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Or a Foreman. 



If you are disabled 

 for manual labor 

 in your old occu- 

 pation you can 

 perhaps be trained 

 for the position of 

 foreman. Fore- 

 men are needed 

 everywhere. The 

 world needs men 

 who not only 

 know the proc- 

 esses because 

 they have worked 

 at them, but who 

 have executive 

 ability and who 

 have been so 

 trained that they 

 can become lead- 

 ers rather than 

 followers. 



Beekeeping Regions of the United States. 



Not all parts of the United States are equally good for beekeeping, 

 and it is advisable for one who contemplates making it his life work 

 carefully to consider the selection of a location. As a rule, it is not 

 advisable to go too far from the country with which you are familiar. 

 Bees may be kept with profit almost anywhere where agriculture is 

 practiced, the returns depending largely on the care given to the bees. 



The most widely known region for beekeeping is that of the north- 

 eastern quarter of the country, where white and alsike clovers yield 

 nectar. Although these plants reach their highest yield in the north- 

 ern tier of States, they are also productive farther south. In the 

 northern region bees get considerable quantities of nectar from bass- 

 wood, tulip poplar, buckwheat, sweet clover, and locust, and in some 

 localities from other plants of decided honey value. The buckwheat 

 region of southern New York and northern Pennsylvania is included in 

 the clover region. 



riG. 12.— An apiary in Seminole County, Fla., In the midst of the palmettos. 



Think it over. 



If you have not 

 lost your head the 

 world is full of op- 

 portunities for 

 you by way of 

 training. You 

 have your liead, 

 or you wouldn't 

 be here. What is 

 it you wanted to 

 be that you have 

 never been; that 

 you never had an 

 opportunity to 

 take training for? 

 Tliifik it over, and 

 then ask the rep- 

 resentatives of the 

 Federal Board for 

 Vocational Edu- 

 cation to help 

 you. 



The second region in importance is that in which the bees get 

 their nectar from alfalfa. This plant, which is now grown in all parts 

 of the country, does not yield much nectar except in the irrigated 

 portions of the "West and is therefore practically valueless for the bee- 

 keeper east of the Missouri River. The honey from this source is white 

 in the higher altitudes of Colorado and Utah, and amber in Arizona, 

 New Mexico, and California. 



The southeastern part of the country offers many opportunities to 

 the beekeeper, but the business has not been so well developed there. 

 The nectar comes from numerous plants which are influenced by 

 various soils, temperature, and other factors. The honey usually does 

 not come in very rapidly and is often darker than other honeys, but 

 since the plants yield for a longer period, the beekeeper is able to get 

 good returns for his labor. 



The semiarid region of the southwest produces many plants which 

 secrete nectar in abundance. This region is subject to drought and there 

 are years when the beekeeper has to feed his bees to keep them alive. 

 However, taking a series of years into account, this region pays as well 

 as any other. 



