BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES 3 



Oar stock is selected because of the uniform mirking and the excellent working qualities 

 of the bees. We do not aim to rear qu'iens that will produce light bees, but for gentleness, 

 industry and hardiness. We have procured queens from the apiaries of many prominent 

 breeders to cross in with our old strain to avoid in and in breeding and shall spare no pains in 

 rearing the finest queens thit can be reared. 



We shall breed the Domestic and Leather Color Queens this season and shall endeavor by 

 careful selection from year to year to improve the honey gathering qualities of these strains. 

 We wish to say that our queen rearing yard is situated in one of the finest localities for purely 

 mating our queens as we have either bought or Italianized all of the bees within mating dis- 

 tance of our apiary, and we seldom have one mismated as there are few wild bees in the woods 

 in this vicinity. AH queens are reared in strong prolific colonies and mated in strong nuclei, 

 and laying before they are sent out. 



Our hives are all numbered and duplicate numbers put on each package, and a record kept 

 of all queens sent out. If any prove impure we shall know before the purchaser. All queens 

 sold by us are warranted fertile. Safe arrival by mail guaranteed. In order that persons may 

 avail themselves of this guarantee in case of accident, they rnust in all cases notify us by re- 

 turn mail and return dead queen. 



All complaints for impure queens must be made within thirty days of receipt of queens. 

 We shall commence shipping queens June 1st to 10th. We cannot raise them earlier in this 

 locality and get good ones only in very favorable seasons. Directions for introducing queens 

 will be found on back of queen tag. 



Dark Leather Color Queens. These are raised from Queen Mother's Imported 

 from Italy and are very prolific and gentle. They are usually quite dark in color, but some 

 are quite yellow and will send these to those who prefer this kind. 



Domestic Queens. These are raised from a selected Breeder from Root's Domestic 

 strain and noted for their gentleness and Honey gathering qualities. 



Untested Queens. These are shipped as soon as they begin to lay with no guarantee 

 to replace if they prove impurely fertilized. 



Warranted Queens. These are reared and shipped same as above, with additional 

 guarantee to replace them if not purely mated. 



Tested Queens. These are taken from full stocks where there are plenty of hatching 

 bees and are known to be purely mated and prolific. 



Selected Tested Queens, These are selected from tested queens and are the very 

 best we have and are suitable to breed from as mother queens. 



Price of Leather Color and Domestic Queens. 



Untested 



Warranted - ■ - ' 



Tested 



Selected tested 



Vergin Queen, our very best home bred stock, June to September, each 

 If you wish select untested or select warranted add 25 cents each 

 Anyone wishing ^ dozen or more queens in one shipment will please write for our prices. 



We aim to fill all queen orders by return mail, unless the weather is altogether too unfavorable we are usually 

 able to do this. For all early orders customers will please state just when delivery must be made or how many 

 days you can possibly wait for the queen, this will often save further correspondence and annoying: delays. On 

 account of the heavy demand for early quee'ns, and our inability to produce large numbers of these we are obliged 

 to advance our early prices slightly in order to be better prepared to supply our customers who must have early 

 stock. Even at the prices quoted it is very hard to supply queens during April and May. 



S»nd tOo far Booklet Ho. 1& "Modern Quoan Roaring," 



