The Dadant System of 

 Beekeeping 



CHAPTER I 



Early Experiments.— Natural History 



In writing a book, it is customary to begin with a pre- 

 face, which very few people read. We want the student to read 



Moses Quixby 

 Originator of the frame which the Dadants adopted. 



this as well as the rest of the book, in order to secure an idea of 

 the "why" of the system that the writer develops in the en- 

 suing pages. 



