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together almost perfectly. I have 114 colonies of bees and intend 

 increasing to 160 the coming summer. This,' with 275 acres of land, 

 keeps me busy. Necessarily I must economize in every way possible 

 that nothing be slighted. 



But back to the preparation for the coming harvest. As above 

 stated, everything that can possibly be done in the winter time, when 

 farm work is a little slack, is given the necessary attention. In the 

 spring all is in readiness and I can go about my general farm work 

 with only an occasional glance at my bees, making sure that they have 

 an abundance of stores. Nearer the honey flow, of course, bees re- 

 quire closer attention, but again we have very little conflict. I am 

 up soop, directing my farm laborers for the day, looking after stock, 

 etc., which takes my time until 8 or 9 o'clock ; then I can be with 

 my bees until about 3 p. m. And how little you will miss the time! 



Out Yard of Porter Ward. 



The village store, with its whittling crowd, may miss you, but it 

 will be good for you financially and morally. 



I produced something over 10,000 pounds of honey last year 

 (1913), and all the help I had was what little I had my farm laborers 

 do. Some help was necessary in hauling honey from outyards and in 

 extracting. With this work with my bees I have successfully handled 

 my farm. I put all my honey up in five-pound friction-top buckets, 

 labeling each, and it sold readily at 15 cents a pound, or 75 cents a 

 pail. This honey sold itself. Very little advertising was done. It 

 was called for almost as fast as I could extract it from the combs. 



There isn't a nicer combination than farming and beekeeping, and 

 if you are a successful farmer and like bees and honey, try it. If you 

 are not making good with your farm you have troubles enough with- 

 out adding beekeeping to your already heavy responsibilities. 



