136 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE March, 1921 



If The Large Hive || 



t S has proven to us throiigli fifty years" ex})erience its superiority. In | i 



f 1 fact we have yet to learn of a single beekeeper, once having used | I 



I H oiir larger hive, ever returning to the smaller one. Its use is con- 1 | 



I H vincing of its superiority. g i 



I I BEST WINTERING ])ecause if properly handled it gives strong | j 



I m colonies in fall, with abundance of stores on few frames, immediately 1 | 



1 M above and behind the brood-nest. S j 



I j BEST HONEY PRODUCING because it gives large, strong colonies | | 



f S for the honey flow, and abundance of room for brood and honey. 1 I 



I J Shallow supers do away with queen-excluders. 1 [ 



I ■ BEST NON-SWARMING because there is ample laying room for 1 I 



i B the most prolific queen, ample storing room for the workers, and 1 | 



I g ample ventilation for all. - g I 



II The Modified || 



II Dadant Hive 11 



has embodied in it all these advantages and lends itself readily to M 



use with Langstroth equipment. Frames are Langstroth length, g f 



Quinby-Dadant depth, regular Hoffman style space V/o inches from g 



center to center. Hives regular dovetailed, metal cover and rever- M 



sible bottom. M 



Try them and be convinced. Booklet for the asking. Ask for quota- g 

 tions on any size lot you want. 



DADANT 'S FOUNDATION — Every inch, every pound, every 



ton equal to any sample we have ever sent out. Specify it 



to your dealer. If he hasn't it, write us. 



If Dadant & Sons 



I ■ Hamilton, Illinois. g 



i p Catalog and Prices on Bee Supplies, Beeswax, Wax Working into Comb Founda- g 



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