Tested, 1.50; six, 8.00; twelve, 15.00 



THREE BAND QUEENS. 



1 Untested $ .75 ; six, $4.00 



1 Tested 1.00 ; six, 5.00 



NUCLEI THREE BAND ONLY. 



1 Frame with Untested Queen, $2.50; six, $15.00 



2 Frame with Untested Queen, 3.50; six, 18.00 



3 Frame with Untested Queen, 4.00; six, 20.00 

 If Tested Queens are wanted add 50c extra to 



nuclei. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



W. J. Littlefield, P. O. Box 582, Little Rock, Ark. 



BY RETURN MAIL 



Choice Tested Queens, $1.00 each, reared 

 last fall and wintered in four-frame nuclei. 

 Queens that give satisfaction, bees that get 

 the honey, our strain of three-band Italians. 

 No disease in this locality. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed on all queens. Untested queens 

 in April and May, single queen, $1.00; $9.00 

 per doz. 



Quality . . . Service 

 System 



We quote the following prices 

 for April and May: 



1 6 12 



Untested $1.50 $ 7.50 $12.00 



Tested 2.00 10.50 18.00 



Select Tested. .$3.00 Select Breeder. .$5.00 

 Extra Breeder. .$10.00 



1 6 12 



lib. Bees $1.50 $ 8.00 $15.00 



2-lb. Bees 2.50 14.00 27.00 



31b. Bees 3.25 18.50 35.00 



1 6 12 



1-Frame Nuclei. $2.00 $10.50 $18.00 

 2-Frame Nuclei. 2.50 12.00 22.00 



3-Frame Nuclei. 3.50 20.00 37.00 



5-Frame Nuclei. 5.00 22.00 40.00 



No queen furnished at the above prices on 

 packages and nuclei. Select kind of queen 

 and add her price, no charge made for clip- 

 ping. 



We guarantee safe arrival on bees and 

 queens in the United States and Canada. 

 We are in a position to furnish price on both 

 bees and queens in large lots. OUR stock 

 is the finest that can be had. We guarantee 

 every queen to be purely mated, or we will 

 replace same by return mail, all orders filled 

 promptly. Our mail and express service is 

 the best, having 24 out-going trains daily. 



J. E. Marchant Bee & Honey Co, 



Columbus, Ga., U. S. A. 



The quick center for deliveries. 

 A trial will convince you. 



J. W. K. Shaw & Co., Loreauville, La. 



BEES 



If you are thinking of buying bees this 

 spring, we would be pleased to hear from 

 you. We furnish full and nucleus colonies, 

 bees by the pound, and queens. 



A strong colony of Italian bees with a 

 tested Italian queen, in a new 8 fr. D. T. 

 Hive, complete with super, for $11.00. 

 Tested Italian queens $1.50. Untested 

 $1.10. 



We have 700 colonies of bees, producing 

 tons of honey, and know the value of good 

 stock. 



Our catalog of bee supplies, honey-jars, 

 and everything a beekeeper uses, mailed 

 upon request. 



I. J. Stringham, 105 Park PL, N. Y. 

 Home Apiary: Glen Cove, L. L 



AT BOSTON 



New England beekeepers will find 

 everything in the way of supplies they 

 will need the coming season. Place 

 your orders early and avoid the rush. 

 Send for catalog. 



H. H. JEPSON, 182 Friend St. 



