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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



May 1 



Carniolan-Italian Cross, 

 also Ptire Carniolans. 



These bees came through the past severe winter in 

 good honey-gathering condition, and I am now, March 27. 

 extracting 25 to 30 pounds of new honey from each full 

 colony to give more room. Italian colonies are not yet 

 strong enough to more than get a living, and such is 

 the case every season with me. Draw your own con- 

 clusions. Queens as good as the best, $1.00 each; $9.00 

 per dozen. Money-order office. San Angelo, Tex.; post- 

 office, Vigo, Tex. 



J. £. CKambers. 



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ROVIDENCE^^UEENS V* 

 ROVE THEIRV^UALITIES 



To be unsurpassed. 

 Reared by an exclusive method. 

 Circular on request. 



LATVR.ENCE C. MILI^BR.. 

 P. O. Box 1113G. Providence, R.. I. 



With tears of sweetest joy. 

 That nothing can alloy, 

 I arise to say that 

 (Excuse this shabby hat) 



Has worked 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 breeding 5.00 



Extra select breed. .10.00 



Prices quoted by the dozen 

 or hundred. 



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



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1 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 make 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 

 queens, $1.00; six, $5.00; tested, $1.50; 

 best breeders, $5.00. 



L. E. Mercer. Ventura. Calif. 



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THE CROWN "o^^eilf 



cutting green 

 I'.est in the world. 



bones. For the poultryman 



-- ~rice. Send lor 



Uson Bros.. EA8TOA, PA 



Lowest in Price. Send "lor cinoilar and'Tesal 



monials. 



A FEW ^ ^ 



Unsolicited Testimonials 

 SHowirkg Kind of StocK 

 tSent Out by Quirin-tHe-^ 

 Qtieen-breeder. ^i* ^ ^ 



Our folks say that your 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 was 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. Campbell & West, Hartstown, Pa. 



I had a queen of you last 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 pounds 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 seeing 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. Brenner, 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 serw; 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, hustleis 

 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 



Select queens 



Tested queens 



Select tested queens 



Breeders 



Straight five-band breeders 



Two-comb nuclei, no queen 



Full colonies on eight frames 



4 frames brood, 4 frs. foundation. 



1 



$1 00 



1 50 



2 00 

 4 00 

 6 00 

 2 50 

 6 00 



$5 00 

 8 00 

 10 00 



14 00 

 30 00 



5 00i25 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 



