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exhausted. Hence, there can be no doubt that this 

 system will soon be practiced very extensively ; giv- 

 ing employment and the means of support to large 

 numbers of citizens. 



By commencing with a stock of bees located on 

 the plains or foot hills of California, in the spring ; 

 and when the pasturage fails, depriving them of a. con- 

 siderable portion of their honey, and then removing 

 the stock higher up in the mountains, where late pas- 

 turage abounds, an uninterrupted harvest of honey 

 can be secured, insuring large returns from the in- 

 vestment. 



