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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



April, 1922 



DON'T BE CONFUSED 



H 111 buying a larger hive than the ten-frame Langstroth hive. Quinby invented an 

 eight-frame hive with frames about 11% inches deep. It was long ago found inade- 

 quate in size and was made into a ten-frame hive, a size we have offered for some years. 

 H Charles Dadant found the ten-frame Quinby depth hive needed another frame. He 

 also found it a beekeeping necessity to change this hive further, and evolved the IV2- 

 inch spacing from center to center of the frames. This is the real principle to be 

 considered in the 



MODIFIED DADANT HIVE 



(REGISTRATION APPLIED FOR) 



Deep frames 11 Vi inches. 

 Frame space ventilation, 

 swarm control easier, GVi- 

 inch extracting frames. 



Large one-story brood-nest, 

 adequate winter stores, 

 greater brood-room, stand- 

 ard covers, bottoms. 



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Present equipment may be 

 used as super equipment on 

 Modified Dadant brood- 

 chambers. Covers and bot- 

 toms for this hive are the 

 familiar metal roof cover 

 with inner cover and regu- 

 lar standard bottoms, ex- 

 cept for larger dimensions. 



The standard of workmanship is "Beeware." Write for free booklet on this hive to 



G. B. LEWIS COMPANY, Watertown, Wisconsin. 

 DADANT &. SONS, Hamilton, Illinois. 



There's a Distributor near you. 



Beekeepers! 



We urge you to place your or- 

 ders for Bee Supplies NOW, 

 and be prepared for the honey 

 flow. We offer a complete line 

 of Bee Supplies and we are 

 positive that our prices will in- 

 terest you. We make a special- 

 ty of manufacturing supplies 

 for comb-honey production and 

 will appreciate the opportunity 

 of quoting you our special prices 

 on quantities. 



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 Send us your name and address 

 and we will send you a copy of 

 our new illustrated catalog free. 



August Lotz Company 



BOYD, WISCONSIN 



ITALIAN 

 BEES AND 

 ^g QUEENS 



With two thousand strong, healtliy 

 colonies of Italian Bees to draw from, 

 with experienced help and proper 

 equipment we can till all orders 

 promptly. Write for price list and 

 special prices in car load shipments. 



SAFE DELIVERY AND SAT- 

 ISFACTION GUARANTEED. 



April Mav Juno 

 1-fr. nucleus with queen. $4.00 $3.50 $3.00 

 2-fr. nucleus with queen. 5.50 5.00 4.50 

 3-fr. nucleus with queen. 7.00 6.50 6.00 

 4-fr. nucleus with queen. 8.50 8.25 7.75 



POUND PACKAGES WITHOUT QUEENS 



1 pound Italian Bees $2.50 



2 pounds Italian Bees 4.00 



3 pounds Italian Bees 5.75 



Add $1.50 for queen. 20% with order. 



WEBER BROS. HONEY CO. 



RIALTO, CALIFORNIA 



