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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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A beekeeper should never buj^ a queen nor a pound of bees from any queen or bee 

 rearer till he has asked himself this question: ''Why should I buy my queens and bees 

 of this dealer?" 



We can answer that question when asked of us very briefly: 



For more than 50 years we have been breeding up to the Eoot Quality Queens and 

 Bees. We do not believe that better bees or queens are reared anywhere in the world 

 today. What we try to do, is to rear THE BEST. 



We breed queens with special view to the honey-gathering quality of their bees. 

 We have had this one chief purpose in breeding constantly in mind all these years. 

 We have it uppermost in our minds today. 



THE DIFFERENT GRADES OF QUEENS. 



Italian queens are distinguished from blacks by three yellow bands on the upper 

 part of the abdomen. Leather-colored Italians show three stripes of dark-yellow 

 leather coIoj^. 



An untested queen is one which is sold after she is found to be laying, not having 

 been previously tested. 



A tested leather-colored queen is one which has been examined by the breeder and 

 her bees found to be uniformly marked with at least three dark-yellow bands. 



Select queens of any of the grades are those which show better color, size, shape, 

 etc. Frequently select untested queens develop into fine breeding queens. 



PRICE OF QUEENS— Up to June 30. 



1 to 9. 10 to 24. 25 to 49. 50 to 99. 100 or more. 



C312000— Untested $2.00 each. $1.80 each. $1.70 each. $1.60 each. $1.50 each. 



C313000— Select Untested... 2.50 each. 2.25 each. 2.10 each. 2.00 each. 1.85 each. 



C314000 — Tested 3.00 each. 2.70 each. 2.55 each. 2.40 each. 2.25 each. 



C315000— Select Tested 3.50 each. 3.15 each. 3.00 each. 2.80 each. 2.60 each. 



July 1 to November 1. 



C312000— Untested $1.50 e^ch. $1.40 each. $1.35 each. $1.25 each. $1.15 each 



C313000— Select Untested... 2.00 each. 1.90 each. 1.80 each. 1.70 each.. 1.60 each. 



C314000— Tested 2.50 each. 2.35 each. 2.25 each. 2.10 each. 2.00 each. 



C315000— Select Tested 3.00 each. 2.85 each. 2.70 each. 2.25 each. 2.40 eacli. 



Xote the large saving to be made by taking advantage 

 of our low prices on quantity lots. 



OUE GUARANTEE ON QUEENS. 



We guarantee safe arrival of queens sent in mailing cages. We agree to refund the money or 

 replace the queen if the one first sent arrives dead; provided the beekeeper receiving the, dead or 

 unfit queen returns her at once and in her own shipping cage, properly marked v^ith name and 

 address of sender. No delay in returning the queen can be permitted. This guarantee applies 

 only on queens sent to customers in the LTnited States and Canada. 



PRICES OF BEES IN COMBLESS PACKAGES BY EXPRESS. 



' Up to August 15. 



C310700 — 1-pound package $3.00; 25 or more packages, $2.85 each. 



C310800 — 2-pound package 5.00; 25 or more packages, 4.75 each. 



C310801 — 3-pound package 7.00; 25 or more packages, 6.60 each. 



Add price of queen wanted to package price given above. 



OUR GUARANTEE ON BEES SHIPPED BY EXPRESS. 



We agree to make good any loss to bees in transit, provided consignee secures such notaticni 

 as will cover any apparent damage done while in transit, on express delivery receipt, signed in 

 full by express agent, receipt to be mailed to us at once with letter giving full particulars, on re- 

 ceipt "of which replacement will hf made immediately. The guarantee does not apply on bees 

 shipped to foreign countries. 



Mail all queen and bee orders direct to Medina or to our nearest branch office. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY 



WEST SIDE STATION MEDINA, OHIO, U. S. A. 



