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JOUBNAL OF HOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ September 7, 1871. 



feeders, whether emptied or not, and continue the feeding 

 nightly until the required quantity has been given. If neces- 

 sary, contract the entrances of your hives to enable the in- 

 mates more efiectually to repel robbers. Get all the feeding 

 accomplished as rapidly, as completely, and with as little dis- 

 turbance as possible. These directions are intended for autumn 

 feeding only. Spring feeding must be carried on in a different 

 manner. 



If you do not care to give the large quantity of artificial food 

 that all your weaker stocks or swarms may require, you may, 

 if you please, unite two of them, making one good stock, which, 

 with liberal feeding, may prove more profitable than keeping 

 two weak hives. "We do not advise this, however, as we do not 

 know the strength of your respective colonies. The best food 

 is in the proportion of 6 lbs. of loaf sugar to 4 lbs. of water, 

 kept on the fire for two or three minutes after it has reached 

 boiling point, and, of course, allowed to cool before being given 

 to the bees. Wax can be secreted and combs built entirely 

 from this syrup, but, as in the case of honey, it takes an enor- 

 mous quantity of food to enable the bees to construct a very 

 small quantity of comb, and this must always be taken into 

 account when providing hives with sufSoient stores for winter 

 consumption. — Ens.] 



MR. WOODBURY— FOUL BROOD. 



Befoke entering on the subject of this communication, allow 

 me to say that the death of Mr. Woodbury on the eve of ex- 

 pected recovery has occasioned the most profound sorrow. He 

 was the prince of English apiarians ; and those who, like 

 myself, had the privilege of corresponding with him, will long 

 mourn his loss while they aiJectionatoly cherish his memory. 

 His early removal has not only overwhelmed his family and 

 friends with deep grief, but it has made a blank in the apiarian 

 circle which few, if any, are qualified to fill up ; the deceased 

 being, as one of the Editors of "our Journal" has well said, 

 " our right hand, right head, and right heart in bee knowledge." 



To the disease called foul-brood he was the first to direct 

 the attention of bee-keepers in this country. He gave them 

 all the information that could be obtained regarding it, and he 

 minutely described the process by which he so successfully 

 banished it from his apiary, and the method which he adopted 

 eight years ago is the only one that has, in my experience, 

 effectually eradicated the complaint. All other nostrums, 

 whether English, German, or American, have signally failed. 

 In the Journal of December 29th, 1870, Dr. Abbe stated that 

 he had managed to bring the disease under control by the ap- 

 plication of hyposulphite of soda. The account he gave of 

 his doings made a strong impression, and I resolved to take an 

 early opportunity of testing the value of his discovery. 



My experiments were oommenoed in April. Having a well- 

 stored Woodbury hive, I replaced two of the removed combs by 

 two tainted ones. From these all foul cells were excised, and 

 all the others thoroughly washed out with Dr. Abbe's solution. 

 Not only so, all the other combs, with the box that contained 

 them, were completely washed over with the solution, and sub- 

 jected to its influence for a period of twelve hours. I then put 

 one of my best swarms into the box and awaited the result, 

 concluding that the fell disease would not be resuscitated and 

 reappear if the remedy thus applied possessed the virtue 

 ascribed to it. I am bound to confess that none of my ex- 

 pectations were realised. The solution had not the slightest 

 influence in disinfecting the combs. The disease did not even 

 receive a check ; it broke out fresh as ever, and before the end 

 of July had spread through the whole hive, and in a form as 

 malignant as any I had ever witnessed. It was quite obvious 

 that further attempts to effect a cure in the way recommended 

 would be useless, so, not to waste more time over it, I at once 

 drove the bees into an empty hive, and buried every comb. 

 The box having been purified with chloride of lime, was, after 

 a few days, tenanted by its former occupants, and now, whilst 

 I write, not a vestige of disease can be observed in the well- 

 brooded new combs. To the late Mr. Woodbury, whose loss 

 we lament, we are indebted for making known, or perhaps I 

 should say discovering, a method whereby wooden hives can be 

 purged of their evil virus in a few days, and it is doubtful 

 whether any better plan than the one he adopted will ever be 

 found out for eliminating the plague of foul brood. — B. S. 



Long Sotton Potjltet Show. — Mr. Tegetmeier requests us to con- 

 tradict the statement in our list of Poultry Shows, that he is to be one of 

 the Judges at Long Sutton. The statement in question was founded on 

 an advertisement by the Long Sutton Committee, which appearei in our 

 columns on Augu'^t 17tb, and in those of The Field two days afterwards. 

 Since the above was in type we have received a corrected list of the 

 Judges, which we now insert. 



Brahiias with Diseased Livers ID. J.). — You should describe the 

 yard in which the fowls are kept. Is it paved ? If it is not, what is the 

 nature of the bottom ? Do they get any sun ? As much in the dark as 

 we are, we must confine ourselves to generalities. Fowls kept in paved 

 yards are subject to diarrhoea, and when tbey die from it the livers are 

 generally in the condition you describe. We do not like your dietary. 

 Give ground oats or barleymeal slaked, in the morning and evening. Indian 

 corn or barley on alternate dfiys for the midday meal. Continue the lettuces 

 by all means. If any are seized, give them at once two pills of camphor 

 the size of a garden pea, and continue this if necessary. When the 

 livers are affected the birds seem to suffer from inordinate thirst. It is 

 well in that case to remove the water, and to allow them to drink only 

 three times per diem. 



Lioubian Queens (D. N.). — They are advertised in our columns. 



DoR^ncE (S. U. W.). — They can be obtained at some of the bird shops 

 in Seven Dials, London, but we do not know of anyone who sells them 

 in Liverpool, but such there are, no doubt. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



Camden Square, London. 



Lat. 51° 32' 40" N. ; Long. 0° 8' 0" W. ; Altitnde 111 feet. 



Date. 







9 A.ai 









In the Day 





1871. 



Barome- 

 ter at B20 

 and. Sea 

 Ijevel. 



Hygrome- 

 ter. 



Direc- 

 tion of 

 Wind. 



Temp, 

 of Sou 

 at 1 ft. 



Shade Tem- 

 perature. 



Radiation 

 Tempera- 

 ture. 



Sept. 



Dry. 



Wet. 



Max. 



Mm. 



In 

 Bun. 



On 



grass 



We. SO 

 Th. SI 

 Fri. 1 

 Sat. 2 

 Sun. S 

 Mo. i 

 Tu. 5 



Inches. 

 30.031 

 30.025 

 S0.C85 

 S0.06i 

 29,886 

 29.816 

 30.088 



deg. 

 694 

 65.8 

 63.2 

 71.0 

 67.2 

 66 3 

 60.9 



deg. 

 62.2 

 60.0 

 62.0 

 66 4 

 60,7 

 59.2 

 66.6 



E. 

 S.B. 



N.E. 



N. 

 N.E. 



S. 



N. 



deg. 

 62.5 

 63.3 

 64,0 

 63.5 

 64.0 

 62.9 

 62.3 



deg. 

 80.4 

 80.6 

 81.0 

 80.8 

 71.8 

 71.4 

 76.0 



deg. 

 63.8 

 67,6 

 55.8 

 58 2 

 68.4 

 55.4 

 51,3 



deg. 

 115.3 

 126.0 

 114.4 

 114.0 

 1101 

 113.3 

 122.0 



deg. 

 48,0 

 54.6 

 62.5 

 55.4 

 5G.3 

 52.4 

 49.8 



Means 



29.999 



67.0 



61.0 





63.2 



77.4 



S3 8 



116.4 1 62.7 



0.060 

 0. 40 

 0.140 



REMARKS. 

 80th. — Hazy and very warm in the morning, getting more and more 



cloudy all the afternoon and evening. 

 31st — A most lovely day, a little cloudy about 5 p.m. 

 September 1st. — Occasionally cloudy and storm-like, oppressively warm, 



there being no motion in the air. 

 2nd.— Very slight shower at 9.10 a.m.; thunder at 12 40 and 2.10 p.m,, 



cooler afterwards. 

 3rd. — Fine morning; rather cloudy in early afternoon, with very slight 



showers between 3 and 4 p.m. ; and rain at 10.50 p.m. 

 4th. — Fine in marning, rain commenced soon after noon, and continned 



till the evening. 

 5th. — A very fine day throughout, bright sun, but ap'easant breeze. 



Notwithstanding the rain of Rlonday and pleasant breezes, the tempera- 

 ture has been 4° above that of last week, and nearly 8° above the average. 

 — G. J, Symons. 



COYENT GARDEN MARKET.— September 6. 

 Tbade quiet; there is a fair demand for the best descriptions of fruit 

 and vegetables, but common goods only command low prices. Largo 

 foreign supplies are coming in just now. 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



Ryhope Poultry Show.— The second prize for Brahmaa was awarded 

 to Mr. A. H. Banbury, Langton, NorthaUertoD. 



Apples 3 sieve 



Apriceta doz. 



Cherries lb. 



Chestnuts bushel 



Currants i sieve 



Black do. 



Figs doz. 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberries quart 



Grapes, Hothouse.,., lb. 



Lemons ^100 



Melons each 



Artichokes doz. 



Asparagus ^ 100 



Beans, Kidney .. i sieve 



Broad bushel 



B«et, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



BruBBels Sprouts. . i sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums ^100 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Coleworts..doz. bunches 

 CucumberB each 



pickling doz. 



Endive.; doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic ,. lb. 



Heibs bunch 



Horseradish .... bundle 



B, d. B. 

 1 to2 

 10 8 

 6 2 

 











1 





 

 



1 



Molberriea lb. 



Nectarines doz. 1 



Oranges \f^ 100 20 



Peaches doz. 2 



Pears, kitchen doz. 2 



dessert doz. 2 



Pine Apples lb. 3 



Plums i sieve S 



Quinces doz. 



Raspberries lb. 



Strawberries lb. 



Walnats bushel 10 



ditto ^100 1 



d. s. 



6 to! 

 8 



TEGETABLE3. 



d. B. 

 Oto 4 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce doz. 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mustard & Cress . . punnet 

 Oaions per doz. bunches 



pickling quart 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes .. doz. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savoys doz. 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinaoh bushel 



Tomatoes doz. 



Tomipa bunch 



Vegetable Marrows . . doz. 



d. s. 

 3 too 



8 1 



a 

 a -0 

 a 4 







4 



9 1 

 6 1 

 6 S 

 5 

 6 1 





 

 

 

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