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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



April, 1920 



i"'OR SALE. — Italian queens threerbanded and 

 (joldens. High grade, carefully bred from best se- 

 lect stock. Price each, $1.25; 6, $6.50; 12, $13.00; 

 extra select, $2.00. Orders booked now. Satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. 

 G. H. Merrill, Pickems, S. C, (Formerly Liberty.) 



FOR SALE. — 1920 prices for "She suits me" 

 queens. Untested Italian queens, from May 15 to 

 June 15, $1.50 each. After June 15, ^1.30 each; 

 $12.50 for 10; $1.10 each when 25 or more are 

 ordered. Allen Latham, Norwichton, Conn. 



FOR SALE. — Mr. Beeman, head your colonies of 

 bees with the best Italian stock raised in the South. 

 One queen, $1.25; 12 queens, $14.00. One pound 

 of bees with queem, postpaid, $6.00. Safe arrival 

 and satisfaction guaranteed. 



M. Bates, Greenville, R. D. No. 4, Ala. 



We have enlarged our queen yard considerably. 

 We can take care of orders better than ever, large 

 or small. April 15 to June 1, untested queens, 

 $1.25; tested, $2.50; untested, $115.00 per 100. 

 After June 1, $1.00 each or $90.00 per 100. J. A. 

 Jones & Son, Montgomery, R. D. No. 1, Box 11a, 

 Ala. 



THE BEES THAT PLEASE. Three-banded lea- 

 ther-colored Italians, hustlers, none better, 2-lb. 

 packages only. Untested queens, $1.25; 2-lb. pack- 

 ages, $4.75. Ready to ship about April 15. 25 per 

 cent in advance, balance to be paid before bees are 

 shipped. Write for circular. 



J. M. Cutts, R. F. D. No. 1, Montgomery, Ala. 



FOR SALE. — Italian queens from some of the 

 best stock in the U. S., mailed as soon as hatched. 

 Safe arrival guaranteed to any part of the U. S. 

 and Canada. All queens mailed in improved .safety 

 introducing cages. Order early. Send for cir- 

 cular. Prices, April to October, 1, 75c; 10, $6,00; 

 50 $27.50. James McKee, Riverside, Calif. 



FOR SALE. — Four colonies of bees with full 

 equipment. R. I. Barney, 4653 N. Hermitage Ave., 

 Cliicago, Ills. 



FOR SALE. — Quirin's hardy northern-bred Ital- 

 ians will please you. All our yards are wintered 

 on summer stands; more than 25 years a commer- 

 cial queen-breeder. Tested and breeding queens 

 ready almost any time weather permits maihng. 

 Untested ready about June 1. Orders booked now. 

 Testimonials and price for asking. 



H. G. Quirin, Bellevue, Ohio. 



QUEENS. — Select three-banded Italians. Reared 

 from the best mothers and mated to choice drones. 

 Ready to ship Mav 1. Untested, one, $2.00; six, 

 $9.00; twelve, $16.80. After June 1, one, $1.50; 

 six, $8.00; twelve, $14.00. Select tested, $3.00 

 each. Write for prices pea- hundred. Descriptive 

 circular free. ^ 



Hardin S. Foster, Dept. G, Columbia, Tenn. 



1920 prices on nuclei and queens. Miller strain. 

 Queens, untested, $1.50 each; $15.00 per doz. ; 

 tested $2.00 each, $22.00 per doz. One-frame nu- 

 cleus $3.00; two-frame, $5.00; three-frame, $6.50, 

 without queens, f. o. b. Macon, Miss. We have 

 never had any bee or brood disease here. Will have 

 no queens except for nuclei until June 1. Safe 

 arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 



Geo. A. Hummer & Sons, Prairie Point, Mi.ss. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. — ^The Old Reliable three- 

 banded Italians, the best all-around bee to be had. 

 Queens readv to mail April 1, 1920. Will book 

 orders now. ' WMll guarantee safe arrival in United 

 States and Canada. Prices for April and May: 

 Untested, $1.50; 6, $8.00; 12, $15.00. Tested, 

 $2.25; 6, $12.00; 12, $22.00. Select tested, $3.00 

 each. ' Descriptive circular and price list free. 



John G. Miller, 723 C St., Corpus Christi, Texas. 



FOR SALE. — Highest Grade Three-banded Ital- 

 ian queens, ready June 1. Queen and drone moth- 

 ers are selected from stock of proven worth in 

 hardiness, gentleness, honey production and dis- 

 ease-resisting qualities. ITntosted, each, $1.25; 6, 

 $6.50; 12, $12.00; 50, $47.50; 100, $90. Your 

 correspondence will receive prompt attention and I 

 guarantee satisfaction. 



A. E. Crandall, Berlin, Conn. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



FOR SALE. — Silver Spangled Hamburg Eggs 

 and Cockerels. Elias Fox, Union Center, Wis. 



Annual White Sweet Clover seed, trial packets 

 at $1.00 per packet, postpaid. 



Henry Field Seed Co., Shenandoah, Iowa. 



Write for shipping tags and our prices for render- 

 ing your old combs, cappings, etc. We guarantee a 

 tirst-class job. The Deroy Taylor Co., Newark, N. Y. 



FOR SALE. — Early cabbage and tomato plants, 

 50c per 100, postpaid. 



J. F. Michael, Winchester, Ind. 



FOR SALE. — Scotch Collie puppies, pedigreed, 

 from trained parents. 



St. Vincent Collie Kennels, St. Vincemt, Minn. 



FOR SALE. — Yellow Biennial Sweet Clover Seed, 

 hulled at 30c a pound; unhulled, 18c a pound. This 

 is the big yellow and makes great bee pasture. Seed 

 sent on money-back guarantee, if not satisfactory, 

 ■p. Rasmussen, Grower of Sweet Clover, Rockville, 

 Nebr. 



HELP WANTED 



WANTED. — Young man wishing to learn bee- 

 keeping, up-to-date methods. State age and habits. 

 Chas. Schilke, Matawan, R. D. No. 2, N. J. 



WANTED. — A competent beekeeper to work bees 

 in southern New Mexico. Must be thoro and fast 

 worker. Mesilla Valley Honey Co., Canutillo, Tex. 



WANTED. — Experienced man for comb honey. 

 Give age, experience, and salary expected. 



B. F. Smith, Jr., Fromberg, Mont. 



WANTED. — A good queen-breeder, begin at 

 once. An opportunity to learn the package busi- 

 ness and a good position for the right man. State 

 age, amount of experience, and salary wanted in 

 first letter. W. D. Achord, Fitzpatrick, Ala. 



WANTED. — A young man of good character, 

 27 years of age, desires to work in an apiary to 

 learn more in bee culture. References if desired. 

 H. Stanley Cole, Jr., Worthington, Mass. 



WANTED. — W^ei can use an experienced man in 

 extracted-honey production during the season of 

 1920. Applicant kindly state age, experience, and 

 wages expected in first letter, and oblige 



E. D. TowTisend & Sons, Northstar, Mich. 



WANTED. — Man, season of 1920, to work with 

 bees. State age, experience, and wages. Give ref- 

 erence. Permanent employment to right man. The 

 Kocky Mountain Bee Co., Box No. 1369, Billings, 

 Mont. 



WANTED. — One experienced beeman and one 

 helper. Must be young man, able-bodied, and with 

 good character. Prefer one man that can handle 

 auto truck. State salary and give references when 

 answering. Ernest W. Fox, Fruitdale, So. Dak. 



WANTED. — One experienced man, and student.s 

 or helpers in our large bee business; good diance to 

 learn. Modern equipment and outfit, including auto 

 truck ; located near summer resorts. Write, giving 

 age, height, weight, experience, reference, and 

 wages wanted. W. A. Latshaw Co., Clarion, Mich. 



WANTED. — Two young men as students for 

 <'oming season. Have twelve apiaries, giving ex- 

 tensive experience. Must be of clean habits. Give 

 age, height, weight, condition of health, and if 

 brought up in town or country. For terras, apply 

 R. F. Holtermann, Brantford, Ont., Can. 



