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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Sept. 15 



cationist. Some of the following will inter- 

 est those who are wishing for information 

 about the country— bee-keepers and others. 



POULTRY-RAISING. 



This goes well with bee-keeping. Poultry 

 of all kinds thrives here, and, like hogs, it 

 is free from disease and epidemics in this 

 country, while the feed crops for poultry 

 and live stock are numerous and cheaply 

 raised. The natural feeds on the ranges are 

 unexcelled. The egg crop is good, and poul- 

 try has been shipped by the thousands. The 

 day is not far off when much more will be 

 shipped, both live and dressed. 



HOG-RAISING. 



r Hog-raising has been neglected to some 

 extent; but of late stockmen and farmers 

 have engaged in it more largely, and made 

 good returns. The country is fine in natu- 

 ral feeds of the range, as well as all kinds 

 of cultivated feed crops for hogs. The hog 

 pasture with fence of wire netting, or of 



eight or ten barbed wires, is becoming more 

 and more common. 



SHEEP AND GOATS. 



In early days hundreds and thousands of 

 sheep and goats grazed on the broad prai- 

 ries of this section; but during the last twen- 

 ty years they have drifted west and north- 

 west to the hills and mountain ranges. 

 While these ranges and mountain streams 

 were undoubtedly strong inducements to 

 flock-masters, yet these small animals are 

 still to be found on all well-regulated ranch- 

 es, farms, and stock-farms. Many pas- 

 tures are carrying their full complement of 

 cattle and a full stock of goats and sheep. 



HORSES AND MULES. 



Breeding of fine horses and mules has 

 been engaged in by a few stockmen and far- 

 mers on a moderate scale, but with most 

 gratifying results, especially during the last 

 few years, while the prices have been so 

 high. The United States government pur- 



Texas divided into North, Central, East, West, South, and Southwest Texas. 



bee country. 



The shaded portion is the famous 



