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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 1 



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 catalog— good information for all bee-keep- 

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1006 £. "W^asHin^ton St. 



Indianapolis : Indiana 



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We handle the best makes of Dovetailed hives, one-piece 

 sections, comb foundation, and all other articles needed 

 in the apiary, at lowest living prices. Bees and queens 

 for sale in season. A. W. Swan & Co . Centralia, Kan. 



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I have made a specialty of producing 

 honey for the last 25 years; have pro- 

 duced hundreds of tons of honey, and 

 thousands of queens. Having procur- 

 ed the services of A. E. Titoff . the Rus- 

 sian expert, who has been with The A. 

 I. Root Co. for the last two years, I 

 have concluded to enlarge my business 

 and malve a specialty of the queen bus- 

 iness. We have the very best of queens 

 for business— the bees that gathered 

 100,000 lbs. of honey in 1902: also the 

 very best of breeders from all the prin- 

 cipal breeders of the U. S. Untested 

 breeders, $1.00: six. $.5.00: te.sted, $1.50; 

 best breeders, $5.00. 



L. E. Mercer. Ventura. Calif. 







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With tears of sweetest joy, 

 That nothing can alloy, 

 I arise to say that 

 (Excuse this shabby hat) 



Has worlved so very hard 

 That he has got a " pard " 

 To help him, with his bees. 

 And if you wish to please — 



Yourself and us, send for a 

 circular giving particulars 

 regarding our fine Italian 



QUEENS 



^ Prices for queens this season 

 will be as follows : 



1 3 



Untested $1.00 $2 25 



Tested 1.25 3.00 



Select tested 1.50 4.00 



Same, 1904 raising 2.50 



Select iareeding 5.00 



Extra select breed..l0.00 



Prices quoted by the dozen 

 or hundred. 



DOOLITTLE & CLARK, Borodino, Onon. Co., N. Y. 



Red=clover : and : Italian : Queens 



Am booking orders now for my queens at 75c for un- 

 tested; tested, $1. Get my circular. Nuclei and queens 

 a specialty. Queens ready April 15th. Let me book 

 your order now. 6. Routzahn, Biglerville, Pa. 



A FEW >^ >^ 



Unsolicited Testimonials 

 SKo^ving Kind of StocK 

 tSent Out by Quirin-tHe- 

 Qtxeen-breeder. ^J* ^ ^ 



Our folks say that vour queens are extra fine. 



The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



We have good reports from your stock from time to- 

 time. George W. York & Co., Chicago, 111. 



On every hand I hear good words of Quirin's queens. 

 B. S. K. Bennett, Los Angeles, Cal. 



Your queens did finely. It wa« from one I purchased 

 last year that gave me over 600 pounds of honey. 



J. L. Gandy, Humboldt, Neb. 



The breeder is surely a very fine one: her daughters 

 do grandly. C:impbell & West, Hartstown. I'a. 



I had a queen of you list year which produced bees 

 that beat anything ever seen in this part of the country. 

 E. L. Messenger, 

 53 Townsend Ave., New Haven, Conn. 



The nuclei you sent J. A. Adams did just splendid. 

 Each colony stored at least 75 poun'ls of honey. 



F. P. Merritt, 13 Breckenridge St., Lexington, Ky. 



A few years ago I bought a queen from you which 

 proved to be the best I had for years. H. C. Shirley, 

 Cashier of Liberty Bank, Liberty, S. C. 



I have had the pleasure of sefing the results of your 

 queens at Mr. George W. Stanley's apiary, at Scuffle- 

 town, Ky., and that is why I am ordering this half- 

 dozen. C. W. Bienner, Newburg, Ind. 



I bought a queen from a neighbor last year who said 

 he got her from you. She made me 193 sections of honey 

 after July 4th— the best my other queens did was 64 sec- 

 tions. C. E. Woodington, St. Anne, 111. 



With great respect I write to you in regard to your 

 dealings and queens. If you want any references you 

 can refer to me, as I can't recommend you too highly. 

 Your queens are the best I ever saw. I have one hive of 

 bees among my 45 colonies containing a queen from 

 you that $50.00 will not buy. 



Morris Coon, Route 2. Locke, N. Y. 



The two-frame nucleus you sent me was put in a hive 

 May 25th. In July I brushed a swarm; had a swarm in 

 August, and took off 75 boxes of honey. I consider this 

 a wonderful record. I had four nuclei from different 

 parts of the country, and yours was far superior to any 

 of them. They are very gentle, easy to handle, hustlers 

 to work. All bees and queens needed by me will here- 

 after come from Quirin-the-queen-breeder, Bellevue, O. 

 S. A. Peck, Box 124, Northumberland, Pa. 



Prices before July 1 



St lect queens 



Tested queens 



Select tested queens 



Breeders 



Straight five-band breeders 



Two-comb nuclei, no queen 



Full colonies on eight fi'ames 



4 frames brood, 4 frs. foundation. 



$1 00 



1 50 



2 00 



4 00 

 6 00 

 2 50 

 6 00 



5 00 



$5 00 

 8 00 

 10 00 



14 00 

 30 00 

 25 00 



12 



$9 00 

 15 00 

 18 00 



25 00 



If a queen is wanted with nuclei or colo- 

 nies add the price of whatever grade of 

 stock you want. Quirin's Northern - bred 

 Italians are hardy, and give you results. 

 Safe delivery guaranteed to all parts of the 

 U. S., Canada, and Cuba ; foreign countries, 

 25 cts. each extra. . • 

 Queens No-w Ready to Mail 



Special prices in lots of 50 or more. 



Our business was established 1888. 



Send for circular, and address all 



orders to 



Quirin = the = Queen = Breeder 



BELLEVUE, OHIO 



