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race which has been here 200 years, acclimated, fine forms, great 



strength and admirably uniform in color. Adopted unanimously. 



Also continued, " The proper treatment of barn yard manure in 



Winter." 



The Club then adjourned. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



January 19, 1858. 



President Pell in the chair. Dr. Waterbury, Secretary j)ro tern. 



Present — Messrs. Pell, Prof. Mapes, Robinson, T. W. Field, of 

 Brooklyn, George Geddes, of Onondaga, the venerable Benjamin 

 Pike, Mr. Lawton, of New Rochelle, Hon. R. S. Livingston, Mr. 

 Bartlett, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Vail, Mr. Jacobs, Dr. Tuthill— eighty 

 members in all. 



The Secretary read the following translations and extracts made 

 by Secretary Meigs, viz : 



BEES. 

 We translate the following from Mons. Motschulsky: 

 To increase a swarm by uniting two. 



Two swarms may be united by means of asphyxia, and killing 

 the queen of the one of them. While under asphyxia the two are 

 covered by one hive. Then, towards next morning, the greater 

 part of the bees will renew their activity, and both swarms will 

 commence working together. Care is necessary in the use of 

 these asphyxia, or all will be killed. 



To change the Queen. 



Sometimes a queen becomes too old, and is besides disqualified 

 otherwise — these faults are discovered in about eighteen days, 

 when the bees begin to make their capital cells, near the external 

 borders of the hive. To remedy this, take away the hive with its 

 bad queen, and then smoke it with the Lycoperdon until the 

 queen falls down, then kill her, and after well airing the hive 

 put it in its proper place, placing the asphyxiated bees below. 

 After this introduce a small swarm which has a queen — next day 

 they are all busy. Great caution is necessary in using this 

 method, for there is danger of destroying the swarm. 



