amounted to only about $16. Singers sell for from 

 $1.25 to $2.50 each; the females bring about 50c. 

 each. Cages are inexpensive and can be home- 

 made. Instead of keeping each bird in a separate 

 cage 15 or 20 can be kept in a single large cage 

 made out of a quarter-inch mesh wire screen. 



Although the keeping of bees is a business in 

 itself, the man with a little extra time can keep a 

 few hives very economically and with considerable 

 profit. There is not space here to give definite 

 instructions as to methods of bee-keeping, but 

 there are many good books on the subject that can 

 be secured at any library. It is not expensive to 

 start this industry and there is very little work in 

 maintaining it. The only cost is for equipment. 

 There is always a good demand for honey and if 

 it is marketed to special customers, together with 

 other products of the farm, it will bring a very 

 good price indeed. 



The two-acre farm requires very little capital. 

 In fact, it requires no more capital than the pur- 

 chase of a home in a city. It does carry with it a 

 satisfactory competence and a great amount of 

 contentment. 



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