December, 1920 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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WANTED — Old combs and cappings for render- 

 iiiLT on shares. Our steam equipment secures all 

 tliy wax. Superior Honey Co., Ogden, Utah. 



De- 



WANTED — A Barnes saw outfit for cash. 

 sri-ibe fullv age, etc., tools if anv. 



B. S. Underbill; Litchfield, Ohio. 



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. 



WANTED to correspond with parties having 

 - in 10-frarae standard hives, that will lease 

 u on shares. Will give good contract and refer- 



1111 1's. Have a good location in southwest Iowa. 



W. A. Jenkins, 144 Simmons St., Galesburg, Ills. 



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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. .\. Simmons, Greenville, Ala. 



PACKAGE BEES— On all orders booked before 

 Jan. 1, 1921, with cash in advance^ I will make 

 1920 prices. E. A. Harris, Albany, Ala. 



FOR SALE — 30 stands of bees, $9.00 each; 8- 

 frame hives. No disease. Bargain to early buveirs. 

 H. D. Hopkins, Ottervilie, Mo. 



PACKAGE BEES and PURE I T A L I A N 

 QUEENS. Booking orders now for spring delivery. 

 Circular free. 



J. E. Wing, 155 Schiele Ave., San Jose, Calif. 



FOR S.VLE — Vigorous leather-colored Italian 

 queens, famous three-banded stock. Bees in two and 

 three-pound packages. Write for information and 

 prices for 1921. Shipments begin about May 1. 

 C. M. Elfer, St. Rose, La. 



I am ready now to book your orders for bees 

 in 2 and 3-pound packages for next May and June 

 deliver}', also 3-banded Italian queens and nuclei. 

 Write for price list. 



C. H. Cobb, BelleviUe. Ark. 



A'e are now booking orders for early spring de- 

 ly 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. 



FOR S.VLE — Three-handed and golden queens 

 and -bees in comb packages for spring delivery. No 

 disease. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Try me for price, quality and service. 



M. Voinche, Bunkie, La. 



I am now booking orders for three-banded Italian 



> queens and nuclei for spring delivery. Untested 



queens, April 1 to May 1, $1.25 each. May 1 to 



July 1, $1.00. Discount on large orders. Nuclei, 



one three-frame, $4.50; 50 or more, $4.00 each. 



L. R. Dockery, Carrizo Springs, Texas. 



FOR SALE — Three-band leather-colored Italian 

 bees and queens, two-pound packages only. Shipping 

 season from .April 15 to May 20. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. No disease. Order early 

 if you wish prompt delivery. Write for price list. 

 J. M. Cutis, Montgomery, R. D. No. 1, Ala. 



DAY-OLD QUEENS — Superior improved Italians. 

 Mailed in safety-introducing cages. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed anywhere in the U. S. and 

 Canada. Send for circular. Order in advance. 

 Prices. April to October: 1, 75c, 12, $7.20; 100, $60. 

 James McKee, Riverside, Calif. 



BEES BY THE POUND — Also QUEENS. 

 Bookini; orders now. FREE circulars give details. 

 See hirsor ad elsewhere. Nueces County Apiaries, 

 Callallen, Texas. E. B. Ault, Prop. 



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

 that ai'o 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; selected untested, $2.00; 

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

 For larger lots, write, 



A. J. Pinard, Morgan Hill, Calif. 



FOR SALE — Pure Italian queens. Golden or 

 leather-colored, packages and nuclei ; 1 untested 

 queen, $1.50; 6, $7.50; 12, $13.50; 50, $55.00; 

 100, $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 



WANTED — Young man, good character, worker, 

 wants work in modern apiary to learn business. 

 Anv location, start any time. 

 J. F. Elliott, 45 So. Portland Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 



We need here in January for established apiary 

 work, a proficient beekeeper. Conditions and pros- 

 pects goods. Write full details. E. L. Sechrist, Monte 

 Cristi, Dominican Republic, West Indies. 



WANTED for the season of 1921 an experienced 

 queen-breeder. State experience had, reference, age, 

 height, weight. 



W. J. Forehand & Sons, Ft. Deposit, Ala. 



WANTED — Two industrious young men to help 

 in our hee business for the season of 1921. Begin 

 work March 1. Good chance to learn the bee busi- 

 ness. The Farmer Apiaries, Ramer, Ala. 



WANTED — Young man to learn queen and pack- 

 age business, will pay small wages and furnish 

 board. Will increase wages as party learns busi- 

 ness. To begin March 1. 



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



SITUATIONS WANTED 



A young man, 26, single, college graduate, be- 

 coming interested in bees and honey wishes to con- 

 nect himself with a concern of that nature. At pres- 

 ent employed on foods. Can furni.sh very good ref- 

 erence. " Julius Nemetz, Mt. Carroll, Ills. 



Books and Bulletins 



dadant's system of behkeepinq. 

 This is the title of a new book by C. P. Dadant, 

 covering completely the Dadant system of keeping 

 bees with the large hives which they have used for 

 so many years with such success. In view of the 

 fact that large hives, and that means big colonies, 

 are now beginning to receive the attention that they 

 properly merit, we believe that this work will be well 

 received. It is well printed, nicely illustrated, and 

 covers 115 pages. 



Special Notices by A. I. Root 



"PLANNINO THE FARMSTEAD." 



Thpi above is the title of a most valuable farmers' 

 bulletin, No. 1132, sent by the Department of Agri- 

 culture. In the near future farming is going to be 

 managed somewhat as we manage our great manu- 

 facturing enterprises. When I was a child, one of 



