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CAN furnish ))roini)tly 2franie nuclei with 

 queen, $3.50; 3-frame nuclei with queen, $4 50; 

 4-franip nuclei with queen, $5.50. Rosedale Api- 

 aries, J. B. Marshall and H. P. LeBlanc, Props., 

 R. F. I)., No. 2. Alexandria. La. 



TWO-POUND PACKAGES with queens, $4.75 

 each; 10 or more, $4.50 each; 25 or more. $4 25 

 each ; discounts on pound packages after May 25. 

 No disease, safe arrival and satisfaction guaran- 

 teed. J. J. Scott, Crowville, La. 



WILLOW-DELL queens and bees have pleased. 

 Will again be ready to handle your orders. May 

 delivery with queen, two-frame nuclei. $4 00: 

 three-frame. $5.25; Jumbo. 54.75 and $6.00. Ship- 

 ping bo.Kes returned collect. H. S. Ostrander, Mel- 

 lenville. N. Y. 



BURLF'.SON'S three-banded Italian queens, for 

 balance of season of 1922 at $1.00 each, or $90 00 

 I^er 100. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Send all orders together with money to my mana- 

 ger, J. W. Seay. Mathis, Texas. T. W. Burleson, 

 Waxahachie, Texas. 



PACKAGE BEES FOR IMMEDIATE DELIV- 

 ERY. No disease. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. 2-lb. package with untested queen. 

 $5.25. By parcel post. $5.75 prepaid. Write for 

 circular and prices on quantities. J. M. Cutts & 

 Son. R. D. No. 1, Montgomery, Ala. 



EXPRESS is lower on northern bees. Prices no 

 higKer. 2 lbs. Italian bees with queen on comb of 

 stores in May. $5.75. Comb of stores insures suc- 

 cess. Prompt delivery and safe arrival guaranteed. 

 Card brings circular of golden and 3-banded 

 queens. Ross B. Scott, LaGrange, Ind. 



MY GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS possess the 

 oualities which make beekeeping profitable. Mated. 

 $1.00 each. $10.00 per doz. Virgins, 50c each or 

 $4.25 per doz. Safe arrival and satisfaction guar- 

 anteed. Your orders solicited. Crenshaw County 

 Apiary (Melvin Talley. Prop.), Rutledge, Ala. 



THREE-BANDED ITALIAN QUEENS. Bred 

 from queens whose bees have given big crops of 

 honey. Pure mating and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 May 15 to June 15, 1. SI. 50; 6. $7.50; 12. $13.50. 

 All orders filled in rotation. First on list will be 

 first filled. J. D. Kroha. 87 North St., Danbury, 

 Conn. 



SPICER'S three-band Italian queens will be 

 ready to mail about May 20. If you are inter- 

 ested in improving your stock and getting larger 

 returns from your bees, head your colonies with 

 these queens. Untested. $1.25: 6" $7.00; 12. $13 50 

 Tested, $2.50 each. Robt. B. Spicer. Wharton. 

 N. J. 



BY RETURN MAIL — Tested oueens, $2.50 

 each, reared last fall from our well-known strain 

 of three-banded Italians. None better. Untested 

 nueens ready to mail April 15. $1.50; $13.50 per 

 dozen. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Also no disease ever in this locality. J. W. K. 

 Shaw & Co.. Loreauville. La., Iberia Parish. 



I EXPECT to be ready to start shipping 3-lb 

 packages of bees with 1 frame. 1 untested queen 

 at $6.00; 2-frame nuclei with untested queen, 

 $4 50. about April 15. Young tested queen, 50c 

 extra, or $1.50 eaf-h. I think I was the second 

 to ship packages of bees f^-om this state and know 

 how to serve customers. P. M. Morgan, Hamburg. 

 La. 



TWO-FRAME NUCLEI — These are the ones 

 that always go through in fine shape. They stand 

 shipment as well as a full colony Build up a new 

 yard this summer with some of these two-frame 

 nuclei. Eafh nucleus headed with an untested 

 three-banded queen of this spring rearing. I 

 offer 400 of these nuclei, bred here in Louisiana, 

 by a noted breeder. The delivery will be made 

 between the dates o^ May 15 and June 15. Safe 

 delivery guaranteed. The wholesale price of this lot 

 is $4.00 each in lots of 10 or more. Vddress with 

 remittance. E. D. Townsend, Marksville. La. 



THE ITALIAN QUEENS OP WIXDMERE are 

 superior three-banded slock. Our aim is not quan- 

 tity but quality. Our first consideration is to give 

 perfect satisfaction. Untested, $1.50 each; 6 for 

 $8.00; tested, $2.00 each; select tested, $3.00 each. 

 Prof. W. A. Matheny, Ohio University, Athens, 

 Ohio. 



FOR SALE — Italian queens. Prices for untested 

 in June, $1.50 each; 6, $8.25; 12, $16.00; tested, 

 $2.50 each. From July 1 to Oct. 1, untested. 

 $1.25 each; 6. $7.00; 12. $13.50; tested, $2.00 

 each. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 Ready to ship June 1 to June 10. R. B. Grout. 

 Jamaica, Vt. 



FOR SALE — Golden Italian queens and bees, 

 untested. 1 queen, $1.00; 1 dozen, $10.00; 100, 

 $75.00. 2-lb. package, with queen. $5.00; 1-lb. 

 package with queen, $3.00; 12 or more, 5% off. 

 2-frame nucleus with queen. $5.00; 15 or more. 

 5% off. Safe arrival and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 J. P. Rogers, Greenville, R. D. No. 3, Ala. 



ITALIAN QUEENS — Three-banded, select' un- 

 tested, guaranteed. Queen and drone mothers are 

 chosen from colonies noted for honey production, 

 hardiness, prolificness, gentleness and perfect 

 markings. Price May and June: $1.50 each, 12 or 

 more. $1.25 each. Send for circular. J. H. Haughey 

 Co., Berrien Springs, Mich. 



PHELPS' GOLDEN ITALIAN QUEENS com- 

 bine the qualities vou want. Thev are GREAT 

 HONEY-GATHERERS. BEAUTIFUL and GEN- 

 TLE. Virgins, $1.00; mated. $2.00; 6 for $10 00. 

 or $18.00 per 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 — Packages bees for spring delivery, 

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

 books your order. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 guaranteed. A two-pound package of bees, and 

 select 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. 



WE have 500 two-pound packages combless bees 

 to offer for delivery May 15 to June 15. The 

 above packages are three-banded stock only. These 

 packages will go very promptly and at a very rea- 

 sonable price, $2.75 each. Let us help that weak 

 colony by express. We guarantee safe delivery 

 and government health certificate. Oscar Mayeux. 

 Hamburg, La. 



FOR MAY DELIVERY — One vigorous Italian 

 queen, one frame emerging brood, one pound bees, 

 price complete. $5.00. Additional pound bees. 

 $1.00. Additional frame of brood. $1.00. Banat 

 mixed queens and bees 5% discount. After May 

 25 10% discount on all. Safe arriyal guaran- 

 teed. Send 10% to book order. T. W. Living- 

 ston, Norman Park, Ga. 



NORTH CAROLINA BRED ITALIAN QUEENS 

 of the reliable strain of three-band Italian bees. 

 T have been breeding them for the last five years. 

 They are gentle and good honey-gatherers. Try 

 them and be convinced. I will be prepared to fur- 

 nish three times as many queens as I did last year 

 from Mav 1 until Julv 1. Untested. $1.40 each: 

 $14.00 per doz.; tested. $2.00 each; $20.00 per 

 doz.; select tested. $2.75 each. Safe arrival and 

 satisfaction guaranteed. L. Parker. R. D. No. 2. 

 Benson, N. Car. 



BEES — Engage your queens from any reliable 

 dealer, and we will furnish you the bees. One-lb. 

 pkg.. $1.35 each; 2-lb. pkg., $2.50 each; 3-lb. pkg., 

 $3.00 each. No orders accepted for less than 5 lbs. 

 10% will book your order. Bees will move exact 

 date ordered. 1500 colonies to draw from. Our api- 

 aries are favorably located for early breeding, 

 hence all orders filled with young, vigorous bees. 

 Never had a case of disease in our apiaries. We 

 are experienced shippers. We give r full guaran- 

 tee safe arrival and satisfaction Brazos Valley 

 Apiaries. H E. Graham, Prop., Gause. Texas. 



