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This is effected by the ventilator, by which the in- 

 ternal tem])eraturc ol' the hive may be reiiuced to 

 tliat ol" the external atmo.jphere; and when, on the 

 approach of night, the bees, recoiling from the 

 cool air, go back into the middle box, the connex- 

 ion between the two may be closed, and the full 

 hive withdrawn, without the imprisonment or de- 

 struction of" a single laborer. The same arrange- 

 ments are to be again renewed, as the bees contin- 

 ue their successful labors. In this system no pro- 

 vision is made for swarming, which cannot occur 

 under this arrangement, the emigration of a ))art 

 of the stock being only occasioned by a want of 

 room in which the bees may piu'sue their labors. 



The honey furnished umler this system of man- 

 agement is Iband to be lar superior both in quality 

 and quantity to that obtained under any other ar- 

 rangement. The honey and wax are as white as 

 refined rugar. This suijeriority in quality it owes 

 as well to the modified temperatiu'e at which the 

 bees secrete their products, as to its total exemp- 

 tion from all extraneous animal and vegetable 

 matters, and, in particular, trom the pollen or bee- 

 bread, which is taken in considerable quantities 

 into the stock-hive for the sujiport of the young. 

 This superiority of the honey is only equalled by 

 the quantity of the supply: the usual annual sup- 

 ply from one stock is about one hundred-weight oi 

 honey; whilst, in the course of one season, Mr. 

 Nutt has procured the large quantity of 296 lbs. 

 This increase in quantity is ovv'ing to the excellent 

 disposition of the arrangements, by which the in- 

 dustrious efforts of the bees are never retarded, nor 

 their strength weakened at the time when the 

 fruits and tiovvers most abound from which their 

 treasures are obtained. 



ABIHERST AGRICULTURAL, SOCIETV. 



For tlie Farmers' Register. 



At a regular quarterly meeting of the Agricul- 

 tural Society of Amherst County, Va. held at the 

 court house of the said county, on Monday the 

 4th day of August, 1834. 



A quorum for business appearing, but the Pi'es- 

 ident not being present, John J. Ambler, the first 

 Vice President, took the Chair, and called the So- 

 ciety to order. 



In consequence of the recent organization ol 

 the Society, the several Vice Presidents were ex- 

 cused for not making reports to this meeting of 

 the state of agriculture and the growing crops in 

 their respective hundreds, and John J. Ambler, 

 the 1st Vice President, in lieu of such report, pre- 

 sented and asked the attention of the Society to a 

 report of the committee of the Agriculturar Soci- 

 ety of Albemarle, on Farms, made to the Societv 

 at their Show and Fair the Ist October 1823, and 

 on motion. Resolved, that the Secretary do procure 

 to be printed for the use of the Society two hundred 

 copies of the said report. 



On motion, ordered that the Secretary procure a 

 copy of Ruttin's Farmers' Register, commencing 

 with tlie beginning of the work, and continuing 

 with its publication in future, and that he cause the 

 same to be bound in volumes, to be kept by. hiin 

 for the use of the Society. 



The Societ)^ proceeded to fix the subjects and 

 premiums to be awarded at their next meeting the 

 first Monday in November next, whereupon it was 

 agreed that the premium.- following be oflerd to 



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the monjbers who shall be the actual owners of the 

 animals, the [iroducers or munufiicturers of the 

 oilier articles, that is to say — 



1. For the best thorough bred Stallion, over 



four years of age, - - .<J10 



2. For the best thoi-ough bred brood Mare, 



over four years of age, - - 10 



3. For the best Stallion, other than thorouo-h 



bred over four years of age, - - 5 



4. For the best brood JMare, other than tho- 



rough bred over four years old, - 5 



5. For the best thorough bred Colt, under 



two years old, - - - 5 



6. For the best thorough bred Filly, under 



two years old, - - - 5 



7. For the best Colt, other than thorough 



bred over two years old, - - 5 



8. For the best Fillj^, other than thorough 



bred under two years old, - - 5 



9. For the best Jack Ass, overfbur years old, 10 



10. For the best Jinney, over two years old, 10 



11. For the best Mide, over two years old, 5 



12. For the best full blooded improved Dur- 



ham short horned Bull, over three 

 years old, - - - - 10 



13. Fo- the best full blooded improved Dur- 



ham short horned Cow, over three 

 years old, - - - - 5 



14. For the best full blooded improved Dur- 



ham short horned Bull, under two 

 years old, - - - - 5 



15. For the best Ml blooded improved Dur- 



ham short horned Cow, under two 

 years old, - - - - 5 



16. For the best half blooded improved Dur- 



ham short horned Bull, under two 

 years old, - - - - 5 



17. For the best half blooded improved Dur- 



ham short horned Cow, under two 

 years old, - - - - 5 



18. For the best Bull, of any other breed 



over three j-ears old, - - - 3 



19. For the best Bull, of^ any other breed, 



two years old or under two years old, - 3 



20. For the best milch Cov\^, of any other 



breed over Ihree years old, - - 3 



21. For the best Cow, of any other breed two 



5'ears or under two j^ears old, - - 3 



22. For the best grass fed Bullock, - - 10 



23. For the best yoke of work Oxen, - 10 



24. For the best Ram, of anj- breed, - 2 



25. For the best Ewe, of any breed, ■ - 2 



26. For the best thorough bred Boar, of the 



Barnitz breed over two years old, - 5 



27. For the best thorough bred Boar, of the 



Mackey breed over two years old, - 5 



28. For the best thorough bred Sow, of the 



Barnitz breed over two years old, - 5 



29. For the best do do of the Mackey breed 



do do, - - - - 5 



39. For the best Boar, of any other breed 



over two years old, - - - 5 



31. For the best Sow, of an}- other breed 



over two years old, - - - 3 



32. For the best Shoat, of any breed ,six 



months or under six months old, - 3 



33. For iho heaviest fa'ted Hog, of any breed 5 



34. For the best two horse power hill-side 

 plough, - - - - - 2 



35. For the best three horse power plough, - 2 



36. For the best acre of plougliin<^ to be 



