The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-07-12

is winning golden opinions from practical bee
cnltivaiors where it has been introduced. II IS
hcinr used in different St"ics and II has met
he universal appreciation Of Apiarians and
bee mon generally. J; possesses princlrles
which are entirely new, AM by their applica'
ton in the management OF bees II Is be'le'en
that those difficulties that have rene ercd the
bee business precarious Will he nearly 90
yiatcd Their use so far: warrants this be-
lief o..
The advantages this hive possesscs over az
other hives now in use are
First: A device to prevent r0b6ing and eX-
ccssiye Srnrming when desired, which can
he easily attached TO any box-hive now in use.
Second This device prevents the escape
OF bees in winter without the owners confH-
ing them, as he is obliged TO do in other
hives,
Third: An improved plan to prevent the
ravages of the moth.
Fourth An ingenious mode Of vcntila-
ton. preventing excessive colt or heat
And Fifth the apiaran can easily rid the
hive Of The superabundance OF drones. BY
60 doing, he saves from fifteen to thirty lbs.
Of honeY. or other saccharine matter. that
would he consumed by them in the season.
Resides many other advantages with which
the reader can become acquainted, ~ send
ing five letter stamps to Us, and getting in
return (post paid), our pamphlet explaining
our hive in full, which is filled with sufficient
facts and testimonials.
We me now ready 10 sell STATE COCN-
TY. TOWN. and INDIVIDUAL rights TO
n.oke. vend and use these hives on the most
reasoc able lerms. Individual rights will be
sent with our book on the management Of
bees in our hive with the ENGkANlNGS OF
the hive and all its parts exp idlhed wh'cn VIII
Il. n M
HIS OWN USE ONLY during l,te' fklCE
DOLLARS.
Money may be RENTED by mail at nnr
risk and as soon MS received, the decd, en-.
cravings. Book, Sc, Eil be forwarded
AGENTS WANTED IMMEDIATELY
-Responsibe men of good address will be
paid liberal commission for selling the above
rights in all parts OF the UNI TED STATES.
Address W. A FLANDERS & CO.,
Mortified, VI
We insert below few extracts from the
many letters we have received
Morrstown, VT, Nov 10th, 1858.
Mr.. Flanders,
Dear Sr;-Supposinc that you are
desirious of kno wing how your bee hives meet
the approval of those who use them. | will
saw put swarm into the one you sent mo,
july sth, supposing il 10 be so late that they
would do but little, il anything but to my
surprise they filled the hive and partly illed the
boxes. whereas, my other swarms have done
but little. believe il TO be superior 10 any
hive in being, and worthy OF the patronage
of NIL. Will You send me the engravings,
Books, sc. Yours truly.
HORACE fletcher.
The following Is from j, NJ. Weeks, paten'
tee u the famous Weeks hive;
Salisbury, VI, June %, 1855:
This certifes that Mr. Flanders has this
day shown me a model of his Glass lined
Bee. Hive" which appears TO possess new and
useful principles, parlieularly,ih retaining the
queens in the hive, and preventing late or
sma Il swarms from coming firth, and also pre-
venting robheries fro other hives without
injury to either. JOHN NJ. WEEKS.
Hanover, n. H.. June 2o,lsa3.
| This ccrtfes that am brother Of James
A. Cutting. ratentee Of the Cutting Hive,
and have followed the sale Of rights on said
Hive for several yeas, and have been in the
bee business many years, snd having exam
med Flanders Glass Lined Bee Hive, think
it surpasses any Hive have ever seen OF
used the Cutting Hive nolexcepted which
took the first premium at the American lnsti.
tute and eau cheerfully recommend its use
CHESTER G. CUTTING.
South straford Ct, Junes, 1893.
This certiies that have had the manage
ment Of bees for the last thirty FIVE yests, and
have had from ten 10 hhy swarms in season
have used many kinds Of patent hives, and
examined many others. consider Flanders
hive superior 10 any vet offered 20 the pubic
and have bough, the same
50 CHASE DOW.