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everywhere undisturbed, while in Germany nearly 
every foot of land is cultivated, and every weed pulled 
up before it is fairly sprouted. 
The number of miles stocked in this country, at the 
rate of only one-fourth of the above per mile, are few 
and far between, and it is far from being overstocked, 
nor is it likely that it ever will be. 
Here I must remark, that by keeping the Italian 
bees, a larger number of colonies can be kept on one 
place ; while the black bees can only gather from some 
plants, the Italian can gather from nearly all honey- 
producing blossoms. Further, the Italian bees range 
over a larger distance than the common black bees. 
The following proves the fact : A vessel loaded with 
sugar, was compelled to remain six miles from shore ; 
on the next day it was visited by Italian bees, carrying 
off melted sugar, but not a single black bee was seen 
until the ship came within three miles of the shore. In 
regions where bee-forage is scarce in the vicinity, only 
Italian bees would prove profitable. 
Mr. E. T. Sturtevant, of Ohio, in writing on the 
subject, says: “A kind Providence furnishes this 
bountiful supply each day, and if workers are not on 
hand to gather it on that day, it is gone. I have 
never known a season when this honey harvest did not 
enable every stong colony, in the course of a few days, 
to lay up an abundant supply for its own consumption, 
