PROFITABLE 

 BEEKEEPING 



INTRODUCTION 



No small-holder .should be without a few stocks 

 of bees. If he neglects to provide these adjuncts 

 to his other forms of enterprise, he is not utilizing 

 to their fullest extent the means which lie to his 

 hand. This may, seem a very, bold statement, but, 

 notwithstanding, it is a true one, and one which 

 is not liftely to be contradicted by anyone ac- 

 quainted with the science of bee-culture. 



As is well known, the very foundations of suc- 

 cess on small-holdings rest on the tenant deriving 

 his income from more than one source. * In fact, 

 and within reason, the more irons he has in the fire 

 the better, providing he thoroughly, understands 

 his various ventures,. The- small-holder must not 

 be dependent on any single crop, but must ever 

 have a reserve of force to counteract any possible 

 failure. By these means he guards against the 

 vicissitudes of this most uncertain climate, the 

 loss of stock by disease, and the falling of markets 



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