April, 1920 



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OF QUALITY 



FARMER'S QUEENS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. 



Mr. Beekeeper, why "ot net ii good (nueii wliile you are buyiiii? ? Farmer's queens produce 

 workers tliat lill the supers quiek with lumey that, is most delicious to eat. They are bred for 

 honey production strictly. Shipping season is here; now is your time to head your colonies with 

 a arood queen; one that will keep the hive chock-full of bees "at all times, makes the biggest yields 

 of honey, sting less and look the prettiest. Our strain of Italians will go a long distance after 

 neciar; in a liigli degree lluy are very resi.stant to disease, gentle and beautiful, not given to 

 swarming, hardy, long-lived. We breed from imported stock from Italy, the very best obtainable 

 for honey-gathering; they are known thruout the \vorld ; they don't need any recommendation. 



PRICES FROM APRIL TO JULY: 

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Untested fl.50 



Select untested 1 . 75 



Tested 2.. 50 



Select tested 4.00 



Guarantee? Yon take no risk wheu you buy our queens. We guarantee them to reach you 

 safely, to be purely mated, and we leave the word satisfaction entirely to purchaser; he is "the 

 sole judge. Why we do this is because we know what we arei going to send out. If they don't 

 prove up to your satisfaction, return then: and your money will be refunded. Shipments made 

 on time. Reference to our standing: Bank of Ramer, Ramer, Ala. 



I The Farmer Apiaries 



Ramer, Alabama ■ 



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I Queens, Proven Queens | 



^ There's no excuse for having inferior queens in those colonies from which you are expecting that M 



s bumper honey crop, which you might not get for the sake of taking chances. It takes the same = 



s expensive equipment and labor to care for the colony that pays a dividemd and the one that does = 



^ not. A few doUais spent for good queens is the best insurance you can carry for your business, = 



g whether you are farmer beekeeper or in the commercial class. " None of my queens are " baby = 



^ nuclei " reared ; consider what this may mean to you. Remember what an authority and beekeep M 



s er Mr. Doolittle was and that he spent" the better part of his life in breeding and" improving his M 



^ stock of Italians, and I am breeding from his stock. Prices are as follows, terms strictly cash, s 



^ one-fourth with order, balance before shipping. = 



S Before July 1st After Julv 1st M 



m 1 6 12 1 6 " 12 ^ 



m Untested $2.00 $8.50 $15.00 $1.25 $6.50 $11.50 M 



s Select Untested 2.25 9.50 18.00 1.50- 7.50 13 00 = 



M Tested 3.00 16.50 30.00 2.00 10.00 18.50 M 



M Select tested 3.50 19.50 35.00 2.75 15.00 27.00 = 



M Larger quantities for less, in proportion to number and time wanted. No nuclei except to ac- = 



= i-omi)any tested or select tested queens. ^ 



I JENSEN'b APIARIES lowndes county PENN, MISSISSIPPI | 



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Will funii>«h ."i-bandctl Italian Beet* and Queens as 



rollows: Inlpxled QueenB, $1.00. Tested. $1.50. 



Nucleus. $2 per frame, tpieen extra. 



Mr. Beekeeper and anticipate your needs for the 

 coming season and order early. Root's goods in 

 stock at factory prices. Send for 1920 catalog. 



I J.W.SHERMAN,VALDOSTA,GA. | j F.D. Manchester RD.No. 2 Middlebury,Vt. | 



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