128 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE February, 1922 



three-bandeFqueens 



BEES IN PACKAGES FOR 1922 



After twenty-six years of select breeding we have a strain of Bright Three-banded 

 Italian Bees that are unsurpassed for their disease-resisting (especially European 

 foul brood) and honey-gathering qualities. Read what others say about them: 



"Enclosed fined $75.00 for 50 queens. I want plus honey. I find your bees not only hust- 

 these for requeening colonies that have Euro lers but also gentle." — Illinois, 

 pean foul brood as I find your strain resist ..The one-pound packages bought of vou made 

 ant. One ot the queens bought of you last sea- ^ surplus average of 175 pounds of extract- 

 son built up from a nuc eus and made 360 g^ ^.^^ ^^d an increase of 39%, which is 

 pounds of surplus honey. —Pennsylvania. ^s fine a record as can be had in this local- 

 "I find your bees gentle, best of workers, and ity, especially when the work is done entire- 

 they stand the long winters here fine." — Man- ly by amateur.?." — Pennsylvania, 

 itoba, Canada. ..j ^j^ ^.g]] pleased with the bees I got from 

 "The two-pound packages I got of you last you last year as they paid for themselves and 

 year made an average of 150 pounds of sur- made a nice profit." — Iowa. 



Price List of Packages With Young Queens by Express. 



1-lb. packages, $4.00 each; 12 or more, $3.75 each. 1%-lb. packages, $4.75 each; 

 12 or more, $4.60 each. 2-lb. packages, $5.50 each; 12 or more, $5.00 each. .3-lb. pack- 

 ages, $7.25 ea.; 12 or more, $6.75 ea. If packages are wanted by parcel post, add 10%. 



Select untested queens, $1.50 each; 12 or more, $1.40 each. Select tested queens, 

 $3.00 each; 12 or more, $2.75 each. Wings of queens clipped free of charge. 

 We guarantee our bees and queens to give absolute sntisfaction and to arrive in perfect condition with 

 the exception of those shipped by express to Canada. The largest packages we are able to ship by 

 mail to Canada are our li/i-lb. Canadian Specials. Bees will be shipped promptly date named, 10% 

 cash with order and the balance just before shipment. 



M. C. BERRY & CO., BOX 697, MONTGOMERY, ALA., U. S. A. 



WAS HAYNEVILLE, ALABAMA. 



Give Us a Trial 



We Ship When You Want Them. 

 We Will Book Only What We Know We Can Fill. 



Italian Bees and Queens 



of the best strain 



1-pound package - - - - - $2.30 each 



2-pound package 3.75 each 



3-pound package - - . - - 5.25 each 



Young Queens Only 



Italian Queens a Specialty 



Write Us Your Wants. 



1 Selected Untested, $1.50; 12 or more, $1.20; 25 or more, $1.10. 



Queens are raised for us by queen specialist and selected by 



us for our trade. 20% down books your order. 



Quality Service 



Valley Apiaries 



A. W. Bryson, Prop. La Feria, Texas 



