0¥. iG. 
ing to and arranging his private business with a view 
of spending some time in Earope. 
Mr. Wentworth’s history teaches the value of 
fixed habits of industry; the success which follows 
self-denial, economy, and perseverauce. So far as 
material acquisitions are concerned, Mr. Wentworth 
has been successful; and Lis success as a politician 
has not been secured by any truckling practices. He 
has adhered, or seemed to adhere consistently to 
what he believed right. 
So much about " Long John's ” history and char¬ 
acter. Physically he u "long.” He is the tallest 
man in this "tail” city, if not in the State. He is 
about six feet and a half high, and will weigh two 
hundred and twenty-five or thirty pounds. Of course 
he is a marked man wherever he goes. He is a 
remarkable man, physically and mentally. Few men 
in the West have a higher reputation for clear, prac¬ 
tical comprehension of current practical or political 
matters. 
THE SUMMIT FARM. 
This farm lies about twelve miles sonth-wcst of 
Chicago, on the Chicago, Alton, and fit Louis Rail, 
road. It consists of about 1,800 acres, and lies on 
either side of a high sandy ridge, stretching each 
GROVER’S PATENT SWING- PEOW-HEAM ATTACHMENT, 
FOR DRAWING PLOWS OF ALT. VARIETIES. 
The above engraving represents an improvement I side and the mold-board, as far forward as possible 
in the manner of drawing plows, by which the ordi- and within about 2* inches of the bottom, where it is 
nary draft is materially lessened - from 25 to 33 per attached by a pin passing through the land-side and 
I cent, according to various tests with the Pynamome- extending from that point forward over the mold- era S e > only **♦«"*' one hundred days. During winter 
ter. It haH been introduced to some extent in North- board by the side of a short wooden beam to the end whi,e ’ n a dormant state almost, they may live fivt 
ern Ohio, by Messrs. Allino & Co., of Last Townsend, thereof, where it passes through a slot affixed to near or Kix months. I have a colony of Italians that wen 
Huron Co., Ohio also in l.ric and lompkins coun- the end of said wood beam and terminates in a hook I ,ure b’ native the middle of July last. The Italiar 
ties in this State—and highly approved wherever used, for the attachment of the team, as seen in the above fi Uf ’ en was then introduced, and in sixty days from 
W e attended a trial of this improvement a few days cut. By this arrangement the draft is taken from the tbat t ' rne there were no native bees in the hive! Or 
ago, on Inc farm of Mr. Abner \V akri.eb, near this point of resistance, (via., within about 2j inches oi ,ile °tber hand the Italians were in abundance. This 
city, and were much pleased with Its operation. The the bottom,) straight to the horses’ shoulders, and tbe hottest time of a native colony of bees being 
plow to which it was attached worked admirably— preserved from that point under every change of the l ta li an lzed that I have heard of; it usually requires 
| the draft being 33 per cent, less than that, of a Cayuga size of teams, depth of cut, or inequalities of surface. about one hundred days in the working season. 
Co. Plow, aa tested by a Dynamometer, the width and The long sought-for renter-draft principle is also The writer in the London Field sue iks f' / r 
depth of furrow being equal. Two horses were used secured, (both sidewise and perpendicular,) and in S his bees. He does this, it appears for tl -^ 
on the plow having the attachment, while three were maintained under every contingency Incident to pose of performing necessary operations Thei^' 
required for the Cayuga Co. Aside from the great plowing, without the use of draft rodB, adjusting 00 necessity, In my opinion for*/«*,/■, .WWof ' ' 8 
gain .n draft, the plow with the swing beam is held devises or anything of the kind. My means of tfei! purpose 
very easily - m fact, needs hardly any guide, except arrangement and application of power, any and all readily be performed by having compfete contr I of 
»n turning a « we can attest from our own holding, variety of plows can be worked at a saving of the contents of the bee-hiv* This Zlronsgten in 
and 1 H X 7 ? 7 7 ^ 8trengtb t0 b ° Ul miin and bea8t of "early one-third; hives properly provided with movable comb frames 
VJ , X can be readily attached to almost every 0 r, in other words, two horses can work a plow in this Movable comb frame hives arc absolutely necessary 
nety of plows, sec no good reason why it should mode ub easily as three horses can draw the same in "rder to propagate the Italians or natives with 
no meet great favor from the agricultural public, plow in the ordinary way —as attested by many rapidity and success. M. M Baldrih’gk 
Tim dark line in our Illustration represents the Draft | Outers who have become thoroughly acquainted Middleport, Niagara Co.. N. Y 1861 ' ALDRII ' tK ' 
Beam attachment, which has a vertical motion. The with its operation and advantages - and we fearlessly —___ 
following description of the improvement has been challenge the world to produce Its equal. 
“ U ^r™- AL - 0&C °-' tbe ^ ie - Further information relative to this improvement, Rural DCofPS mih ITtmrtx 
to s and m^ufactnrersi and the sale of rights, may be obtained by addressing “ QH0 
Ihis improvement consists in the use of a curved William Allino, Rochester, N. Y., or Messrs. Allino ~ 
wrought iron draft beam, hinged in between the land- & C 0 ., as above. The Season .-Prepare for Winter .-The weather contin 
° * . n —hhomviuv — «uu uigiiij a|i|Huvcu n ut iuviT USl'U. 
way, north and south of it, embracing broad reaches We attended a trial of this improvement a few days 
flf Irvtxr nroiru. wTltr-Ti wr**» Tinny + /Ill . J _ " 
of low prairie, which are now the grazing fields of 
the herds, and are to become the finest tame grass 
lands, or fields for root or corn culture, when prop¬ 
erly drained. 1 his farm is a new one, comparatively, 
and the history of the original purchase ftud subse¬ 
quent growth is an amusing one, as related to me bv 
Mr. W. 3 
In 1855, at a Canal sale, Mr. W. purchased one sec¬ 
tion of land, without even seeing it. He paid $13 
per acre. At that time it was lying in common, as 
was nearly the whole of his present farm. Upon 
going to see it sometime afterward, he had to employ 
a neighboring Dutchman to go and find the corners 
of it. It appears that. Mr. W.’e farm is now bounded 
on the West by the line dividing governmental 
ranges twelve and thirteen. At the time of the first 
purchase, the aforesaid Dutchman owned west from 
- — - * — " wv viHyn 
ago, on trie farm of Mr. Abner Wakri.eb, near this 
city, and were much pleased with its operation. The 
Field evidently assigns as the cause the age of the 
bees. 1 his is one of the cases of a wrong cause being 
assigned. Now, let me assign a cause, which I have 
no doubt is the right one. The queens he speaks of 
as being given to the native colonies were probably 
pure Italian or Ligurians, aa he ternm them. Now, 
if they were fertilized by pure Italian drones, their 
progeny would bo pure Italian. If, on the other 
hand, tl»y were fertilized by native drones, part of 
their progeny may be apparently purely of the Italian, 
and a part purely of the native race, while a portion 
may be hybrids. The writer in the London Field 
makes ne mention of the characteristics of the mark¬ 
ings of the progeny or the qtieena he speaks of. I 
presume that, were the facts known, those queens 
were fertilized by native drones. Then the true cause 
to be assigned for tho presence of native bees at the 
time specified, is what may be termed impure queens. 
The idea that bees live a year is an erroneous one. 
Bees do not live in the working season, on an av®. 
erage, only about one hundred, days. During winter, 
while m a dormant state almost, they may live five 
or six months. I have a colony of Italians that were 
purely native the middle of July last. The Italian 
queen was then introduced, and in sixty days from 
that, time there were no native bees in the lilve! On 
the other hand the Italians were in abundance. This 
is the shortest time of a native colony of bees being 
Italianized that I have heard of; it usually requires 
about one hundred days in the working season. 
The writer in the London Field speaks of stupefy 
mg his bees. He does this, it appears, for the pur- 
nnoa _r_ * 
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Manual of Agriculture —Swad. Brewer & Tileetoi 
Olmsteds New Work Mason Brother- 
f .irppfs Howe At 
Ponee Albert's Windsor Pirs-L. Mason, Jr 
rhoire Poultry for Sale -Sanford Howard. 
lt?i r Ae — N. R k M 0. Willson 
- JchuP. Griffin 
Delaware Duds-Daiighaday A Kenniaou 
Long-Wool Bucks John Rc tteridgr 
i, 
- - uonii ncupntlpp 
mwthorn .Kf-rd-W M. ft much am,; 
Poultry for Sale—John R. Pare. 
— ■ • iii 4-c—-.Moin rv rar« 
Farm for Sale - E. W. If. I Is A Co 
$l)f Meats ifioii&tnser. 
John B. Gough has so far recovered that he i* again 
lectnnng. 6 u 
-Saturday week there were 1,711 Federal prisoners at 
Richmond. 
Gen. Scott has been in almost constant service for fifty 
three years! J 
.. lut-n k-, wiuuu it verut’iil mUMOH. lUfi 
*, S 1,11 ’ w 11 * km worth s section was located a following description of the improvement has been 
mile east of It. /Tl.o i;.,„ ...... _..._. ... 7 . .. 
mile east of iLLTIu; line ran north and south.) The 
Dutchman proposed to Long John, to purchase all 
the land lyin^eant Of said range line, and he (the 
Dutchman,) would help him do it, if Long John 
would help the Dutchman purchase all west of said 
line. The agreement was, that then, If tho Dutch¬ 
man’s cattle went over the range line towards the 
east, Wentworth was to set his dogs upon them; 
and if Wentworth’s cattle trespassed over the west 
Bide of the line, the Dutchman and his dogs would 
become active. This would prevent all litigation 
and all necessity for arbitration. The idea of fences 
did not occur in those days* to this monopolizing 
Dutchman who entertained the modest idea that he 
The colored refugees in Canada are leaving for Hayti in 
large numbers. 
Beam attachment, which has a vertical motion. 
rapidity and success. M. M. Baldridge. 
Middleport, Niagara Co., N. Y., 1861. 
furnished us by Messrs. Allino <£ Co., the proprie¬ 
tors aud manufacturers: 
"This improvement consists in the use of a curved 
wrought iron draft beam, hinged in between the land- 
Ritral 2Cotes and Stems. 
and true, and looks after all the stock interests. Mr. 
Cook, with his family, live at the Summit, board Ruch 
help as it is necessary to keep continuously, and Mr. 
C. is general farm overseer. Mr. W. hna an office 
here, in which no man enters. It contains a stove, 
a camp bedstead on which ho sleeps when at the 
farm, a chair or two, and a desk or secretary, in 
which are his stock records, Ac. The grounds and 
buildings are kept neat and tidy, and sheltered by 
and Wentworth could own all tiie land adioininr T DgS arP ko P l neat and sheltered by 
them and never fence it-and that cattle were to be f gr ° V ° in which they are 8itUfttcd ' They 
trained by the use of a dog to a strict regard for and , pleaserjt bome for man aud bl ' ttBt in BD ®“ er 
reverence of an imaginary line. and wlnten The fl °wcr garden is not. neglected, and 
Well' Tiifte a r , ia ft melange of costly plants and flowering shrubs, 
tion Wentworth ha i°, " r & W ," ' ?? t, " B ° P ' >ra affording bloom and fragrance in bountiful profusion. 
,0 Zrr ‘"“T'T “ “'"™ ' rl,Cre «• ■« •*« to tti, to any 
mnac to. . Z n M9 ‘ fr ™ » f «“> «»rroa„dl„ 8 , or operation, here. There I, 
far weetwar.l trim 't " i nl | l " i " i fi>l ,il,ou t 1,alf as material enough for heantifylng the grounds, and 
aLny wiih ., Zll * '"I" th8t »»« m..L hot no edae.tel gardener ha, 
SedltotonnanM "«» «* it. The visitor, therefore, who follows the 
< n,>w 5 f-'*™ »ritor. "OeJ not look for anvthing "atnutling" in 
n«d h t n „ T' •“ the way of systematic ornature; he? he may look for 
three years. He has the present year made changes 
of males in every family of fowls and animals he 
has on his place. He believes this practice essential 
to success in breeding. 8o do most people, if the 
changes are judiciously made. And the good efl'cot 
of such changes is nowhere more marked than in the 
case of fowls. Mr. W. gave me the name of a farmer 
in Lee County who keeps a large number of hens 
who lives on eggs and fowls — who substitutes fowls 
for swine, and lets them follow the cattle and eat the 
scattered corn, as Isaac Funk allows his swine to 
follow and feed after his cattle. This man thinks the 
fowls more profitable than the swine, less trouble, 
and the food they afford infinitely better in all re¬ 
spects. The writer intends to visit said fowl feeder. 
— Further Notes on this subject next week. 
Tuk Sea SOM.— Prepare for Winter.—The weather contin¬ 
ues extraordinary for mildnew of temperature. A« we write 
(Nov. 12,) the temperature of the “eanetum ” is 60. with no 
fare, (good for «.h, hut bad for the coal dealers,) while of 
course outdoor Operation* are carried on comfortably, the 
ntmoepher* hein* as warm, aud the ground n* free from 
frost, a»in May. Up to this date w„ have had uo Know in 
this region, aud but one hard front. But, ae Winter is com¬ 
ing on apace, we must ere long have semonajde. Almanac 
weather, and It behoove,! all to prepare for the change, which 
will probably prove Hidden and severe. Those who have not 
‘made ready » should do »o at once. The harvesting and 
storing of corn and roots, tho preparation of sheds or other 
! c, ♦ n t, n ' R ' H ' Pra ’ Vn ’ " f Albany, has been appointed United 
{ fctatee Minister to Japan. 
- The White House is undergoing extensive repairs, pro- 
juratory to the wintpr season. 
- Garibaldi has accepted the honorary Presidency of the 
Genoese Typographical Association 
- The late rebel Conrul at Havana has asked for his back 
salary. Secretary Seward has refused it. 
-The New York metropolitan police system now reaches 
an expense of over two million dollars » year. 
— Beauregard’s official report of the battle of Manassas 
pa ve 399 rebels were killed and 1,200 wounded. 
— Dutch lankees” Is the appellation which the rebels 
give to the German troops under Gen Blenker. 
- The subscriptions to the 7.30 per cent Treasury notes 
now reach one million per day, from all sources. 
— There has been another severe freshet in Chautauqua 
county, and a number of bridges were carried off. 
- The Secretary of War. Mr Cameron, has been on a tour 
of the fortifications at New York with Gen. Totten. 
— The storm of Saturday week was very severe in some 
I I'PTh* of Upper Canada. At Montreal thero was snow. 
— Gen. Siegel is go accustomed to make rapid movement* 
that he is called in tho West, the “ Flying Dutchman.” 
— It is said that uot even the heads of bureaus is the Navy 
Department know where the naval expedition has gone. 
— The Commissioner of Patent* has refused to grant 
patents to citizens of Richmond, V»., who remain there. 
-Two thousand six hundred and elghty-flve prisoner* 
have been taken to Richmond since tho war commenced. 
— The Charleston Mercury comes down on the rebel gov¬ 
ernment forjts failure to provide for its army in the field. 
— About fifty students from the fonr college classes at 
Oberlin, or oae-fourth of the whole, are now in the army. 
— Rev. Charles White, D. D,, President of Wabash College, 
Iod., died on Tuesday week. Ho was about 60 year* of age 
— At Washington, wood i* soiling at *7 per cord and coal 
lived, his being the cheap end of the range, the 
neighbors say he would have aimed, without doubt, 
to have bought to the Mississippi; while Went¬ 
worth, on the more expensive end, would have been 
buying into Lake Michigan. What Death did in 
defeating the plans of one of tliese parties, high taxes 
has done to those of tho other; and we reckon that 
Long John has no ambition to own more land. 
Mr. Wentworth’s farm is all fenced. The ridge 
or Summit before spoken of, devides it about equally 
Tins ridge is high above the city, and affords a fine 
view of it. The waters which fall here flow from 
the one side of this Summit to the (Jnlfof Mexico, 
and from the other to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The 
a most irregular massing of many very line things, 
without regard to outline or feature. 
FOWLS AT THE SUMMIT. 
The first thing which impresses the visitor to the 
farm yard here, is, the innumerable fowls of all sorts, 
and sizes which seem to constitute a happy family. 
Mixed with them is a round, smooth, white Suffolk 
pig or two, and two or three pet South-Downs. We 
talked fowls a little with Mr. W., and here is what he 
said. 
Geese. —"Of all the geese I have ever had, I like 
the large White Bremen best. They are decided]}’ 
the best breeders and the best eaters. They are quiet 
Wk. now ine -~ uu IA7*D. luejr CbltS tJUUiL 
location is a fine one. Springs furniRli Jiving water ftIld douilo > lar £C «nd desirable.” 
at the bass of the ridge and convenient to the barns Mr. W.’k stock was obtained of Col. Jacques, near 
auc pastures. be variety of soil is sufficient to Boston. He lias also a pair of Toulouse geese, which 
insure variety of product. Pears, plums, and eher- fie says were highly recommended to him. But he 
ries, apples, grapes and quinces, thrive on the ridge; »»ys the eggs were ruined by a thunder storm. Tho 
ami there have been large plantations made. Mr. W. writer opened his eyes and mouth and looked inqnir- 
ui. p anted evergreen aud deciduous trees in great ingly at Mr. W. Seeing our puzzlement, he said — 
mim >c-rs, in belts along the street and about his fruit “Well, 1 don’t know nothing about it; but I know 
-...» HUH - y -- * w uvwiui^ UUUUli III 
ore tiaras. He speaks in high terms or the way ifio eggs didn’t hatch, and 1 was told 
Lllw anger A. Barry, of Rochester, "do up” things thunder storm which occurred about 
— C&llCid Hi ft XVrifi'r'O ~ i -. *• « » _ ... . , 
Wintering «fcc. 
Being a subscriber of your paper, and knowing its col¬ 
umns are always open to inquiries, 1 take the liberty to make 
, a few, 1 wlali V inquire of *uui< of the celebrate I hee 
keepers how I agl keep niy bees this winter in a cellar, or 
dry room, aside from tho apiary. What I wish to know is, 
luiw I shall keep them secure without atoppiog up the 
entrances into the hives go as t.o smother them, and to pro 
vent their coming out on warm days. Last winter I put 
them into a room and darkened it aa much n« possible, but 
when a warm day came they would crawl out, aud failing to 
find their way hack, a great many were destroyed. My hivea 
are of tb< Old square box make, one foot iodide, with two 
apertures iu front for the bees to enter by —one near the 
bottom, and the other about, half the distance from the 
bottom U the top; another in the top for ventilation, and 
for putting on caps for surplus honey. Would it answer to 
put tin, with holes in, over these apertures, or would there 
be danger of their breath congealing and stopping up the 
holea, thereby smothering the bees? The bees in this section 
have done rather poorly in the way of swarming and making 
surplus honey. Out or my entire stock only one swarm sent 
out young stock, and I think there must of course he an 
addition of one or more *warma (u each hive. What is the 
prospect of inch living through the winter? They appear 
strong and healthy now, and the hives are heavy as though 
entrance upon the Winter Campaign, And when the physi 
cal wants and comforts of their households, and flocks and 
herds, are duly provided for, Rural readers will of course 
give thought and attention to the mental requisites of them 
selves and the various members ol the family circle. The 
District School, the Farmers’ Club, the Lyceum. &e., are 
important instrumentalities when properly conducted, and 
sustained, as they should be, by all good citizens. Good 
books and periodicals are essential to the improvement aud 
entertainment of the family during the long evenings snd 
leisure of winter, and every husband and father should see 
that they are provided. A careful and liberal selection of 
mental food will prove a wise and dividend paying investment. 
— Col. W. B. Grover, who was dangerously wounded in 
the battle of Lexington, Mo., died In St. Loni* on Wednesday 
week. 
The High Freights l.vjrRn Western Farmers— Our 
Cincinnati, Chicago, and other Western exchanges, say the 
high freights are produciog great discouragements among 
the farmers, especially in Illinois and Iowa. They very jugtl v 
complain about the low prices nf grain, occasioned by the 
exorbitant freights now charged by lake and canal forwarders. 
The fact that the Mississippi i* closed ia one gieal reason 
assigned. Here it not for the great depression in prices 
caused by the onerous freight*, Western farmers would 
realize handsome dividends from the present bibk foreign 
demand for American breadstuff*. The price of corn is so 
low, however, that a prominent Iowa business man avers 
that, ear corn is actually the cheapest fuel to he. found (Jure, 
and it is being used as a substitute for wood. The following 
table shows what it costs to purchase a bushel of corn iu the 
center of the State of Illinois and laud it at the port of 
Liverpool —the figures (which don’t lie) proving that the first 
cost is bnt a trifle compared with that of transportation: 
_ .. , .. , , -r -'-••■■gn -. “V'V.UI.OU auuiu l/UU 1/1 [IIU LUC 
• • Hie writers attention to a lot of fivo fiun- goose was setting, destroyed them.” 
r * evergrebn8 he had received from them, and It may be true that such causes produce such 
on y one o t iem dead. Such is the reputation men results; does any one know anything about it? It is 
gi t who are careful in all the details of their l.iisi- » new phase of philosophy to the writer. 
The 8 ' s ^;: t ( ,r:„D Cre ! iS Cultivak>,L found here the large Black Cayuga 
which he hopes to e.Tiii! hlV \ ° nC by D ' lckw ' They breed wo11 - eat well, and are eatable. 
J soon as nolil * , ^ in tamo Mr. W. says one aged fat duck can be made to weigh 
food for hi? herds S 1 7" Wlth *1—•% **•«••. Mr. 
sheen, and drove* of k f 0DCe 8ent m t0 P,UKK - the caterer for the Tre- 
ui/vna uj 
sheep, and droves of horses. Corn, oats, carrots 
mangel wurzel, Jerusalem artichokes, and sunflower 
seed, with large crops of tame upland prairie hay 
are the staple crops. But little (if any) grain is 
sold. No effort is made for a show,’ except in 
the footing up of the ledger. But few men are hired 
by the month. The hay is gathered by men who 
camp out on the meadows, hoard themselves, cut,, 
cure, and deliver the hay at the stack for $1.75 per 
tun. Each load is drawn oji the scales, weighed, 
inspected, and credited to the party delivering , H*ns -Flack Spanish. There are other kinds 
it. This simplifies the machinery and system of f ° W ! k<?P ! here ' but the B,auk s P anish W® k 
farm management. Jobbing is the practice be™ P , y as • vor8 ‘ Tbey sur P ass iu this respect 
farm management. Jobbing is the practice here P ', “ ‘ Ver8 ‘ They sur P as8 >u this respeei 
He finds that men work better, give better satisfac °^ her breedf< - T fi°se who keep them must not U 
tion and are better suited themselves, when they of ra,81 "fi: chickens. Other fowls must he kep 
are masters of their own time. The contracts made ^ ^ tbe Black ^panirffi chicks. r l 
with these men are specific in every detail- the ™ mn, ® nc ® ear,y m tbc 8 P ri "ff and right ai 
work must be done as specified in the contract to They Iay ^"here, without a nest. 
the letter, or there is no hope of reward or remu- x ^ nnt ’ the la8t of 8Hmmer constantly, w 
neration, whatever. If promptly and well done the l most 8ec,aded 8 P°t in the vicinity, 
neration, whatever. If promptly and well done, the 
cash is forthcoming at once. When this is the 
case, men work willingly and cheap. An intelligent 
supervision of all the work going on, is entrusted 
to a competent inau. It is true this way of getting 
work done is not always practicable; but here, near 
the city, where there is generally plenty of help, it 
succeeds well. 
mont house, in this city, some of these fattened 
ducks. Sometime after the fowls had been delivered 
by his man, Mr. Wentworth met Mr. Drake aud 
said, "Well, Drake, how did the fowls suit?— 
Weren’t they nice?” "Splendid,'’ was the reply, 
" hut some of those geese were rather small.” " Why, 
you,” said W. "Those small geese were nothing but 
ducks!—a Drake who can’t tell a duck from a goose.”' 
— and there was ha! habing all around. 
Hens— Black Spanish. There are other kinds of 
fowls kept here, but the Black Spanish are kept 
purely as layers. They surpass in this respect all 
other breeds. Those who keep them must not think 
of raising chickens. Other fowls must he kept to 
hatch and rear the Black Spanish chicks. They 
commence early in the spring and lay right along 
like a duck. They lay anywhere, without a nest egg. 
They lay until the last of sammer constantly, when 
a hive kill tbe wilier worm, after removing the been to 
another box or hive? Will different writers give their expe¬ 
rience, if any they have, in bee hunting, and the *' modus 
operandi.”—8 A. P , Sheridan, Oct. 29M, 1861. 
We have wintered bees in a cellar aud without the 
least difficulty, and never knew them to leave the 
hive. A piece of wire cloth, such as is nsed for 
sieves, may be placed over the entrance. When win¬ 
tered out of doors, all but one entrance should be- 
closed, and that made quite small. Then cover the 
holes in the honey-board with straw, or remove it 
altogether and supply its place with a straw cover¬ 
ing. litis practice is desirable in all cases ia winter, 
as it allows the moisture to pass off without a current 
of air, as would be the case if the holes in the honey- 
board were left open. Your hives from which swarms 
did not issue will contain only one swarm, and may 
uot be stronger at present than though a swarm had 
issued early in the season. 
Ono blight* 1 corn. 
Cents. 
1‘ leight to Chicago . 
Storage _ 
Lake freight to Buffalo.., 
•22 
Elevating at BulUIn 
Canal freight to New York. 
. 18 
Transfer iu New York_ .. „ 
Insurance Mim Chicago to Liverpool... 
Ocean freight 
.i 
2 'A 
Cost of corn iu Liverpool. 
... 90 
TIIE FARM BUILDINGS AT THE SUMMIT. 
Said His Lengthiness to the writer, "I have not 
yet determined where I will permanently build on 
about a dozen eggs and sit on them. Mr. W. says 
his experience is that they will not sit before July, if 
left to follow their own inclination. The practice at 
Summit is, to buy in the Chicago market a couple 
dozen hens and sit them on the Black Spanish eggs. 
The Black Spanish make good mothers if let alone; 
they are as wild as hawks when sitting. Shut them 
up as soon as they hatch a brood, and there is no 
trouble. They are cross, as mothers, and would 
doubtless scold if they could. It ia not best, how¬ 
ever, to let them sit unless they "steal their nest.” 
my farm. Sometime, I intend to build me a perma- Mr. W. says they shut up nine hens in a new barn 
nent home here, and erect buildings that shall be and they averaged seven eggs per day through the 
mode K. Tint now T am AnNr pAinn at. r. • __mi v . - 
models. But now, I am only doing things in a pre¬ 
liminary way. I keep plenty of lumber, nails, hand¬ 
saws and hamlners at the farm, and when there is 
need of more stalls for the horses, or cattle, or 
shelter for 6heep, or sties for swine, why, there is the 
ruuterial aud there are the tools,—my men must make 
them. And they do. There is plenty of good, cosey, 
comfortable, convenient stabling here for all the 
stock. His English herdsman, " Henry,” is faithful 
week. They do a big egg manufacturing business. 
Turkeys —There are scores of them here. Mr. 
W. said he had the largest kind (he thonght) but 
having heard of a larger, he ordered some of them! 
He is now breeding the large Bronze Turkey. He 
makes them weigh, when fat, 25 or 30 pounds each. 
He is improving his old stock by crossing these 
, Bronze gobblers on the females of his smaller kind. 
I Mr. W. changes his male animals every two or 
Cause and Effect.—Age of Bees.—Hives. 
There is no effect without a preceding cause. 
When an effect is discovered, an inquiring mind 
naturally searches for the cause which produces it. 
Though the true cause may usually be assigned, yet 
it cannot be denied that the cause assigned may 
sometimes be au erroneous one. This has a direct 
application to the science of bee culture. A fu r 
much careful thought, I have come to tho conclusion 
that many of tho so-called "mysteries” appertaining 
to bees would become settled facts were the causes 
producing effects carefully traced. 
In the Rural of Nov. 2, I find an article in regard 
to the " Age of Bees," copied from the London Field. 
Ihere was once a time when articles in regard to 
bees could be copied into ail our various journals 
without being subject to criticism; butthattime hav¬ 
ing now passed, I trust I may be indulged in a few 
criticisms on the article referred to. 
It appears that the writer of said article has made 
a wonderful discovery, having ascertained (?) that 
the worker honey bee will live at least a year! He 
says that in July, 1800, he gave to each of two 
native colonies of bees an Italian queen; and that on 
the 10th of September, 1801, there were still remain¬ 
ing many native bees, and, therefore, concludes they 
must be at least a year old. That many native bees 
were found at the time stated, is not at all improb&ble, 
but that they were a year old is very improbable. 
Native bees being found at the time stated, is simply 
the effect of some cause. The writer in the London 
Rural Items .—Sorghum OtUture lias proved very success¬ 
ful in Ohio aud the West this season —of which fact we are 
reminded by receiving, from Mr. Prudkn Allino, of Nor¬ 
walk, Ohio, a very fine sample of Sorghum sirup. A friend 
at nnr elbow -uggest* that if euch products are increased by 
the war, we can truly say “sweet are the usee of adversity.’' 
- The Gram at Buffalo is immense the present season. 
The receipts of grain, aud Of flour reduced to wheat, already 
exceed fifty-five million bushels; and it is estimated that the 
receipt* at that port Tor the entire season will uot be lees 
| than sixty million bushels!- The Potato Hot in prevailing In 
I ludiana aud some other parts of the West, as well as iu this 
region.- Fast Bones are Ihoso “trotted out" by Bonner, 
Of the great lovo au«l murder-story paper, the other day—for, 
according to a New York daily they made the extraordinary 
time of 2 27, which is said to be “the fastest time ever made 
by any pair of horses in the world."- A Fatal Animal Epi¬ 
demic is destroying thousands of horses, cattle, and sheep in 
Russia, Iu districts near St. PeU rxburgh, it is said a* mam¬ 
as 4.-100 horses, 890 cows, and 319 shee’p have fallen within 
two months, aud the disease is severe in more remote districU- 
- A Bee-Keepers' Convention is to tie held at Cleveland, Ohio> 
on Thursday next (Nov. 21st)- The Ohio State Board of 
Agriculture holds its next annual meeting at Columbus, on 
the 4th of December ensuing- Turn Large Turnips have 
been sent us by some unknown Mend. One ol them ta ruta 
baga) weighs 14& lbs., and the other (white; 15)~ lbs., 
exclusive of leaves.- The Nut Crop of Pennsylvania is very 
abundant this year The lofts of country stores are said to 
be "groaning ' with the weight of “eheUbarks," which sell 
at SO.; to $1.23 per bushel —while chestnuts, which are 
equally plenty, sell in the country for $1.60 per bushel._ 
The Weather in England has been remarkably mild during 
autumn, as in this couutry.— the prolongation of summer 
producing singular effects, such as the budding and blooming 
of trees and bushes, and the forming of apples and pears on 
trees which had previously yielded good crops.- The Man¬ 
ual of Agriculture (advertised iu this paper,) is issued in good 
stylo and under favorable auspices. We have received a copy 
from the publishers, and will notice in a future number.- 
The Times are Improving — For evidence, vide the advertise¬ 
ments in this paper. Read them, and see if you may not be 
benefited by action thereupon. 
Hops. —The CoopersUnm Ilepublican c<f the 31st ult reports 
trade inactive. Bome prime lots have been purchased recently 
of growers at 14 ‘•i t-. If,t, cents. The bulk of the crop 
remains in growers’ hands, and they begin to show some dis¬ 
position to sell The quality' generally is not fully up to the 
usual standard — the Pest will soil readily, but there are a 
great many lots that will go beggingfor customers on account 
of poorness of quality, 
— A private letter" from London, dated 12th ult., reports 
their market dull, with a decline of 15 to 20 shillings per cwt. 
New Belgians are selling at £5 to £5.15s per cwt, duty paid. I 
m . Co1 LewiB T - Wigfall, late Senator from Texas, ha* been 
hc P ron, °ted to the rank of Brigadier General of the Confederate 
array, 
trp 
nd — Tbe Southern people are quite indignant at the fact of 
od t!le Con”® de Paris having volunteered in the United States 
Id arm - v ' 
”d Among the latest counterfeit* issued, are $.Ts on the 
et, j Merchant's Bank of Albany, and $l’g on the Seneca County 
of Bank. 
d. —The Pittsburg Chronicle says that more than 12,000 
gallons of wine have heen m »,i, tide r«.v i.. AJIeehsnv Co 
Pe a a sylvan La. " i 
jr 
— Tho Union men, after the battle of Fredericktown, Mo., 
|R buried 233 of Jeff, Thompson's rebels, whose bodies were left 
y upon the field. 
in —The Cortland county regiment has seven clergymen 
s. Two of them are captainB, four are subordinate officer*, and 
n one is a private. 
— Wm. Beatty & Son, of Springfield, Delaware Co., Penn , 
d have an order from Government for about 30,000 axes, for tbe 
11 use of the army. 
— Tbe storm and gale of Saturday week resulted in the 
highest flood that has happened in the neighborhood of New 
1 York since 1839. 
i 
v — Tbe Chicago Tribune says that some New York capitalist* 
l( - arc In that cjty preparing to establish a bank, with a capital 
( of a million dollars. 
— There have been 96,998 barrels of coal oil transported 
over the Pennsylvania railroad* to an Eastern market during 
the last nine month*. 
Isaac G. and Susan A. Williamson, of Wiscasset, Maine, 
lost, by diptheria, in the short space of six dayB, their entire 
family of five children. 
— Tbe French have got into trouble with the government 
of Hawaii, and their commissioners were said to have de¬ 
manded their passport*. 
— Southern papers giving an account of the battle near 
Lecsbuig have been received. They report the rebel loss at 
300 killed and wounded. 
— A Saxon Princess, who refused the hand of the first 
Napoleon, is now living at Dresden. She is over 80 years 
old, and has never married. 
— A scout returned from Virginia slates that Beauregard s 
anny lying between Fairfax aud Centerville i* 100,000 strong, 
with 200 pieces of artillery. 
— Experiments with steam canal boats on the Susquehanna 
canal, Penn., the past season, shew a saving of 23 per cent 
compared with male power 
— Lieut. Joel McGregSry, the last of the N. H. Revolution¬ 
ary pensioners, died in Newport, N. H., Oct. 31st, aged 100 
years, 11 months, and 9 day*. 
— The cost of telegraphic dispatches to San Francisco is 
immense. For ten words or under, $6.35 ia charged, and 53 
cent* for each additional word. 
— The Jamaica (West Indies) Watchman say* the cultiva¬ 
tion of cotton is engaging the attention of a great many per¬ 
sons in all parts of that island. 
— In Skaneateles, N Y,. a u Soldiers’ KnittingSociety” hag 
been established, the ladieB of the town meeting once a week 
to knit stocking* for our troops. 
— Missouri is one of the largest States in the Unian. Its 
territory exceeds in extent the sii New England States and 
the State of Delaware combined. 
— The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company of Manchester, 
N. n., have just filled an order given by the Russian Govern¬ 
ment for a first-class fire steamer 
— The Count de Sayre, lineal descendant of Count Roch- 
ambeau, of American Revolution fame, ha* tendered his 
military services to the President. 
— Those who are well acquainted with Sam Houston say 
that the letter purporting to be written by him, giving in hi* 
adhesion to the rebels, is a forgery. 
— The Cazenovia Republican says that diptheria prevail* 
to considerable exteut at De Ruyter and in that vicinity, and 
in many instances with great fatality. 
— Sarah Jacksou a colored woman, died in Trey on Thura- r 
day week. She waa born in Albany, March 8th, 1762, and “V 
was therefore iu the 100th year of her age. 
— The volcano of Chilian in the Andes ha* recently broken ,.. 
out. The explosions and stream* of lava can be perceived 6'- 
with the naked eye at a distance of 90 miles. 
— The Norfolk (Va.) Daybook mentions a rumor that 
Beauregard had resigned, and also publishes a dispatch from V 
P.ichmond mentioning a similar rumor there. 
— It is said that sweet potatoes raised in Connecticut are 
equal to the New Jersey potato, and it is the inteotiou of 
cultivators to experiment more extensively next year, (Sns 
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