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WANTS AND EXCHANGE 



WANTED — Old combs and oappinffs for render- 

 ing on shares. Our steam equipment secures all 

 the wax. Superior Honey Co., Ogdeu, Utali. 



W.VNTED — 500 to 1000 lbs. pure crude, beeswax, 

 for immediate shipment. Write your oilers to ' 



Apothet-aries Hall Co., Waterbury, Conn. 



WANTED — 100 swarms Italian bees, in 10-frame 

 hives. State lowest cash price and condition in first 

 letter. Grace Heading Company, Redford, Mich. 



WANTED — To buy for cash, a Barnes saw out- 

 fit, complete for beekeeper's use. State age, condi- 

 tion, and lowest price in first letter. 



Grace Reading Company, Redford, Mich. 



WANTED — Shipments of old combs and cappings 

 for rendering. We pay the highest cash and trade 

 prices, charging but 5c a pound for wax rendered. 

 The Fred W. Muth Co., Pearl and Walnut Sts., 

 Cincinnati, O. 



OLD COMBS WANTED — Our steam wax-presses 

 will get every ounce of beeswax out of old combs, 

 cappings, or slumgum. Send for our terms and 

 our new 1920 catalog. We will buy your share of 

 the wax for cash or will work it into foundation 

 for you. Dadant & Sons, Hamilton, Illinois. 



FOR SALE — Southern California ranch of 216 

 acres of land. 15 acres in bearing peach trees, 

 early and canning varieties ; 19 acres under ditch 

 line, good citrus land; 25 acres grain land; bal- 

 ance 157 acres pastiire with good spring; 90 colo- 

 nies of bees in 9 and 10 frame hives, two-story 

 and good Italian stock, average 120 lbs. per colony, 

 spring count, 1920. Plenty of forest reserve land 

 joining, making a good bee range. Small house 

 sheds and honey house. Four miles from town and 

 railroad, one mile from graded school. Price, 

 $10,000. Terms. Address owner. 



Chas. F. Schnack, Escondido, Calif. 



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BEES AND QUEENS 



Finest Italian queens. Send for booklet and price 

 list. Jay Smith, R. D. No. 3, Vincennes, Ind. 



Hardy Italian queens, $1.00 each. 



W. G. Lauver, Middletown, Pa. 



Golden Italian queens, untested, $1.25 each; 

 dozen, $12.00. E. A. Simmons, Greenville, Ala. 



When it's GOLDEN it's Phelps. Try one and 

 be convinced. Virgins, $1.00; mated, $2.00. 



C. W. Phelps & Son, Binghamton, N. Y. 



FOR S.\LE — Italian queens, three-banded and 

 (toldens, untested, $1.25 each; 6, $6.50; 12, $13.00. 

 X.iw ready. G. H. Merrill, Pickens, S. C. 



t/ueens of Dr. Miller's strain, untestexi, $1.25 

 each, $12.50 per dozen; tested, $1.75 each, $18.00 

 per dozen. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. Geo. A. Hummer & Sons, Prairie Point, Miss. 



Golden queens readv April 15th. One queen, 

 $1.50; 6, $7.50; 12, $14.00; 100, $100.00. Virgins, 

 75c each. 



W. W. Talley, Greenville, K. D. No. 4, Ala. 



PHEIjPS' GOLDEN QIEENS will plea.se you. 

 -Mated, $2.00. Trv one and von will be convinced. 

 C. W. Phelps & Son] Binghamton, N. Y. 



BEES BY THE POUND — Also QUEENS. 

 Booking orders nfiw. FREE circulars give details. 

 See larger ad elsewhere. Nueces Countv Ai>iari(»i, 

 Callallen, Texas. E. B. Anil. Prop. 



FOR S.\LE — 40 strong colonies of bees in 10- 

 frame hives, part standard, remainder Buckeve 

 hives. No <li>i(>iise Hives fnll of honev. .\l.so equip- 

 ment. L. L. Wheeler. Sterling, Ills. 



FOR S.VTjE — 25 colonies of bees, free from dis- 

 ease, stores for winter. In i{oot lO-l'rauie hives, 

 combs drawn from full sheets, $12.00 per colony 

 in one lot. .7. F. Garretson, Bound Brook, N. J. 



PUKE ITALIAN QUEENS — Not the cheapest, 

 lint the best we can grow; bright yellow, with clean 

 bill of health; sure to please; such as we use in our 

 own yards. Untested, $1.25; $14.00 per dozen. 



.1. B. I^otestein, Bradentown, Fla. 



FOR SALE — 1920 prices for "She suits me" 

 queens. Untested Italian queens, from Mav 15 to 

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

 $12.00 for 10; $1.10 each when 25 or more are 

 ordered. Allan Latham, Norwichtown, Conn. 



PHELPS' GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS com- 

 bine the qualities vou want. They are GREAT 

 HONEY-GATHERERS, BEAUTIFUL and GEN- 

 TLE. Virgins, $1.00; mated, $2.00. 



C. W. PHELPS & Son, Binghamton, N. Y. 



Golden Italian queens that produce golden bees; 

 the highest kind, gentle, and as good honey-gather- 

 ers as can be found; May to August, untested, each, 

 $2.00; t;, $8.00; doz., $15.00; tested, $4.00; breed- 

 ers, $5.00 to $20.00. J. B. Brockwell, Barnetts, Va. 



We are now booking orders for early spring de- 

 livery of two and three frame nuclei, with untested 

 or tested queens. Write for prices and terms. We 

 also manufacture cypress hives and frames. 



Sarasota Bee Co., Sarasota, Fla. 



DAY - OLD QUEENS at practical prices. Su- 

 perior improved Italian stock. Mailed in safety in- 

 troducing cages. Safe arrival guaranteed to any 

 part of the U. S. and Canada. Send for circular. 

 Prices, 1, 75c; 10, $6.00; 100, $60.00. 



•James McKee, Riverside, Calif. 



FOR SALE — Around Denver, Colo., 300 stands 

 of bees in standard hives with Hoffman frames, 

 partly equipped for comb honey, about 500 supers, 

 the other part for extracted honey about 200 bodies; 

 85 per cent voung queens and a lot of extras. Price, 

 $4500. Everything can be had bv Nov. 1. 



G. J. Westerik, 1921 Larimer St., Denver, Colo. 



The A. I. Root strain of leather-colored Italians 

 that are both resistant and honey-gatherers. These 

 queens and bees need no recommendation for they 

 speak for themselves. Orders taken now for next 

 season. Untested, $1.50; select untested, $2.00; 

 te.sted, $2.50; select tested, $3.00. Circular free. 

 For larger lots, write. 



A. J. Pinard, Morgan Hill, Calif. 



ITALIAN QUEENS— The Old Reliable three- 

 lianded Italians, the best all-round bee to be had. 

 Queens ready to mail April 1, 1920. Will book 

 orders now. Will guarantee safe arrival in United 

 .States and Canada. Prices for April and Mav: 

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

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

 each. Descriptive circular and price list free. 



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



FOR S.VLE — Pure Italian queens. Golden or 

 leather-colored, packages and nuclei ; 1 untested 

 <iueen, $1.50; 6, $7.50; 12, $13.50; 50, $55.00; 

 1(10, $100; virgins, 50c each; packages 24 and un- 

 der, $2.25 per pound; 25 and over, $2.00 per pound; 

 nuclei, 1-frame, $4.00; 2-frame, $6.00; 3-frame, 

 $7.50; queens extra. One-story 10-frame colony 

 with queens, $12.00. Golden Star Apiaries, R. 3, 

 Box 166, Chico, Calif. 



HELP WANTED 



W.VNTED — -Another good queen-breeder for sea- 

 s(m'of 1921. W. D. Achord, Fitzpatrick, Ala. 



W.VNTED — f^xperienced tinner. Good pay, steady 

 work, pleasant surroundings, .\ddress .\. I. Root 

 Co.. West Side Station. Medina. Ohio. F. M. .Sedg- 

 wiik, Supt. 



