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us pleasure to say tliat it was at no sacrifice of eflTiciency ; some of the 
hives shown being superior for practical work to those shown at Not- 
tingham. 
On the whole, the Appliance Department, though not so well filled as 
last year, gave evidence that manufacturers are ever on the look-out for 
anything tending to facilitate work among bees, and excellent appliances for 
every purpose connected with bee culture can now be had at prices within 
the reach of all. 
We cannot close this report without drawing the attention of farmers 
generally — or such of them as take an interest in bees— to the lesson 
taught by the past season. It has been conclusively shown that bees can be 
kept alive and in good health — no matter how bad the season may be— 
by any one who will give them a little of the care and attention required by 
any other kind of live-stock. On the other hand, it has been just as con- 
clusively proved that bees, if left to shift for themselves at a time when no 
natural food can be had, will as surely die as sheep or other cattle would if 
left foodless and uncared for. When this simple fact is recognised and in- 
telligently acted upon, the agriculturist will have as little dread of a bad 
bee season as the most skilled bee-keeper of tlie day. 
W. Beotjghton Caee. 
Walter Maetin. 
William Bush.' 
XXXIV. — Report of the Steward of the Horseshoeing at Windsor. 
By Charles Clay. 
The Society having now, for the third year, placed the Horse- 
shoeing Department in my hands as Steward, it becomes my duty 
to present another report, to point out the salient features of the 
interesting contest at Windsor, and the result of offering prizes 
(for the first time) for systems not in common use (Class 3). 
The number of entries was not equal to former years, being 
eleven in Class 1, draught horses; twenty-two in Class 2, 
harness horses; and seven in Class 3, new systems. Total, 
forty. 
The work done by the competitors in Class 1 could not, I hope, 
be considered a fair specimen of the regular work of our shoeing 
smiths " within the area of the Metropolitan district and ten 
miles round Windsor." If so, it would be desirable that all 
interested in horses should take steps to spread abroad some of 
the most elementary principles of horse-shoeing. Even the prize- 
men were not on some points up to the proper standard of 
efficiency, but the Judges did not feel justified in withholding 
any of the Prizes. In Class 2 the work was better, but even 
here there was much room for improvement. 
' The fourth Judge of the Bee Department, Mr. Henry Yates, unhappily 
died before this Report was prepared. — [Ed.] 
