Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1912-07-05 | Page 6 | Bees are Quite Profitable

' BEES ARE QUITE PROFITABLE Only Producers Known to Husbandry That Yield Profit Without tho Cost of Feed. If people knew what a great source of profit is found in the keeping o1 boes and how interesting the work, there would not be an unused square foot of ground on any farm in th United States. Bees are the only producers known to husbandry (hat yield a profit with' out cost of feed. They find theii own pasturage. They multiply so rapidly rap-idly that they more than pay for the small initial expense of housing them, and the first cost of equipment is almost al-most trifling. Bee culture may be made profitable by the children of the farm, or by the women members of the family. It may be carried on successfully In conjunction con-junction with the keeping of poultry or the growing of fruit. In the latter case apiculture is found to be a great help toward more fruit and better fruit. Bees are little trouble and require only occasional attention. They am easily handled and readily controlled, Best of all, they give a real service in hard cash and that counts most on the farm.