-34 EXPERIEXCE. 



With this view, I went to work, and after many 

 days and nights of close study and experimenting, 

 the different improvements of the present hive were 

 gradually developed. The first improvement sec- 

 tion honey box, (applicable to any hive) was made 

 December the 25th, 1857. The second improve- 

 ment, the adjustable comb frame and manner of its 

 adjustment, was made January the 2d, 1858. The 

 third improvement was the manner of ventilation, 

 made January the 4th, 1858 ; and the fourth improve- 

 ment was the metallic clamps for fastening combs into 

 frames, made January the 9th, 1858. Other improve- 

 ments, as well as slight changes, have been since 

 made, all of which have been thoroughly tested, giv- 

 ing entire satisfaction to all who have given them a 

 fair trial. The large number of this style of hive 

 now in use in this State, within so short a time as has 

 elapsed since its invention, is good evidence of its 

 utility. 



