Sept. 1. 1911 



New Root Chaff Hive 



with Removable Bottom 



For Wintering Outdoors in any Climate 



TJll.-i 1U\'I'; coiisisls of a bottom-lioard separate ami distinct from the hive itself: a doulile- 

 walled hive-l)ody; a thin board or super-cover, a tray with burlap bottom in which the 

 packing: material is placed and the telescoping cover. In the illustration above, two hives 

 are shown— the one complete and set up ready for use: the other opened to show the several 

 parts of which the hive consists. This is the newest thing out. It will fit any ten-frame hive 

 furniture whether it be hivr-stand, super-cover, supers, or cover. The bottom-board is made 

 of single thickness with side flanges to cover the bottona of the double-walled hive-body. 



THE hive-body is double-walled and packed 

 with shavings, cut straw, chafT. saw-dust, 

 or any good porous matter. This is not 

 a so-called dead -air -spaced hive, cheaply 

 made, without any thing to hold the packing- 

 material, but is an out-and-out double-walled 

 brood-cliamber. The cover that goes with 

 this hive is large enough and deep enough to 

 telescope over the entire hive. A super-cover 

 is provided and the chaff-tray with burlap 

 bottom. Packing-material of an.v sort may be 

 placed in the tray when the bees are ready for 

 winter, providing the cluster is strong and 

 providing, too, that there are sufhcient stores. 

 The removable bottom-board of the 1911 and 

 1912 models is a special feature with the new 

 hive. During hot weather the entrance may 

 be increased or the hive may be raised up oflf 

 the bottom to keep down swarming. In early 

 spring or late winter, if the entrance is clog- 



ged, the hive ma.v be lifted off the bottom- 

 board and the latter scraped clean, when the 

 hive may be put back in place. 



One may use either the sealed-cover scheme 

 of wintering or the upward-ventilation idea 

 with absorbents. The hive is adapted for all 

 localities: and. taking it all in all, is the best 

 all-around hive that bee-keepers can buy, for 

 it almost works for nothing and boards itself. 

 Better let us send you a crate of five so you 

 can try it out. If you haven't any dry cellar 

 where you can maintain the proper winter 

 temperature, you certainly need it. If your 

 winters are changeable from cold to warm 

 it is just the hive you need, for in such a cli- 

 mate you can not winter indoors. If you 

 want a hive that you can leave out the year 

 round without any attention from October 1st 

 until May 1st, this is the hive to select. Don't 

 waste your money on dead-air-spaced hives. 



A DESCKIPTn'E STORY of this new hive and of the new opportunities it brings to bee-keep- 

 ers, has been put in pamphlet form. Illustrations are included to show construction of each 

 part, and point out its relation to the complete whole. This pamphlet, with a price list on the 

 ROOT CHAFF IIIVE in any quantity, set up and painted or in the flat, will be sent immedi- 

 ately upon application to our home or branch offices or any dealer in our superior bee-supplies. 



THE A. I ROOT CO , MEDINA, OHIO 



213-231 Institute Place, Chicago 603 Evening Post Bldg., New York 



