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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 15 



The Swarthmore System 



of Qiieeri^rearin ^ 



IT IS HARDLY necessary to go into details deseril)ing the Swarthmore System of 

 Queen-rearing, as it has been thoroughly covered in the bee-journals, and fully 

 described in the books listed below, each taking up a special subject In brief, 

 this system is the most modern, and in many ways the best. It is simple, and any 

 one with a knowledge of bees can enter the profit branch of queen-rearing with 

 assured success by adopting the Swarthmore methods and tools. 



S>vartHinore Books! 



BABY NUCLEI (2d ed.).— The second edition of 

 this popular treatise is off the press. This book 

 thoroutfhly covers the field of small mating 

 under management. The experience of twenty 

 years in mating young queens in baby nuclei is 

 given. A delightful little book— good printing, 

 enjoyable reading, and easy understanding. 

 Price 2.) cts. postpaid. 



increase;.— Don't depend entirely upon swarm- 

 ing for your increase. It's too slow and uncer- 



• tain. Swarthmore tells of a way in his delight- 

 ful little book entitled "Increase" a natural 

 way, simple and safe, no labor, little trouble. 

 Colonies formed on this plan will work like 

 prime swarms, and store a surplus. Price 2.5 

 cts. a copy postpaid. 



SIMPLIFIED QUEEN-REARING.— A revised 

 edition of this book just out. It tells the honey- 

 producer how to rear queens by the very sim- 

 plest method ever published. Good queens for 

 little money and little trouble, in just an effec- 

 tive and economical plan for the bee-keeper 

 who works for profit. Price 25 cts. postpaid. 



CELL-GETTING. -The plan that has revolution- 

 ized queen-rearing throughout the world. The 

 entire process is fully explained and illustrated 

 by photos from actual life. Price' postpaid, 

 50 cts. 



SWARTHMORE QUEEN-REARING TOOLS.— 

 Complete outfits or separate parts. Write for 

 price list. 



The Swarthmore Queen-rearing Outfits 



Prices of Separate parts: ^p^o^^ Prices of Complete Outfits: 



Barholder $ .10 ^"^.04 Outfit No. J -Experimental 



Blank Bar . '. 05 .04 POSTPAID. $1.50 



Bottle Feeder 10 .05 1 Cell-bar. 1 Holding-frame, 



Bulb Filler and Feeder • 75 .08 16 Waxed Flange Cups, 12 Transfer-cages. 



16-hole Cell-bar 10 .02 



Cage-pocket 25 .09 Outfit No. 2~Amateur 



Flange-cups, unwaxed. Ic each; per 100. .75 .09 POSTPAID $3 50 



Flange-cups, waxed, 2c each; per 100... 1.75 .14 o r^ii Ko-o i'tt^ij- * 



Grace Cell-compressor, each 1.75 .14 2 Cell-bars 1 Holdmg-frame, 



Grafting-needle, each lo .01 35 W^ed Flange Cups. 18 Transfer- cages. 



Grafting- plug, each 10 .01 1 Needle, 1 Cell-stick. 



goSframe'Iach:::::::::::::::::::: :\l il outfit no. s-Professionai 



Incubating-cage. each 35 .07 , BY FREIGHT OR EXPRESS. $7.50 



Double Mating-boxes. complete.$1.00; 10 7.50 2 Blank bars, 2 Cell-bars, 



Nursery-cages, complete, waxed cell-cup .35 .05 3 Holding-frames, 1 Incubating-cage, 



Nursery-cages, no cups 25 .04 1 Cage- pocket, 1 Grace Cell-compressor, 



Swarm-box, with lid 1.00 ' 1 Grafting-plug, 100 Flange Cups, 



Swarm-box, lid only 25 2 Double mating-boxes, 2 Swarth. nursery-cages, 



T Stands, each 10 .06 1 Bar-holder, 24 Transfer-cages, 



Transfer-cages 10 .02 1 Swarm-box with lid, 1 Needle, 1 Stick. 



Manufactured by The A. I. Root Company 



For Sale by All Dealers in Bee-keepers* Supplies. 



