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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Apr. 1 



CARNIOLAN5 and BAN ATS 



OTJOFt S I» 3E CJI-a-IjT? I 3S S . 



CAR.NIOIvAN.S. 



THIS is our 22ncl year in breeding this race of 

 bees, and, by careful selections, we claim to 

 have the finest Line-Bred Carniolans to be had. 

 They are very gentle, hardy, prolific, great honey- 

 gatherers, and builders of white combs. We have 

 wintered .500 queens for early orders. One untested 

 queen, $1.00; six for $5.00; 12 for $0.00. Tested, $1.50; 

 best breeder, .$3.00; best imported, $5.00. Golden and 

 leather Italians same price. One L,-f rame nucleus, 

 $1.00; two, $1.75; three. $2..50. Add price of queen 

 wanted to nucleus. No foul brood here. Bees and 

 queens guaranteed to arrive in good condition. 



BANAT BEES, from Htxn^ary. 



'T'HIS wonderful new race of bees takes the lead 

 ■*• over all others, all points considered. Are great 

 honey-gatherers and builders of very white combs; 

 gather very little propolis; do not breed out of sea.son 

 and use up their honey when none is to be had; are 

 very gentle and quiet on combs; are not inclined to 

 swarm, even with their hives boiling over with bees, 

 but beep right at work while other races are swarm- 

 ing. We consider this race of bees a model one for 

 Ijroducing fancy comb honey. Have wintered a choice 

 lot of queens for early orders. One untested queen, 

 $2.00; tested. $5.00; best breeding and imported, $S.OO. 



r. A. I^OCKHART (St. COMPANY, I^AKE GEORGE, NEIV YORK. 



Better tKan an Island 



This place is just as good as an island for breeding 

 queens, for there are no other bees within five 

 miles, and so pure mating is guaranteed. It is better 

 than an island when you order queens, for the fastest 

 trains stop here, and hence queens are not away from 

 the colony long enough to impair their usefulness. 

 Safe introduction is guaranteed if you follow my spe- 

 cial directions. •>? >9 -^ 1 consider the Banat Cau- 

 casian bees the best and gentlest in the world. Banat 

 Caucasian bees are bred here; other races in out- 

 yards. Queen-breeders should secure their breeding- 

 queens from this pure stock. Order now. Banat 

 Caucasian queen, $3.00. Caucasian queen, $1.50. 

 Golden Italian, 75c. Tested queens, one year old, 

 double these prices. 

 Dele Collins, PH.D., Emporium, Pa. 



THE SWARTHMORE 

 LIBRARY. 



A series of booklets on bee subjects by E. L. 

 Pratt,- of Pennsylvania, known to the bee-keep- 

 ing worj^i as " Swarthmore." These books are 

 full of the most valuable information. The 

 Swarthmore method of queen-rearing is spoken 

 of as the most imviortant innovation in bee-keep- 

 ing of recent years: 



INCREASE. The first of the series. Anyone 

 desiring to enlarge his apiary should learn the 

 Swarthmore way. Price, postpaid, 25 cts. 

 French edition entitled "Accroispement," 50 cts. 

 postpaid. 



BABY NUCLEI. The using of little frames 

 and a handful of bees for mating queens has cre- 

 ated quite a stir in the queen-rearing business. 

 From this booklet you get your informatii>n 

 direct. Price, postpaid, 25 cts. French edition 

 entitled " Nuclei Miniatures," ,50 cts. postpaid. 



COMMERCIAL QUEEN-REARING. A com- 

 plete description of the Swarthmore methods of 

 queen-rearing in regard to cell-getting. Price, 

 postpaid, 25 cts. 



SIMPLIFIED QUEEN-REARING. Revised 

 edition. It tells the honey-producer how to rear 

 (lueens by the very simplest method ever pub- 

 lished. Good ciueens for little money and little 

 trouble, in just as effective and economical plan 

 for the bee-keeper who works for profit. Price 

 25 cts. postpaid. 



SWARTHMORE QUEEN-REARING TOOLS. 

 Complete outfit or separate parts. Write for 

 price list. 



ORDERS for these books should be sent to 

 your regular dealer in supplies, or to the pub- 

 lisher of any bee-journal. The trade supplied by 

 The a. I. Root Co., Medina, O., distributing 

 agents for E. L. Pratt. 



ATEIMTTS. 



Twenty-five Years' Practice. 



PRIiMDLE & WILLIAMSON, 



Second Nat'l Bank Bldg^ Washington. D. C. 



Patent practice in Patent Ofiace and Courts. 

 Patent Counsel of The A. I. Root Co. 



BOOKS ON POULTRY CULTURE. 



POULTRY HOUSES AND FIXTURES. 



Shows plans of low-cost, practical and labor-saving 

 houses, designs for inside fixtures, roosting-coops and 

 coops for young chicks, and all necessary appliances 

 for the poultry-yard; 96 pages, 9x12 inches, illus- 

 trated . Price 50 ctg. 



ARTIFICIAL INCUBATING AND BROOD- 

 ING. Solves all problems of artificial incubating 

 and brooding. Tells how to obtain strong-germed, 

 fertile eggs, etc. Results gained from practical ex- 

 perience; 96 pages, 9x12 in., illustrated. Price 50 cts. 



EGGS AND EGG-FARMS is made up of articles 

 • of experienced breeders, giving methods of housing, 

 breeding, rearing, and feeding to increase egg produc- 

 tion. Contains chapters on pedigree breeding; 98 

 pages, illustrated. Price 50 cts. 



THE PLYMOUTH ROCKS. Barred, buff, and 

 white. Gives rules for mating followed by the 

 most successful Plymouth Rock breeders, with a 

 chapter and chart on line breeding. Contains color- 

 plate of each variety; 110 pages, 9x13 inches, illus- 

 trated. Price 50 cts. 



THE LEGHORNS. The best illustrated standard 



of all varieties of the popular Leghorns. Mating 

 schemes clearly described. Color-plate of S. C. W. 

 Leghorns; 78 pages, 9x12 in., illstd. Price 50 cts. 



ASIATICS. A work on Brahmas, Cochins, and 



Langshans Contains " inside " information neces- 

 sary to success, with standard and ideal charts for all 

 varieties. Color-plates of Buff and Partridge Cochins; 

 100 pages, 9x12 inches, illustrated. Price ,50 cts. 



DUCKS AND CEESE. Gives all details of 



hatching, rearing, fattening, and marketing. De- 

 scribes labor-saving methods; 68 pages, 9x12 inches, 

 illustrated. Price 50 cts. 



TURKEYS. Every detail of the turkey business 



explained fully and clearly. Written by the world's 

 foremost turkey-growers. Contains color -plate of 

 ideal Bronze turkeys; 84 pages, 7x13 inches, illus- 

 trated. Price 50 cts. 



THE BANTAM' FOWL. Mr. T. F.McGrew, judge 

 and breeder, tells how to house, feed, and grow ban- 

 tams, how to treat their diseases, etc ; 72 pages, 9x12 

 inches, illustrated. Price 50 cts. 



RELIABLE POULTRY REMEDIES. Points 

 out the causes, describes symptoms, and gives sim- 

 ple and tested remedies for all diseases; 6x9 inches, 

 84 pages. Price 25 cts. 



THE A. I. ROOT CO., MEDINA, OHIO. 



