PROFITABLE 
BEE-KEEPING 
INTRODUCTION 
No small-holder should be without a few stocks 
of bees. If he neglects to provide these adjuncts 
to his other forms of entérprise he is not utilizing 
to their fullest. extent the means which lie to his 
hand. This may seem-a very bold statement, but, 
notwithstanding, it is a true one, and one which 
is not likely, to be contradicted by anyone ac- 
quainted with the science of bee-culture. 
As is well known, the very, foundations of stic- 
céss on small-holdings rest on the tenant deriving 
his income from more than one source. In fact, 
and within reason, the more irons he has in the fire 
the better, providing he thoroughly understands 
his various ventures. The small-holder must not 
be dependent on any, single crop, but must ever 
have a reserve of force to counteract any possible 
failure. By, these means he guards against the 
vicissitudes of this most uncertain climate, the 
loss of stock by disease, and the falling of markets 
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