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JOUEXAL OF HOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



[ August. 20, 1S72. 



stances ; but where hot and fine weather continues the contest 

 may last for some days. Still I believe that the treatment above 

 given is an infallible one. The great point in all such cases is 

 to check the evil at the beginning. If allowed to spread from 

 hive to hive very great mischief will follow, even to the destruc- 

 tion of many hives." 



ALTERING POSITION OF HIVES. 



Could we, without risk of losing many bees, move our hives 

 (three in number) about 10 or 12 yards from the place where 

 they now stand ? The hives are in a situation where it is very 

 awkward to do anything to them, as we cannot get behind them, 

 moreover they are very much exposed, especially to the sun. 

 We were thinking of putting up a small place which would 

 serve as a shelter both from the heat and cold, but we could not 

 put it any nearer than the distance above stated. — A Veky 

 Young Bee-keepeb. 



[You could not safely move your bees the distance you mention 

 all at once. You can, however, easily accomplish what you 

 desire by placing some temporary stands 2 or 3 feet in front, or 

 a little less to the right or left, of the hives as they now are, and 

 moving one hive at a time. The next day move another, and 

 the third day the third, and at the same time the one first re- 

 moved may be treated to a second alteration in the direction of 

 the place where you wish it to permanently remain, and so on 

 until all are brought to that spot. The sooner you set about 

 changing their position the better, as more bees would be lost if 

 it were attempted during the cold weather. You are also quite 

 right in desiring to give your bees more shelter from the sun. 

 The majority of the hives in Great Britain are far too much 

 exposed to the glare and the heat of the mid-day summer sun. 

 We have almost always found our bees answer best when they 

 could be protected from the sun during the hottest hours of the 

 day, by some thick bush or bushes. — Eds.] 



Bee Intokjiation (G. S.A.). — Eeadour "Bee-keeping for the Many," and 

 send us any needful queries to be answered in " Our Better Bos." 



Foon for Wrens (Brentfordiensis). — Boiled rice, boiled potatoes and 

 carrots, hard-boiled egg,, bruised hempseed, mawseed, and scraped meat 

 mixed together. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION'S, 



Caitoen Square, LoxnoN. 



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



Date. 



A.M. 



In the Day. 





1S72. 



iss§ 



Hygrome- 

 ter. 



Is 



If 



Shade Tem- 

 perature. 



Radiation 

 Temperature 



g 

 "S 



August 



Dry. 



Wet. 



Mas. 



Min. 



In 



sun. 



On 



grass 





We. 21 

 Th. 2! 

 Fri. 23 



Sat. 21 

 Sun. 25 

 Mo. 26 

 Tu. 27 



Inches. 

 29.974 

 29.973 

 30.141 

 30.2S4 

 30.098 

 29.838 

 S0.106 



deg. 

 69.6 

 65.U 

 65.2 

 58 2 

 63.4 

 63.S 

 57.6 



deg. 

 64.9 

 61.S 

 59.6 

 56 8 

 62.2 

 59.6 

 52.8 



N.E. 



N. 

 N.E. 



N. 

 W. 

 N.W. 



N. 



deg. 

 63.2 

 63.4 

 63.8 

 63.0 

 63 4 

 63.6 

 62.0 



deg 

 77.4 

 76.3 

 76.5 

 78.3 

 78.6 

 70.0 

 65.S 



deg. 

 5S.5 

 58.2 

 58.2 

 50.0 

 55.2 

 58.4 

 50.3 



deg. 

 119.S 

 112.0 

 122.0 

 120.2 

 120 

 115.4 

 113.5 



deg. 

 57.6 

 57.2 

 5S.0 

 51.6 

 54.0 

 580 

 49.8 



0.383 



0.2:0 



Meaus 



30.059 



63.3 



59.7 





63.2 



74.7 



55.5 



117.6 



55.2 



0.660 



OUR LETTER BOX. 



Book Wanted. — A Subscriber requires a copy of "The Cow," by M. Iff. 

 Milbum. Price to be sent to Mr. F. Dunster, Bookseller, Lyme Regis, 

 Dorset. 



Chickens' Eye-lids Swollen (E. S. T.). — The swelling of the lids of the 

 Bantams is an unquestionable sign of roup. " Outward application relieves it, 

 but does n'othing towards its cure. Feed them on stimulants, give them 

 pills of camphor or Baily's pills, give no whole food, and let them have only 

 camphor julep to drink. It is not akin to ophthalmia. Foxes dislike tar, and 

 seldom go near anything that smells of tar, or that is sticky from its application. 

 Brahma Cockerel Weax-legged (A Sub). — It is a Tery common thing 

 for large young cocks to be weak at the knees, and to rest on the knuckles. 

 Many such, as they get furnished and cease growing, become good strong 

 birds. Feed yours well, and it is likely he will do so. If he do not, it will 

 be soon enough to replace them in four months' time. You must allow the 

 hens no "cavalier" but himself. 



Fowls in Confined Space (Fowl Souse). — Ton must give particulars. 

 What is the nature of your space ? Do you propose to rear chickens in it, or 

 have you any other available place ? Have you no other outlet ? 



Keeping Ducks where there is no Water (E, B.). — If you keep or 

 have at command plenty of broody hens in the early season, you may keep 

 Aylesburys. They do not sit, and if well provided with kitchen and house- 

 hold scraps they do well. If you want less trouble, breed Bouens. You have 

 only two troubles in Rouens — size and feather. They are hardier than the 

 Aylesburys. A pond is not at all necessary for Ducks, except in the breeding 

 season, when they must have access to water from 12 to IS inches deep. We 

 think we should keep Rouens. 



Grey Parrot Unwell (H. T.). — We believe the bird has had an injured 

 or a broken wing. This is frequently caused with blame to no one if the 

 bird is frightened. It is done by the flight catching between the wires. 

 Feed on ripe fruit, bread and milk, and maize, and let it have some dried 

 wormwood in the cage to pick and play with. 



Eggs for Sale, not for Sitting (G. W. H.). — Thrust a long needle in 

 at one end of the egg. 



Various (S. F. E.). — See what we said about the introduction of an Italian 

 queen to a stock a few weeks ago. We think your plan worth trying but full 

 of risk. The late Mr. Woodbury was a great advocate of the queen cage, and 

 he seems to have been uniformly successful in the use of it; but the most 

 simple contrivances turn out very unsuccessful in the hands of novices or 

 awkward manipulators. As to the second case, either foul brood or starvation 

 caused the death of your small swarms. We think the latter, from the fact 

 of <( their tongues being unnaturally distended." We have not observed that 

 black bees are less disposed to receive Italian queens than the common black 

 ones. 



Another Fowl Conundrum. — "F. A. F. " sends this:— Why are fowls 

 supposed to have no future existence ? Because they have their next world 

 (necks twirled) in this. 



Super full of Honey (E. M. M.).— By all means take it away if the stock 

 hive is sufficiently heavy — that is, if it weighs over 20 lbs. nett. 



Uniting Two Casts (A Subscriber). — If you wish to unite the casts, you 

 can do so at any time in the afternoon after the bees have returned home for 

 the most part. Drive the bees of one cast first into an empty hive, and im- 

 mediately drive the bees of the other into the same hive. There will be little 

 or no fighting. As to beeswax, the combs should be first soaked in water fcr 

 a day or two till all the honey matter is drained out of them. " Then boil 

 them till they are thoroughly melted with sufficient water to avoid burning, 

 the melted mass being afterwards expressed through a canvas bag into a pan 

 of cold water, from which the wax is afterwards separated, renielted to purify 

 it still further, and poured into moulds." 



REMARKS. 

 21st. — Cloudy early, then very bright and fine ; rain-like between 6 and 7 p.m.? 



but fine after. 

 22nd. — Dull morning, brightening soon after 10 A.H. ; fine day and afternoon, 



but cloudy evening and night. 

 23rd. — Dull at 5 a.m., fine at 8 a.m., and a most delightful day; bright sun- 

 shine, but very pleasant breeze : splendid starlight night. 

 24th. — Rather dull morning, a very fine day, but not so pleasant as the day 



before, from there being less wind. 

 25th. — Dull in morning, fine in middle of the day ; rain-like between 7 and 



S p.m., but fine after. 

 26th. — Rain commencing at 4 a.m., and falling heavily, 0.3S0 being measured 



at 9 a.m., when the rain had. ceased ; sunshine and showers during tne 



day ; very fine night, but much cooler. 

 27th. — Fine morning, but temperature lower than it has been since the be.- 



ginning of the month; the day fine throughout, and very little 



cloud. 

 Mean temperature at 9 a.m. about 4-" 1 below that of the preceding week ; the 

 mean of day temperature lower, but that of the night higher than the past 

 week. The rain falling on Monday has lessened the ground temperature, ae, 

 of course, was to be expected, and. the northerly winds have made the hot 

 sunshine more agreeable. — G. J. Symons. 



COYEST GARDEN MARKET —August 25. 



Yery little alteration is to be noticed here, and business generally is very 

 limited, both wholesale and retail. 



Apples J sieve 3 OtoO 



Apricots doz. 



Cherries perlb. 



Chestnuts bushel 



Currants A sieve 



Black do. 



Fi^s doz. 2 4 



Filberts lb. 1 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberries quart 9 



Grapes, hothouse lb. 2 5 



Lemons ^100 8 14 



Melons each 2 5 



Mulberries ^lb. 1 OtoO Cf 



Nectarines doz. SO SO 



Oranges ^U0 8 14 



Peaches doz. 4 6 12 



Pears, kitchen doz. 



dessert doz. 2 4 O 



PineApples lb. 3 6 



Plums isieve 5 



Quinces doz. 



Raspberries lb. 10 



Strawberries ¥Hb. 



Walnuts bushel 10 25 



ditto ¥-100 1 U 2 



VEGETABLES. 



Artichokes doz. 



Asparagus ^100 



Beans. Kidney A sieve 



Broad bushel 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums 3>1C0 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery. bundle 



Coleworts.. doz. bunches 

 Cucumbers each 



pickling doz. 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Berbs bunch 



Horseradish bnndle 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce doz. 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mustard & Cress. .punnet 

 Onions bunch 



pickling quart 



Parsley per doz. bunches 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Round do. 



RadiBhes.. doz. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Salsafy %> bundle 



Savoys doz. 



Scorzonera.... ^bundle 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes doz. 



Turnips bunch 



s. d. s. d. 

 1 0to3 

 



Vegetable Marrows.. doz. 2 



POULTRY MARKET.— August 2S. 

 The market is full of Grouse, and it is impossible to give any quotation. 

 They are selling at all prices, from 4s. per dozen. We wonder senders do not 

 get tired of it. 



Larce Fowls 3 



Smaller ditto 2 



Chickens ! 



Geese \ 6 



Ducks 2 



1 Grouse 



I. d. 

 3 6 



2 6 

 2 

 6 6 



2 G 

 4 upwards 



d. 



to 

 

 9 

 



Hares 



Rabbits 1 



Wildditto 



Pigeons 



Pheasants 



Partridges 6 



s. d. s. d. 



to 0' 



6 17 



9 10 



9 10 



n 







