1 66 HOW TO LIVE IN THE COUNTRY 



and apple blossoms, and the golden rods along the 

 creeks, adding alfalfa wherever it can be found on 

 the adjacent farms. 



If you are a grower of small fruits, especially rasp- 

 berries, you may count that the bees will make great 

 use of your garden. A grove of lindens or basswoods 

 should be planted somewhere about every large farm, 

 and a few trees should be worked in on a small place. 

 It is a grand street tree, and we might just as well 

 have a vast amount of honey-producing flowers as 

 well as shade from our highways. 



The bee has a marked degree of attachment for 

 some persons and hate for others. I have a hired 

 man w r ho cannot go near the hives, and the bees will 

 even hunt him out when far away in the fields and 

 will chase him flying to shelter. When my father 

 had a swarm to deliver I have seen him let them light 

 all over his hand and arm, up to his shoulder; then 

 after carrying them for a quarter of a mile, he laugh- 

 ingly brushed them off into a hive. They were 

 fond of him. They are not fond of me not at 

 least to that extent. 



This passionate liking and hating runs through 

 the whole animal kingdom and must be taken account 

 of while seeking out allies. Dogs never go near 

 some people. I have seen a cat become so attached 

 to a human friend that after separation it mourned 

 for weeks. 



Just how far we can go in developing this in- 



