INTRODUCING IMPROVED HIVES. 
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L.k it time the territory be sold and (as in case of neglect) 
pay >e exacted a second time. 
ESTABLISHING AN APIARY. 
The first thing that should be done, is to commence keeping 
bees in proper h'ves. Fit up an apiary tastefully, (page 83,) 
and stock it (page SC) gradually, that you may acquire knowl- 
edge by practice, in cornection with the study of ' books, as your 
responsibilities increase. If the apiary be located near a public 
road, and dotted with hives of different colors, more sales will be 
made, and its owner will soon become widely known as a practi- 
cal apiarian. An observation hive, with glass sides, and contain- 
ing but one comb, is convenient for experiments, and will prove 
an attractive source of pleasure and instruction. It should be two 
inches between the glass and darkened with shutters on the out- 
side. In this the queen may be seen depositing eggs during the 
working season. By Italianizing your bees as soon as possible, 
and all in your neighborhood, you will be prepared to rear queens 
and Italianize stocks throughout the region, which, aside from 
the profits of the apiary, will yield a handsome return, and may 
be carried on in connection with selling rights and hives. The 
Italian bees will attract a great number of visitors, who will 
become interested, and purchase books, rights and hives. Having 
established an apiary and secured the territory in which he lives, 
it is worth more to the owner than to any one else, and should 
not be parted with unless he wishes to start again in another 
county, but the profits of the apiary are usually too great to 
justify a removal. 
