164 THE BEE-HIVES. 
writes that the crop of his German averaged about twenty- 
one pounds, while his Dadant hives averaged about forty- 
eight pounds, adding that. at the start, his German were 
full of combs, while the Dadant had several combs to build. 
«, front of the hive; b, slanting board; ¢, movable block;-, cap; c, straw 
mat; /, enamel cloth; g, frames with combs. 
342. Its movable bottom board Cig. 69), is adjusted or 
encased in the body of the main hive, on all sides but the 
front, to shed the rain and better protect the colony against 
ants and moths. It projects forward three inches, at least, 
