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th;it this jKjrtioii of the State will im- 

 prove as a bee-keeping" country more 

 of the timber will be cut ofT"; and the 

 acreaj^e of raspberry increased. In 

 some localities of this part of the State 

 there is still some basswood, but it cer- 

 tainly will not remain there many years. 

 The same may be said of the willow 

 herb, or Epilobium. In some places 

 milkweed furnishes a g"tK)d crop of tine 

 honey. Clover is already be.yfinnin,!.;- to 

 creep over the cleared hekls. 



there is a bee-keeper in this reg-ion who 

 would not welcome other bee-keepers, 

 and hel]i them to find g(K)d locations, 

 ])ro\ided they came in the i^i^ht spirit 

 willingness to go back a little farther 

 rather than crowd some bee-keeper al- 

 ready located. How I should delig^ht 

 going" into that region, l)uying" 40 acres 

 of land in some romantic location, clear- 

 ing- it up and planting it all to winter 

 ai^jtles, and at the same time, establish- 

 ing' 'i series of out-apiaries. If I were 



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WILD RED RASPBERRY IN WINTER. 



This view was taken in Antrim County, Michigan, the next morning after a snow storm had 

 loaded the bushes with snow, but it shows how completely the raspberry takes possession after 

 most of the timber has been cut off— so strong and so close together grow the plants that in many 

 places it is with difficulty that a man can force his way through the growth. 



Perhaps the bee-keepers already 

 here will not thank me for thus exploit- 

 ing" their territory', they certainly would 

 not have done so a few years ago, but 

 bee-keepers are learning that it does 

 not pay to crowd. Selfish motives alone 

 prevent this. In a new country settlers 

 arejalways welcome, and I doubt if 



not located just as I am I certainly 

 should do it. But my children live near 

 me, where I can enjo}' the pleasure of 

 their companv' and that of the little 

 grandchildren, and one of my sons-in- 

 law is partner in a job printing" office 

 here that I am interested in seeing it 

 build up and do the finest work in town, 



