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being a reminder that he had been too busy to attend to 
their wants. 
Mr. Wells’ report shows an average of 66 lbs., nearly all 
extracted ; but this is often largely exceeded by the more 
simple single hives; and Mr. Cowan’s report of some 
years since, though also extracted, shows a higher average ; 
his yield from seven hives being 1,360 lbs., or 194 lbs. per 
hive. In 1874 the latter gentleman also secured 907 Ibs. 
from twelve hives, of which 707 lbs. were comb-honey, 
an average of 753 lbs. per colony. These are profitable 
returns, certainly, but by no means so high as the reader 
should set himself to accomplish. . 
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