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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



May, 1922 



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ROOT QUALITY QUEENS 



SOMETHING 

 ABOUT 

 THEM. 



Fifty years of 

 continuous breed- 

 ing up to the pres- 

 ent Koot Quality 

 Queens and Bees. 

 A. I. Eoot bought 

 the first mother of 

 this strain from 

 L a n g s t roth 55 

 years ago. No ex- 

 pense or pains has 

 been spared to de- 

 velop this strain 

 of improved three- 

 banded leather- 

 colored Italians. 



PRICES OF EOOT QUALITY QUEENS. 



April 15 to June 30 — 



1 to 9. 10 to 24. 25 to 49. 



Untested ..$2.00ea. $1.80 ea. .$1.70 ea. 



SeL Untested 2.50 ea. 2.25 ea. 2.10 ea. 



Tested 3.00 ea. 2.70 ea. 2.55 ea. 



Sel. Tested. 3.50 ea. 3.15 ea. 3.00 ea. 

 July 1 to November 1 — 



1 to 9. 10 to 24. 25 to 49. 



Untested ...$1.50ea. $1.40 ea. $1.35 ea. 



Sel. Untested 2.00 ea. 1.90 ea. 1.80 ea. 



Tested 2.50 ea. 2.35 ea. 2.25 ea. 



Sel. Tested.. 3.00 ea. 2.85 ea. 2.70 ea. 



50 to 99. 



$1.G0 ea. 

 2.00 ea. 

 2.40 ea. 

 2.80 ea. 



50 to 99. 

 $1.25 ea. 

 1.70 ea. 

 2.10 ea. 

 2.55 ea. 



lOOorover. 

 $1.50 ea. 



1.85 ea. 



2.25 ea. 



2.60 ea. 



lOOorover. 



$1.15 ea. 

 1.60 ea. 

 2.00 ea. 

 2.40 ea. 



PRICES OF BEES IN COMBLESS PACKAGES 

 BY EXPRESS. 

 April 15 to September 1 — 



C310700— 1-pound package. .$3.00; 25 or more. .$2.85 ea. 

 C310800— 2-pound package.. 5.00; 25 or more.. 4.75 ea. 

 C310801— 3-pound package.. 7.00; 25 or more.. 6.60 ea. 

 Add price of queen wanted to package price given above. 

 Early deliveries will be made from our Alabama apiaries. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, MEDINA, OHIO, U. S. A. [ 



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WE ARE PREPARED TO TAKE 

 CARE OF YOUR RUSH ORDERS 



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E sliip thousands of bees all over the U. S. A. and Canada, t Special 

 attention given to small orders. H Queens bred from the best 

 honey-gatherers with all other important points taken into con- 

 sideration. U Safe arrival guaranteed. H Send for special circu- 

 lar for shipping after May 15th. 1| Can take care of your rush 

 orders for shipping before May 15, at the following prices: 



1-pound package, $2.25 each; 25 or more, $2.15 each. 

 2-pound package, f^ 7R p^'">i' S5 or moie S^^O eacn 

 3-pound package, $5.25 each; 25 or more $5.00 each. 

 2-frame Nuclei. $3.75 each; 3-frame Nuclei. $5.25 each. 



2-frame with 1 pound extra bees, $5.25 each. 



1-frame with 2 pounds extra bees, $5.25 each. 

 (Add price of quoen wanted when orderiiin' packages.) 



NUECES COUNTY APIARIES, CALALLEN, TEXAS 



E. <B. q4ULT, Proprietor. 



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