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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. 



(Fig. 69.) 

 u, front of the hivej b, slanting board; c, movaWe block; d, cap; e, straw 

 mat; /, enamel cloth; g, frameswith combs. 



342. Its movable bottom hoard (fig. 09), 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 



