1881 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUEE. 



317 



CVFRIAVr, HOLV- 



LAND, HUNGARIAN, 

 ASTD ITAIiIArr 



I have had 30 years' experience in the queeu-rear- 

 ing business. All my queens arc raised in full colo- 

 nies, on a new principle, and we send out no in-and- 

 in-bred queens. We combine beauty, purity, indus- 

 trj% and docility. I consider the Hungarian bees, 

 crossed by the Cyprian or Italian, the best race in 

 the world. They are very hardy, gentle, and indus- 

 trious. Queens very prolific and large; they arc 

 sure to winter on summer stands. I did not lose one 

 of these stocks last winter — all came out strong. 

 Try them. All queens warranted pure. Safe arri- 

 val by mail guaranteed. Warranted queens, $1.00; 

 choice selected, $1.50; tested, $3.00. Send for 30th 

 annual circular. Remit by registered letter, check, 

 or money orders on Salem, Mass. 

 6ttd HENRY ALLEY, Wenham, Essex Co., Mass. 



SEND for my circular and price list of Italian 

 Colonies, Queens, and Apiarian Supplies. 

 5ttd H. H. BROWN, Light Street, Columbia Co., Pa. 



ITAIjIAN queens ! I am prepared to furnish 

 pure queens at a low price. Untested, In May, 

 f LOO; June, 90c; after, 80c. Send for circular. 



CHARLES D. DUVALL, 

 4-9d Spencerville, Mont. Co., Md. 



J. M. BROOKS & BROS'. 

 . AMEHICAir ITALIANS. 



PURITY OF STOCK A SPECIALTY. 

 4-9 CIRCULARS FREE. 



COLUMBUS, - BARTH. CO., - INDIANA. 



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CHOICE QUEENS 



FOTl 18811 



Dollar Queens $100 



Tested " 3 GO 



I guarantee satisfaction every 

 time, or money refunded. No 

 blacks in my neighborhood. All 

 queens raised from A. I. Root's 

 imported stock. Send for cir- 

 cular. HOWARD NICHOLAS, 

 4-9d Etters, York Co., Pa. 



Bees by the Pound, 

 Fdn., &G. 



Full Colonies, 



I am prepared to fill orders for bees by the pound, 

 nuclei (3 and 3 frame), full colonies of pure Italians. 

 Also Cyprian Queens (Dadant's importation), and 

 Italian Queens at A. I. Root's prices. 



Given Fdn. a SpcciaUy. Try it once, and see if 

 you do not pronounce it the best you ever used. 



E. T. FLANAGAN, Belleville, Box 819, 

 6-8d Rose Hill Apiary, St. Clair Co., 111. 



1881 ITALIAN QUEENS! 1881 



Tested Qtieens ^1 50 



Warranted Queens.. 1 00 



Cyprian Queens, untested 1 00 

 As most all the Dollar queens 



I sold last year were pure, I 



will warrant them this year. 

 J. T. Wilson, Mortonsville, 



3-7d Woodford Co., Ky. 



KIND WORDS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS. 



HEADQUARTERS FOR 



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ABC received. I am studying diligentlj', and am 

 delighted with it. Lem. Faw. 



Plantersvillc, Grimes Co., Texas, May 17, 1881. 



The sections to hand. Although not quite what I 

 expected to get (dovetailed), yet a great deal nicer. 

 They are the nicest sections I ever saw or used. 



Burton City, O., June 'Z'^, '81. J. Rudy Roebuck. 



Those hives, etc., came all right, and every thing 

 about them is so exact and nicely fitted that it is 

 nothing but fun to put them together. 



A. A. BUADFOBD. 



E. JaSfrey, N. H., May 34, 1881. 



The mincer you sent me is received O. K. I am 

 now making- "hash" of jerked buffalo. Many 

 thanks. Please forward a " family" egg-beater for 

 the inclosed. Sumner A. Knight. 



San Diego, Tex., March 13, 1881. 



Goods came all O. K., .iust as ordered. Thanks 

 for promptness and dispatch. It certainly is a great 

 pleasure to do business with a man who is prompt 

 and correct. W. C. Neil. 



Strattanville, Clarion Co., Pa., June 18, 1881. 



THE 16-in. gem planer, $75.00. 



Planer received and running, giving tip top satis- 

 faction. Eddy Bros. 



Elsie, Mich., June 30, 1881. 



[As there is some doubt sometimes about a planer 

 for such a small amount of money, we have given 

 the above.] 



My last bill came to hand O. K. Thanks! I never 

 flatter, but I am strongly tempted to compliment 

 your style of "biz," square deal. You'll hoar from 

 me again perhaps before long. C. Waterhouse. 



St. Martinsville, La., June 7, 1881. 



[That is more than I deserve, friend W.; but I will 

 try hard to come up to it.] 



I have not written you since I received your book. 

 With the help of it I Avintered all of my bees, and 

 they did well. The book you sent me I wouldn't 

 part with for three times its cost. L. H. Randall. 



Adams, Mass., June 8, 1881. 



[And so, friend R., it would seem that I helped 

 others to save their bees, even if I did not save my 

 own.] 



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The hives, etc., arrived in good order in four 

 weeks from the time I sent the order, whichi'con- 

 sidering season and distance, I do not think very 

 bad. Freight charges very reasonable— only $1.13 on 

 110 lbs. I was surprised at getting so large a bottle 

 of good sewing-machine oil tor 5c, just what we pay 

 15 or 30 for. Burdette H.^SSEtt. 



Bonair, Howard Co., la.. May 31, 1881. 



The queen arrived, I believe, about the second 

 Saturday after I ordered, all right; also $1.25 from 

 you. Many thanks for your kindness, getting her 

 to me from some one else if you could not furnish 

 her. C. W. McIntyre. 



Silver Creek, N. Y., May 16, 1881. 



[Why, this is refreshing, friend M. We almost 

 always get a big scolding when we have to send 

 orders elsewhere to be filled.] 



Imported and home-bred; nuclei and full colo- 

 nies. For quality and purity, my stock of bees can 

 not be excelled in the United States. I make a 

 specialty of manufactviring the Dunham foundation. 

 Try it. If you wish to purchase Bees or Supplies, 

 send for my new circular. Address 

 Itfd DR. J. P. H. BROWN, Augusta, Ga. 



My bees are on a big "boom," storing honey from 

 alsikc clover. One colony (queen bought of you, 

 and introduced last Oct.), has stored nearly 100 lbs., 

 and are at work as if they were not half through 

 yet. I opened the hive to-day and gave them the 3d 

 story instead of the Vi story case, and I don't think 

 the V even stopped work. I would not take $30.00 for 

 that queen. F. W. Wilder. 



Forsyth, Ga., May 14, 188L 



The bees are here all in good order. Please ac- 

 cept thanks. I am well pleased, and have the first 

 bees of the kind here that I know of. I received the 

 bees on Monday, the tith, and they are at work all 

 right. I found only 9 dead bees in the box. Your 

 way of packing is nice, and your goods arc very 

 good. They are far ahead of any thing that ever 

 was here in the bee business. T. C. Kerr. 



South Salem, Ohio, June 8, 1881. 



