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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



March, 1922 



Dadanfs Foundation 



A BRIEF STORY 



Forty-three Years Ago 



Dadant 's Foundation was first manufactured for the bee- 

 keeper. 



Forty-one Years Ago 



The Dadant Process of purifying beeswax which leaves the 

 natural odor of the wax and thoroughly cleans it without in- 

 juring it in any way was first used and has not to date had 

 an equal. 



Thirty-five Years Ago 



The first special foundation mills for making thin and extra 

 thin foundation were devised by us and manufactured espe- 

 cially for us by Mr. Vandervoort of Pennsylvania. Previous 

 to that time all weights of foundation were made on the same 

 mill. This gave to the beekeeper something on which the finest 

 comb honey could be produced. 



Twenty-nine Years Ago 



We adopted a method of rendering beeswax which left it free 

 from air bubbles and which produced a clear transparent 

 foundation, much tougher than the old cloudy article. 



Twenty-five Years Ago 



The Weed Process of sheeting beeswax was first used in the 

 manufacture of Dadant 's Foundation (ever since tlie process 

 was available). The only advantage of the Weed Process over 

 our old process is that it makes the production of foundation 

 more rapid. 



Every Year 



Dadant 's Foundation is being improved. Some new kink, some 

 new machinery is added which makes the foundation more 

 nearly perfect and gives to the bees every advantage possible. 



This Year 



Additional improvements are under way which make for econ- 

 omy for tlie beekeeper and the very best combs for the bees. 

 These will not be offered until actual tests on a large scale have 

 convinced us first of their practicability. We want the name 

 "Dadant" to stand, as it always has, for a tried and true 

 article which will stand the test of time. 



DADANT & SONS, Hamilton, El. 



