V. 



ITALIANIZING. 



On Monday morning at four o'clock I was off 

 for Howard with the light spring wagon. At seven 

 o'clock the express office was reached, and the hive 

 was received, apparently in good condition. The day 

 was warm and the bees naturally seemed anxious to 

 get out, many of them crowding to the ventilating 

 holes, which had been covered with wire-cloth. The 

 express-age was three dollars, making the hive of 

 Italians cost me twenty-three dollars. But they had 

 a selected queen, imported from Italy the previous 

 fall, and if I was at all successful in rearing queens 

 from her she would be worth to me at least a hun- 

 dred dollars the first season, and indefinite hundreds 

 in seasons following. 



Soon after seven o'clock my good horses were on 

 the track toward home, which was reached before 

 eleven. The bees were at once taken to a stand 

 which had been prepared for them, and the entrance 

 to the hive opened. They crowded out with eager- 

 ness, and played in the sunny air with much joy. 

 The hive had come from several degrees further 

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