crease its length; if it was soft wood it was put to¬ 
gether on the double bevel principle, B; if hard 
wood, it was done on the ship-lap “gain and key 
plan,” A, as shown in accompanying illustration. 
FIG. 2 .—HART) AND SOFT WOOD SPLICE. 
The Timber is unusually small for such a building, 
but its strength is amply sufficient. The girts to 
which the siding is nailed, being only three feet 
from centre to centre, render it, with its thorough 
bracing, almost as inflexible as iron. The Siding 
is pine, planed, matched, and afterwards battened 
and painted. 
the whole hive, excepting where the bees are clus- llitvrtj CJlItVtt rtf fife' 
tered, will be a frozen mass cf ice, and the bees cat ****.1.111 iljv 
all the honey in their immediate vicinity and then "" 
die of starvation in the midst of plenty. Many Regularity- in. B'eecling Stoclr. 
bee-keepers do not examine their hives often, and In commenting upon the import; 
in the spring, when the frost is all thawed out, * ar ' t y 111 the keeping of stock, a con 
Burnl Spirit of tljc | 3 rcos. j agricultural itlioccllann. 
lx commenting upon the importance of regu- To Correspondents.-Wc have a large number 
larity in the keeping of stock, a correspondent of of excellent communications on file for publication, 
they find the bees all dead, plenty of honey in the the Maine Farmer mentions two different ways in and which will appear as soon as possible 
hive, and ignorantly att rib ute their loss to their which farmers of his acquaintance feed their cattle. mos t practical, important and seasonable having 
want of luck. The remedy would be either to Farmer A. feeds his stock regularly; he gives his precedence. In order to giie them publicity, we 
winter them in rooms or aee-houses sufficiently cattle their fodder at a given time, and in exact pro- are obliged to condense many favors of friends 
warm to prevent the moisture from freezing, or by portion. After they have eaten their allowance, a liberty we would by no means exercise had we 
ventilation permit the moisiure to escape. But it they lie quietly down, chew their cuds in peace, “ample room and verge enough to give in lull.— 
is rather a difficult matter tc ventilate the common an d wait with case until the time comes for them Those whose articles are abridged, or deferred, will 
old-fashioned box hive. There arc hives, however, to have another feeding. The fodder thus given pl ease note and accept this explanation, with our 
that can easily be ventilated, but they have the does them double the good by being given with thanks for their val uable favors, 
misfortune to be patented, consequently I am not regularity; the cattle are healthy, in good order, , T T , * „ „ 
1 ’ 1 “ .. . . _ A Law PnfipnsKn m Prevrvt KnAttn in 8kf.t>s. 
-MAIN CORNICE. 
The Barn has a projection, as seen in figure 8, and, 
. I also in the elevation, that not only 
adds to the finish of the siding> 
but protects the masonry. 
please note and accept this explanation, with our 
thanks for their valuable favors. 
j§l®i 
mu proiccis me masonry. permitted to describe or name them here. I do not alld thrive better than though a different course £ Law 1 " 01P0SED T0 Pr ™ * HAn “ I ‘ N 
The approach to the doors on state positively that this is the cause of your cor- was followed. Farmer B. comes into his barn-no ~ PlRMAN \ 1S *’ a membeT of Assembly of this 
the west is graded to a rise of one respondent’s want of success, but only suggest matter what time in the day-and scatters over a State from Jefferson county, has introduced into 
foot in ten, and extends to within that it bc . If he will state at wha t season of Iittle driblet of ba 7 to his cattle. They eat it up, thatbody a blU lo ^ quir J sr0W6 ?. SellerS 
eight feet of the main building. the year his lo88C8 occul . and what thc condition and if in a half hour he chances to go into his barn garden-seeds to mark packages with the name of 
The protection wall is about four of his hivcs when he first discovers his bees again, the cattle are standing up, and, as they hear growers, date of growth, description, weight, Ac., 
ect iu icig.it and two feet thick, are dead, we can then perhaps give the true cause him enter, begin to twist, strain and reach for a un Cl a J ^ ine 01 inl l )llb01lmL 01 ™ 18 ' 
sloping against the bank. , „ 1 - 1 h c ,, ,, . , ,, , , representation. We have not yet seen the details 
and the remedy, for how cap a physician prescribe foddeilu = of lla 3 • 1 aimei B - tllinks the J must be of \ his biil b t understood they are quite strict 
for a sick patient without knowing the disease I bun gry, so of course gives them a little foddering. ’ . ‘ ‘ , q . .'. ' 
T . uiscase. niw nna ~ There may be a necessity for some law on this sub- 
A The area between the protection f or a s ; ck patient without knowing the disease. I bun S r >'> so of course gives them a little foddering. 
FIG. 8.— WATER wall and the building is bridged, W ould here state that I am not in any way inter- Tbe consequence is, when any one enters thc main 
Hvintr n. fiw rirmlniinn nf nir , 4 ‘ J "*v iniei " ,, ,,, , i - i • iect, but, we think it would be better to have this 
£!•? Jill ™7Z111 ° e . Stedm P a ent bee - hl ^> as I have purchased £ 0 _ 0r ’ f . tha catt e are clown-winch is seldom ’ > bv thc law8 of trade. Our seeds- 
the basement, as seen in the sectional drawing. 
The cost of the entire structure was not far from 
§ 1 , 200 . 
ABOUT WOOL.—CORRECTION. 
Messrs. Eds.: —In the Rural of January 1st is an 
article under the caption of “heavy fleeces,” from 
me, which I wish to correct. It makes me say the 
age of one of the bucks was one year, and of the 
other one year less eight days, when I intended to 
, rr um - v ah 1 naye Purcnasea ’ - - , 7 “ , “ matter regulated by the laws of trade. Our seeds- 
the rights for my own individual use, and if T L the case—they instantly jump up and wait for the b J 
. , , , J ’ j.. aj. .. n 1 , . ,, -n j 1 men, we hope, before long will vie with nurserymen 
wishes to make any inquiries and will direct a let- ® ma11 P° rtl0n of flay to be given them. Fodder enterprise and give us the purest and the 
ter to me with a stamp to pre-pay one in return, I tllus P ut oyer to cattle does them 110 S ood 5 the 7 bc , t that thc vorld affords P c a id e 
will inform him what my experience with them a ™ tb “J “ d . t half l ’ TCd a ” thG , f"?’ 1 haVG -But this is a delicate matter to handle, and our 
has been. C. C. Wilson said before, it needs no argument to show the supe- ’ 
has been. C. C. Wilson. 
Neivfane, Niagara Co., N.,T., 1859. 
-n,__ stock. Every-day examples like these two are of 
EXPERIMENTS WITH MUCK more importance than a whole column of argu- 
■* ’ ments founded on ignorance. 
Eds. Rural:— Having about two acres of tama- - A - re Swine Self-Sustaining? 
rac swamp adjoining higfe^jvarm, loamy land, and The Main& Farmer has been discussing this 
_ n . , . , ,, —But this is a delicate matter to handle, and aur 
said before, it needs no argument to show the supe- , „ ’ 
■ ., , i „ ,. law-makers must be careful, or they will commit 
rionty ot a regular and uniform system of feeding . 
. , ^ A . some ridiculous blunders, llie bill, we understand 
stock. Every-day examples like these two are of , „ „ 
, , , , . makes a fine of $o0, or imprisonment for three 
more importance than a whole column of argu- , ,, ,, ,, „ , ,, , 
, „ , , months, or both, the penalty for selling seeds that 
give that as the age of i\\c fleeces. The statement feeling ^ ^ question somewhat, and in a recent paragraph re- ^ 
as corrected will stand as follows: ., . ° T 1nw . h uu a « seeds 
as corrected will stand as follows : 
No. 1. Age of sheep 3 years; age of fleece 1 year. 
No. 2. “ “ 4 “ “ “ 1 year 
8 days. 
Combined weight of carcass. 
it, in January, 1857, after tramping the snow into marks:— “ If not self-evident, it is believed that a 
1 year. tbe mud and wa t er , and letting it freeze, I sent my sufficient number of experiments have been made, 
1 year less, man and tcam in> and bau]cd some 150 0 ’ r 200 loads to establish the fact, that swine are self-sustaining 
20S upon an adjoining lot of fourteen acres, leaving it ail iuials, and that pork is the cheapest meat raised 
are not true to the name with which they are label¬ 
led. Carry out such a law and our seedsmen would 
all be in prison in less than a year. Some kinds of 
seeds mix very readily; indeed nothing but the 
greatest care will prevent mixture, and this care, 
our seed-growers have not learned to exercise, nor# 
will they learn it in a day. Buy at any of out/’ 
Mil 
FIG. 3.— SECTION OF ROLLING DOORS. 
Combined weight of carcass.208 u pon an adjoining lot of fourteen acres, leaving it * ni iinais, and that poik is the cheapest meat laised seeds t or es, packages labelled Lonq Green Cucurifi- 
“ “ Of wool in dirt. 23 in sma11 hea P s suitable for spreading. It covered U / 0n a f aRm ‘ . J hc bo S « a working animal, and ^ not ono see(J iu a thousand wiU pr0 v e tr ,L 
“ “ Of wool cleansed.12 ab °ut one-half the lot. In April I covered the J supplied with sufficient materials for the first The same may be said of all our w i„t e r squasffies. 
Thus showing that my sheep are of small size °^ ier ^ ia ^^ilh barn-yard manure. Thc muck be- en ^ 0 ns 1 c> i >10( | ice a ® u lcien ^ Scarcely a pure specimen can be found at the/seed- 
instead of large, as would be inferred by the previ- wholly pulverized and fine by frost, I spread q nau i J 0 ie cs 0 manuu, to je equn a cut to s t orcs or elsewhere. This evil we hope to see carrec- 
ous article. The position I take is that a Merino both and plowed it in. The result was a good crop 11ST auc, ^nin B 1111 . two inoiit ,s to list horn la t ed; bu t greatly doubt whether it can be by) law. 
sheep of small or medium size, carrying but a mod- , c ° ln ; beans and potatoes. It was hard to tell °' s > an ^ o ^ton at. enciallj at one jern old qi be l ar g e gt portion of our seed is imported from 
instead of large, as would be inferred by the previ- ln => wnony pulvei 
ous article. The position I take is that a Merino botb and l dowe d i 
sheep of small or medium size, carrying but a mod- corn, beans ai 
erate quantity of animal oil, will produce more pure wb *ch side of the 
wool in proportion to the weight of carcass than Bbzed or manure, 
those of a large size, and carrying a large quantity Again, in 1858, 
of animal oil and dirt, and consequently be more s ' vam P aud took fi 
remunerative to the grower. ffi e ^ deep) sufficici 
The largest portion of our seed is imported from 
Europe. These are not always pure, and would it 
be just to hold our seedsmen responsible for the 
which side of the field was the best, the muck fer- 18 the best tirae to kl11 ; A word as to breeding.— Eu These are not always pure, and would it 
tilizeil or manure. ^ quite common to breed from young sows, say bc jugt to hold our seedsmen responsible for the 
Again, in 1858, sent a man and team into the a 0 C011ie 111 " B i a dkci pigs hen one ujjgjjjjjgg or f rauds 0 f foreign dealers? Much of the 
swamp and took from the ditch (from three to five J ear old i a practme to be utterly condemned, and seed> too> sold in thig State is put up in other 
feet deep) sufficient to cover % of a nine-acre lot, lf continued in the same family for a few genera- gtateg> and we know not how a law cou ld be framed 
rolling doors. This question will bear much enlargement and of similar soil, and in like manner as the other lot, |j ons 01 be found to dwindle down reacb this case. We shall discuss the question 
The Doors are of nine comment, and I wish to introduce the subject to the finishing out with bam-^ard manure. This muck 10111 rinec to four bundled hogs, to two oi t.nce more a t length in a future number. 
and hung on rollers at atteilti on of wool growers in time for them to go k W in heaps until the first of June. Around the um rcd ' 1S mucb better to keep the sows three --- 
the top. The frames are into the cleansing and weighing process at the next heaps and along the tracks where the sleigh ran 01 four - years > ar)d evcn much longer they have Italian Buckwheat — Italian Bloom Gra^ 
two inches thick, put cll P- We can hardly expect that dirt mixed with ' vltb the water dripping off, the grass was a darker been known to have been kept some fifteen years to — Chinese Buckwheat.—Henry Gray, of Avoq'a, 
together with iron bolts our wool will long continue to sell well, though I green and twice thesize of adjoining grass. Iplowed advanta S e - The hog is some years, in his natural Steuben county, presented us with a quantity 0 f 
that run thc whole must confess it has sold extremely well of late years, planted, and cultivated fiSnis in the usual way— state ’ in coming to maturity. It is a fact well sced , the like of which we have before received 
width. The panels are Indications seem to show that manufacturers are they completely cove red t^ ground. The result was known > at least to e% ery Irishman from the ould from different sources, under all of the above names, 
an inch thick, fitteaVinto getirig their eje^opento Tins *'Vooden nuimeg’‘ another good-vcrop. T rrpvp muck count 1 }, t.liat^ pigs n’om old sows will grow into This sced, appearance, somewhat rcsembler*? tfrf* 
a groove at the topi but kind of business), I don’t know! as this y achieve-, preference oyer tho^^^^^Bnure. The past fall I y (,, " c 1 I ,ol,11<is ! ‘ ea 'ici than the Iluugarfvn Grass . oood, though more nearly the 
outside of the rail apthe ment in cleansingjlis anything veiijy extrafirdinary, have plowed.a parto^HBHptn stubble,/and sowed K>tiC 10,11oi ! n ° ° 110S - Canary see <A jMr. G. sowed the seed on two acres 
^bottom, asseen h/fig.4 as I have cleansect and weighed but one fleece be- wheat, which looks w*. 'Weing fully satisfied with 3Io ° fs of ^ oyiiyg IXors^. ' last springer, pd the yield was over seven tuijs. 'It 
a groove at the top] hut kind of business) I don’t know! as this achieve- preference oyer tho^^^^^E 11111 ' 0 . The past fall I 
outside of the rail dt- the ment in eleansinjiis anything vei^v extraordinary, have flowed,a parf stubble,/and sowed 
ffiottom, asseen in fig.4 as I have cleansed and weighed but one fleece be- whe a t, which looks wt*. ^*eing fully satisfied with 
causing all water toflow fore, and don’t doubt but I may be beaten. I hope experiments ot the twoTprevious years, and the 
hogs some thirty „r forty pounds heavier than 
those from young ones.” 
3-Ioofs of "iToviiig Horsed. I 
Says the Ohio Farmer, we saw recently an 
This seed, i-g appearance, somewhat resemble: the 
the Jlitvgarjan (yrcuss b«c<i, tbongb more nearly the 
Canary seep- Mr. G. sowed the seed on two acres 
last spring^fi^id thc yield was over seven tuiis. It 
is not all threshed out, but if the whole slioulu 
from them, and yet have I may, for my desire is to improve my flock by a dou ble benefit of draining the swamp and fertiliz- j nstancc °* tbe effects liesuilin g from the neg- yield as well as the few sheaves threshed/or trial, 
the appearance of a new cross, as I before stated. Will not those who mg the fields, I shall go on doing likewise the j ect to shorten the excessively long hoofs of young the product would be at least one hundred bushels 
panel door. have paid attention to this subject, communicate present year, leaving the barn-yard manure for 10VSCS ‘ ^ colt with unusually long hoofs, had in of sced (o tbe acrc Horses and cattle are very 
The Windows have with the Rural, and give more light to those who other fields. The labor of taking direct from the bls P la - V ®j e PP ed u P on some hard substance, and fond of it, and eat up both head and stalk. The 
. pushing outwards, as 
FIG. 4 . —SEC. OF WINDOW. , . „ ’ 
shown in fig. 4, and are 
glazed. They have to he fastened open, but they 
fasten themselves shut. 
sashes that hang near are j n the dark. IIow much wool will grow on a 
the lap, the bottom hundred weight of mutton ? A. Y. Baker. 
pushing outwards, as Urbana, Steuben Co., N. Y., 1S59. 
THE APIARY.—WINTERING BEES. 
Eds. Rural: —In the Rural of Nov. 13th, is an 
article on the above subject from T. L., of Catta¬ 
raugus Co., N. Y., asking for information from 
others in regard to their management. In the 
course of my experience in bee-keeping, I too, 
have found that the art of wintering bees success¬ 
fully, is truly a great desideratum, more losses oc¬ 
curring at this season of the year, in this vicinity, 
ditch to the field (without drawing to thc barn- bro vGn °£ lbe * ,ont P aid of tbe boof of one ^ ,ot form of the head is something like Broom Corn, 
yard and mixing with other manure, then redraw- to the qulck ' lbe accident was attended with and tbe spcc i mens W e have now before us are 
ing,) being much less than any other method I some bleeding, and excessive lameness, the poor about four feet in height, the straw thick, tender, 
have seen described, accounts for my sending you fellovv bein g unwilling to put Ins foot to the ground, short-jointed, sheathed with leaves, of which there 
this sketch. A. Pmrrs. Ten minutes work would bave saved the animal are grcat abundance. The seed weighs 60 pounds 
Eagle Harbor, N. Y., 1859. much l ,anl > and the owncr mi S ht haye had thc to the bushel, and some persons say that for nan- 
much pain, and the owner might have had the to the bushel, aud some persons say that for pan¬ 
profit of three months’ growth, instead of having cakes it is equal to Buckwheat. Mr. G. sowed the 
♦ • v it arrested for that period. But the occasional 
inquiries anff UlnstDers. breaking off of a part of the hoof is but a trifle 
„ . _ r _ when compared with other mischiefs resulting 
Carrots.— Are thc Large White Carrots as valuable n ,, & 
_. . . T> ]0 „„ , , from the same cause. When the toe is too long 
r feeding to stock as the Red ? Thev produce much , s 
3d of June, and cut with the reaping machine the 
3d of August. From this account we should say it 
would be excellent for fodder. 
. . for feeding to stock as the Red ? They produce much _ . 
have found that the art of wintering bees success- better, and, if equally nutritive, must be tlie best.-J. A. the stram ou the fetl o ck -J olllt ls greatly increased, Seed Trade of Boston.— The last issue of the 
fully, is truly a great desideratum, more losses oc- s., Glenmorris, C. W., 1859. and permanent injury to the suspensory ligament Boston Journal states that the seed trade of that 
curring at this season of the year, in this vicinity, The wmu Belrjian Carrot produces the laro . est of the foot oftcn foUows. Young horses frequently city amounts to three millions a year.' This in- 
thanfrom all other sources combined. But Ido crop, but is supposed to be less nutritious than haTe wind 'g alls > and otIier evidences of sprains, eludes grass and grain seeds. Among the sales are 
not attribute the cause ot this mortality among some of the smaller varieties. We do not know of bcbore Bley are P u * 10 work, and in ninety-nine ten tons of turnip seed, and the same amount of 
bees to sudden atmospheric changes, as does your any experiments that prove this. If this is so, we 
correspondent 1. L. Indeed, I consider these still believe the larger varieties are the most profit- 
FIG. 5.— CUPOLA AND CORNICE. 
changes of the temperature of the atmosphere in 
winter very often beneficial to them. If the cause 
cases out of a hundred these are where shortening beet seed. In the small article of mignionette, 
of the toe has been neglected. On some gravelly five hundred pounds are required to supply the 
The roof is nearly flat on the top, for fourteen is as T - L - thinks, the remedy would he to protect 
feet, sloping seven each side of the centre—sur- them from these sudden changes by wintering 
mounted by a Ventilating Cupola, (figure 5,) and them in dark rooms or bee-houses. To describe 
two Ventilators on Emerson's Plan, with ornamental how these houses should be built, and their man- 
brackets, figure 6. This portion of the roof is agement therein, would occupy more space than 
covered with Russell’s Patent Roofing, laid upon should be taken up by this article. He will find 
inchhemlock, well nailed to joists 2x12 inches. The a!1 these things fully and ably discussed in the 
slope from thc centre is only four inches each way, writings of Mr. Quinby, a work which should be 
but water runs from it readily, and from its exposed ln the hands of every intelligent bee-keeper, for in 
able for field culture, and in addition to the above, 
would recommend the Altringliam and Long 
Yellow. 
Raising Water.— Can water be taken from a well 13 
feet deep to within 2 feet of the top, thence on a level 
10 rods, then 3 feet perpendicular, with a common suc¬ 
tion pump ?—I. T., Attica, O., 1859. 
l addition to the above and ston y land and hard roads > tlie hoofs will wear annual demand 
tltringham and Long fast enou S h ’ as nature evidently intended they 
should, but if horses are kept on smooth turf their Eastern Liiai 
- feet must be kept short by artificial means. ^ a mee ring of 
:r be taken from a well 13 Tlle Fotato disease. ton and vicinity 
he top thence on a level The Royal Agricultural Society has awarded a of Perfecting an 
Eastern Chautauque Agricultural Society.— 
At a meeting of the citizens of the towns of Elling¬ 
ton and vicinity, on the 24th ult., for the purpose 
of perfecting an organization for the promotion of 
purse to Hr. Laing, of Ipplepcn, for a paper on the Agricultural interests in the towns of Ellington, 
Pntntn its cltivntfon nmdnntmn nnd disense _ Poland, Gerry, Charlotte and Cherry Creek, in the 
situation snow cannot accumulate in winter. 
this, as in all other things, the most intelligent man ie ct- rn tne < 
will succeed the best. The word luck in bee-keep- raa&e B ord y fourteen. 
ing is the same as luck in other things—that is, Orchard Grass Seed.- Will you please inform me S 1WD - a,l ar canning up repcaicuiy wummeearui 
intelligence combined with diligence. The re- where I can fluid Orchard Grass Seed? I would like ls thc only effectual preventive to the ravages of 
marks in regard to atmospheric changes in spring to sow eight acres with it if I can procure the seed. B 1 - 0 disease.” In a review of Dr. Laing’s article, 
and summer are correct, and can no more bc Please give me the price per bushel if you can.— Geo. the Loudon Gardener's Chronicle remarks: — 
, . .... Potato, its cultivation, production and disease.— 
A common suction pump will raise water about m , , , . , , • .. , 
. 1 The conclusions at wluch he arrives are:—“ That 
thirty feet. I he resistance on the level is very lit- e •, , . , . 
, , . , - 1 thc disease is of a fungoid nature, increased m vir- 
tle, so that you might elevate the water about , , . , m, , „ 
.’ . , \ ,, ° , ulcncy by atmospheric causes. That all manures 
thirty Iect. In the case presented vou have to • '• • , , ,, 
. 1 - L LU are injurious, saving only lime and salt. That the 
i..e i on y cm een, _ earliest iiotatoes in ripening should be exclusively 
Orchard Grass Seed.-W ill vou nleasc inform me g rown - That earthing up repeatedly with fine earth 
remedied than wc can prevent a drouth and hinder 
the sun from parching the earth and scorching 
R. R., Scipio, F. Y., 1859. 
Orchard Grass can be procured in this city, and, 
“ These opinions are much the same as those 
which have been repeatedly expressed by our¬ 
selves, with the exception of recommending lime 
our crops of grain and grass, except by keeping we presume, of the seed dealers generally. The selves, with thc exception of recommending lime 
the entrance closed as much as possible during the price is about §3 per bushel. The seed is very and salt as a manure, and trusting to frequent 
early spring months, to prevent the chilling of the light, only weighing from twelve to fourteen earthing up. But we must express our entire dis- 
young brood, and doubling all swarms in the fall pounds per bushel; and about two bushels of seed sent the author’s statement that disease never 
that have not honey sufficient to winter them, it j s recommended to the acre. originates in the lower portion of the stem where it 
that have not honey sufficient to winter them, it is recommended to the acre. 
being well known that two small swarms, with _ 
perhaps 12 or 15 pounds of honey each, if wintered Sowing Timothy Seed. —I wish to be informed thro 
separately, would be lost, but if botli swarms with tlie Rural with regard to sowing Timothy Seed, tin 
their contents be placed in one hive they will win- quantity per acre, and in what proportion of clover 
ter well. 
But I have said that I do not attribute the loss 
recommended to the acre. originates in the lower portion of the stem where it 
- adjoins the root. We can only say that during 
Sowing TmoTnY Seed.— I wish to be informed thro’ thirteen years that we have studied the phenomc- 
e Rural with regard to sowing Timothy Seed, the non of this singular malady we never saw an iu- 
lantity per acre, and in what proportion of clover, stance to the contrary.” 
to a sandy soil ’-Young Farmer.. To Destroy tlie Turnip Fly. 
This inquiry we will not undertake to answer in Mr. Wimball, of Adermaston, England, has 
•rives are •—“ That coun ty Chautauque, an instructive and intercst- 
d .- n ing address was delivered on the subject of agricul- 
That all manures ture > b - v Worthy Putnam, Esq., which was emi- 
uul salt That tlie ncnB . v calculated to inspire the farmer with an 
onld hfi 'exclusively interest aild feeIin S adverse to that of going to 
tedly with fine earth miil ~ as did tbc Dutchman-with a grist in one 
o to the ravages of end of biS ba g and a stone in the other. A Consti- 
)•■■ L ving’s article tution and By-Laws were adopted, and officers 
,• 7 , . ’ chosen for the term of one year, as follows:— Fresi- 
<mcte remarKS:— " 
nH j bn „„ dent — Norman M. Carpenter; Vice-President — 
•xpressed' by our- Car 3 r Bri Sg s 5 Secretary —Albro S. Brown; Treasur- 
■commending lime f ’- A1!cn Ba SS- Jl ” Directors -For the town of 
■listing to frequent Ellington, Anson Crosby, Jesse II. Dean; for.Po- 
•essour entire dis- land ’ Elihu Gifford ’ G ' Wait 5 for Chen ’T Cl ' eek - 
that disease never Nelson Frost ’ Warren Parsons; for Gerry, Barny 
if the stem where it PheI P s > Lcyi TcrT F> Charlotte, William M. 
, ,, . , ■ Wagoner, Alonzo Stephens. A vote of thanks was 
ly say that during 61 , 1 „ 
died thc phenomc- tcndercd to Ml ’ P(JTXAM ’ foR 118 excePcRt 
i ■ address.— Albro S. Brown, Sec y, Ellington, F. Y. 
of bees in winter to sudden changes in thc temper- a few lines. It embraces important questions, taken out a patent for destroying the turnip fly and 
Schuyler Co. Ag. Society. —The Annual Meet¬ 
ing of this Society was held at Watkins, Jan. 6th, 
at which there was a larger attendance than at any 
previous meeting, and the utmost good feeling and 
ature of the atmosphere. What, then, is thc cause such as the propriety of growing Timothy to any other insects injurious to crops, and it may be use- j n ^ eres t pi-cvailcd The election of officers result- 
FIG. 6.—VENTILATOR. 
The other portions of the roof are of spruce no suaaen cnanges—lor about three months, there-revolving fan blast through a strap from a pulley 7 - ' ’ .,, „ ° , , ... 
shingle laid unon inch hemlock with a sfeen niteh A „ revon mg ian Diasr, inrougn a strap iroin puney 0 f Rl e Executive Committee from each town, which 
r ,, ’ , . . . ’ 1 ^ v as but very little variation in the temperature of R. B. E., Seneca Co., F. Y .—In turning under a on the wheel shaft. On the top of the furnace is a . , j f ihVpp in each town 
for the greater part of its length, and curves out the atmosphere tlie thermometer „„„„ r , .. ,, . . , , 1 , ,. . comprises a board ot three in each town. 
. ° ’. , inc aimospnere, me mermometer langing gene- crop of clover upon sandy soil, we would prefer tube chimney bent downwards and capable of being _* 
R .. 1 . C ClUC ,, °. glVeagi ea ei P 10 J CC 1011 10111 tne rally from zero to 20 above, and during all that that it should wilt somewhat—if plowed in while turned in any direction. Sulphur is thrown, in n (< 0 \ c Society _Officers for 1859.— 
building with the same amount of roofing, and give time the temneratnre was -h»lr>wthA froo 7 ir.tyr.mr.+ • , , ,, , ... . ... E G , . v Orange lo. al. duulu 
a finished look to tlie flesfon ns seen in fieri,re q nn , p t b V t e fieezin g P omt - m a green state, the decomposition is so rapid as small pieces, from time to time, on the fire, and the Fmident ^- Aldan Goldsmith, Blooming Grove ; 
& ° 1 here is always more or less moisture given off to throw off many of its valuable properties, blast directs the gases thus generated through the Pec Secretary _John C. McCornell, Goshen; Cor. 
Tlie eave-troughs are built with the other por-. by every good swarm of bees. This rises in the What say those who have experimented ? bent smoke tube among the plants on which the Secretary- _David A. Morrison, Montgomery; Trea- 
tions of the root and form the cornice. The con- upper part of the hive and in winter condenses insects are operating. “This appears to be a use- surer _Wm. M. Sayre, Goshen. 
ductors from the cornice form an ornamental and freezes among the combs. If the temperature Machinery For Making Drain Tile.— H. W., ful invention,” remarks the Scientific American, ‘ ’ -- 
of this great loss of bees in winter? This loss is extent on a sandy soil, and of sowing Clover and ful in the same manner for destroying the cotton 
sometimes truly alarming. In the winter of 1855-6 Timothy together, which we leave for our practi- fly, and the wheat midge in our country. Tlie ap- 
I have no doubt but that half the bees in this cal readers to discuss. From eight to twelve paratus consists of a small furnace placed on a 
vicinity were lost, and in that winter there were quarts per acre are usually sown. small wheel-barrow, the fire being operated by a 
no sudden changes—for about three months, there 
was but very little variation in the temperature of 
ed as follows:— President — Green Bennett, Dix. 
Secretary — S. W. Sackett, Catharine, (Burdett 
p. O.) Treasurer —Tlios. Evans, Watkins. Also, 
one Vice President, one Manager and one member 
bent smoke tube among the plants on which the Secretary —David A. Morrison, Montgomery; Tr. 
insenis !ii-f> rmArntino- “ This imnfiars to he ft lisft- w_u o__ 
bracket, and running down the corner of the build¬ 
ing, give an additional finish. 
rises high enough to thaw it will do no harm; but Ripley, N. Y.)—Don’t know where to be had- 
if no thaw occurs it will keep on increasing until manufacturers should let the people know. 
insects are operating. “ This appears to be a use¬ 
ful invention,” remarks the Scientific American, 
“ and one not expensive or difficult for any farmer 
to carry out into practice.” 
surer —Wm. M. Sayre, Goshen. 
The Annual Meeeting of N. Y. State Ag. Society 
is to be held at Albany, Wednesday next, Feb. 9th. 
