WHEELER'S PATENT HORSE POWER AND THRESHER. 



Wheeler's Horse Power and Thresher — 

 represented in the above engraving — is one of the 

 best machines with which we are acquainted. 

 One of them was exhibited, in operation, at the 

 State Fair at Buffalo, and also at the last Fair in 

 this count} - , and attracted much attention from far- 

 mers and others. For a farmer of comparatitely 

 limited means and business, we believe the purchase 

 of Wheeler's Power and Thresher a very judicious 

 and valuable investment. Indeed, in all cases where 

 the strength of only one or two horses is required, 

 and particularly if a portable power is wanted, it 

 will prove almost indispensable. The power will be 

 found convenient for many purposes besides threshing 

 — such as sawing, cutting straw, k.c, Slc. 



From what we have seen of this machine — and 

 we have witnessed the power in operation while 

 threshing different kinds of grain, and sawing wood — 

 we have no hesitation in recommending it to our 

 readers. It is constructed on the " endless chain' 

 principle, and if properly manufactured, we are 

 confident it will give good satisfaction. It combines 

 several important advantages — being cheap, portable 

 and durable, and easily attached to different ma- 

 chinery. Manufactured by H. L. Emery, Albany, 

 N. Y. — to whose advertisement, published in the 

 appropriate department of this number, we refer the 

 reader for further information, embracing numerous 

 testimonials, price, &tc. 



MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 



IiV AI.VIN WILCOX. 



Messrs. Editors: — Having occasionally seen an 

 article in the Genesee Farmer on the management of 

 the Honey Bee, I have thought that more might be 

 written on the subject, with profit to your numerous 

 readers ; and for that reason I offer a few remarks, 

 which may perhaps be the means of inducing others 

 to write on the subject, who are more competent to 

 give proper information. 



I have had much experience in the management of 

 bees for the last twenty-five years — being a mechanic, 

 and my work such as to admit of my seeing to them 

 daily, if necessary. I have taken much pains to 

 inform myself by actual observation and experi- 

 ments, what was the best way to manage them pro- 

 fitably. In the spring of 1836, my brother-in-law 



and I had two hundred and twenty 

 took from them that season over four thousand and 

 six hundred pounds of box honey — being about twenty- 

 one pounds to every old hive. That was what is 

 called a honey season. The honey brought in New 

 York market, over thirty dollars per hundred. The 

 amount of box honey will vary from five pounds to 

 twenty to the old hives kept — depending altogether 

 on the season for honey. 



Those who intend to buy, should, if convenient, 

 begin with two or more swarms, as there is always 

 some that will not produce more than they will use. 

 Select early, last season swarms, as they are the 

 best, if they have honey enough to winter. Rather 

 small hives are the best for profit. In winter they 

 require but little care more than occasionally looking 

 to, and keeping the passage clear : and board and tub 

 hives should have a place for the bees to pass out and 

 in at two or three inches above the bottom board, as 

 in winter there is a mist continually rising from the 

 breath of the bees that accumulates in the top of the 

 hive in the form of frost ; in milder weather it melts 

 to water and runs down and freezes and shuts the 

 lower passage tight ; then if there is not a passage 

 above to admit air the swarm will suffocate. 



At the commencement of warm weather in the 

 spring they should be examined, the bottom boards 

 cleaned ofi^ and if any swarms are feeble as to amount 

 of bees it is best to give them but one place to enter, 

 as it enables them the better to guard against robbers. 

 Bees are the most liable to rob each other the first 

 warm weather before they begin to gather honey. If 

 they begin to rob a hive, the best way is to take it up, 

 as I never had a swarm amount to any profit after the 

 robbers had gained free access to the honey. It is 

 very seldom that robbers injure a healthv, good swarm. 



West Bloomjield, JY. Y., 1849. 



Idleness. — Said the distinguished Chatham to his 

 son, " I would have inscribed on the curtains of your 

 bed and the walls of your chamber, ' If you do not 

 rise early you can never make progress in anything. 

 If you do not set apart hours of reading ; if you suf- 

 fer yourself or any one else to break in upon them, 

 your time will pass unprofitable and frivolous, and 

 unenjoyed by yourself.' 



