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The man who finds himself adapted to the undertaking 

 may safely invest his money, and be assured of obtaining, 

 to say the least, better returns than very many other 

 occupations offer at the present day. 



And now a word as to other subjects — other kindred 

 occupations that the bee-keeper may follow to advantage. 

 I hold out no hopes that bee-keeping alone will support a 

 family, at least in this country. Many young people who 

 fail at office work, or in other occupations, turn to poultry, 

 to bees ; or it may be fruit or other farming ; and in the 

 following pages I endeavour to show how a minimum 

 profit of ;^300 per annum may be secured from 30 acres 

 of grass land by making the most of everything that can 

 be worked upon it, so that one branch of agriculture may 

 help another, while on the other hand, if the season is un- 

 favourable for ,one item, it is often even more suitable 

 for some other of the several occupations carried out upon 

 the farm of moderate dimensions. 



