Decbmber, 1921 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



78S 



"SELECTED QUEENS of Quality for 1922." 

 Book your orders now for our golden and three- 

 banded Italians. Reared by experienced breeder; 

 bred for combined qualities ; large, vigorous, well 

 marked, priced right. Untested, $1.20 each; 6, 

 $6.50; 12, $12.00. 25% places your order. You 

 want good queens. We want vour business. G. H. 

 Merrill, Greenville, R. D. No. 5, S. C. 



PHELPS' GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS com- 

 bine the qualities you want. They are GREAT 

 HONEY-GATHERERS, BEAUTIFUL, and GEN- 

 TLE. Virgin^ $1.00; mated, $2.00; 6 for $10.00, 

 or $18.00 pel doz. ; tested, $5.00. Breeders, $10.00 

 to $20. Safe arrival guaranteed only in the U. S. 

 and Canada. C. W. Phelps & Son, Binghamton, 

 N. Y. 



FOR SALE — Package bees for spring delivery, 

 three-band strain, bred for business, 20% cash 

 books your order. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. A two-pound package of bees and se- 

 lect untested queen for $5.00 ; 25 or more for 

 $4.75 each. Write for prices on larger lots. Caney 

 Valley Apiaries, J. D. Yancey, Mgr., Bay City, 

 Texas. 

 f 



I EXPECT to be ready to start shipping 3-lb. 

 packages of bees with 1-frame brood and bees. 1 

 untested queen, at $6.00 ; 2-franie with untested 

 queen, $4.50, about April 15. Young tested queen, 

 50c extra, or $1.50 each. I think I was the sec- 

 ond to ship packages of bees from this State and 

 know how to serve customers. F. M. Morgan, Ham- 

 burg, La. 



FOR SPRING DELIVERY, 1922 — One vigorous 

 Italian queen, one frame emerging brood, one pound 

 bees. Price, complete, f. o. b. Bordelnnville $5.00. 

 Additional frames of brood, each $1.00; additional 

 pounds of bees, each $1.00. Queen introduced and 

 laying en route to you. Safe delivery and satisfac- 

 tion guaranteed. No disease. Reference given. Or- 

 ders booked one-fifth down. May delivery. Send 

 for addresses of satisfied customers. Jes Dalton, 

 Bordelonville, La. 



FOR MAY AND JUNE DELIVERY — Place your 

 order for our high-grade three-banded Italian bees 

 and queens now. Take advantage of early order 

 discounts by ordering now. We guarantee to please 

 you. Prompt service and quality stock is our motto. 

 We want your orders for bees on Root standard 

 Hoffman frames, emerging bees. Pound package.? 

 and nuclei, with or without queens. Write for our 

 prices and valuable information. Oscar Mayeux, 

 Hamburg, La . 



PACKAGE BEES, delivery April 15 to May 15, 

 1922. Three-banded Italians, no disease, safe ar- 

 rival and satisfaction guaranteed. Inspection cer- 

 tificate with each package. 2-lb. pkg. bees with 

 select untested queen, $6.50; 3-lb. pkg. bees with 

 select untested queen, $8.50. 10% discount on 

 orders of 25 or more packages; 25% books your 

 order. References A. I. Root Co., New Orleans, La. 

 R. S. Knight, 4927 Conti St., New Orleans, La. 



NEW 1922 PRICES — On account of the present 

 price of honey and recent reduction in the price of 

 supplies we are now booking orders for our three- 

 band leather-colored Italians at the following low 

 prices: 2-lb. packages of bees, no queen, $4.00; un- 

 tested queen, $1.25; 12, $13.50. Select untested, 

 $1.50; 12, $15.00; tested, $2.25; 12. $20.00. No 

 disease. Safe arrival in U. S. and Canada and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. Write for circular and 

 prices on quantities. J. M. Cutts, R. D. No. 1, 

 Montgomery, Ala. 



FOR SALE — 1922 bees. Mr. Beeman, send your 

 order early. First arrived, first served. Make 

 shipment April 25 to June 5. Several years' ex- 

 perience. 2-lb. package three-banded Italian bees, 1 

 untested queen, $5.50. 1st. We use pure sugar 

 syrup; better than honey or candy to ship on; it 

 contains water as well as feed. 2nd. Feeders are 

 made more substantial, V3 larger and have screw 

 cap that will not jar out. One-third down and bal- 

 ance just before shipment. Guarantee safe arrival 

 nil over XJ. S. and Canada. A. J. Lemoine, Moreau- 

 rille. La. 



WE are now equipped to handle your early spring 

 orders for package bees, and Italian queens, espe- 

 cially bred for the production of honey. Prices will 

 be in accord with the reduction in material and 

 labor. Safe arrival guaranteed. Write for prices 

 and terms. Sarasota Bee Co., Sarasota, Fla. 



BOOKING orders for spring delivery. Queens, 

 package bees, and nuclei. The reliable A. I. Root 

 strain. Golden and leather-colored Italians. Vir- 

 gins, 60c; untested, $1.50; select untested, $2.00; 

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

 A. J. Pinard, 440 N. 6th St, San Jose, Calif. 



FOR SALE — Pure Italian bees for 1922 spring 

 delivery. Pound packages shipped with stores on 

 Hoffman standard frames. Certificate of inspection 

 with each shipment. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. 2 lbs. bees, $4.75; 3 lbs. bees, $6.25; 

 1-fr. nucleus, $3.75; 2-fr. nucleus, $5.75 ; add price 

 of queen desired with each package. Untested 

 queens, $1.00 each after May 1. Tested queens 

 reared during fall 1921 especially for early ship- 

 ment at $2.00 each, beginning April 15. 25% 

 books your order. Discount on large orders. J. L. 

 St. Romain, White Clover Farm & Apiary, Ham- 

 burg, La . 



NOTICE, Mr. Beekeeper: — We are prepared to 

 handle your orders for spring delivery, 1922, for 

 pound packages, nuclei and full colonies of high- 

 grade three-banded leather-colored and golden Ital- 

 ian bees and queens. They are great honey-gather- 

 ers, hardy, gentle and resistant to bee diseases, 

 bred from the best strains of queens obtainable. Un- 

 tested, tested, select tested, just as you wish. I also 

 have an outyard of hybrid bees to sell with Italian 

 queens in pound packages. Very reasonable. Safe 

 delivery guaranteed, prompt service, satisfaction. 

 Write for prices and recommendations from satis- 

 fied customers. Pre-war prices. No disease. M. 

 Voinche. Bunkie, La. 



iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiii:iiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



MEDICINAL roots and herbs are very profitable 

 to grow. We especially recommend growing Golden 

 Seal, which with good care will yield as high as 

 $10,000 per acre for each crop. It takes several 

 years to mature but will average $1000 a year. 

 Stjecial Crops, a monthly paper, tells how. Sample 

 copy, 10c; $1.00 per rear. Address Special Crops 

 Pub. Co., Box "G," S'kaneateles, N. Y. 



iiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii^^ 

 "^^HELP^^^^WANTEI) 



WANTED — Practical beeman. Shares. Address 

 with full particulars. F. McCann, La Gloria, Cuba. 



WANTED — One experienced queen-breeder for 

 season of 1922. Give age, experience, and refer- 

 ence in first letter, also wages desired. N. Fore- 

 hand, Ramer, Ala. 



iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ 



SITUATIONS^^^^WAN^^ _ 



YOUNG man 19 wants to learn beekeeping. Three 

 years' experience in small apiary. Habits good, not 

 afraid of work, ambitious. Wages not considered. 

 W. A. Scheibe, 51 6th Ave., New York City. 



iiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiNiiiiii:iiiiiiiiniiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 



Positively the cheapest and strongest light on earth. 

 Dsed In every country on the globe. Makes and 

 burns Its own gaa. Casts no "hadows. Clean and 

 odorless. Absolutely safe. Ovtr 200 styles. 100 to 

 2000 Candle Power. Fully Guaranteed Write for 

 catalog. AGENTS WANTED EVERrWHERE. 



THE BEST UGHT CO. 

 ^ Juo E. 5th St., Canton, O. 



