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Cow and Pig Clubs in Lincolnshire, [may, 



Diseases are best guarded against by having dry, weather- 

 tight hives and vigorous queens, and by giving suitable food 

 when feeding is requisite. 



The following are the chief maladies to be apprehended : — 

 Dysentery, a disease of adult bees, is caused by undue winter 

 confinement, unsuitable food, and damp hives ; Chilled-brood 

 and Paralysis are caused by sudden frost in late spring, or by 

 untimely manipulation ; Bee-pest or Foul-brood is a terribly 

 infectious disease, endemic in many places in England. A 

 description of this disease is given in Leaflet No. 32 issued by 

 the Board of Agriculture. A copy may be obtained, free of 

 charge, from the offices of the Board, 4, Whitehall Place, S.W., 

 or from any County Bee-Association Secretary. 



A word of warning and encouragement on one other point 

 must be given. No one can keep bees without being stung : the 

 sting of a bee is painful but harmless (except in rare instances), 

 and in time, after many stings, the effect is so slight as to be 

 quite disregarded. It is advisable to wear a veil to protect the 

 face and head, but the hands should be left bare. Their best 

 protection is the gentle, careful manipulation of the bees while 

 attending to them. The foregoing is written for those who 

 propose to keep a few stocks of bees : anyone intending to 

 keep a large number of stocks is advised to get a season's 

 instruction in a well-managed apiary before laying out capital 

 n the business. 



The British Bee Journal, price one penny weekly, and the 

 Bee Record, two-pence monthly, are the recognised organs 

 of the Bee Industry in England, and the British Bee-Keepers' 

 Association (Secretary, Mr. E. H.Young, 12, Hanover Square, 

 London) is the headquarters of apiculture in the kingdom. 



T. I. Weston. 



COW AND PIG CLUBS IN LINCOLNSHIRE. 

 The mutual insurance of live stock is a form of co-operation 

 which finds much favour amongst small holders and cottagers 

 in agricultural districts where small holdings and allotments are 

 plentiful, the cow and the pig being the two domestic animals 

 principally concerned. In South Lincolnshire, for instance, 



