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From ihe Daily Advertiser. 



BEES. 



In an article written by Mrs Griftitli of New 

 Jersey, vvliich appeared in the Nortli American 

 Review, for October last, an anecdote is related, 

 which is in substance as IWIlows :— An old French 

 bishop, in paying his annual visit to his clergy, 

 was afflicted "l)y the representations they made of 

 their poverty, which the appearance of their 

 houses and faniihes corroborated. Wldlst he was 

 Jeiilorin" their sad condition, he arrived at the 

 house of a curate, who, living amongst a poorer 

 set of parishioners than any he had yet visited, 

 would, he feared, be ni a still more woeful plight 

 than the others. Contrary, however, to liis ex- 

 pectations, he found appearances very much im- 

 proved. Everything about the house wore the as- 

 pect of comfort and ple/ity. The good bishop was 

 amazed. " How is this, my friend," said he, "you 

 are the first man I have met, with a cheerful face 

 and a plentiful bourd. Have you any income in- 

 dependent of your cure ? " Yes, sir," said the 

 clergynjan, " I liave ; my family would starve on 

 the pittance 1 receive from the poor people I in- 

 struct. Come with me into the garden, and I will 

 show you the slock that yields me an excellent in- 

 terest." On going to the garden, he showed the 

 bishop a range of bee hives. " There is the bank 

 from which 1 draw an annual dividend. It never 

 stops payment." Ever after that memorable visit, 

 when any of his clergymen complained to the 

 bishop of poverty, he would say to them, " keep 

 bees, keep bees." 



We dare say that our readers will entertain a 

 very favorable opinion of this jiiece of advice, on 

 reading the ensuing paragraph from the Worces- 

 ter Spy : 



Remarkalle Increase. — We have been fn nished 

 by a friend with an account furnished by David 

 Royce, of Ripley, Chatanquc county. New York, 

 of a remarkable increase of Kees belonging to him ; 

 the correctness of which statement is certified by 

 the Postmaster and jiublic officers of the town. — 

 In the course of something less than seven years 

 and a half, from a single swarm of bees, lie had 

 taken u]i 31 swarms, from which he obtained for 

 use 1705 [louuds of honey ; ten swarms had es- 

 caped to the woods and were lost ; and eiglity- 

 eight swarms remained in their hives, in which 

 there was, by the estisnate of intelligent and im- 

 partial men, not less than 7664 jiounds of honey, 

 making a total of one hundred and Ihirtij-nine 

 swarms of liees, and nine Viousunl three hundred 

 and sixty-nine pounds of honey. The honey, at 

 the price it is usually sold in this vicinity, would 

 amount to more than fificni hundred dollars. We 

 know not why bpes, with pro])ir attention, may 

 not do as well in this section of the country as in 

 any other; but, if they will, with the best of care, 

 yield half as nuich increase as the above, to what 

 more profitable business can the farmer turn a 

 portion of his attention ? 



^* ^_y ji^^jl ^^ FARMER, 



with regard to size and number growing in 

 1832. 



The trees which furnish food for the busy spin- 

 ners of the native silk, are more beautiful in ap- 

 pearance than most of the pampered exotics which 

 are jiermitted to lurk about houses and gardens. 

 They would form the appropriate oriuiments of 

 our highways, and while they covered from sight 

 those bonlers of gravel, rock, and bramble which 

 dishonor our roads and disgrace the proprietors of 

 the soil over which they pass, woidd furnish a 

 healthful and innocent employment to the mem- 

 bers of the farmer's family whose occupations are 

 at present limited. The gathering of green leaves, 

 the feeding of the insect weavers, the processes 

 of manufacture, might well supply the place of 

 the card sotting and the straw braid which were 

 once almost the universal employments of the fe- 

 males of a family. On the hab.ts of domestic in- 

 dustry and economy <lepend much of the happi- 

 ness and prosperity of the community, and as one 

 of its members we rejoice to ob.servc the encour- 

 agement of any stream of wealth whose source 

 shall be on the household hearth. — JVat. Mgis. 



May 22, 182^. 



oriler that it be well mixed. After six hours ad- 

 I'iliorial soaking, under exposure to the sun and 

 beneath a glass ball ; or for want of such an in- 

 strument, a frame of oiled jiaper, the seeds to be 

 put into a cloth ; then to be divided for the pur- 

 pose of sownig, and mixed with a liuflicient quan- 

 tity of cinders, sand, or dry innnld ; after this, to 

 be snwn, and the water in which lliey were soak- 

 ed thrown over the ground which covers them. 

 It is also recommended, when practicable, to 

 water, at intervals, the jdants, with acidulated 

 water of oxynniriatic acid, in the proportions of 

 that used in steeping the seeds, in order to keep 

 up ilie activity of their vegetation, and to favor 

 the developement of the plant. — Bull. Univ. 



AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. 



It has been remarked, that winters of deep 

 snow are fcllowed by rich harvests. The vernal 

 cold by checking the ])remature advance of veg- 

 etation, cheerless as it is in passing, is said to con- 

 tribute to the abundance of the fruits of the earth. 

 With these coinciding incidents, the wise, about 

 weather, jiredict unusual fertility, and other symp- 

 toms favor the belief that the plenty of former 

 years will be renewed. The grasses are thick set 

 and of intense verdure. Winter grains have a fair 

 appearance. The backwardness of the sjjring has 

 retarded the usual operations of the farmer, and 

 cold and wet prevented the early preparation of 

 the ground for plantirig. The fruit buds of the 

 ]>each are few ; but with this delicate tree it may 

 often be noticed that the exuberance of blossoms 

 is no certain indicatioti of the abundance of au- 

 tunuial products, and that when its branches are 

 most thickly covered with flowers much of the 

 fruit falls innnature. The pear and apple are full 

 of buds, and i)romise to fill the basket and barrel 

 to overflowing — Ibid. 



RYE COFFEE. 



One reason why this article is not more used 

 is, thiU Cew know how to make it. We know a 

 lady who after several vain attempts to suit her- 

 self wiih it, happened to recollect, that when rye 

 is sown, the operation of heat and moisture cause 

 what is called the saccharine fermentation to take 

 place, by which sugar is formed ; after which, the 

 sprout immediately begins to show itself. She 

 therelbre i;ept her rye moist, and moderately warm, 

 till the swelling of the sprout showed that the fer- 

 mentation had begun, and then dried and burnt it 

 with all possible despatch, in order to arrest the 

 process before the rye should become som-. Her 

 success was complete, and her knowledge of 

 chemistry was of use to her husband's pocket. — 

 Maine Farmer. 



Farmers might easily save the flesh of Horses 

 and Cows, and confer a great kindness on their 

 iuiimals, in preventing the usual annoyance ot 

 Flies, by simply diling the ])arts most exposed. — 

 Flies will not alight a moment on the spot, over 

 which an oiled sponge has been pressed. Proba- 

 bly either fish or flaxseed oil would answer ; but 

 what I have known used with success was the 

 Tanner's oil. Every man who is compassionate 

 to his beast, ought to know this simple remedy, 

 and every Livery Stable, and Country Inn, ought 

 to have a supply at hand for the use of travellers. 



Ibid. 



The liberality of the Legislature has again af- 

 forded to the Agricultural Societies the means for 

 extending those encouragements to industry and 

 skill, which have heretofore been found so prac- 

 tically valuable. Among the objects marked with 

 peculiar favor, is the manufacture of Silk, and in 

 accordance with the direction of the donors, the 

 Society of this County have offered a premium of 

 sixty dollars for the best nu/icry of nnilbtrry trees, 



AGRICULTURAL. 



Tlie Middlesex Agricultural Society, in the r 

 list of [iremiums, just published, otior fur the best 

 plantation of White Rlulhcrry trees, not less than 

 150 in numbsr, which shall be in the best condi- 

 tion in the autnnm of 1830, a i)reuiiinn of S?2.5 ; 

 next best S15 ; for the best specimen of silk, not 

 less than 5 lbs. $9 ; next, $7 ; next, $4. They 

 also oflfer preinimns for various kinds of fruit and 

 forest trees. The Society in this county, a few- 

 years since, offered premiums for plantations of 

 White Oak trees, but we have not understood that 

 ihcy were «ver claimed. — Mass. Spy. 



Fertilizing effects of Chlorine on Seeds for Sow- 

 ing. — The employment of chlorine, or oxynnniat- 

 ic acid, in preparing seeds for sowing, is recom- 

 mended by M. Rcmord, as ca|>able of increasing 

 the product three and fijur fold what it wouM be 

 in ordiiiury cultivation. The process is as fid- 

 lows : — The grain to be first steeped fortivehe 

 boms in water from a river or fountain, never 

 from a well ; then to be added to the water six- 

 teen or seventeen drops of oxynniriatic acid for 

 every quart — the whole to be shaken together, iu 



Sulphui-ic Jicid Springs.— The second number, 

 vol. XV. of the American Journal of Science, con- 

 tains an account by Prof. Eaton, of certain springs 

 of water, im])reguated with sulphuric acid, in the 

 town of Byron, Genessee county, N. Y. One of 

 the springs emits a ])crpnnial stream, sufficient to 

 turn a light gristmill, and is so acid as to coagu- 

 late milk, 'i'lie fact is the more remarkable, as 

 I)ut two other instances of the kind are known, 

 and both of these in volcanic region.s. 



Antidote against the Poijon of Verdigris.— M. J. 

 Charles Gullet, late apothecary of the first class, 

 in the armies of the North, and Italy, had by a. 

 mistake poisoned himself with verdigris. He was 

 vomiting with great efi'orts. During the time 

 some persons around him had gone lor some oil 

 which he had sent for, but feeling extremely 

 ihirsty he drank a glass of water with a great 

 deal of sugar diluted in it. His pains diminished. 

 He tlien ate sugar and was perfectly cured. The 

 remedy often reiieated since with success has 

 proved that sugar is the true antidote against ver- 

 digris. 



Extract from the Practical Manualof the Scour- 

 er, by L. Sable Normand. 



