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prudent for him to take the honey, and the Bees be 
joined to the strongest stock-hives. Suppose the 
casts weigh 15!bs., say twenty-two shillings; thus, 
in the first year, he has received back the price of his 
original' hive, and doubled his stock. The second 
year, his two hives produce him four swarms and two 
casts; let him sell the honey of his casts, at 15 
shillings each, which will give him 30 shillings, and 
add the swarms to his stocks. He has now four 
good stocks ; at the end of each year, let him 
weigh his hives, and lake, out all the comb over 
30lbs. ; say lllbs. a year from each hive; this gives 
him 40lbs. of honey-comb, at l«6 gives him three 
pounds ; this added to the profit on the two casts as 
before, gives four pounds ten shillings. The third 
year, his four hives produce four swarms, and four 
casts; he goes on as before, and on the fourth year, 
his Apiary consists of eight stocks. At the begin- 
ning of the fifth year, his Apiary has increased fo 
16 slocks. I will now calculate the actual profit. 
Dr. 
1812, To 1 swarm, - £ 1 10 
1813, To 2 new bee-hives, 0 4 0 
To 2 new stools, - 0 4 0 
1814, To 4ncw bee-hives, 0 8 0 
To 4 new stools, -080 
1815, To 8 new hives, - 0 16 0 
To 8 new stools, - 0 16 0 
1816, To 16 new hives, 1 12 0 
Ta 16 new stools, 1 12 0 
1817, To 32 new hi >es, 3 40 
To 32 new stools, 3 4 0 
To lOlbs. sugar for 
fcciling Bees, - 0 6 8 
To20ql3. ale, at 6rf. 0 10 0 
To incidental expen- 
ses, ---- - I 10 
£ 15 6 8 
■Qr- 
1813, By one swarm, £ 1 10 
By one cast, - - 0 15 0 
By lOlbs. honey fr. 
the first swarm, 0 15 0 
1814, By two swarms, 2 2 0 
By two casts, - 1 10 0 
By 201hs. honey fr. 
the two swarms, 1 10 0 
1815, By 4 swarms, - 4 4 0 
By 4 casts, - - 3 0 0 
By 401bs. honey, 3 0 0 
1816, By 8^'arms, -880 
By 8 casts, - - 6 0 0 
By 80lbs. honey, 6 0 0 
1817, By 16 swarms, -16 16 0 
By 16 casts, - -12 0 0 
IfiOlbs. honey, - 12 0 0 
£ 79 10 
Deduct - - 15 6 8 
Actual profit, - £ 63 14 4 
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