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Cleats for Hand-Holes. 



We hiuc finally got them perfected— or, at 

 least, so they suit us: and we now offer them 

 in all of our Uovetailed-hive combinations. 

 They are nothing more nor less than short 

 pieces of molding beveled at each end, and 

 nailed so as to come directly over the top edges 

 of the hand-holes, as shown in the cuts. The 

 lower cut shows a little more of the detail. 



Perhaps the que.stion may^be asked why the 

 hand-hole cleat alone would not be .sufficient. 

 It is much more convenient than the hand- 

 hole alone, and the two in combination are far 

 better than either alone. With hand-holes 

 only the fingers get a grip only at the mere 

 tips, on a sharp edge, as at V: but if a man can 

 get most of the weight upon the middle joints 

 of the fingers, as at A, and on a rounding edge, 

 he can lift all that his back will stand. 



Hand-liole cleats will not be supplied for 

 supers, as these can u.sually be handled by the 

 holes alone with no great inconvenience. 



We sell these cleats .separately when called 

 for, at 75 cts. per loo, or <6.oo per looo. They 

 can be attached to hives already in use. 



Ur. Miller wauls his cleats to go clear acro.ss 

 the hive. If there are those who prefer to 

 have them so, we can supply their hives with 

 such, but the price ( of the cleats ) will be 

 twice as much as the short ones, and will be 

 supplied only from the factory, as our dealers 

 will keep only regiila" goods. 



We have a lot of other little comforts in our 

 1.S99 hive, and in our'j,(ext will tell something 

 of these also. Our ftew spring compression 

 for supers excites the admiiation of all. 



Send for o\ir 1899 catalog — just out. 



Two Papers for the Price of One. 



For Si. 00 we will not only send you Gleanings ouc year, but also your choice of any of the 

 following papers for one year: The Americnti Agriculturist, weekly; The Orange Juild 

 Farmer, weekly; The New England Homestead, weekly; The Farm J< urnal, monthly; 

 The Poultry Keeper, moitlMy. Or, for 51.10 we will send (rleanings one \ 'ar, and any one 

 of the following papers also one year : The Ohio Farmer, weekly; The Miehigan Farmer, 

 weekly; The Prairie Farmer, weekly; The Practical Farmer, Mr. Terry's paper, weekly. 

 The.se offers are good to either old or new subscribers; but all back subscriptions, if any, must be 

 paid at Ji.oo per year, as we believe in treating all alike. 



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The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio. 



