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715. With proper management, at least fifty pounds ot 

 surplus honey may be obtained from each colony that is 

 wintered in good condition. This is not a "guess" esti- 

 mate, it is the average of our crops during a period of over 

 twenty years in different localities. 



Such an average may appear small to experienced bee- 

 keepers, but we think it large enough when we consider 

 that we have very few linden trees in our neighborhood. 



A careful man, who, with Langstroth hives, will begin 

 bee-keeping on a prudent scale, enlarging his operations as 

 his skill and experience increase, will succeed in any region. 

 But, in favorable localities, a much larger profit may be 

 realized. 



Bee-keepers cannot be too cautious in entering largely 

 upon new systems of management, until they have ascer- 

 tained, not only that they are good, but that they can make 

 a good use of them. There is, however, a golden mean 

 between the stupid conservatism that tries nothing new, and 

 that rash experimenting, on an extravagant scale, which is 

 .so characteristic of many people. 



