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select honey, much of it to eastern markets. harbison's success inspired many others to try bee keeping. with a comparatively small capital outlay a man could start with bees and soon build up a profitable business. in that day, for a comparable investment, there was twice the money in bees as in sheep
brabazon established a winery with acres of zinfandel grapes. the winery existed until the 's. other money crops included olives, peaches, apricots, plums, apples, walnuts, almonds, wheat, barley, corn, citrus, avocados, squash, melons, oat hay and, occasionally, pears. other income came from turkeys, sheep...
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