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Your Oppor- 

 tunity. 



Mr. Disabled Sol- 

 dier, it lias been 

 said tlxat oppor- 

 tunity knocks 

 once at every 

 man's door, and 

 knocks but once. 

 There is a great 

 deal of truta in 

 this. Opportu- 

 nity is knocking at 

 your door when 

 the Government 

 authorities otler 

 you the generous 

 service of Uncle 

 Sam in helping 

 you to go "over 

 the top" in civil 

 life successfully. 



for their welfare until the early spring and "flying-ouf ' time. There 

 are, however, many profitable winter jobs for the bee keeper. Equip- 

 ment should be stored, repaired, and put in complete readiness for the 

 next season. Many bee keepers turn their time into money by retailing 

 the honey crop during these out-of-season months, and when all their 

 own honey is sold they buy from other bee keepers to supply the trade. 

 By developing a home market you will get the profit not only of the 

 producer, but as well that of the wholesaler and retailer. 



Everyone ought to have free a part of each year for study and recrea^ 

 tion, and the winter is the free time for the bee keeper, while his little 

 workers themselves are resting. Wintertime well employed in study 

 will prepare you for better returns. A thorough study of some new 

 phase of beekeeping can be taken up every winter. There is an abun- 

 dance of literature, and you can greatly profit by the experience of 

 other bee keepers and experiment-station records. Interest and determi- 

 nation to acquire knowledge of your chosen vocation will be the best 

 evidence of your suitability for bee culture. Your enthusiasm may 

 cause you to cover the literature speedily. If there remains time unem- 

 ployed, you may desire to take up some other line of work, either 

 physical or mental. Some bee keepers have found it pleasant and 



Fio. 23.— Interior of bee cellar with hives in piles of four. Insulation above the ceiling is not shown. 

 Some apiarists provide special bee cellars or cafes for wintering bees, but the winter packing cases 

 seem to be preferred except in the region of more severe weather. 



profitable to teach in the winter. Teaching interferes but slightly with 

 beekeeping. Mornings, evenings, Saturdays, and the long summer va- 

 cations can be devoted to the bees. The teacher should produce ex- 

 tracted honey to avoid the difficulties of swarm control. 



Farm mechanics may prove advisable for a winter vocation and become 

 an income-bearing side line for one who is handy with tools, tractors, 

 trucks, and other machinery. The demand for able mechanics to repair 

 and place in overhauled readiness for spring use all the up-to-date ma- 

 chinery now used on the farm is constantly growing. (See Farm Mechan- 

 ics Opportunity Monograph, Vocational Rehabilitation Series No. 36.) 



