318 GLEANINGSTNBEECULTURE May, 1920 



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1 1 Forehand's Three Bands 1 1 



II THE THRIFTY KIND || 



M \ We have been breeding these queens for the market for over a quar- I 1 



1 I ter of a century. They are bred from the imported Italians, but after | J 



M i years of select breeding we i 1 



M I have brightened the color PRICES | j 



■ I and retained the good qual- After April 1, to July 1 I | 



ml ■ r U • *1 K'"<1 1 6 12 100, each I 1 



J I ties ot their motners. Untested $1.50 $7.50 $13.50 $1.00 i| 



m\ After vears of select breed- Select Untested 1.75 9.00 16.50 1.25 |i 



g. Alter years oi select Dreea- -p^g^ed 2.50 13.00 24.50 2.00 li 



g { ing we have built up a Select Tested.. 4.00 22.00 41.50 3.35 | | 



I j strain of bees that are sur- Pound Bees from April 15 to June 30 \ | 



= I passed by none but superi- size i 25 or more | | 



■ i or to many. Our queens One-pound package $3.00 $2.75 || 



= i 1 •<• 1 1 1 Two-pound package o.OO 4.60 =1 



I I are thrifty, hardy, gentle, Three-pound package 7.00 6.45 l| 



g I and beautiful. Add the price of the queen wanted. | | 



M I We guarantee tyure mating, safe arrival and satisfaction. \ 1 



jl WJ.FOREHAND&SONS -:- FORT DEPOSIT, ALA. 1| 



1 1 THE BEE MEN I | 



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11 QUEENS Package Bees Queens 



M I Did you read Prof. H. F. Wilson's write-up in the March issue of Gleanings, 



m I in regard to the packages of bees he received from me last year? Notice he 



M I said some of those 



I 1 PACKAGES RECEIVED IN MAY GAVE 150 LBS. OF HONEY 



M I That speaks for the quality of our (iiieciis. The 2-pound packages with Queens 



M I shipped to Mr. .David Running (then President of the National Beekeepers' A.s- 



M I sociation) in 1917, three years ago, gave him 140 pounds that season. Have 



M I booked all I can guarantee shipping on time for April, but send for Free Gir- 



M I culur for later shipping which states our guarantee, also gives prices on bees 



B I ^y parcel post. Nuclei, etc. 



■ I THREE-BANDED AND GOLDEN QUEENS. 



m i Have secured the best queen men obtainable and we are prepared to turn out 



M I 6,000 queens per month. They do nothing but rear the best of queens; careful 



J I inspection before shipping. Have an entirely separate crew for shipping bees, 



M I etc. Twenty years a beekeeper. 



M I Prices f . o. b. Here, by Express. Queens. 



M I l-lb. pkg. bees, $2.40; 25 or more.. . $2.16 Untested, $1.50 each; 25 or more.. . . $1.35 



^ I 2-lb. pkg. bees, 4.25; 25 or more... 3.83 Tested, $2.50 each; 25 or more 2.25 



g I 3-lb. pkg. bees, 6.25; 25 or more. . . 5 . 62 Select tested, each 3 . 00 



I I Add price of queen wanted when ordering bees. 



I I NUECES COUNTY APIARIES -:- CALALLEN, TEXAS 



= 1 E. B. AULT, Prop. 



