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in tlic middle of the day and freeze at night, closing 
the air passages, and smothering the bees. 
for those who let their bees stand in the open 
air, I recommend that the summer and winter stand 
be the same. Let it be sheltered from prevailing 
winds, and where the sun will strike the hives each 
day a short time. The sides, back and top, and 
sometimes the front may be protected with straw. 
Ventilate by raising the hive one-l'ourth of an inch. 
Cover with wire cloth all holes large enough to ad¬ 
mit mice, leaving a space just large enough for a 
bee to pass. Open the holes in the top, and set 
over them an empty cap to receive the moisture. 
Lor wintering small colonies that would fail in 
the open air, the following method has proved 
successful the past two seasons. Place two scant¬ 
lings, three or four inches square, on the ground, 
parallel, about twelve inches apart, in a place 
where no water will stand. The open bottom of 
the hive is then set over the space between the 
joists. The holes in the top of the hive are open¬ 
ed, and an empty cover set over, as in the other 
case. At each end, in the center, an upright post 
is set in the ground, just high enough to support 
a scantling passing along over the top of the hives. 
Boards are cut long enough to come together over 
the top of this joist when their other ends rest on 
the ground, to form the roof. Commence at one 
end, as you proceed in making the roof, and till 
all spaces about the hives with straw or hay, ex¬ 
cept immediately under them. A small opening 
for the admission of air, is made at each end, in 
such a way as to exclude all the light. These are 
covered with wire cloth, to keep out the mice. One 
opening will be sufficient, when less than ten hives 
are pirt in. Except the ventilators, the whole is 
covered with a good coating of earth. The combs 
seldom mold when wintered in this way, especially 
when the holes are properly distributed in the top 
of the hive. For a small number of hives, this is 
probably as little trouble as any safe method for 
second class stocks; those who have tried it have 
generally been successful. 
For large Apiaries—from 50 to 100 stocks—the 
dry cellar or dark room, is, in many respects, pref¬ 
erable. The bees that are to be wintered in this 
way, should remain outlie stand and have an oppor¬ 
tunity of flying as long as there is a probability of 
the weather being mild enough to admit it. Choose 
a cold day to remove them to the house. With the 
common hive, a more thorough ventilation is se¬ 
cured by opening the holes in the top, and invert¬ 
ing the hive on little blocks of wood. The air in 
passing through the hive, carries with it the mois¬ 
ture that otherwise might mold the combs. A few 
dead bees may fall into the top of the hive, but as 
they readily drop out again on its being set upright, 
the evil is less than to have moldy combs. The 
movable comb hive is fully ventilated, right side up, 
by simply opening the holes in the honey board, 
or removing it. The hives, as they are brought in, 
may be arranged on shelves, a few inches apart, that 
the bees shall not creep together. Any light stock 
that may need feeding before Spring, should be so 
located, that it may be examined and fed without 
disturbing the others. If such a room could be en¬ 
closed with double walls, making a dead air space, 
the temperature would be much more uniform, and 
would keep the bees more quiet through the Winter. 
A very little air should be admitted into the room, 
and a place made overhead for its exit; both con¬ 
structed so as to exclude light. Let each hive and 
its stand, be marked or numbered, so that each may 
be returned to the same place in the Spring. 
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Our Exhibition Tables. 
The show during the month has been unusually 
attractive, and the number of visitors undiminished. 
Want of space compels the omission of many notes 
taken on various articles, to which reference may 
be made hereafter. The following are among the 
specimens exhibited, and not noticed before. 
Trees, etc.— 35 varieties of Evergreens, includ¬ 
ing many new sorts, from Parsons & Co., Flushing, 
N." Y.Cranberry plants, in bearing, very fine, 
J. & W. R. Dill, N. J. 
Vegetables.— Kohl Rabi, J. Kettel, Kings Co., 
N. Y.Vegetable Eggs, J. >1. Cornell, West¬ 
chester Co., N. Y.Kohl Rabi and White Tur¬ 
nips, C. F. Gunther, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
Prince Albert Potatoes, very tine, O. S. Cummings, 
Mercer Co., N. J.Ears of Corn, Edgar Jones, 
Chnutanque Co., N. Y.Squashes, Pine-Apple 
and Honolulu, large and fine; the former went 
from the exhibition table to the dinner table, and 
was pronounced A, No. 1, S. B. Conover, Washing¬ 
ton Market., N. Y.Yellow Stone Turnips, very 
handsome, Mr. Ridgeway, Staten Island.Man¬ 
gel Wurzel Beet and Black Radish, large, Jas. 
Chase, Kings Co., JNT. Y.Seedling Potatoes, 
named Bulkley and Stone Hill, D. A. Bulkley, Berk¬ 
shire Co., Mass.Eight rowed Corn, planted 
May 19th, gathered Sept. 20th, W. Leland, Metropol¬ 
itan Hotel.Corn, splendid specimens, Geo. R. 
Underhill, Suffolk Co.. L. I.Purple Top Swede 
Turnips, large, J. M. Hubbard, Essex Co., N. Y_ 
Radishes, Mr. Andersdn, Brooklyn, N. f.Mam¬ 
moth Pumpkin, weight 125 pounds, R idl’d Gould, 
Hudson Co., N. J.Tomatoes, fresh from the 
vines, in fine condition, Nov. 10, W. F. Heins, N.Y. 
Fruits.—P ear, Duchess D’Angouleme, weighing 
1 lb. 7j 4 oz -i T. Woods, Westchester Co., N. Y..... 
Apples, Vandervere and (apparently) Russet, grow¬ 
ing on same stem, J. D. Russell, Westchester Co., 
N. i'.Newtown Pippins, good, S. A. Van Wyck, 
Suffolk Co., L. I.Fall Pippins, fine, G. A. 
Eckers, Westchester Co., N. Y.Quinces, extra, 
Geo. Hudson, Kings Co., N. Y..., .Lady Apples, 
G. Musher, Richmond Co., N. Y... .Latham Apples, 
E. Latham, Suffolk Co., N. Y.Blood Apples, 
quite curious, the flesh dark red throughout, Mr. 
Woodworth, N. Y.Sweet Chestnuts, fine spe¬ 
cimens, Mr. Lamoureux, Somerset Co., N. J. 
Flowers.—S eedling Dahlias, raised this year, 
very good, Mr. Labaugh, N. Y.Dahlias, a splen¬ 
did collection from the N. Y. Orphan Asylum, C. S. 
Pell, Supt.—the roots are for sale for the benefit of 
the Institution—also by the same, Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, the finest we have seen this season. 
Dahlias and cut flowers, A. P. Cummings, Esq., 
Westchester Co., N. Y.Passion Flower, splen¬ 
did varieties, by the same.Dahlias, beautiful 
assortment, H. F. Krause, N. Y.Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, choice sorts, W. F. Heins.Chrysan¬ 
themums and Dahlias, fine, Mrs. W. T. Hemmenway, 
Queens Co., L. I.Chrysanthemums, Mr. Strat¬ 
ton, N. Y., R. Cunnington, Kings Co., N. Y., and 
T. F. Stewart, Queens"Co., N. Y. 
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* Agriculture is the most Healthful, the most Useful, * 
£ and the most Noble Employment of Man. J 
* Washinoton. * 
Compliment to a Eoyal English Farmer. 
One of the most pleasing and auspicious 
events of the present year, was the recent visit 
to this country by the Prince of Wales, the 
eldest son of Queen Victoria, and heir to the 
throne of England. If the inhabitants of our 
several States could mingle together more, they 
would understand and appreciate each other 
better, and there would be far less of jealous}’’, 
distrust, and hatred. So with the people of dif¬ 
ferent nations. The visit of the heir apparent 
to the throne of England, to study our country 
and its institutions, and the kindly manner in 
which he was received, can not fail to bind the 
two nations more strongly together. But we 
can not enlarge on this point, our main object 
being to refer to an item connected with the 
public reception of the Prince of Wales. His 
father, Prince Albert, the Royal Consort or 
husband of Queen Victoria, has long held a 
high place in the regard of the farmers of Eng¬ 
land, from his active interest in all matters per¬ 
taining to the culture of the soil. He has been, 
and is, one of the most efficient members of the 
Royal Agricultural Society, which is probably 
doing more for the improvement of agriculture 
generally, than any other association in the 
world. He has not merely given the society 
his influence, but has participated in its meet¬ 
ings as a working member, and been a promi¬ 
nent exhibitor. The animals from his own well- 
cultivated farm have frequently borne off the 
highest premium offered for improved stock. 
With the understanding of these facts, and hav¬ 
ing noticed that in all the public receptions in 
this country, slight reference had been made to 
the Father of the Prince, we thought it appro¬ 
priate to suspend the banner copied above, across 
the street, at tbe time the procession escorting 
the Prince, passed in front of the Office of the 
American Agriculturist. 
The Banner was of large size, painted in colors, 
and attracted considerable attention, as our 
readers may have observed by the notices in the 
New-York papers generally. 
A Lawsuit—Somebody after $10,000 Dam¬ 
ages from the American Agriculturist. 
We have been favored by some unknown par¬ 
ties with a lengthy document, filled with legal 
repetition and verbiage, which is rather compli¬ 
mentary in its character, as it sets a value of 
$10,000 upon four or five lines that appeared 
among our basket items last Spring. {Query .— 
If four or five lines are valued at $10,000, 
what is the value of only a single number of the 
Agriculturist containing upward of 5000 lines ?) 
The 1 head and front of our offending ’ .ap¬ 
pears to be, that, in response to the queries of 
some of our subscribers, we remarked: “it is all 
nonsense to talk of large tracts of good land near 
New-York, Philadelphia , etc., as having remained 
overlooked until this day _ The good qualities of a 
majority of the magnificent farming lands advertised 
there, and at other points at the East, are on paper." 
These lines were aimed at no one in particular— 
certainly not at the parties who now appear as 
“ plaintiffs,” for we never heard of them until 
we saw their names in the document before us— 
hut they were designed as a caution to our read¬ 
ers generally, against being too credulous in re¬ 
gard to certain tracts of land in Ncw-Jersey, 
that have been advertised the country over, 
and some large tracts of land lying in various 
parts of Long-Island. It is claimed that the 
original offence was hightened by the lengthy 
article in the May Agriculturist, in which we en¬ 
deavored to set forth the geological formation 
and agricultural value, as well as deficiencies 
of the lands of Long Island generally. We 
claimed, and yet claim to know something of 
these lands. We also* claim to be wholly un¬ 
prejudiced, either against any L. I. lands or their 
proprietors. Of the latter we know nothing 
personally ; in the lands themselves we have a 
deep interest as a permanent citizen of Long 
Island, and heartily wish we could honestly en¬ 
deavor to promote the sale of every acre to in¬ 
dustrious cultivators from elsewhere. In re¬ 
sponse to the courteous request of Messrs. Mor¬ 
ris, Peck, and others, that we would again go 
over these lands for an extended and minute 
survey, we had purposed to do so, at the earliest 
possible moment our business would admit of 
the required absence. But the course of the 
parties to this suit will necessarily compel us to 
make such an investigation as shall justify what 
we have written.* 
We will now only say, that if the parties lo 
this suit have commenced it with a view of in¬ 
timidating us from honestly speaking what we 
believe to be the truth on all matters of interest to 
the public, regardless of consequences, they 
have mistaken their man. If they candidly think 
they have just cause for complaint in what we 
have hitherto written, and prefer to call in the 
aid of the law instead of resorting to more peace¬ 
able means, we can not, of course, refuse to meet 
them. If they are aiming at a covert advertise¬ 
ment, by attempting to call public attention to 
themselves, we shall not aid them in the columns 
* An interesting chapter may yet be given concerning 
the two days’ labor with us recently, by a mail who has 
figured as a writer in the agricultural papers—giving his 
importunities, and his threats if wo did not write more 
favorable notes on these lands, or else keep silent. He 
probably said more concerning himself and other parties 
than he intended. Rut “ thereby tiangs a tale.” 
