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"'Dzierzon modestly disclaimed the idea of having 

 attained perfection in his hive. He dwelt rather upon the 

 truth and importance of his theory and system of manage- 

 ment.' 



" From, the Leipzig Illustrated Almanac Report on 

 Agriculture for 1846 : 



" ' Bee-culture is no longer regarded as jof any import- 

 ance in rural economy.' 



''''From the same, for 1851 and 1853 : 



" ' Since Dzierzon's system has been made known, an 

 entire revolution in bee-culture has been produced. A 

 new era has been created for it, and bee-keepers are turn- 

 ing their attention to it with renewed zeal. The merits 

 of his discoveries are appreciated by the Government, 

 and they recommend his system as worthy the attention 

 of the teachers of common schools.' 



'" Mr. Dzierzon resides in a poor, sandy district of Lower 

 Silesia, which according to the common notions of Apia- ' 

 rians is unfavorable to bee-culture. Yet, despite of this 

 and of various other mishaps, he has succeeded in realiz- 

 ing nine hundred dollars as the product of his bees in one 

 season ! 



" By his mode of management, his bees yield even in 

 the poorest years from 10 to 15 per cent, on the capital 

 invested; and where the colonies are produced by the 

 Apiarian's own skill and labor, they cost him only about 

 one-fourth the price at which they are usually valued. In 

 ordinary seasons, the profit amounts to from 30 to 50 

 per cent., and in very favorable seasons from 80 to 100 

 per cent." 



In communicating these facts to the public, I take an 

 honest pride in establishing my claim to having matured . 

 by my own independent discoveries, the system of bee- 



