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ng the Quinby depth of hive, to adopt the Langstroth length, 

 which is 1^ inches shorter. Not that we beUeve the Quinby- 

 Dadant hive too long, but because, had we adopted the Langs- 

 troth length, many manipulations would have been possible 



Fig. 24. The story and a half 

 Modified Dadant hive 



with a combination of the two. Thus, although we do not 

 propose to change the length of our hives, after using so many 

 during more than a half century, yet we are quite free to advise 

 the use of the hive called in Europe the "Dadant-Blatt" and in 

 this country the "Modified Dadant." 



But in using a style similar to the Jumbo, we do not recom- 

 mend the narrow spacing of 1?^ inches from center to center 

 for brood frames as made in the Jumbo. We insist on the 

 style of spacing which we have found very superior, already 

 mentioned, of 1/^ inches from center to center, for the brood 

 frames. This was already mentioned in the chapter on "frame 

 spacing." In addition, to the advantages mentioned there, we 

 will soon describe another having to do with swarm prevention. 

 The bottom board of a simplified Dadant hive may be made 

 plain, as in the common movable-frame hives sold by dealers. 



