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Liverpool, illustrating 
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“A hive of bees, which are kept in lateral 
e principle, threw}, 
October last, and 
out a swarm on tie 13 
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Tue Ber Busress.—Mr. Rice, of Ripley, 
Erie county, Pa., has an extensive establish- 
|ment for keeping bees. Twenty years ago he 
had one swarm—from which, in 12 years, he’ 
had 396 swarms. The Erie Gazette states that 
they had then become so powerful that they 
commenced depredations on the neighboring 
tribes, going out on predatory excursions to the 
distance of two or three miles, much to the an- 
noyance of the unfortunate neighbors. He then 
killed off a number of swarms, and obtained over 
| two tons of honey for the New York market. 
He hasnow adopted the patent hives for a part 
of his bees, in which small glass drawers are 
placed in the upper part, with small apertures 
for access from the main part of the hive. In 
this way, by drawing the slide the bees can be 
seen at work, and the amount of honey ascer- 
tained. When filled, the drawer can be remov- 
ed, and the place supplied by another, without 
destroying the industrious insects. 
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