Gleanings in bee culture . tool. On Jan. 7, 1907, hewrote us caving ne thought just as much of the tool as ever. Miss Witson, Dr. Millers assistant, says this of the Ideal Hive-Tool: It is an ideal fact, I doni sfc-^ how it could be improved upon. lam sure we would feel utterly lost inthe apiary without a You will have to try one yourself if you want to know its worth. The Ideal Hive-Tool Free to a New Subscriber. To a new subscriber to the Weekly Bee Journal for one year (at $), we will mail«Q Ideal Hive-Tool free; or we will mail the Hive-Tool alone for 30 cents (stamps or silver


Gleanings in bee culture . tool. On Jan. 7, 1907, hewrote us caving ne thought just as much of the tool as ever. Miss Witson, Dr. Millers assistant, says this of the Ideal Hive-Tool: It is an ideal fact, I doni sfc-^ how it could be improved upon. lam sure we would feel utterly lost inthe apiary without a You will have to try one yourself if you want to know its worth. The Ideal Hive-Tool Free to a New Subscriber. To a new subscriber to the Weekly Bee Journal for one year (at $), we will mail«Q Ideal Hive-Tool free; or we will mail the Hive-Tool alone for 30 cents (stamps or silver, ifmore convenient). Sample copy of the Weekly American Bee Journal sent on request; or a8 months trial trip for only 20 cents. Address, QEORQE W. YORK & CO., 334 Dearborn Street. CHICAGO, IU» CP mm- a s o m 1907 GLEANINGS IN BEE CLLTl 1(K, 39 Tlie Pearl Aanes ?^ -^ -;^ <^ •??;- <^ ^-^ <fc- -;fe- -^ -^ -^fe- ?»/• -^S^ <;!-<{!. -^ <fc.^<j;.^^^^. Fig. 1. Fig 2. The body of the hive has live frames with a total eoiub capacity of five-s xths of twofull-sized Hoffman frames—that is, each is exactly one-third that of a full frame (16|X8inches interior). The frame itself has somewhat the appearance of a large section 5fX8inches. It is supplied with full comb foundation, or with a starter across the end as maybe desired. The length (8 inches) of these small sections is the same as the depth of theinterior of a Hoffman frame, and the depth (5f inches) is one-third the length of the Hoff-man, so that three may be titted into the length of the Hoffman, if placed side by side and on end. The super is titted with sections 2^ inches deep by 2 inches wide—that is, one-fourth thesize of the Danzenbaker 4x5 section, and hence it may be used, if desired, in the regularUanzenhaker super as toy or sample sections (Fig. 2). These little sections, whentilled either in the Pearl Agnes hive or the regular full-sized super, are convenient, daint


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