THE PRACTICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 



sage, and white clover, as the best honey- 

 producer. These trees are not only easily 

 grown, but mature early and are covered with 

 delicious, fragrant blossoms, in which the bees 

 delight. Buckwheat is another favorite plant 

 for bees. It is a profitable crop, too, in rough 

 land, especially where fowls are kept. Flowers 

 supply bees with a great deal of honey-making 

 material, and also add beauty and color to the 

 farm. An average of thirty-five pounds of 

 honey per hive can be counted on in good sea- 

 sons, and this will bring about ten cents per 

 pound wholesale. If sold to private families, 

 comb honey in sections brings from twenty to 

 thirty cents. 



Honey is the most wholesome of all sweets, 

 and the most delicious. It is by far the most 

 wholesome sweet for children, and in many 

 cases has proved beneficial to their health. 

 Bees and ducks are the only combination that 

 will not work. The ducks eat the bees, and the 

 bees sting the ducks while in the process of being 

 swallowed; the result being no bees, no honey, 

 no ducks, no profit. 



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