XV. 



CONSIDERATIONS. 



In looking over this record of my first year's work 

 it will be best for all to keep in mind certain facts, 

 that have an important bearing upon the success 



attained. 



i. I learned the theory of bee-keeping as thor- 

 oughly as a most earnest student could learn it from 

 books and bee-journals. Nothing, of any real value, 

 that had been printed on the subject of modern bee- 

 keeping, was neglected. Then I picked out some 

 of the most successful bee-keepers, and carefully 

 studied every item that had come from them in re- 

 gard to their work. I studied their method until I 

 became imbued with their spirit. Thus I learned 

 how they operated, and was able to begin my own 

 work with a carefully considered system, based on 

 the practice of intelligent men who had made bee- 

 keeping a success. 



2. The theory thus learned I applied to practice, 

 not in the spirit of slavish copying, but with con- 

 stant observation, and a readiness to adapt myself 

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