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gone. I said that I could find them. 

 I went to the hive having tlie Perfection 

 Svvarraer on and sure enough, the bees 

 were there all OK. I am ready to 

 make this offer ; I will pay $5 each for 

 any swarm that the Perfection Swarmer 

 does not self-hive, if used according to 

 directions, sent with each one sold and 

 which are mainly contained in the above 

 description. Now, perhaps, a queen may 

 flxil to come out the hive, or may fail to 

 enter the trap, so I will say that I will 

 pay the sum named above for any swarm 

 that is not self-liived 7ahen (he queen is 

 in the trap. Now no snide game is in- 

 tended here, and I do not want to be so 

 understood. I mean just what is said. 

 The self-hiver has been thoroughly test- 

 ed in my own apiary within a month 

 and I feel warranted witli the experi- 

 ence that 1 have had vvith it in guarantee- 

 ing that it shai/ self- hive every swarm 

 that issues. 



There may be queens in a second 

 swarm that can pass through the metal ; 

 yet, with an experience of nearly ten 

 years with the drone-and queen trap, I 

 have never known either a virgin or fer- 

 tilized queen to pass it. 



The last five years I have used Root's 

 metal, and while it is not as smoothly 

 made as some other brands, no queen 

 has passed it witli me ; and as the price 

 of this metal is so reasonable and so 

 much less than other brands, I use and 

 sell it, also recommend others to pur- 

 chase it for queen excluders. 



I propose to sell one self-hiver and 

 tlie right to make the same for $5. My 

 advice to those who desire to use them 

 is to purchase the right and then get 

 your swarmers sawed at the nearest 

 factory, or supply dealer. 



Another good way is for someone to 

 purchase a township or county right 

 and supply the beekeepers in such terri- 

 tory witli traps and self-hivers. Under- 

 stand that the right to make the self- 

 hiver includes the drone-and queen trap 

 also. When one has the right to make 

 and use one, he also has the right to 

 make and use both. 



Those who purchase an individual 



right will be allowed a discount of 15 

 per cent, off regular advertised prices 

 on all self-hivers and traps purchased 

 of me. This also gives each purchaser 

 the liberty to sell traps and swarmers in 

 any part of the country. 



Something about the Queens sold at the 

 Bay State Apiary. 



ITALIAN QUEENS. 



This strain of bees are direct descendants of 

 our famous One-hundred-doiliir queen. 



There are several daugliters of tliis queen in 

 our apiary that are equal iu all respects to the 

 original queen. 



The workers from this strain are industrious, 

 handsomely marked and possess mild disposi- 

 tions. They will please any one who prefers the 

 Italians to other races. 



THE AMERICAN GOLDEN CAKNIOLANS. 



This strain of yellow bees were produced by 

 selection and caroi'nl breeding from the dark Car- 

 niolan race, and were orig:iiiated in the Hay State 

 Apiary during the years 1S90-1891. There is no 

 Italian blood or mixture of any yellow race of 

 bees in them so lar as I am aware. What the 

 golden color is I will not pretend to say; that 

 it came with the dark Caruiolan bees from their 

 native country I do assert. 



Tliese bees are beautiful to look at; workers 

 active, queens very pioliflc and bees vei-y gentle. 

 Can be tiandled iu most cases without smoke, 

 bee-veil or gloves. I guarantee that they will 

 give satisfactiou iu any apiary, 



FUNICS. 



This is an ebony race. They came from North 

 Africa and give more promise of bemg the "com- 

 ing bee " than any race or strain yet imported. 

 Every feature, movement and charaf teristic of 

 these bees is in marked contrast to all other races. 

 They are more active either on the vvinsr or combs ; 

 fly more swittly and gather honey from flowers that 

 our native oi' yellow bees do not visit. Tooniucli 

 cannot be said in favor of this newly imported 

 race of bees. I am speaking from experience re- 

 garding the Funics, and not quoting the opinions 

 of any person. 



Prices of Italian Queens. 



Italian queens, reared from daughters selected 

 from our lamous one hundred dollar queen, will 

 be mailed at the following prices : 



One warranted queen $1.00 



" select " 1.2.T 



" tested " 1.50 



" select tested " 3.(jO 



The $3.( queens are thoroughly tested for queen 

 mothers, and in fact are as line in all respects as 

 it is possil)le to produce. 



All my queens are selected, that is, a large num- 

 ber of virgin queens are reared, and tlie best are se- 

 lected from the best and introcUiced to become 

 lertile. No queens inferior in size or in other 

 points ai'e permitted to become fertile. 



Prices of Punic Queens. 



One untested $2.00 



" selected 3 00 



" *' tested. 5.00 



Safe arrival and sure introduction of queens 



guaranteed when introduced by the directions 



mailed with each queen. 

 A discount of 205'c alio wed on all orders for more 



than one queeu. 



