For the last few years horses have been in demand at good figures, three hundred to five hundred dollars being not an uncommon price for a work team. But few mules are raised here. A great many eastern people have the idea that a brand on a horse is the sign of an outlaw, or broncho or pony stock. This is no longer true. In North Platte valley can be found thoroughbred Xorman horses, imported direct from Europe, wearing brands. The brand is a sign of ownership and not "the wild and woolly west."

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acres of the farmer, the North Platte valley bee is the same untiring, industrious worker. The vast fields of alfalfa and sweet clover, the Rocky Mountain bee plant growing in waste places and along the roadside, and the profusion of flowers on field, farm, or the unbroken prairie make honey gathering an easy task. This honey is beautiful and clear, with a delicate, mild, sweet flavor. The comb is light colored and the strong "beeswax" taste so common to eastern honey, is entirely absent. One hundred and fifty pounds of hone}- is not an unusual output for one hive. In a single season, besides swarming twice and laying up an ample supply for their use, one hive has furnished one hundred and thirty-four pounds of marketable hone}-. Many farmers have twenty-five or more swarms and a few have hives running up around the two hundred mark.