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&LEANINGS IN BEE C U t T U R fi 



March, 1&22 



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Thagard's Queens 



Bred for Quality 



We have spent years building up our strain of Three-banded bees. In 

 doing so we have not bred altogether for color, but for the many other 

 good qualities that you want in your queens. Our queens have proven 

 this to thousands of beekeepers. We want you to try some of them, 

 test them against any you may obtain anywhere, AND NOTE THE 

 RESULTS. Our queens are bred from imported queens, mated to 

 domestic drones ; they are hardy, prolific, gentle, disease-resistant 

 and honey-producers. Safe arrival, pure mating, prompt service and 

 perfect satisfaction guaranteed. Write for descriptive catalog. 



ITALIAN BEES 



1 G 12 



Untested $1.50 $7.50 $13.50 



Sel. Untested 1.75 9.00 15.00 



Tested 2.50 13.00 24.00 



Sel. Tested 3.00 18.00 32.00 



1-lb. package $3.50 



2-lb. package 5.00 



25 or more 



$2.75 



4.50 



THE V. R. THAGARD COMPANY 

 GREENVILLE, ALABAMA. 



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A card will bring 

 our 1922 catalog. 



QUEENS 



While gentleness and color are not lost sight of in breed- 

 ing our queens, still the honey-getting quality of the 

 bees is tlie most desirable feature. By selecting for pro- 

 lificness and vigor, we have produced a strain that are 

 splendid honey--getters. 



Mr. W. A. Chrysler of Chatham, Ontario, one of the big 

 fellows up there, writes: "The queen I got from you iu 

 1920 and a queen I raised from her, produced a little 

 over four hundred pounds of honey each. There was not 

 five pounds difference in them. They outdistanced any 

 of the rest of our three hundred colonies by about 75 

 pounds. ' ' 



QUEEN PRICES. 



Before August First 



1 to 4 inclusive $2.50 each 



5 to 9 inclusive 2.45 each 



10 or more 2.40 each 



Breeding Queens for the season, $10.00 each. 



After August First 



1 to 4 inclusive $2.00 each 



5 to 9 inclusive 1.95 each 



10 or more 1.90 each 



We still have a number of breeders that are not sold 

 that can be delivered any time after April 1. We believe 

 these are as good breeders as we have ever sold. 



JAY SMITH, ROUTE 3, VINCENNES, IND. 



