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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



June 30, 1904. 





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To talk about wintering: now. But do n't let last winter's losses occur again . 

 Insure successful wintering: by putt ing your new swarms into ROOT'S 

 DOVETAILED CHAFF HIVES. 



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Root's Dovetailed Chaff Hive. 



It protects against extreme cold. It protects against extreme heat. It is used 

 in Cuba and Mexico to keep the bees warm in chilly nights and cool in the 

 hottest days. It winters the bees on summer stands as far north as they can 

 be raised. In fact, it is the hive for e very bee-keeper. For comb honey pro- 

 duction it is in the first ranks. The ample protection of the super against 

 cold permits uninterrupted comb-buil ding so necessary in the production of 

 comb honey. Send for our Catalog th at tells all about it. ■'. .'. 



THE A. I. ROOT COMPANY, 



Factory and Executive Office : 



HV^EIDIITJ^, OHIO. 



BRANCH HOUSES: 



New York, N. Y., 44 Vesy Street. 



Syracuse, N. Y. 



Philadelphia; Pa., 10 Vine Street. 



Chicago, 111., 144 East Erie Street. 



San Antonio, Texas, 438 West Houston Street. 



Mechanic Falls, Maine. 

 Havana, Cuba, San Ignacio 17. 

 St. Paul, Minn., 1024 Mississippi Street. 

 Washington, D. C, 1100 Maryland Ave., S.W. 

 And Agencies elsewhere. 



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