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and a generous supply for its owner. To secure this 
result, however, the hives must be abundantly supplied 
with workers. The whole secret lies in strong swarms. 
The rapidity with which swarms, at this period of the 
year, increase in weight, is surprising, ranging from 
three to five, ten to fifteen, or even eighteen pounds 
per day. My own bees, the last season, built combs 
and stored honey in their surplus boxs only from 
twelve to fifteen days ; the shortest harvest ever 
known. In this short time, many of my swarms col- 
lected, in addi ion to an ample supply for their own 
consumption, from thirty to thirty five pounds surplus. 
The same would have been true had the number of 
stocks been ten times as great. I am satisfied that it 
makes but little difference how many strong swarms are 
collected together, a few days will make them all 
rich. 
CULTIVATING HONEY-PRODUCING TREES AND 
PLANTS. 
Able writers are constantly encouraging the cultiva- 
tion of trees, and we must join with them in their effort. 
Nearly every farmer is at the present time fully aware 
that the value of his property is greatly increased by 
having houses and barns surrounded with groves 
of trees. The addition of fruit trees is still more valu- 
able ; for the production of honey none can excel the 
