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and sows. Jonathan E. Field, of Stockbridge, has one Jersey 

 bull and cows ; also Chester County boar and sows. George 

 Kellogg, of Sheffield, has a Chester County boar. Frank K. 

 Hinckley, of Lee, has a Shorthorn bull. Alonzo Bradley, also 

 of Lee, has a Shorthorn bull and cows. T. D. Thatcher, of Lee, 

 has Shorthorn cows and steers, and a fine herd of high-bred 

 grade Shorthorns. Theron L. Foot, also of Lee, has Ayrshire 

 bull, cows and heifers. General William Williams has an 

 improved herd of Shorthorns and Ayrshires, and has done much 

 in introducing thoroughbred stock in the vicinity in which he 

 lives. Henry Burtch, of Sheffield, has a Chester County boar 

 and sows. James Denell, of West Stockbridge, has a Byfield 

 boar and sows. Joseph Wilcox, of Sheffield, has a Southdown 

 buck and thirty ewes. William S. Wilcox, also of Sheffield, has 

 two Southdown bucks and twenty-three ewes. Henry Burtch, 

 of Sheffield, has thirteen Southdown ewes. The farmers of 

 Southern Berkshire are greatly indebted to the Messrs. Wilcox 

 and Burtch for the interest which they have taken in procuring 

 thoroughbred animals, and in disseminating their qualities 

 through the herds so generally in this section of the country. 

 A. H. Joiner, James H. Rowley and J. A. Kline, of Egremont, 

 have each fine flocks of thoroughbred Spanish Merino sheep. 

 H. J. Carter, of Stockbridge, has pure Cotswold sheep. 



In the town of Lee there is an extensive apiary, owned and 

 managed by Mr. Alonzo Bradley. His apiary consists of about 

 one hundred and twenty colonies. He uses the Langstroth hive. 

 . The scene of operations is in a young orchard, containing an 

 acre jor two of young apple trees, and a hive is set under each 

 tree for the purpose of securing a partial protection from the 

 intense heat of the sun. 



As a protector in handling, Mr. Bradley recommends one 

 made of common black coarse bobbinet lace which draws down 

 over the face and neck. Two yards long and three-fourths of a 

 yard wide are sufficient to make one, the piece being cut in two, 

 and the edges of the two halves or pieces being sewn together in 

 the form of a common grain bag without a bottom. A piece of 

 small twine, a yard in length, is then run into one end of this bag- 

 shaped protector, so that it draws up together like a lady's work- 

 Img. The crown and rim of the hat will keep the meshes of this 

 lace protector from coming in contact with the face and neck, 



