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Show MAS A(iE3U:.T OF BES. L'MfS7' V: 'J.., June 30th, lsTl. Editors Halt Lakt Jlerald: Having proved to my own satisiac-, tion that tees, when rightly mauaevd, will not only live herebutdo well, I place at your disposal the following experience experi-ence : J On the 10th of la.-t March, I obtained ob-tained two hives of Italian bees, which I plae-d in my wood house on a table, , w'uh free egress and ingress, believing that such il Jocatiyn Was bcttar than i the commoD out-door maimer i"reunt- Ij practiced. 1 examined each hive,. found ono ia good condition, and tho other compirativcly worthless in my j judgment, which subsequently proved i trun. I made and placed two boxi-s i on thij gnud hive, corresponding with i:s fize. 'I he been worked siroug. but i did not swartn. A fuw day- airo I got i Mr. John Morgan, of Mill Creek, to divide them, when we found all parts .full, and 'he bes very num-Tnu-. We j took out !-eV.niy pound- of excellent lurpluH hotujy, of the bst fl.vur. I : think I w.iiti.d ton long before dividing them, as tl.y did n t work much lor tin: li t two or tlii' e Wt-ck-, thou-h j this i a tiatiir;il e-.n-cijitence in exeess- iveiy hot, dry wi.allo.-r, siii-h as we I luvc cjtjfciiei.o d tho pa-t munch. S. Rlt'IIAltD.S. |