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dimensions save in one measurement—that 
of depth. He would add to the hive and 
frame 2Vs inches. As the Dadants use nine 
frames in their original Quinbv hives, 
The comparative difference in size between a regu¬ 
lar eight-frame hive and a ten-frame Jumbo. 
ten frames 2% inches deeper, with Lang- 
stroth top-bar, would give the hive equal 
capacity. Such a hive would take regular 
Langstroth ten-frame bottom-boards, cov¬ 
ers, supers, honey-boards, winter-cases—in 
fact, everything adapted to the regular ten- 
frame Langstroth Dovetailed hive. As the 
ten-frame hive is one of the standards, if 
the large hive is really better, such a hive 
would be more simple and cost less than to 
adopt regular Quinby-frame dimensions. 
The modified Dndant hive with a regular ten-frame 
Langstroth upper story. As the latter is narrower 
it is necessary to close up the space with a couple 
of cleats. ' 
The supply-dealer will make the brood- 
chamber for about 25 per cent more than 
the regular ten-frame Langstroth Dove¬ 
tailed; the supers, covers, and bottom- 
boards would, of course, cost no more. 
THE MODIFIED DADANT HIVE. 
In 1917 the Dadants brought out some¬ 
thing similar to the one just described, ex¬ 
cept that it was 11 frames wide, l^-ineh 
spacing, Langstroth length, and Quinby 
depth. The extra frame makes it a little 
too wide to use supers and hive-bodies of 
standard dimensions without cleats to close 
up the space as shown. This hive requires 
a special bottom-board and a special cover. 
THE TWELVE-FRAME LANGSTROTH HIVE. 
There are some others besides the Da¬ 
dants who believe that the ordinary ten- 
frame Langstroth hive-body makes too 
small a brood-chamber; that a good queen, 
such as ought to be in every hive of the 
up-to-date honey-producer, will easily fill a 
twelve-frame hive with brood. There is no 
use in denying the fact that the ordinary 
user of a common ten-frame hive often 
wishes he had a hive of two frames more 
capacity. To put on a upper story to 
take in the extra frames sometimes gives 
too much room. 
R. P. Holtermann of Brantford, Canada, 
operates something like 700 colonies on 
twelve-frame hives. He is one of the best 
and most extensive lioney-producers in 
America. He tried out the ten and twelve 
frame hives side by side and gives his ver¬ 
dict in favor of the latter. 
THE THIRTEEN-FRAME LANGSTROTH HfVE. 
There are a few who use a thirteen-frame 
Langstroth hive, which is practically the 
same as the twelve-frame hive that has 
been in use so long. The advantage claimed 
is that the hive is larger and exactly 
square. This makes it possible to reverse 
the position of the frames with reference 
to the entrance, during summer or winter, 
by merely turning the hive around one- 
quarter-turn on the bottom. During the 
winter it is an advantage to have the sides 
of the frames exposed to the entrance 
During the summer it is certainly better to 
have the ends of the frames next to the 
