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young queens, strong and vigorous stocks, and a large 
yield of honey are obtained. This system when com- 
pared by actual experiment with that of non-swarming 
stocks in non-swarming hives, will prove greatly in fa- 
vor of the swarming and reducing method. The great- 
est profit, however, will be found in a steady, judicious 
increase. 
