MOOEE’S EUEAL NEW-YOEKER: AK AGRICULTURAL AND EAMILY JOURNAL. 
SWARMING BEES; 
AN EASY METHOD, IF FEASIBLE. 
Mk. Moses Winslow, of Westbrook, 
Conn., some time since communicated the 
folloiving method of hiving bees, which, if 
it succeeds, will save a great part of the 
difficulty, danger and loss that often occurs. 
We do not exactly comprehend the ration¬ 
ale of the method; as bees when they come 
out of the hive usually i-ise, and apparently 
the queen bee, in trying her new w'ings for 
the first time, amuses herself till tired, and 
then alights on the first object within her 
reach. The experiment is so simple that 
we hope some of our readers will try it.— 
For the want of 20 feet boards, which ai-e 
not common, tw'o 12 feet ones may be 
tacked together. 
“ Drive down two stakes about three 
feet apart, fifteen feet in front of the 
bee-house; tie a cross piece across the 
stakes, three feet from the ground. Take 
a board about one foot wide, and twenty 
feet long—one end on the ground at the 
front of the hives, and the other end on 
the cross piece between the stakes. 
“ Put up the board at the commence¬ 
ment of the swarming season; rub the un¬ 
der side wdth some sw'cet herbs, and sprin- 
.A L N SUMMER MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG TREES- ( 
(Ibrnjnru IIIIU (Uliruni. Ln answer to frequent inquiries, it may j 
.:—- bc stutcd that tlic first aiid gTcat Tcquisitc ^ 
GROWING PEACHES FROM THE STONE in the successful treatment of newly trans- ^ 
- planted trees, is to keep the surface of the 'i 
Eds. New-Yorker: — In number 14 of soil for many feet around them clean and ) 
the “ Rural,” I see an article from G. Col- mellow by cultivation. This is important to < 
SON, of your place, in wdiich the following all kinds of trees, but especially so to the ^ 
remarks appear:-“No small part of the P^ach. An instance occurred where a ^ 
, ^ ^ ^ • 1 /• vounff peach orchard stood the lirst year m < 
peach trees are raised from the stone.- ^ repeatedly cultivated potato J 
Nothing IS more frequent than to see a far- fjejd, and the green shoots on all the trees ; 
mer or his wnfe, when he or she has eaten at the end of the lirst summer measured s 
a good peach, go and make a little hole and from a foot and a half to two and a half ^ 
put the stone in the ground, in order to feet in length on an adjoining uncultivated ,■ 
t , piece of land, none of the shoots were-three ^ 
have a peach tree of the same sort—not 1,1 > 
t inches long. ) 
considering that the stones never, except great mistake is often made by water- ( 
by mere accident, produce fruit of the same ing the roots of newdy set trees, before the ^ 
quality as that within which it was eon- leaves expand, by which they become- wa- ^ 
tained.” ter-soaked and killed.. A leafless tree is in ( 
, 1 /■ ^ nearly dormant state, and throws off but ? 
Nowy 1 dissent liom the tiuth of tie bttle moisture. But as soon as the leaves i 
above statement; for we have in the town expand, they exhale moisture rapidly, and ) 
of Ovid, at least, positive proof to the con- a supply is then needed at the roots. Wa- < 
trary. Here we ha\ c peach trees raised tering, how^ever, usually fails of the intend- ^ 
from the stones only, for fifty years in sue- purpose. The watei is poured on the ; 
, . , 1 1 ^ , ■ top of the ground,, and only serves to bake < 
-XX '<.0.^ -1--_> __ cession, and no mistake—il not mistaken in ,i^ r ^ -n .x + x,,..,,. __ s 
, 4 ,• 1 r the surface, without ever reaching the dry \ 
- the stones. And if you ivant pei-sonal poof soil further down. If watering is actually J 
of it, come to our next County Fair, (lyhich required, the surface should be first remov- < 
THE NORMAN HORSE “L OUIS PH ILIPPE.’ I hope you Avill, and see many of your sub- ed, and the water then poured in directly j 
“ j j r* ; irinorl Lp scribei-s,) and I will collect samples from roots, replacing the removed em*th. > 
HE above portrait is a good representa- tom and endurance. It may, inaeea, oa + i a ti An acquaintance who set out last i^ear about ; 
t ® 1 1 4 1 1 or 20 different orchards, all from the x.,, i x i i < 
ofthe Norman Horse “Louis Phihppe,” well doubted whether any other variety ot ’ n i i-ir 60 cheny trees, lost every one which w^as 
GROWING PEACHES FROM THE STONE 
Eds. New-Yorker: —In number 14 of 
the “ Rural,” I see an article from G. Col- 
r. 
THE NORMAN HORSE “LOUIS PHILIPPE,” 
kle it everv div with salt water owned by Mr. R. B. Howlakd, ot Union horses would drag those cumbrous vehicles “"y O"® watered on the surface, consisting of about 
kle It ever} dey wiin .salt waiei. uy , ^ erence, if any. If the season is favorable, one-thirJ of the whole. 
“ The bees will pitch on the under side Springs, Cayuga county, x . . . ns lOioe so giea is ances in g . I know very well that there are some kinds If trees have been dug up carefully and 
•Y • __n_X ___ . ATi-vv.»v%.«>^ •fKrti** H/^cj/>nnHnnTC Tnr»l .r *. 
■■ xiie ueef- vviii uinxn uii unvix^i oixtx; x ^ ^ ^ ixiirf Urxx.c.r>c. +i,r>Tr x miurv very well that there are some kinds If trees have been dug up carefully and 
of the board; when settled lift up the oth- excellent specimen o t 'e orman leir escen en s, le -an* * ’ that will not produce the same from the with uninjured roots, and then Avelltrans- 
er end, and set a barrel under it, to raise it breed, possessing their peculiarities and are easily kept, will feed on the coaAest And will you, or some of your planted,-in the first place ; and t^ 
’ , ^ , 1 wi o-ood niialities in an eminent degree. He materials, and are remarkable for then fiee- i i , kept mellow as already stated, in the second; 
ha a level; turn the bom-d over and set the dom from disease, and their iron hardihood readers, explain why they vvill not produce H^e made so good a 
hive over the swarm. Secure it against be- six years old p P1 ^ . endurance under all circumstances • growth by midsummer, as to bo beyond the 
ing blown over, and the work is done.” or, and abou fifteen hands high and enduiancc m dm _ ^ to see the experience of danger of drouth. But if the transplanting 
PLPinne ” ^ from full-blooded “ Your committee consider Mr. Harris ^ i \ i -n i xi ■ -i i 
Mr. W. says he has known three swarms . PP. . . ,. Rnr^e one of unusual substance and svm- othei-s on this subject in the “ Rural.” d. has been badly done, or the soil has been 
at a time hanoing on the board-and some- m horse one of unusual substance y a\\o^wed to get hard, the careless cu tivator 
^ b T- j 1 1 1839, by Edward Harris, of Moorestown, metry, for the breed. The shoulder lies _ will doubtless be reminded of his negligence 
tmies one above, bemg hived, and one bo- ^ t,,, ^ack is short, the whole con- il>« reason wdiy, plain ^ j„as. 
- ■ al,Albanv.iiil842. The committee (Messrs, formation betraying immense strength. He the road to palish church. All plants, -Watering a feebly growing tree, is a,t best 
Ml. W. says he has known thieeswarras imported in horse one of unusual 
at a time i^giiigon te /lai an some jggg pj,^Hais, of Moorestown, metry, for the breed 
times one above, bemg hived, and one be- j, 
-- ■ atAlbany,inl842. The committee (Messrs, formation betraying im 
THE BUCK THORN FOR HEDGES. Henry S. Randall, Francis Rotch, and Geo. has a great length and 
En. NEW-YoKKnYTcai, you inform me J- Pumpclly,) in their report, sayand the limb below tl 
what course is best to pursue to raise the “ Bave had the pleasure of e,xam. short, for the cliaraott 
Buck Thorn nlants from the seed, for liedn- “'“S “ 8^®^ 5''“'' '’“’P'V'jd 1'“ “ 
“Louis Philippe” is from full-blooded “Your committee consider Mr. Harris 
. , . u f , r., 0,44 ovrm otlici-s ou tliis subicct in the “ Rural.” d. 
sire and dam. His sire was imported in horse one of unusual substance and sym- ^ J 
1839, by Edward Harris, of Moorestown, metry, for the breed. The shoulder lies r>„ ’ 
N. J., and exhibited at the State Fair held well back, the back is short, the whole con- ‘ narish rhnrch 
at Albany, in 1842. The committee (Messrs, formation betraying immense strength. He P‘ ^ 
Ilenrv S. Randall, Francis Rotch, and Geo. has a great length and substance of fore-arm, , ... 
Ed. New-Yorker: —Can you inform me 
what course is best to pursue to raise the 
Buck Thorn plants from the seed, for hedg- 
Polmyra, May 9 , 1850 . 
The Buck Thorn, {Bhamuus Catharti- 
cus*) may bo easily propagated by seeds or 
cuttings and layers. It flourishes best in a 
rich, moist soil, but will thrive whcr.ever the 
currant and p-ooseberrv succeed. 'J'he fol- 
RATS.-HOW TO HEAD THEM. 
^I'wo years ago this month I came into 
SOWING INDIAN CORN FOR SOILING. animals. 
ed to cease growing, and the leaves to as- 
We cahnot too often remind our read- 
The old red Rareripe, and the yellow sume a yellowish cast They were imrae- 
cuuaub auu v , ..v, xut- thogreat advantage of sowing corn 
lowing is an extract Irom the Procecding-s ^possession of the faim I now occupy. ^ A where it is valuable, which ^he thousa 
of the Essex (Mass.) Agricultural Society:- good tenant had been on it tor nine years, jg case in the vicinity of cities often sport into 
“Mv method ot forming n hedge,” says but I found the bam infested with wharl jjy 
the miter, “ is to set the young plants in a rats, "'‘^out number. They destroyed ; mc„eing the sowing the latter part of this ^ 
more than 100 chickens in a month—the month, and continuing the operation each 
month of May. My boy counted 12 V that successive week or ten_ days till -August, a 
, 1 AAncfaiYf cnnTYl\r nf rthnip.p. fonn will no rp- 
Rareripe are more apt to produce their like, 
than the thousand mixed varieties—which 
often sport into the most anomalous species. 
There is no doubt, that if an entire or¬ 
chard of any kind of fruit was of one dis- 
scytho.' 
FRUIT BEARING YEAR. 
Ed. New- Y’orker:— From an examina- 
atAi’bany, ill 1842. Tho committee (Messrs, formation betraying immense strength. He the road to p.-irish church.” All plants, -Watering a feebly glowing tree, is a.t best 
lenrv-s Wndall Francis Rotch and Geo has a great length and substance of fore-arm, shrubs and trees of the same order and ge- but a very in-egular way of supplying it 
Henry fe. Randall, i lancis itoicn, . ° ° , , , • , , nus, cross by being impregnated with the with moisture. A greatly supenor protec- 
J. Pumpelly,) m their report, say:-- and cm d blossom, and partake of both tion from midsummer heat and dryness, is 
“ They have had the pleasure of exam- short, for the charactei ot the breed. He _ mulching, or covering the surface of the 
ining a m-ey four year old stallioii, present- also displayed free and spirited action.— “f®’ ■“'* cases m s lanp 
ed by Mr. Edwaid Harris of Moolestown, Your committee cannot but behove that in 'aneUes o fruit and flower, which inc he ,iuer several inches in 
, 1 • u.j n r tint (TPntlp- its pure state, this variety of horees would result of this operation of nature, of culti- thickness. This covering keeps the gi'ound 
ew 4 eisey, an " 8 prove one of the most valuable for heavy vation, and high feeding of the soil. soft and moist, and night dews are retained 
man from France. This horse belongs o crossed The hybridizations of corn, of squashes iu the soil through hot summer days. Du- 
the breed used for the diligence or stage j^arcs of our country, would pumpkins, and of all the cruciform or- excessive dry season of last year, 
coach in France, and although not decided- produce a peculiarly hardy and active race , c /• u, • • a row of newly set apple trees, standing on 
Iv fleet they are remarkable for their bot- of horses, lit for the road or the plow.” f ■■■ ™ “if a high and clry piece of ground which 
J ’ J ■ ■ — . . , ty. ihe same operation prevails with man could not be easily cultivated, were observ- 
diately mulched. In a few weeks they re¬ 
commenced growth, and the leaves return¬ 
ed to a dark healthy green, although no 
rain had fallen during all this period. 
Cherry trees, which in spring or early 
summer, give strong promise of a flourish¬ 
ing growth, are frequently destroyed by a 
parching midsummer’s heat To such, 
mulching is of eminent service. 
Mulching is not usually advisable for 
. 1 ' ' 1 .L ‘xi inorP. tliaTi lUU CllitKcUb iii a iuuiilh — tiiv iiiuiiLii, c*iiu. i/xxv^ txvivxx ^-xxvyxx , 1 1 • X 1 l^ • iilir yxuwiii, cut; iii;uucutiy ucowuycu uy a 
single row, about nine inches apart, either moie uiau lu wppI- nvtil Auo-iKsf n marked variety, and none other in ^ i nv e,,,..!, 
^ . . ... : 4 u- mnntfi nf Abiv Mv bov countcd 12V that successive week or ten days till August, a . ^ parching midsummer’s heat io such, 
in the spnng or autumn; it the latter, I f i * p time and we did not succeed constant supply of choice food will be se- proximity to it, the seeds would invariably iptaching is of eminent service, 
should clip it in the following spring, within ^ ’ t • f tl cured during the remainder of the season, produce the same; but if there is a mix- Mulching is not usually advisable for 
six inches of the ground; this will cause the raising one. They wou ge m o le most wanted. The natural ture of only a twentieth part of a poor vari- young trees after the first season from trans- 
hedo-e to be thick at the bottom, which I mangers and eat with the horses. t ougit glasses ofthe pastures, Avhen closely fed, ety, it will sometimes recur in all its defor- planting, unless their growth is feeble. As 
regm-d as a point of e.vcellence; after this, oxpcnsivc-got some good cats, but begin to give out in .July ; imd if the sc^n esteemed kinds ‘''‘= g™"'* « f»fflcient to give the 
y , , . . .. „ the rats iverc too strong for them. The prove dry, they frequently continue short •' i r n -o 7 . tree strong and well established roots, 
all that remains to be done is to keep it free of ’ b j se^ejal months. A comparatively small produced from tho pit, and were once , 3 ,,et|,er it be the (li st or second year, clean 
w'ceds, and clip it once a year. I consider cats woum not audo quantity of land, richly supplied with ma- seedlings. If any person can afford to spend and mellow culture is the best treatment 
June the best time to clip, as it soonest re- got two guns and se e caipen eis, w 1 finely prepared and cultivated, will a lifetime in experimenting, why, so be it; wdiich a tree can receive.— 
covers its beauty at that season. The clip- yield an immense quantity of sweet, niitri- but it jg j-atlicr safer to begin with cultivated - 
ping maybe done either with the gaiden- They shot numbers every day for weeks, trous fodder during this time of drouth. 3 o,ts_the best that the world has produ- 
\ ^ ' 4 1 1 T -47 without effectino-any apparent diminution. From the experience of our best dairymen, 47 looP oaaa__ ^ ^ . -r. ^ 
shears, a hedge-knife, or with a common » > PP cultivated, will supply t he last 2000 },eais. . ^o make Panada, or Bread /<?%.—Cut 
scythe.” ,, At length itooka laigc diy-goods box, a wheaten roll or loaf into slices; toi^t them 
The author of this extract says that he has fixed one of the top boards on lunges, and It may bo fed from racks or man- BEARISg YEAS. on both sides, and boil in a quart of water, 
- 4 / 5 A J e rv.a i.rvarvrvo/V 44 n;. «c+o 4 r 4 . 044 ^ made a hole in one end of the box large o-ovc m tfip vrovd a 7 - in the stables if thev -kt -^r .-r- • until the whole forms a jelly, adding more 
160 rods of good hedges on his estate; and , ^ 4 t 4-u -4 a m the yaiu, 01 in me staples, 11 tnc} Ed. New-Y^orker: -From an examina- ,^.,4^.,. jr ,.p4,i,ire8 • then strain nnd fiavAv 
ho th'it lie Ins never knAwn the Biiek enough to admit a rat Ill the Opposite end are not too warm; or, it may be scattered . , . „ , ,, watei it requiieu , tfien strain, ana lla\ 01 
he adds, that fie has neier Known me LiucK ^ , . . « , 4 i __„f 4 . 44 . „ri 4 ;, 4 i 4 tion of the appearances of the blossoms on with one noundof white sugar, four ounces 
rnu 4 I 4.4 hvr 0444 - 4 -, 4 c«r 4 + ■\rr 4 t of the box I placed a tin pan containing from a cart upon the ground, after winch [ f . . wim one pounu 01 vvnut. sugai, luiu uuuv.v.s 
1 horn to be attacked by anj, insect Rot . r J a- p -The rats soon the cattle may be admitted, where they apple trees this spring, I am disposed to of red wine, and one ounce of cinnamon, 
so of the Hawthorn;—It is the nursery of , , . 7 rr 741 w c will devour the wdiole—stalks as well as question the soundness of the assumption Very nutritious. It may also be made with 
the same aphides, beetles and caterpillars <^an t cir Avaj o 1 , an e ^ lema on blades. advanced in a late number of your journal, bi'oth from which the fat has been skimmed, 
that feed upon the apple and the pear. 4 i *1 ^ ° If the fodder be waited a few^ hours in on the subject of tliis year being necessari- aL xvl.ifA Licpnif 
Oidtivator. 
JEIJilES FOR THE SICK. 
To make Panada, or Bread Jelly. —Cut 
a w'heaten roll or loaf into slices; toast them 
on both sides, and boil in a quart of water, 
until the whole forms a jelly, adding more 
water if required; then strain, and flavor 
' IViamvus, from the Celtic word, ram, signify- 1 x 
ing a tuft of brnnc!ie.s. Called Catharlicm, from '“lu pub 
the use of tlie fruit, in medical practice, as a ca- nic in it; 
thartic. fWo noYf. 
ben aRy.-uubu bu., ..4 4 ^ 44 . 4 ^ .4 on the subject of tliis year being neccssari- /X-’Pnke of white hiseuit 
meal a day. I then filled the pan anew, tb^ 5^1 pi-evious to giving it to the animals, iv on extraordinarv bearino-year Y'ou as- v, in J\\ ' ir • f a ’ 
and put two or three tebleepoonfuls of arse- it is bel evod to be more 4 olesomc and less » f “ ' . , " , crushed beneatb the rolli.ig-pin, four ounces; 
nic iLti-twenty-four hours after, and for likely to produce boven, or wind in tho ™me that m consequence of the fa bnc ot cold water, two quarts; soak for sonto 
’ J. . ’ . _ 1 . .4 4 Lr. ovaralr, r.4.^44 loof TTA( 44 . fl.A ivAA 44 At ViAinf.- KaiI Ia AAA lin L sfi'mA. evanAratfi to oiic DinL 
tfiartic.__ the next six months, there was not a rat to bow'els, than when given to them green.— 
EARLY TURNIPS ON OLD LAND. be seen about my barn. American Agricultxmst. 
- A few appeared towards the spring of ____ 
Last fall, Mr. E. J. Judd, an enterprising 1849, and were disposed of in the same Corn.— The soils best adapted to the cul- 
and scientific farmer of Varick, sowed a patch way. Some have been heard again of late, are such as are perme- 
near his barn wdth the seed of the common and I am feeding them meal in the same ^ ^^q.^ ^q^ plant, 
flat turnip. The seed germinated readily, box. Come here in a fortnight, and I will embrace those denominated sandy. 
wels,lh^n'^when given to them green’— boil .to one hal^ strain, evaporate to one pinh 
nerican Agricultxmst. taxed in bearing fruit, its whole energies and flavor as above. Given in weakness of 
^ T474i*r-4i4.7a the stomach, dysentery and diarrhoea. 
___ were directed to making fruit buds, and. ^ 4 4 • ,i r 1 . 
° . ’ Aice c/e%.—Take of rice three spoonfuls: 
Corn.— The soils best adapted to the cul- that consequently this year will be a very q^q g^^q gqq s^yeeq and five 
re of Indian corn are such as are perme- prolific year for fruit. bitter almonds, and sugar to your liking; 
■olific year for fruit. bitter almonds, and sugar to your liking; 
I have arrived at the conclusion that, as make into an emulsion, and flavor with cin- 
uabtuxA.p. XAV. 0 . 4.44 ^4.444444444^4.44 4 4.444444J, ^4 uiuc xivi c 44 4.4 uAgxx 4, C44444 4. 4, 444 g^^ embracc thosc denominatod sandy, 44 ^ .ai namon or orange-flower water to your taste, 
but no sooner had the young plants made gwe you a dollar for every rat you can hnd g,.^q ^nd loamy. Corn will not succeed tbe fruit buds last year blossomed and set 4 _Take of arrow-root 
their appearance above ground than they about my barn. No other animals but rats ^^q grounds that are stiff, hard or wet. fruit, which was blasted by some occult and q ^ ^ smooth paste with a 
44TA4..1 o+ftmL-Afl .jt-iH nf.fAv V AAervAVAn hv T.nA 4.44.7 ..nw. ...nf q+ +I 4 A 4-iA40An nnH at _ ° . 4 ,4 .4 , « . t. .4 4. «... .4 • 44144. .4., 4 j[ 
and SO he set his wits to work to find a reme- --- ch 4 ards and individual trees will follow in more vyaier, u uesircu, auu u.v.xuu wx.u 
dy. Th„sheroatoned:--‘Thesdla„dthe Fxv 0x».-0«r attention was calM i^mecl'lS the same routine of bearing and non-bear- “rpTuen?' ’ ® 
atmosphere arc very dry, and the fly IS very few days since, to a pair of fat oxen, owned ; . 3 <,m| ,,t a„d is benoficiid to ing to which they have been heretofore ao- rA _SM^^ in cold water 
S*’soSi’ngtomi°pedcCT^oration',tnd cLn^hich iveTon their^'w^ toVew ^ befo'e'it' K Xwed 'i ros"'*''! from an hour to an hour and a half; strain, 
thUsomething®must be Ota nature to shield York.' Their weight, according to the bill jf of prove from observations made in my own and boil m fresh water till it becomes ta- 
the tender ptots without interfering with of charges from the railroad agent, was , iT.f ‘ V ^ i “ orchard. parent; then add wine, sugar, clear broth, 
their growth.” And thus he practiced;_ 6,325 Iba They are six years old this I am induced to believe, from tho groat 7's;|oTm 
Lly WcIXly oV^ffh^ XZ, tlmy are c^fed -8 '=™P f IBsf V"' 
uuiuy uiiivYuiiy uv.z ui. jt 744 ,t.ij. , ’ , manuring too high.— Selected. spurs, that the season of 1851 will bean Ka;i iLa inniApn 'mdirPAtodaboveforsago- 
not only kept the ground moist, but shaded stock.” Their present owner pm-chased b » ...... , , ooii tiie tapioca, as airectea aoove lor sagu, 
thp nlants and nrotected them from the in- them of Mr. Mundy, of Allegany county, - 4 a.j- 4 a-a.^ 4 -.,^. extraordinary year for fruit if no untoward then flavor with lemon juice and peel, wine, 
milk, wine, sugar and spices, according to 
the palate of the patient 
Sago /(?%.—Soak sago in cold water 
from an hour to an hour and a half; strain. 
not only kept the ground moist but shaded stock.” Their present owi^er pm-chased m.uuiuxg buu zngA.- 4 ..P 4 .x 44 . 44 . .puz., ..... .... ....... .. ....... t 4 zz 
the plants and protected them from the in- them of Mr. Mundy, of Allegany county, [ _ extraordinary year for fruit if no untowai d 
sect until they were large enough to take when they were about two .years old. They A spare and simple diet contributes to accident occurs to injure them. 
care of themselves. A large yield of most are both small-boned, well-made animals, the prolongation of life. May, 1850 . B. Manly. 
excellent turnips was the result Farmers, and one of them, (the smaller of the two,) -^- - 
remember this next turnip-sowing.— Cor. will compare favorably in symmetry and A miser gets rich by seeming poor; an Joy and peace love not palaces, but rath- 
Seneca Co. Courier. quality, with any ox we have seen.— Cult, extravagant man gets poor by seeming rich, er nestle together in a peasant’s cot 
B. Manly. 
prunes, raisins, or spices. One ounce of ta¬ 
pioca will make a pint of jelly. 
Note. — The flavoring of cany of the above 
named jellies may be omitted or varied, with 
the advice of a physician.— Am. Ag, 
