HopUmbor 10. 1807. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOKTICULTUIiE AND COTTAGE GARDKNES, 



927 



Okesx.— First, E. Leech. Second. S. U. Soots. Kochdale. Highly 

 Commcndod, T. Unntock, WoWerbftinpton 



Docks iWhito Ayl«Bbur>"f- -First. K. Lcoeh,RoclnlnIc. Second, W. H. 

 Crewu. Etwiill. Durby. itighly Commouded, A. O. Wortbington, Burtou- 

 apon-TreDt. 



DucK« Kouoni.— Kirst. E. Leoch. Rpcond, A .0. Wortbington. Highly 

 Oommebdcd, K. Milla, Aldridge, WnlBnll. 



Duc2U (Blank East lodiau).— Socond, J. Novillo, Taiuwortb. 



KENT AND SURREY FANCY RABBIT SOCIETY. 



On SoptombtT ilth, the mombere of the above Socifty met nt the 

 " Rosemary Hruueh," Peckham. to celebrate their Bixteeuth half-yearly 

 aeflaion. U. B. Newsom, Ksi]., was iu the chair. 

 PiaZES. 



1. Mr. Lock. Yellow nnJ White Doe, age four months and nine days, 

 •ars 21 g inches lon^t, 5J iuchcH wide. 



2. Mr. Hyatt. TortoiseHhill Doe, age foar months and two days, ears 

 21^ inches lon^, 51 inches wide. 



5. K(|ual. Mr. \Vobb. Sooty Buck, n^e five months, ears 21^ inches 

 lonR, 5\ iuchcs wide. Kijiial, Mr. Lock. Kuwn Uucjt, age four months 

 Mid fourteen days, cars 21ii laches loni;, 5\ inches wide. 



4. Mr. Webb. Black and White Doe, age six months, ears 20^ inches 

 long, 5ti inches wide. 



5. Mr. Piicc, Yellow and Whito Doe, age six months and eight days, 

 ears IPjJ inches long, 4i inches wide. 



6. Mr. Hyatt. TortoiseshiU Buck, age fonr months and two days, 

 «ars 21^ inches long, 5^ inches wide. 



7. Mr. P.-ice. Bluo and White Buck, age six mouths and eight days, 

 •ftrs 183 inches long, 41 inches ^vide. 



9. Self Colocr.— Mr. Kniniett. Bluo Doe, age three months and 

 hrenty-threo days, ears 21,i inches long, ti\ inches wide. 



10. For Weight. — Mr. Vaughan. Fawn Doe. ago five months, weight, 

 9 lbs. 10 ozs. ; ears 20) inches long, 4^ inches wide. 



JUDOES — Wessrs. Lock, Ward, and Brett. Assistants, Messrs. 

 Pace and Webb. 



Long Shttok and South Lincolnshire Poultry ani> Pioeon 

 Snow. — Among the country Societies which have shown in- 

 oreased spirit in their premiums, the above is rather remark- 

 able. Fifteen silver cups, value five guineas each, and 130 

 money prizes, are included in the .schedule. 



STOCKS OF DRIVEN BEES. 



I HAVE two stocks of hlack bees in Pettitt's twelve-bar-frame 

 hives ; one stock driven from an old common hive on the 14th 

 of July, which on the I'.Hh of August weighed 1!) lbs. nett ; 

 the other, an old stock and a very late swarm of this season, 

 driven and united on the 2.'ird of August. These have built 

 combs in one corner of each of six frames. The outermost 

 comb is tilled with honey, but not sealed. In this state the 

 bees have been fully a week, yet they are very busy carrying 

 in pollen. I think they mean no more comb-building this 

 season. 



What may be the probable number of stocks produced from 

 these two stocks the next season if all be well :' — \ Workino 

 Cabinetuakeb. 



[The bees of the united colony are not now likely to extend 

 their combs. You would, therefore, assist them most ma- 

 terially it you could give them two or three full-sized combs, 

 either with or without a portion of honey, such as you might 

 probably obtain for ft trifle from some one who destroys bees 

 in the usual way. Take care, also, that there is a sufficient 

 store of food to last the winter. You may reasonably antici- 

 pate t.vo swarms from each of your stocks next year.^ 



HIVE-PROTECTOR. 



The hive-protectors recommended by "Jons O'Gaijnt," and 

 a " Shropshire Bee lovkb," are so very rude and ugly, that 

 rather than disfiguro my apiary with such an unsightly con- 

 struction, I would iiUirn to the old rustic and picturesque 

 straw hackle with all its disadvantages. 



Now, in adopting iiny new and simple contrivance in bee 

 hives, covers, ifec, I a'. ways have an eye to cheapness, efliciency, 

 and neatness, and if the last requirement cannot be secured. 

 I discard the thing altogether. I have for many years used | 

 the American cheese-boxes recommended by " John O'Gaunt," 

 and they ;ire very convenient, cheap, and effective, and if made 

 to one gauge so as to be interchangeable, each rim mode to fit 



on the top of all the other rims, with a narrow lioop to cover 

 the joint, are more convenisnt still. 



I have made neat and good, cheap and durable eovers in the 



following way, requiring, certainly, a little more exercise of 

 constructive ability than the "flour-barrel and milk-pan" 

 cover : — 



The material, old soap-boxes, may be obtained from the same 

 source as the cheese rims. I cut the thin portions of these 

 boxes into triangular pieces about 14 inches long and .5 broad 

 at the base. Then to a rim about 6 inches iu depth, I nail 

 about eight of those pieces at equal distances all round the 

 upper edge, giving the required slope, the points all meeting 

 in the centre, where they are all secured to au octagonal piece 

 of wood. Having made all firm I put eight other triangular 

 pieces the same size over the open spaces left between the first 

 eight, giving a lap of about three-quarters of an inch, secure 

 all together to the edge of the rim with long sprigs, give two or 

 three coats of paint, and it makes a neat and durable pro- 

 tection. The above sketch will better explain the result of the 

 above operation. — G. L., Woh-erhampton. 



JUDGING SUPERS OF HONEY. 



What constitutes a first-class super of honeycomb, and how 

 should such supers be judged by points? There is a great 

 difference of opinion about it in this district. — K. 



[Wo believe no rules have ever been laid down, nor so far 

 as we are aware, has any attempt been made to judge supers 

 by points. Still we do not see why it should not be done, and 

 should be glad to receive suggestions on the subject.] 



HONEY DISCOLOURED. 



The discolouration of honey complained of by " D. D." is 

 not I am sorry to say, the ouly instance of this peculiarity. I 

 myself removed a Woodbury super a few days ago weighing 

 about 15 lbs. nett. in exactly the state yoa describe the sample 



