to bloom freely and there -were only hundreds of colonies -where now 

 there are thousands to feed on the bloom, some astonishing yields 

 were obtained. But conditions have changed. I go back in memory 

 to the early days in Iowa when 75 and 100 boshek of corn were 

 harvested from the rich virgin soil without much effort; but now it 

 requires the most careful cultivation, rotating, and manuring to pro- 

 duce half the former yields. I take it that this fairly represents the 

 bee industry in this and very many localities throughout our State. 

 Industry and intelligence will maintain our pursuit and cause it to 

 prosper, and Larimer County will continue to put out a honey pro- 

 duct not to be discounted by any. 



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Apiary of E. A. Miller, Timnath. 



