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MONTHLY JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. 



Bees — Effect of Exposing Bee-Hive^ to Hot 

 Sunshine. — It has been mentioned that honey- 

 combs melt when the hives are exposed to a 

 hot sun ; but as that happens but seldom, it may 

 be worth while to relate how the catastrophe 

 operates on the bees. Last season a friend of 

 mine had a strong colony, in a straw hive, ex- 

 posed to the sun. In July he was anxious for 

 the bees to work in a glass on the top of the hive ; 

 the entrance being .small the heat in the hive in- 

 creased, so that the combs collapsed. The 

 drenched bees turned out.<ide the hive ; while 

 the hum of those that could not enter, caused 

 the affair to be observed. Being at a distance I 

 did not see the catastrophe until the next day. 

 Under the hive were dishes collecting the honey 

 dropping from it, in which many of the poor 

 bees were drenched in their treasure ; while 

 outside the hive was literally covered with bees 

 escaping from the wreck. After a little maneu- 

 vering, I removed the hive, and part of the 

 combs fell on the floor, cru.shiug many of the 

 bees. Having cleared the floor, and also the 

 broken combs from the hive, after the honey had 

 drained a little, the hive was placed in its former 

 station, fenced from the sun by a cloth. The 



bees soon took possession again, excepting those 

 that happened to fall on the ground, which were 

 in a sad plight, smeared with honey and dust. 

 In order to relieve them I put the whole into a 

 pail of water, then spread them on a cloth to 

 clean themselves in the sun, which they did, 

 excepting those that were disabled. It is un- 

 necessary to say that if the hive had been shaded 

 the calamity would not have happened ; but be- 

 fore honey-combs collapse, a hive must be hot 

 indeed. It is surprising what an amount of 

 heat bees can stand inside their hive, even until 

 they are drenched by the vapor from their own 

 perspiration. In hot countries that moisture 

 may be of use to bees ; for in summer, with us, 

 they are fond of .sipping or licking it ; but damp 

 in winter causes their combs to turn mouldy, 

 and often proves destructive to colonies. 



[London Gardenei'a Uhronicle. 



Egg Cement. — White of egg thickened vi'ith 

 finely-povi'dered quick-lime. Use. To mend 

 earthenware, glass, china, marble, alabaster, 

 spar ornaments, &c. It does not resist moisture. 



PRICES CURRENT. 



[Corrected, February 18, for the Monthly Journal of Agriculture.^ 



ASHES— Pots, let sort ^ 100 16. 3 93-i@ 4 



Pearls, 1st sort, '45 4 25 ® — 



BEESWAX — American Yellovr — 29 ® — 



CANDLES— Mould, Tallow..^ ft... — 9 'a)— 



Spenii, Eastern and City — 26 'a) — 



COTTON— From ^ tb. — 6i®— 



COTTON BAGGING— American... — 12 @— 



CORD.\GE— American ^ 16. — 11 @— 



DOMESTIC GOODS-Shirtdngs, ^ y. — 5i®— 



Sheetings — 7 ® — 



FEATHERS— American, live — 26 ■©- 



FLAX — American — 7 ® — 



FLOUR &. MEAL— Genesee, ^ bbl. 5 561® 5 



Troy ®— 



Michigan 5 50 ® 5 



Ohio, flat hoop 5 50 ® 5 



Ohio, Hey wood & Venice 6 37J^® 6 



Ohio, via New.Orleans 5 25 ® 5 



Pennsylvania ® — 



Brandy wine @ 5 



Georsetown 5 37i@ 5 



BaltiiEore City MUls 5 12i® 5 



Richmond City Mills 6 62^® 6 



Richmond Countrj- 5 12l® 5 



Ak'sacdria, Petersburg, &c 5 12|® 5 



Rye Flotir 4 — ® — 



Com Meal, Jersey and Brand 3 75 ® 4 



Com Meal, Brandywine hhd. 17 50 ® — 



GRAIN— Wheat, Western..^ bush. 1 15 ® 1 



Wheat. Southern new 1 12i® 1 



Rye, Northem @ — 



Com, Jersey and North ... (meas.) — 68 ® — 



Com, .Southern ('measure') ® — 



Com, Southern (weight) — 63 ® — 



Oats, Northem — 47 ® — 



Oats, Southern — 38 ®— 



HAY— North River bales — 80 ®— 



HEMP — American, dew-rotted., ton 85 — ®100 



" -water-rotted 125 — ® 175 



HOPS— 1st sort, 1845 : . — 20 ® — 



IRON— American Pig, No 1 35 — ®37 



" Common 25 — ®30 



LIME— Thomaston ^ bbl. ® 1 



LUMBER— Boards, N.R.. ^M. ft. ch". 35 — ®40 



Boards, Eastern Pine 11 — ®13 



Boards. Albany Pine ^pce. — 10 ®— 



i'l.aik, Georgia Pine ^M. ft ®35 



(928) 



Staves, '>.\'hite Oak, pipe. ^ M 50 — ®.52 — 



Staves, White Oak, hhd 40 — ®42 — 



Staves, White Oak, bbl 30 — ®32 — 



Staves, Red Oak. hhd 28 — @30 — 



Hoops 25 — ®30 — 



Scantlintc, Pine, Eastern ®16 25 



Scantling, Oak 30 — ®a5 — 



Timber, Oak f^ cubic foot — 25 @— 37 



Timber, White Pine —18 ®— 25 



Timber, Georgia Yellow Pine — 30 ® — 35 



Shingles. 18 in ^ bunch 1 75 ® 2 — 



Shingles, Cedar, 3 feet, 1st quality. ®24 — 



Shingles, Cedar, 3 feet, 2d quality. 22 — @23 — 



Shingles, Cedar, 2 feet, 1st quality. 19 — ® 



Shmgles, Cedar, 2 feet, 2d quality. 16 — ®18 — 



Shingles, Cypress. 2 feet 13 _ @14 _ 



Shingles, Company ®29 — 



MUSTARD— American — 17 @— 25 



NAILS— Wrought, 6d to 20d...#' tb. — 10 @— 12J 



Cut, 4d to 4Ud — 4®— i\ 



PLASTER PARIS— f>' ton 2 62J @ 



PROVISIONS— Beef. Mess, ^ bbl... 8 — ® 8 50 



Beef, Prime, 5 — @ 5 .".0 



Pork, Mess. Ohio 11 — ®12 50 



Pork, Prime, Ohio 9 50 @10 — 



Lard. Ohio ^16.— 7®— 8 



Hams, Pickled — 7 @ 



Shoulders, Pickled — 5 ® 



Sides, Pickled — 6 @— 6i 



Beef. Smoked ^16.— 6}®— 7 



Butter. Orange County — 15 ® — 20 



Butter, Western Dairy — 13 @ — 15 



Butter, ordinary — 11 ® — 13 



Cheese, in casks and boxes — 7 ® — 1^ 



SEEU.S— Clover F 16. — 8i®— 9 



. Timothy ^tierce 15 — ©18 — 



Flax, Rough 10 — ® 



SOAP— N. York, Brown ^16.— 4 @— 6 



TALLOW— American, Rendered... — llw— 7S 



TOBACCO— Virginia ® 16. — 3 o— 6 



Noith Carolina — 3 ®— 5 



Kenmcky and Missouri — 3® — 7 



WOOL— Am, Saxony, Fleece,. !>■ 16. — 38 ®— 40 



American Full Blood Merino — 36 ® — 38 



American ^ and i Merino — .30 ® — 33 



American Native and i Merino... — 26 @ — 28 

 Superfine, PuUed — 28 ®— 30 



