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the labor of superintendence, cost of hives, and interest 

 on the capital invested. 



A careful man, who, with mylrives, will begin bee-keep- 

 ing on a prudent* scale, enlarging his operations as his 

 skill and experience increase, will find, in any region 

 where honey commands a good price, that the preceding 

 estimate is a moderate one. In favorable localities, a much 

 larger profit may be realized. 



* Bee-keepers cannot be too cautious In entering largely upon new systems of 

 management, until they have ascertained, not only that they are good, but that 

 they can make a good use of them. There is, however, a golden mean between the 

 stupid conservatism that tries nothing new, and that rash experimenting, on an 

 extravagant scale, which is so characteristic of the American people. 



