CHAPTER V 



JANUARY 

 HONEY BEES AS WAGE-EARNERS 



TT the rent of the farm selected for the 

 -- self -supporting home is $15 or $20 a 

 month less than the apartment or house 

 occupied in the city, remember that, after 

 deducting the "Goodman's" commutation 

 ticket, every cent for the first few months 

 must be devoted to purchasing the nucleus 

 of the stock which is to render the home 

 self-supporting. After the hens, ducks, and 

 pigeons are established, money can be de- 

 voted to guinea-fowls and bees, two members 

 of a farm colony which bring heavy loads of 

 grist to the mill, and demand little in return. 

 Few city people realize that apiculture 

 has developed into a practical money-making 

 industry during the last twenty years, until 



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