July, 1909. 



American ~Bee Journal 



BEE-SUPPLIES 



Wholesale and Retail 



Ask us for prices on the goods you will 

 need for this season. Discount for early or- 

 ders. Send us your subscription for Glean- 

 ingfs— one year and a Bee-Veil for $1.15, post- 

 paid. Send for catalog. 



M. H. HUNT & SON. 0pp. Lake Shpre Depot. Lansing. Mich. 

 Please mention Am. Bee Journal when writing. 



DON'T BUY QUEENS UNTIL YOU SEE MY 



FREE OFFER 



NOT CHEAP QUEENS, BUT QUEEXS CHEAP. 



Reared from the best selected red-clover 

 mothers. My queens are all reared by the 

 bees, as they far better understand the job 

 than I. I use no artificial plan. All queens 

 large and well developed, such as will, with 

 proper management, fill an ordinary hive 

 full of eggs and brood in ten days. 



Directions for building up weak colonies 

 with my queens. 10c. 



Prices ot EiUa Selected Three-Band Bees and Queens. 



Untested queens 1, i 75 ; H, $ 4.20 



Tested " :, 1.00 ; rt, 5.70 



Breeder i, 5.00 ; 3, 12.00 



1-frame nnclens with untested q'n.l, 1.75 ; 6, 10.20 

 2-frame nucleus with untested q'n.l, 2.25 ; 6, 13.20 

 1-frame nucleus withtested queen. 1. 2.00 : 6, 11.70 

 2-frame nucleus with tested queen. 1, 2.50 ; 6, 11.70 



Pull colonie??, untested queen 4.75 



Pull colonies, tested queen 5.00 



Prices of Extra Selected Five-Band or Golden Italian Queens. 



Untested queens I, $ l.OO ; fi. $ 5.70 



Tested " 1, 1..50; 6, 8.70 



Breeder 1, 10.00 ; 3, 24.00 



If queens are wanted in large quantity, write 

 for price list. 3Atf 



W. J. LITTLEFIELD, Little Rock. Ark. . Rt 3. 



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CHOICE QUEENS 



Golden Red Clover— Italians-and Gray 

 Carniolans 



1 6 12 



Untested Queens 0.75 -1.00 7.50 



Tested 1.00 5.50 10.00 



Breeders. $3.00 to $4.00 each. 5Atf 



CHAS. KGEPPEN, Fredericksburg:, Va. 



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It Tells You 



all ahout farm cultivation, orrhardinj;, lire 

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Published weekly— 50 r'enta per year; :i years 

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"RURAL FARMER." 



44 8. 3rd Street, - Philadelphia. Pa. 



Full Colonies and Nuclei 



We offer for delivery any time after April 

 15. full colonies of Italian Kees. in 8-frame 

 hives, at $7.00 per colony, including queen; 

 or in lots of 5 or more colonies, at $6.50 each. 

 t Naclel— 3-frame. with queen, at $3.50 each ; 

 or in lots of 5 or more. $3.25 each. Nucleus 

 orders to be filled about May 10. 



The above prices are f. ob. express, ship- 

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GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 



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Growing Fruit 



The scientific growing of fruit offers to- 

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 come a science and success will surely 

 crown the efforts of one who enters this 

 field, makes a careful study of the indus- 

 try and follows teacliings of many growers 

 who make big money on fruits. 



ST aOSCPH. MISSOURiI 



is tlie leading magazine -devoted tn horti- 

 culture. It contains monthly as high as 

 eighty pages of up-to-date illustrated mat- 

 ter, which places itg readers in position to 

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 sections orchard land owned bv Fruit- 

 Grower readers is sold as high as $4,000.00 

 per acre, and in many sections it is being 

 sold at one thousand to two thousand dol- 

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 lands mentioned above are worth the 

 money, as they pay interest on the amount. 



FREE LAND 



INFORMATION 



Among the many departments in the In- 

 terest of our readers is "The Fruit-Grower 

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For several years we have been trying t.i 

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THE FRUIT-GROWER. Box C22. St. Joseph. Mo. 



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I am intere>*ted in land in stateH listed 

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FREE 



ITALIAN QVEENS 



Goldeiv and Red Clover Stock 



The late E. L. Pratt (Swarthmore) used 50 

 of myGoldens in 1908. and wanted several 

 hundred this season. My clover stock origi- 

 nated from the leather-colored Italian bee 

 of Northern Italy, and has never been sur- 

 passed in the production of honey and its 

 many other good qualities. 



Price of Queens: 75 cents each : 3 for 

 $2.00: 6 for J3.75: S7.00 per doz. Tested $1.25 

 each. Nucleus with young queen on 2 

 frames. $2.50, June 1st. All queens guaran- 

 teed to reach buyer in good condition. 



Circular free. 5Atf 



GEO. W. BARNES. 



Box 340 Norwalk, Ohio 



TEXAS 



FAMOUS 



QUEENS 



The Blue-Ribbon Winners 



Will be ready early in April. 

 Let me book your order 

 now for April. May and 

 June delivery. 



-PRICES- 



Untested. each. 75 cts.; per doz.. $ 8. 

 Tested. " $1.25 12. 



Italians, Banats, and Carniolans— all 

 blue-ribbon winners, and free from dis- 

 ease. Write for Circular. 3Atf 



GRANT ANDERSON^ 



Sabinal, Texas 



GEO. S. GRAFFAM & BRO. 



ARE LOCATED AT 



103 Third Street, Bangor, Maine 



They have there yards for the production 

 of comb and extracted honey, a yard by it- 

 self for the breeding of their Black Diamond 

 Bees, a large warehouse filled with 



Root Supplies 



Black Diamond Brand Honey, and hpney- 

 packages of all descriptions. I heir ottice is 

 at the same address, and here they are htted 

 to receive bee-keepers or their orders, enter- 

 taining the one and handling the other with 

 a service that cannot be surpassed. If you 

 are interested in bees, live in New England, 

 and have not their catalog and circulars, 

 drop them a postal. You will be well re- 

 paid. 5A6t 

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APIS AMERICANA 



That is. Naturalized Italian Bees, and accli- 

 mated to Northern Latitudes. No better 

 bees on the face of the earth. Send postal 

 for price-list. Address, 6A4t 



W.J.DAVIS, P.O. Box 148 



Youngsvllle, Pa. 



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you need a nice yellow Ital- 

 ian Oueen at once, send to 

 .1. L. Fnlela, Alma, Mo. Untested, 

 only 75c. Tested. $1.25 3-frame 

 nucleus with Queen. $2./5. hull 

 colony, in 8-frame hive. $5.50. OAOt 

 Pkase mention Am. Bcc Journal when wrilinB. 



Bachmann's Super 



Saves time, labor, and storage space. Keeps 

 sections clean. Price, for 8-frame size, com- 

 plete. 75 cts.: in the Hat, 70 cts. Send tor 

 circular. United States patent lor sale. iiAlt 



C. H. BACHMANN. Guelph. Onl. 



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