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r?.v icfenitifr to page 30: . December Xo.. our friends will see how Mr. Hili, in 1875, was oblige 

 to feed his bees aboiu i.SOO lbs. of sugar and honey, without getting any surplus at all, and how 

 ho, in 1876, got an average of 4B lbs. of beautiful comb honey, and 75 lbs. extracted, from his 

 whole 84 color.ies, besides increasing them to 102. His mode of wintering will be found In 

 this, and the December No. On page 28f>, November No., Mr. Muth speaks of the quality of 

 ilie honey; it seems the comb was in the popular section box. Friend II. sends us an ex- 

 I'lanatory letter which will be found over the leaf. 



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