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JODKNAL OF HOETICULTUBE AND COTTAGE QABDENER. 



[ November 11, 1809. 



bury, at Exeter, who woald also obtain for yoa an Italian qneen, 

 and advise jou as to uniting her. J 



BEE-KEEPERS' CONVENTION, LONDON, 

 CANADA. 



This convention mot accordiof; to notico on Taesday, Se{:tembcr 

 21st, bat adjoaruod iu favour of tho fruit- growers' meeting held at the 

 same time. 



Tho Committee appointed to draft a conatitation and bye-laws, and 

 recommend olHcers fui a permanent boc-keepers' association, beg to 

 report as follows : — 



nONSTITUTIOS. 



Art. 1. That this organisation be called the " Ontario Bee-keepers' 



Association." 



2. That tho object of this association shall bo ^to promote the 

 interests of sciontiUc and practical bee cnltorc. 



B. That Rontlemou paying 50 cents yearly ehall bo considered 

 members of this association. Ladies to be admitted to membership free 

 of charge. 



•1. That the officers of this association shall consist of president, 

 vico-prcsidont, secretary, treaanrer, aud a committco of five, three to 

 form a qnorum — who sliall bo appointed annually. 



5. That this association shall meet annually at tho time and place 

 of the Provincial Fair, or oftenor, at tho option of the committee. 



IIYE-LAWS. 



1. The order of procedure at the auumil or public meetinsof the asso- 

 ciation shall be, first, tho transaction of business, and then the discussion 

 of questions pertaining to tho science and practice of bee-keeping. 



2. Any member of tho association shall bo entitled to send notico to 

 the secretary of a question or qucstionB for diseuesiou at an approach- 

 ing annual or other public meetiiifr. 



3. Questions previously prepareci, and of which public notice has been 

 given, shall take precedence of other sabjects of discussion at the meet- 

 ings of the association. 



4. Any person proposing a question shall, if present, be expected to 

 introduce tho subject. 



5. No person shall be allowed to speak longer than ten minutes at 

 one time on any question. 



G. The association shall have tho power to change or add to the 

 constitution or bye-laws at any annual meeting, notice of such change 

 or addition having been given at least twenty-four hours beforehand. 



The discussion of questions was tlien resumed. After a lengthy 

 and pleasant discnssion of thn question, *' What is the best method of 

 artificial swarming?" it was moved and carried that it belaid upon 

 the table. 



The question " Has foul brood ever been discovered in Canada ?" 

 was next submitted. As several members answered in the affirmative, 

 it was then resolved, that ca^^es of undoubted foul brood having been 

 reported, this association would strou<^Iy urge tho total destruction by 

 fire of all stocks and hives affected by this dread scourge of bee-keep- 

 ing, so as to prevent its spread. 



The question of the best size of hives for Canada was then discussed 

 at considerable length, when it was moved and carried that a hive 

 containing about 200 cubic inches is the best for Canada. 



TIHRn SESSION. 



Pursuant to adjournment, the Ontario Bee-keepers' Association met 

 on "Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock, when the minutes of the last 

 meeting were read and approved. Several items of business being 

 disposed of, the question " Do bees consume less and come out better 

 wintered in a uniform cool cr in a warm temperature?' was discussed. 

 After a brief discussion it was resolved that bees winter best in a 

 uniform cool temperature. The question " What kind of plants will 

 honey the best in excessively wet weather?" was next considered. 

 After a short discussion it was resolved, that in the opinion of this 

 association the locust, currant, raspberries, and berry plants in general, 

 sweet clover, and American bee plant, are tlic bopt plants for producing 

 honey iu wet weather. Tho question " What is tho best method of 

 securing tho most surplus honey after having doubled your swarms ?" 

 was taken up. After a spirited discussion it was resolved that the best 

 method of obtainint^ surplus houey is by using larf^o boxes on new hives, 

 and takiug houey from old hives I)y tho honey-extractor. The question 

 " Is the centrifuf^al comb-cmptyiug machine as useful as has been 

 represented ?" was tlion considered. After several replving in the 

 afhrmative, it was resolved that we re;»ard the honey-extractor favour- 

 ably, and recommend its favourable use. The last question brought 

 before the association was — " la a plain hive tho best for successful 

 bee-keeping in Canada?" AfU'r an exceedincly interesting discnssion 

 a resolution was passed with one dissentient, that a moveable comb 

 hive, and not a plain hive, is best for sueceasful liee-kocping. 



After having enji^'yed three very inten^sting and profitable sessions, 

 with an average of sixty intelligent bee-keepers, thirty-five of whom 

 enrolled themselves as members, the mectiuc adjourned to meet again 

 at the time and place of the next Provincial Fair. 



OUR LETTER BOX, 



Feeding Fowt.3 for Exhibition (C(/»!rj).— You should ho rather more 

 esi licit, and iell u^ ^hat brted the birds aro. In some you would want 



to make weight, In others to make hard plumage. Dorkingn, Cochlnfi, 

 aud Brahman would belong to the former; Game, Malar, niid Hpnuish to 

 tho latter. One thing tliey hnvo in common, tliey shoulJ ho fed lour 

 thuos every day. Tae lirst uioil should bo at daybreak, tbo next two 

 should cquslly Jivido tho day. leaving the fourth for tho lust of daylight. 

 No meal should bo bo plentiful as to make them leave any. nor should 

 thoy even ho thoroughly satiittlcd. It is an excblh nt plan to throw them 

 a piece of broad or some cruuihs three or four timos every d.iy, only a 

 litllo, but it does them K')'>d. Wo shall Huppu.so your pou is a puu, being, 

 in short, nothing hut a place in which fowls may he confined. Ab the 

 object is to cauco tho birtl'< to improve, ovon ns compared with those that 

 are at lihortf, it will Lcconio immediately apparent thoy tihould have 

 everything the others have. Some bushels of road grit Hhoulil ho thrown 

 down. Laredo sods of urowing grass should bo cnl and thrown into tho 

 pen every dny. They should ho well supplied with frc'>li spring water. 

 For ordinary fowls, give ground oata slaked with milk, cookod meat 

 chopped line, bread, and a liandful of mai/.o now and then. I ( the groond 

 oats or barley meal ctin bo slaked in pot liquor, so mnch tho better. 

 Some stoamed greaves oftou do woudcrs iu making weight. To all mnst 

 bo added, where hard feather i-<f Roni^ht, a few peas everf day ; and a raw 

 egg or two— thu yolk of them ouly, will sometimes do wonderd for a Game 

 cock. 



nouDANa Giddy and Paralvsed (H. S. F.}.— All tho French breeds 

 ore subject to these attacks. Tho La Kh'cho arc the worst. Oor treat- 

 ment is to give bread and ale, and Baily's pills. A most essential point is 

 to take away their water, aud allow them to drink a little only throe 

 times per day, and that etronply impregnated with camphor. Voa will 

 see when they are taken thoy ko to tho edpo of the vessel c^atainlnn their 

 water, and tnko their stand there, drinking every miuutr. It continues 

 the disease, but tho ab'^onco of water is the beginning of the euro. We 

 left QUO of our host pullets this morning just ab you deschho yours. We 

 took away her water— she will he well tu-uigbt. 



Fowls and Guinea Pios Killed ffl. F. T.}.— Wo believe yon arc 

 suffering from the depredations of hedgohosjs. We were the victima of 

 such visitations for a long time, and it was only after watching some 

 nights we discovered it. That was iu a lonely orchard. We have in 

 London pet.^ aud pests ; among tho latter wo reckoned blacU-bcetles, and 

 were advised to try a hedsiohog. We did so— from tho day we did so we 

 had mysterious deaths and disappearances. At lust we foand the delin- 

 quent. Ue killed aud partly ate u pair of Carolina Ducks, and yielding 

 to the feeling of oaso following a copious meal, ho composed himself 

 among the down and feathers, and went to sleep, hence tho discovery. 



New York Pouxtrv Show (H. B. Jf.).— Write to Mr. Tegetmeier, who, 

 we believe, is London Secretary. 



Poultry Farm [Younri Nemo).— Yon can keep two houdrc 1 adult fowls 

 on four acres of grass. We hope soon to hcarof pou'.trp-gardeninK, belieT- 

 ing that tho surface may be increased by inequalities, and shelters, 

 dusting places, and refuges artificially provided, the whole subject to a 

 law that there shall be no hollow or damp place. We do not hold with 

 crosses. If you are sntistled that Ilamhurgbs and Spanish are the best 

 layers, why not keep the latter on account of the size of their eggs / 

 An cf,'g is an egg on paper, but it la by no means the same at breakfast 

 or iu a pudding?. We believe six Spanish egffs are equivalent to ten 

 Uambur^hs. Eggs at this time of year, or, indeed, always, should bo sold 

 by weislit. For taCle you waut Dorkings or Brahma Pootras. These both 

 sit their own eggs. Crt-ve-Ca-urs and Houdans are both excellent layers, 

 hut do not bit. We are in the habit of keeping c^trs in ^ilakod lime, but 

 not lime water, nnd tht-y do not taste. We have bean told eggs covered 

 with butter or gum keep equally well. We have never trlo^l either. 



Points of LrcnT l}RAn»AS (/nguircr).— The ouly diff-^renco in points 

 of Brahmas, as between Light aud Dark, is in colour. The Light variety 

 should bo white with the following exceptions :— The (lights and taU 

 should be black ; the hackle striped with black ; the feathern of the legs 

 light outwards, dark underneath. In every other point they are alike. 



A^XEsBCRV Duck's Egos Unfertile (A Ditappuinti'd Oa«).— The eggs 

 are very large, but we have seen single Spanish hen's eggs nearly as 

 large as some of them. We have had Ducks, hens, aud (iecso laying 

 double egj^-* frequently, but have never known thoni to continue it 

 always. It is a derangement of the system. We should not hesitate to 

 breed from tho same birds again. Laying double eggs is by no moans a 

 sign of barrenness. 



ExiiiniTiso Duces iOct!>her).-—From your description we should think 

 No. 1 the bt'Bt birds, and we consider the hole in the web of the foot 

 quite unimportant. We presume, from your speaking of bills, they are 

 Aylesbury Ducks. If so, it is far better to have hlaei; spots on the bills 

 th:tn to have them discoloured. The weight is hardly enough; you want 

 at least il lbs more. The loss of tho tips of ono or two toes would not 

 interfere with the hopes of success for a bird ; but if all were missing, it 

 would certainly be a disadvantage. 



Anpalusians. — We are informed thot " H. P." can obtnln what he re- 

 quires, if he write to Mrs. Kirkman, Blalton, near Woodbridge, Satlblk. 

 We do not know her birds. 



Ground Oats (li. ,1.).— We congiatulato you on having succeeded in 

 grinding the whole of your oats. The husk reduced to fico meal is 

 among the mo^t valuable parts of the corn. It is better to give it mixed 

 with water, and it is also more profitable. 



Feepini; Bees (L. *V.).— Tho best modo of feed-ug ii by means ol an 

 inverted buttle, as descritied and figured in page 2*. of " Bee-keeping for 

 tho Many,*' which may be had post free from this ortice for five stamps. 



Elder Wise (^■t^^5C^f^«*r).— We believe that Elder wine that has not 

 fermented with yeast, will ferment epontaneoubly, as do the wines of 

 foreign vintages. 



POULTRY MARKET.— NovEMRER 10. 

 We have a good snpply and a bad trade 

 B. d. R. d. 



LargcFowls ;i to S 



Smaller ditto 2 C » 



Chickens 1 2 



Geese 6 C G 



Ducks 2 H n 



Pheasauts '2 C V, 



Partridges 



Grouse 2 6 



d. R. d. 

 -i to 1 G 



3 

 R 



Pigeons 



Hares 8 H 6 



nabbits 14 in 



Wild ditto 9 10 



