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PROM O. M. DENNISON, DES MOINES, IOWA. 
E. Kretcitmer, Esq. — Dear Sir: During my traveling in the northern 
part, of this State and Minnesota, I find your "hive in general use; and 
wherever it makes its appearance, all other patent hives are discontinued 
and your cheap double-sided hives are substituted: a double hive was 
just what was wanting ; your hive contains it and many other superior 
FEATURES NOT CONTAINED IN ANY OTHER MOVAB E-COMB IIIVE. All 
persons with whom I conversed od the subject, expressed entire satisfac- 
tion. 
S- H. Kridelbaugh, M. D., one of the best bee masters in the West, and 
Entomological editor of the “ Western Pomologist,” writes : 
Clarinda, Iowa, Feb. 20, 1872. 
E. Krbtohmer.— Dear Sir: I have now used the “Champion Bee-Hive” 
four seasons, and can say from experience that I prefer it to all others of 
which 1 have a knowledge. I believe that your patent on the Champion 
hive, and that of L. L. Langs troth, covers all the pa entable principles of 
movable-comb frames, allowing bees an upward passage into surplus 
honey receptacles, an indispensable feature in bee culture. Of the two 
hives I prefer the Champion, because it dispenses with the honey bond 
and air chamber, and brings surplus honey receptacles down close to the 
comb-frames, saving distance of travel and preserving heat in the boxes 
which enables bees to work later in the fall. Another reason for preferring 
the Champion, is that it is not shallow, has a movable side which gives 
the bee keeper every opportunity to examine his colonics at pleasure with- 
out the least danger of destroying a single bee. For my part, taking all 
things into consideration, I want no better hive than the Champion. 
I am, truly, S. II. KRIDELBAUGH. 
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Red Oak, Iowa, April 3, 1872 
E. Kretchmer.— Dear Sir: Last season I used your combined Feeder 
and Ventilator on one colony of bees and its increase, feeding them dur- 
ing the scarcity of forage with three dollars worth of sugar syrup, there- 
by keeping them at. breeding to full capacity, and as the result, increased 
them to six full colonik-, and obtained one hundred and twenty 
pounds of surplus honey. I will want not less than 75 of your Feeder 
and Ventilators for this season's use. I consider no hive complete with- 
out them. E. D. GODFREY. 
The above Is from an energetic bee keeper, who keeps a large Apiary 
and is familiar with everything pertaining to improved bee culture. 
