August. 1909. 



American Vae Journal 



DON'T BUY QUEENS UNTIL YOU SEE MY 



FREE OFFER 



NOT CHEAP QUEENS, BUT QUEENS 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 01 eggs and brood in ten days. 



Directions for building up weak colonies 

 with my queens, 10c. 



Prices ot Eitra Selected Three-Band Bees and Queens. 



Untested queens 1. $ 7.5 : ri, ( i.'20 



Tested " 1, 1.00:6, 5.70 



Breeder 1, 5.00 : i, 12.00 



1-frame nucleus with untested q'n.l, 1.7.i ; 6, lO.L'O 

 3-frame nucleus with untested q'n.l, 2.25 ; 6, l:j.20 

 1-frame uncleus withtested queen.I, 2.00:6, 11.70 

 2-frame nucleus with tested queen. 1, 2.50 ; 6, 14.70 



Full colonies, untested queen 4.75 



Pull colonies, tested queen 5.00 



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



Untested queens 1, $ 1.00 ; 6, % 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. ]. LITTLEFIELD. Little Rock, Ark.. Rt 3. 



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CHOICE QUEENS 



Golden-Red Clover-ltalians-and Gray 

 Carnlolans 



1 6 12 



Untested Queens 0:75 J.OO 7.50 



Tested 1.00 5.50 10.00 



Breeders, $3.00 to $4.00 each. 5Atf 



CHAS. KOEPPEN, Fredericksburg, Va. 



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stock, produce, fruit, hon- 

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 If so, send ten cents for a 

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 tion to the "RLRAL FARMER." 



It Tells You _ 



all atH,ut farm cultivation, orchardlnp, live 

 Block and p.>u;try brcedlni;. How to marliet 

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 6'\'v?{.''r!"i'.U'' '''," ''"'' Ket returns. "KUBAX 

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PuMlsh-l weekly—w cents per year; 3 years 

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"RURAL FARMER." 



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IP" you need a nice yellow Ital- 

 "* lan Oueen at once, send to 

 J. L. Fajen, Alma, Mo. Untested, 

 only 75c. Tested. $1.25. 3-frame 

 nucleus with Queen, $2.75. Full 

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

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DOLL 

 SHIPPING 



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Are Very Well Made 



of tine white basswood with one- 

 piece cover and bottom. Can fur- 

 nish with either corrugated paper 

 nr "no drip sticks." 



Doll Shipping Cases 



are made for any number or size of 

 sections with either 2 or .3 inch 

 glass front. 



We have a large stock on 

 hand wbicli nif.-uis prompt sliip- 

 meiit, and our prices are lowest. 



Honey Packages 

 In Tin 



for shipping or storing extracted 

 honey prevents leakage and taint 

 from wood; being square they are 

 e.xtra strong and economize space. 

 1-gal. cans 10 in a bo.x ; 5-gal. cans 

 1 or 2 in a bo.x. Send for our esti- 

 mate for lOOit. 



Minnesota Bee-Supply Co., 



152 Nicollet Island, 



Minneapolis, Minn. 



DO YOU W.\NT Mo.XKvV If HO. we will 

 ■ ■«■«» l,j^.]p ym, t„ ^,jjf( ^ proHlable 

 mall order bimliicMH at hinnc. Nothing: like it 

 ever offered before. Complete instructions 

 mailed for »I.OO. Nothlnif else to buy. Address, 

 L. W. CRINKI4. Ma.nuino, Tex.v. 8Alt 



Laiv^stroth 



on 

 the 



Honey- Bee 



Revised by Dadant— Latest Edition 



This is one of the standard books on 

 bee-culture, and ought to be in the 

 library of every bee-keeper. It is bound 

 substantially in cloth and contains nearly 

 600 pages, being revised by that large, 

 practical bee-keeper, so well-known to 

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 so that by following the instructions o£ 

 this book one cannot fail to be wonder- 

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 bees. 



The book we mail for $1.20, or club 

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GEO. S. GRAFFAM & BRO. 



ARE LOCATED AT 



105 Third Street, Bangor, Maine 



They have there yards for the production 

 of comb and e.xtracted honey, a yard by it- 

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 Bees, a large warehouse filled with 



Root Supplies 



Black Diamond Brand Honey, and honey- 

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 at the same address, and here they are fitted 

 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, 

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That is. Naturalized Italian Bees, and accli- 

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 bees on the face of the earth. Send postal 

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



Youn^sville, Pa. 



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