. Bee-keeping. Bee culture; Bees. -BEE-KEEPING E live in a practical age. Proposals of all sorts are too often, right or wrong, weighed against gold :—" How much will it bring ? Can I turn a penny by this busi- ness?" I do not pretend to say bee-masters are rich men, or that the way to a fortune is through a bee-hive; but I do assert that a poor parish minis- ter, vicar, or curate with a little glebe—a cottager who works all day for the squire—or maiden ladies who desire to engage in very delightful and loving labour—may add to their little income or stipend or dividen
. Bee-keeping. Bee culture; Bees. -BEE-KEEPING E live in a practical age. Proposals of all sorts are too often, right or wrong, weighed against gold :—" How much will it bring ? Can I turn a penny by this busi- ness?" I do not pretend to say bee-masters are rich men, or that the way to a fortune is through a bee-hive; but I do assert that a poor parish minis- ter, vicar, or curate with a little glebe—a cottager who works all day for the squire—or maiden ladies who desire to engage in very delightful and loving labour—may add to their little income or stipend or dividend from ten to twenty pounds a year. To half-pay officers I would earnestly recommend bee- keeping. It would keep them out of those wild B 2 D. H. HILL LIBRARY North Carolina State College. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cumming, John, 1807-1881. London : Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, 14 Ludgate Hill
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