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THE HIVE AND HONEY-BEE. 
opposed to any attempt to dislodge them from their 
previous habitations. The process, as it has been ordi¬ 
narily conducted, has resulted in the wanton sacrifice of 
thousands of stocks. 
Dr. Kirtland thus speaks of the results of transferring 
some of his colonies to the movable-comb hives: “I had 
three stocks transferred to an equal number of Mr. 
Langstroth’s hives. The first had not swarmed in two 
years, and had long ceased to manifest any industry; the 
others had never swarmed. All the hives were filled with 
black and filthy comb, candied honey, concrete bee-bread, 
and an accumulation of the cocoons and larvae of the 
moth. Within twenty-four hours, each colony became 
reconciled to its new tenement, and began to labor with 
far greater activity than any of my old stocks. I 
have now no stronger colonies than these, which I consi¬ 
dered of little value till my acquaintance with this new 
hive .”—Ohio Farmer, Dec. 12, 1857. 
