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it. It would lie :i very easy process to raise a supply fur scctl yearly liy 

 the aliove described melhud." 



Remedy for Worms in Seed Corn. 



Mr. 11. A. Slitddoii, of Middleliury, Vt., sends tlie rollowiii;^,-: 

 " Last season my sweet corn failed to come up, and the plaiitin;^ having 

 been followed by rainy weatiier, I attiibnted it to rottinj.1^. The second 

 planting; also liaving failed, I exainineil the hills, and found in the kernels 

 a small chocolate-colored worm, not larger than a small jiin, from ^ to 1 

 inch in length, with pairs of legs extending its whole length. I counted 

 12 in the husk of one kernel, llic inside being all oaten away. Some 

 sprouts an inch long were eaten oil". 1 should like to learn the name of 

 this worm, never having seen it except in my garden. I then took a half 

 an ounce chlorid(j lime and a quarter of an ounce of copperas, with water 

 enough to mix with one pint of C(U-n, leaving all the corn immersed, and 

 allowed it t(» soak twelve hours. The seed so prepared came u[) finely." 



The IIoney-Bee in California. 



Mr. S. W. Jewett sends the following: 



" Within a few years, many a hive of bees lias been imjiorted into this 

 State and Oregon. It is now fairly demonstrated that the climate is con- 

 genial, and that they arc very prolific, and manufacture a good quality of 

 hone}', equal in flavor to any Eastern honey, except that from white clover. 

 Bees on this coast and interior gather much of their sweets from the willow 

 and the oak. Plants in the morning are often covered with the honey dew. 

 When young swarms emigrate, they accept the best accommodaiions which 

 they can find. Sometimes their lodge consists of a standing hollow tree, 

 or trunk iq>on the ground, which is often filled with bees and honey. Quite 

 often, they occupy burrows in the ground, the home of wild beasts such as 

 the wolf and the badger. Many cattle annually die in this State; some- 

 times their flesh is entiiely consume«l by insects and small animals, leaving 

 only the bones and hid(; in quite a peifect stale. In Santa Barbara, the 

 attention of a gentleman was called to examine the carcass of an ox, then 

 admitting at each end the egress and ingress (»f numerous winged insects; 

 at one end lie soon withdrew his hand, and a comb well filled with honey. 

 This iiiuch increased his excitement and curiosity. After well preitaring 

 himself for the contest he made an assault and soon came ofl' vicliu', taking 

 from them a booty of over 200 pounds. I saw the notice of an A|>;irian 

 who R«'t up 35 large healthy swarms at San Jose; the season and pasture! 

 proved fine for them. They soon multiplied Iteyond all expectation. Winn 

 the honey and swarming season was weli over, he conveyi-d them by b(Kit 

 to Stockton. There set them up again. It was said, at the final close of 

 the season, the bees had mulii|»lied their cohiiiies to more than one thou- 

 sand, and the amount of honey exceeded twenty tons, (jood swarms 

 multiply about four times and young colonies twice in favorable years." 



Introduction of the IIoney-Bee into California. 



The Secretary — During the year US-Ol, Mr. Krancis Keisey, a somewhat 

 noted apiarian, was at the rooms of the Institute, then located at No. 351 



