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possible — not before ; and even then, will I be an un- 

 believer. 



" How shall we keep our hives full and populous ?" 

 says one. I answer, by attending to the correct size of 

 hives to begin with, — not to allow over swarmiag — to 

 unite weak swarms and stocks, and follow the general 

 rules laid down in this Manual, and you will find suc- 

 cess easy. 



_^ Swarms are not liable to be attacked by the moth, for 

 the reason, that they extend their area of combs no fur- 

 ther than they have numbers to defend them ; hence 

 the proof, that populous families can protect themselves. 

 Sweetened water or vinegar, or milk alone, put in white 

 vessels, and placed near the hives at evening, will decoy 

 the moth-miller, and be the means of destroying many. 

 Thus ends the duties of summer management. 



CHAPTER XXIV 



PILLAGE OF BEES. 



A GENTLKMAN haviug a field of corn adjacent to his 

 premises, into which his fowls daily resorted, threatening 

 serious ravages ; and to stop such a catastrophe, he 

 placed a measure of corn before them, and kept it 

 constantly replenished ; the consequence was, that his 



