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although the distance is not quite six miles from Vevay to 

 Hauteville, Chardenne, where the bees flourished parti- 

 cularly well. 



In concluding this article, we regret to say, that from 

 the present degraded state of the culture of the bee in this 

 country, there is no fear of its being overstocked with hives. 

 The climate of this country is particularly congenial to the 

 multiplication of bees, but we are either not aware of the 

 profit attending their culture, or some old-rooted prejudices 

 are required to be extirpated, before the attention of the 

 agriculturists can be invited to this important branch of 

 rural economy. 



