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the attention of our New York State fanners. 
Then came tho South Beiul Iron Works, South 
Bend, Ind. with their fine exhibit of the celebrated 
Oliver Chilled Plows, represented in this State 
by J. M. Childs A Co. of Utica and McBride A- 
True of Rochester. Opposite them was the 
Robison Plow Company of Syracuse, with tho 
largest display on the grounds. Tho Remington 
Agricultural Company, Ilion, New York, exhibi¬ 
ted a fine lino of “Carbon” and “Mohawk 
Valley Clipper ” Plows. Tho Wiard Plow Com¬ 
pany of Batavia, New York, also exhibited a fine 
line of Plows. 
The display of Harrows, Cultivators and 
Horse llocs was not as large as usual. 
Grain Drills wore well represented by tho 
Farmer's Favorite, Farmer’s Friend, Champion 
and Buckeye. 
The “Bradley," “Archer,” “Reindeer," 
“ Tompkins Co.," “ Lion," “ Taylor," “ Wheeler 
A Meliek Co.." new “ Centennial," etc., among 
horse rakes, were well represented. 
Tho “ Foust" Hayloftder, Stratton & Cullom, 
Meadville, Pa., fresh from the laurels, gained at 
tho Centennial, was as largo as life. 
There were two Wind Mills exhibited on tho 
grounds, one by Mast, Fous A Co., Springfield, 
Ohio, their new “ Iron Turbine" which has 
met with great success during the past year, 
and tho other by Williams, Smith A Co., Kala¬ 
mazoo, Mich., who displayed tho Stover Mill 
with all its attachments. Those Mills attracted 
a great deal of attention and indicated that 
wind power was beginning to bo appreciated by 
our eastern farmers. 
Tho display of threshing machines was very 
large, and brought out many of our best manu¬ 
facturers. As a rule they woro shown in opera¬ 
tion. Tha “ Williams’ Noiseless," mado by M. 
Williams & Co, at Johnsvillo, N. Y., was run by 
the horse-power made by this well-known firm. 
Tho “ WostinghouBo," “Birdsall," “ Sweep¬ 
stakes,” “Russell,” “Vibrator,” and others 
were all on tho grounds. 
Osgood & Co. exhibited a four-ton hay and 
other scales. 
Van Duzer & Co. and A. P. Dickey each 
exhibited a fine lot of Fanning Mills. 
Boomer and Boschert exhibited one of their 
celebrated Cider Presses, in full operation, 
supplying eider to the thirsty crowds that 
thronged Mechanics' Hall. 
Dederiek A Co., Albany, N. Y., had tho only 
Hay Press on the grounds, ft attracted atten¬ 
tion and favorable comment. 
The Wagon show was not as largo as usual. 
Tho Mil burn Wagon Co., Toledo, Ohio, made 
a good exhibit. Iu the Carriage tent the 
Watertown and Cortland Wagon Companies 
monopolized tho space. 
Bradley Manufacturing Co. of Syracuse, N. 
Y., exhibited a now bob-sled with adjustable 
runners—of which we will havo moro to say 
hereafter. 
The local implement dealers made fine dis¬ 
plays and we are indebted to Messrs. H. W. 
Maroellus, General Agent for tho Taylor Kako 
etc., and McMahon A Bros, for courtesies 
rendered. 
Premiums Awarded on Stock, Fruit, &c. 
CLASS l-8noUT-MoU«S-Grand Medal, Herd 
Prize. (,' K Wadsworth 
Hull over if yours—Fellows & Butts; J LlnolJ II 
Starin 
Hull over 3 years M Harvey; VV G Markham 
. Hull over I year C F Wadsworth 
Hull Gulf 11 Fellows; C F Wadsworth ; F It Ued- 
lleld i 
Cow over 3 yours—1st, 2d, C F Wadsworth; F B 
IiedtluUl 
Goiters over 2 years—U F Wadsworth ; H Fellows; 
1) K Hell 
Heifers over 1 year C F Wadsworth ; B Fellows ; 
Win Q Markham 
Calves C F Wadsworth; J 8 Shull; O F Wads¬ 
worth 
CLASS XI—Devons Hull over 3 years, U F I’eck ; 
2d. 3d. W Cole 
Hull over 2 years—W Cole 
ft Hull Calves—W C'Olo : 2d. 3d. B F Peek 
Cows over 3 years I! F Peck ; 2d, 3d, W Colo 
Heifers. 2 3 ears H I I.Vi:k ; W Cole: H F Peck 
Heifer* over 1 year-W Cole; 2d. 3d, I! F Peek 
Heifer Calves—W Cole; 2d, 3d, II K Peek 
AVnatlitt es—A yrshire Herd,./ W Jurdlno 
Bulla over 3 years J W Jarditie; .1 Miller; J Me 
Adam 
Bulls over 2 years—J W .lardlno 
Hulls over I year C C Holton ; J, D Ely, Jr 
Hull Calves-.l W Sardine . J Strvker 
Cows over 3 years—1st. 2U. J W .lardlno; .1 Miller 
Hoi fere over 2 years — J W .lardlno ; J M Thomas 
llelfers over 1 your .1 Miller ; 2d. 3d. JaidiilO 
Heifer Calve»-J W Thomas; J W Jurdme; C C 
TIolton 
.1 EiisErs-fferd Prize—J A k l T Burden 
Hull over 3 yuars-Do; A J Harlow x Co ; E J Ila- 
zleton 
Hull over 2 years—C F Wadsworth; G H Camp; I. 
D Ely, Jr 
Hull Calves—J A J T Burden ; I, I) Ely. Jr 
Cow over 3 yeurs 1st, 2d. J A & IT Burden. GS 
Catnp 
Heitors over 2 years-lst, 3d. J A AIT Burden ; L 
D Ely. J r 
Heller over 1 yoar-lst. 2d, J AftlT Burden 
Heller— L D Ely, Jr 
■J Heller Calves-1st. 2d. J A A I T Burden; GSCamp 
Hoi, steins— Herd Prize. Cuadilia Stock Breeders’ 
Association-w Edmonson 
Bull over 3 years—Do do 
Bull over 2 years—C Pratt, Syracuse 
. '““l over I ye r J Stryker, Koine; Unadllla Val¬ 
ley S B Association -W Edmonson 
Cow over 3 years-Do 
Heifer, 1 year—Do 
llelfoi Calves I Stryker; Unadllla Valley 8 B As¬ 
sociation 
M1I.CH Cow*—Milch cow. any brood D K Bell, W 
Brighton: 2d. 3d, Unadllla Valley SB Assn 
ShorHIorn eradocow-D K Bell; J Stryker; Jas 
Partition Toil. 
Devon grade oow—A W Smith,Cuba 
. Dxen, steers and fat cattle— Fat oxen over 
o years—G IJ Dover, Avon ; B Diven. Henrietta: do 
loit steels 3years ami under—UviJ Bushman, Erst 
Mondon 
n 
Fat cows overS yours—D K Bell 
snRKP. i.ono-WoOLED -Pen of 3 Leicester Lambs 
—i) C Rnnts 
Cotswold over 2 years-lst. 2d. 2d, G Innersoll 
CCtawnld yearling luiulm—1st, 2d, 3d, do 
Cotswold 3 land) rams do ; J Harris 
Cotswold ewes over 3 years—G lnxersoll ; 2d, 3d, J 
Harris 
Vearllmr ewes—Do: G Initersoll; J Harris 
Ewe lambs—Tin; G Initersoll: J Harris 
Middle Wooi.kii Sheep—S outh Devon ramB over 
2 years 1st, 2d, 3d. .1 I) Wind 
VearlliiK rani* 1st, 2d. 3d, do 
Ham Lambs-K B Red field 
Ewes over 2 years—1st. 2d, J DAVlng; J Lynch 
Vonrlitie ewes 1st. 2d. J D Wing; F B Itedileld 
Ewe lambs 1st. 2d, J Lynch 
Hampshire ram iambs A H Cooley 
Ewes over 2 years—Do 
Yearling ewes—Do 
Ewe lambs- Do 
•• A" Merino*, fineness op Wool-—H am over 
2 years W L Chamberlain ; 0 Heyne; W L Cham¬ 
berlain 
Yearling ram W L Chamberlain ; Clloyno: Bron¬ 
son A Marrlnvr 
ltain lambs C Heyne; W I. Chamberlain 
Ewes over 3 years 1st, 2d, W L Ohamborlaln; C 
lleyne 
Ewe* over 3 years—1st, 2d, W L Chamberlain: C 
lleyne 
Yearling owes 1st, 2d, W I. Chamberlain ; C Heyne 
Kwe land'* C Heyne: W I.Chamberlain 
CLASS III ” H,” Weight or Ki.knck Merinos— 
Kiwis over 2 venrs—Bronson A Marrlner; ltay Bros; 
PAG F Martin 
Yearlings—K Townsend; Kay Bros; Bronson A 
Merriuor 
Lams P A G Martin ; Bronson A Marrinor 
Ewes over 3 years Kay BroB ; Brotlsou AMarri- 
ner 
Ewes over 2 years—E Townsend; Kay Bros; PA 
G F Martin 
Yearlings Bronson A Marrlner; E Townsend; P 
A G F Martin 
Latnlis—P A G F Martin ; Bronson A Marrinor 
“C|" LenGTII op &TAPI.K MERINOS Klims, over 
2 years - E Townsend ; Ploree A Fellows ; M F Gibbs 
Yearling Bronson A Marrlner; 2d,3d, E Towns¬ 
end ; M F Gibbs 
I,umb* M F Gibbs ; FTownseiid 
Ewes, Yearling 10 'Townsend; Bronson A Murri- 
nor ; M F Gibbs 
Lamlm F Townsend; J C Short 
SWINE Farce Breed—B oars over 2 yeurs—A L 
Thomas , J M Thomas 
Boars over 1 year A L Thomas: B F Tracey ; W 
M Holmes 
Boars over 11 months and less than 1 year B F Tra¬ 
cey: A I. Thomas 
Sown over 2 year*- A F Thomas: J F Camp 
Sows over I year II F Tmooy; J M Thomas 
Pigs over li months and less than I year J M Tho¬ 
mas ; J F Camp 
Fivo pig* under tt mouths—A L Thomas; J M Tho¬ 
mas 
Small and Black Breed Boars over2 years 
J PoiiDiemone 
Hours over I year Do 
Boars oven; months and loss than 1 year-Do; J 
M Thomas 
Sows over 2 years-J Featherstoue; IIII Ingnlsoll; 
J FeaiJiorstouu 
Plgsover li month* 1st, 2d, J Featherstono 
Pigs under li inoutlis II II IngersoH ; J M Tleimas 
smai.i, Hi.AUK Breed— Hours over 2yuars ,I Har¬ 
ris 
Boars over 0 months or less than I year—J Foutli- 
erstone; S I Ian l h 
Sows over 2 years—J Fealherstono: J Harris 
Sows over I year J Harris: S Featlierstone 
Sows overt) uioiilhs and loss than I year 1st, 2d, J 
Featlierstone 
l’ign less than *i months—S M Harris ; J Harris 
Berkshire Boars iivur 2 years Wm Newton; II 
Fellows 
ISoars over lyear A .1 Barlow A Co; C S WyckliolT 
Boars over r. months and loss than l year—C S 
Wyokliolf; II Bowen 
Sows over 2 years B Fellows; (; S Wyekhotr 
Sow' over I year -P A (i FMurtld; H Bowen 
Nows over t! mouths and less than one year P A G 
F Martin; C S Wyekhotr 
Five pigs under li months A G Barlow ACoiCS 
Wyekhotr 
CLASS III -SWINE, Largo Breed Boars, 2 yearn 
old. A L Thomas, Cuba, N Y; J M Thomas, Cuba, 
N V 
Boars, I year old A F Thomas ; B F Tracy, Owego, 
N V ; Win M Holmes. Greenwich, N Y 
Boars over 6 mouths and less than 1 year —B F 
Tracy ; A L Thomas 
Sows over2 year* A I. Thomas; J F Camp, Apa- 
htchln, N Y 
Hows over 1 voitr H F Tracy ; J M Thomas 
Pigs over iS months and less than 1 year B F 'Tra¬ 
cy : J F Camp 
Five pigs undor 0 months—A L Thomas; J M Tho¬ 
mas 
SWINE, Small und Black Breed Boars over 2 yours 
—Josephl 1 eathorsione, 'Toronto, Canada. One year 
—Do ; 2(1. do 
Boars oyerO months and loss tliun 1 year—Do; J M 
Thomas 
Sows over 2 years J Feathers tone 
Sows over I your H II Ingersoll, Owego; J Feutii- 
erston 
I'lgs over Ct months 11 H Ingersoll; J M Thomas 
Small Black Breed Boars over 2 years—Jos Harris, 
Koch eater, N Y 
Boars over l year J FeatliersLon, J Harris 
Boars over six months—J U entile rs to lie ; J Harris 
Sows over 2 yeurs J Featherstoue; J Harris 
Sows over 1 year J Harris; J Featlierstone 
How* over six months J Featlierstone: do 
Pigs, tl months-Silas M Harris, Itocboster; Jo* 
Harris 
CLASS 11 -Swine, Berkshire — Boars over 2 years 
-Wm Morton, Henrietta, N Y; UenJ Follows, Clif¬ 
ford 
Boars over 1 year -A t». Barlow A Co, N Kiilgway ; 
C S Wykolf, Cuba 
Bonrsovor ti months C 8 Wykoir; li Bowen, Mo¬ 
di na 
Sows over2 years B Fellows; 0 8 WyckliolT 
Sows over 1 year PAG F Martin. Itusli ; II Bowen 
Sows over li months 1* A G I'' Martin ; U 8 »v yek- 
hoff 
Pigs under 0 months - A G Barlow A Co ; C S Wyok- 
hotr 
POULTRY — O Howland A Son, Auburn 
LMil. lirahinna U S .Smith 
Dark Bruhiuus \V II Doll 
Bull Lemon -1st,2d. O F llaydon 
Grouse, Cochin* O Howland A Son ; J Pierce 
White ( ..chin T C Stanton 
Colored Dork I ngit-J II Warner 
Silver Gray - Ho 
Goldeu-Spungle.ii llarnbiirgs-W Adams; L D Ely, 
Jr 
Silver-Spangled Hamburga—I. D Ely, Jr; W Ad¬ 
ams 
Guidon-Spangled Hamburg* L Ely. Jr 
Sllver-Spangied Hamburgs-Ust, 2d, W Adams 
Black llamburgs—Do 
Black Spanish —W M Wendell 
White Leghorn*—L D Ely, Jr; O K Hayden 
Brown Leghorn T C Stuntou : K 'T Morse 
Plymouth Kooks—L D Ely, Jr; O Howland A Son 
llouda»s-C D Cartwright A Co, Fairport; Jno VV 
McKay, Albany 
Black Polish—C D Cartwright A Co 
Other Podbh—i*t, 2p, 3d, C D Cartwright A Co; O. 
Howland A Son 
Black-breasted Ked Game—John Hope, Millbrook; 
J 0 Lin I U> rail, Kuchonter 
Hed Game Bantam* T C Stanton, Koohester; G 
II Warner, New York Mill* 
Brown-breasted Game John Hope: WJ Rodgers 
Duck-wing Game* W M Wendull. Albany 
Irisl Grey or Shawl Nlck*-J C Uullonin. 
Pito Game Worcester, lleyne A Trimmer, Roch¬ 
ester; W M Wendell 
Other Gamin-j Hope 
l'lle Game Bantams-0 VV Volger, Uullalo ; J A 
Witzel, Rochester 
Gold-laced Seahrlght Worcester, lleyne A Trim¬ 
mer : G II Warner 
Black Bantam* T C Stanton' 
Oilier Bantams—W J .Vlurgun, Rochester; H. A. 
King, Rochester 
Bronze Tun.QVft-0 Howland A Sens ; D D Ely 
While Turkey*— O Howland A Sons 
Buir Turkeys—O Howland A Son* 
Urey Tnrkeys-0 L G Blossing, Slingerlands 
Black Turkeys—O Howland A Sous’; C LG Blos¬ 
sing 
Toulouse Geese—A G Barlow A Co 
Bremen Geese—O Howlaiul A Sou*: F kellows 
White China Geese—G Howland A Sous 
| Wild Geese Do 
Rouen Ducks —Do; VV II Doll 
Aylesbury Duck* c I) Cartwright A Co 
Cayuga Duck*' A Howland A Son* 
Moscow Ducks— VV M Wendull 
Pekin Dncks-G II Osgood A Co, PlttRford; do 
Kanaka Ducks Mr* T Frolbingham, Rochester 
Pm eons Pouters J A Wit/.el 
Carriers— Do 
Tumblers—Do 
Barb* -Do 
Turblt*. S C-T C Stanton 
Do White J a Witzel; T C Stanton 
Owls.SC J A Witzel: T C Stanton 
Owls, VV — ltd, 2d, 'I' C Stanton 
Knntalis—1*1. 2d. C l> Cartwright A Co 
Jacobin*-J A Witzel 
Blue Rocks TC Stanton 
Dragoon* Do 
Antwerp*-Du 
Collection of Fancy—C J Brown, Rochester 
Common Rabbits anil Bucks—S A Wit/.el; Wm M 
Wendull 
Common Does—J A IVItznl: W M Wendell 
Artificial Mother-T C Stanton 
SOME TALK ABOUT ENGLISH PROVINCIAL 
CATTLE MARKETS. 
BY WILLIAM 1IK1G8. 
An interesting featuro of English husbandry, 
which Americans, never having enjoyed cannot 
feel the want of, is the periodical markets for 
livo stock and produco, tho customs connected 
with which have been handed down in some 
parts of tho “ tight little island ” through a long 
series of generations. Held monthly, fortnight¬ 
ly, or weekly, as tho demand may necessitate, 
they form a gonoral emporium to which the 
farmer can convoy his surplus produco and dis¬ 
pose of tho same to the highest bidder. In ad¬ 
dition to tho pons for Hhoep, tho stalls or stand¬ 
ing places for cattle, "and tho nondlscript iiiclos- 
uros for pigs, thore is often a building for the 
prodlioo of the dairy, mid a place where samples 
of grain may bo housed. Tho advantages to 
tho producer which accrue from such an institu¬ 
tion in bis immediate proximity may easily be 
understood. Arrangements nru made by tho 
railroads so that buyers cun attend from tho 
surrounding cities at greatly reduced rates ; and 
tho farmer has the benefit of city prices—minus 
tho discount for transportation —almost at his 
own door. Where every farmer grazes a few 
cattle or shoej) iu addition to keeping his dairy 
herd; vvhoro grain-growers fatten a number Of 
animals with tho unmarketable portion of tkoir 
produco ; and where so many persons with a lit¬ 
tle capital graze cuttle and sheep in preference to 
dairying, there muHt of necessity be ample mat¬ 
erial with which to keop the market iu running 
order. English agriculturists are firm believers 
in the principle of homo consumption, and prefer 
sending their produco to market on four legs 
whenever such an achievement is possible. Con¬ 
sequently as soon as they dispose of one lot of 
fat animals they purchase a like number of 
poor onos to take the place of the out-going 
herd. These are fattened in their turn and in 
like manner make room for others. This being 
so, the markets become a kind of depot to which 
tho stock raisor brings bis lean animals to sell to 
the feeder, und the feeder brings bis fat animals 
to sell to the butcher. 
An American observer, wishing to get an idea 
of English agriculturists in the shortest possible 
time, could not do any better than to visit one 
of these markets and note down on the tablets 
of bis memory the representative classes be 
would meet there. From tho breeder and im¬ 
prover of blooded stock, who is driven to town 
by bis livened coachman behind a pair of the 
liveliest grays, down to tho most inaignilleant 
clod-hopper, every grade and varioty of the 
English husbandman iB fully represented. A 
glance at tlio sheep pens will give him an insight 
into the order which prevails on an English 
farmstead. Every owner's sheep will be brand¬ 
ed with a mark by which it is distinguished 
from his neighbor's flock. This may either be 
an initial letter, plain or embellished, or some 
artistic or characteristic ilevico. The cattle will 
present a lively appearance, unlike those in the 
largo city markets, where continued travel has 
dulled their perceptions and rendered them flaccid 
and seemingly stupid. An idea of the drover 
and his canine friend maybe formed by witness¬ 
ing the manner in which each pilots his flock 
through a hundred others, singling out strag¬ 
glers that go astray and bringing them back to 
their place in the drove. All din and hubbub 
will be comparatively absent, and the animals 
will change hands in the quietest manner, 
necessitating only an adjournment to tho near¬ 
est “ public” whenever a bargain has to bo rati¬ 
fied to enable the buyer to pay for his purchase, 
aud receive his customary glass of grog. 
By noon, tho market will commence to thin 
out and whatever has not been sold at that bom' 
stands a very poor chance of changing hands. 
The city buyers commence purchasing early and 
get through as soon as they possibly can. This 
enables their cattle to be got togethor and 
started off by an early train. A few local doalors 
may make purchases later, but little business is 
done after twelve o’clock. An excellent foaturo 
of those forenoon markets is that cases of 
druukonnoH* are rarely discernible ; and every¬ 
thing gets sold and cleared out of the way before 
the evening commences to darken. This neces¬ 
sitates, of course, some early rising on tho part of 
prospective buyers and Hollers ; but tho incon¬ 
venience is more than made good by tho laeility 
with which the business is done. 
f Ijc §|iarian. 
SUCCESSFUL BEE-KEEPING. 
lJY O. M. DOOLITTLE. 
Wk. find on page 312 of Rural for May 19th, 
tho following statement, mado by T. B. Miner : 
“ But very few men ever netted *1,000 on 100 
hives ; and when this is done, it is id non-swarm¬ 
ing hives or a large part of them are such. In¬ 
deed, *500 a year is as much as cau bo mado in 
a series ol' years, on an average, on 100 families 
of bees in a good locality, and with the best of 
management, when the boos are not in non- 
swarming hives.” 
Perhaps tho above may bo correct as far as it 
concerns the majority of bee-keepers, but at the 
present day, wo have many practical apiarists 
that far exceed the $1,000 from 100 hivoH of 
boos in swarming hives. As proof of our posi¬ 
tion, wo send you the following roport. of our 
own apiary managed with swarming hives: 
On June 1st, 1877, wo that, is, my better-half 
and myself — found we hud but SO stocks of bees, 
50 of which were good strong, colonies and 30 
weak. On Juno 12th, we decided that 13 of tho 
30 weak oner, were so weak that they could not 
bo worked for honey to any good purpose what¬ 
ever ; so wo broke them up into 30 nucleuses to 
raise queens from, as all practical apiarists seo 
tho advantage of keeping queens constantly on 
hand- Therefore, wo bad practically but 07 
stocks to commence tho season with Two of 
those wo decided to work exclusively for extract¬ 
ed honey, and the remaining fiS for box honey. 
Wo have at date 102 Colonics in good condition 
for winter. Whito clover began to yield honey 
.Time lHth, and our bees began to build comb in 
boxes soon after. Basswood opened July l ltli, 
and lasted till tho 28th which, with teasel, yield¬ 
ed abundantly* About August 2nd, the flowers 
failed to secrete honey entirely, and we could 
only work at taking off honey, nights and morn¬ 
ings, on account of robbers. This failure lasted 
till August 10th, when buckwheat began to yield 
honey and lasted till August 28th, when our 
honey season for 1877 was over. 
The result of our season's work is as follows: 
tbs. 
Box Honey . 
....White. 
.8,7i)l 
1 
Extracted .. 
Total.-. 
Our average yield from tho 05 stocks worked 
for box honey, was 158 lbs. per stock. Average 
yield from the two worked for extracted honey, 
410 lbs. Average yield from tho 07 stocks of 
both box and extracted honey, 100% lbs, per 
colony. 'The best stock worked for extracted 
honey, gave us 500 lbs. Best yield per day was 
from July ’21at to 24tli; being 00 lbs. or 22 lbs. 
per day. Three stocks worked for box honey, 
which wo kept record of, gave us 89(5 lbs., the 
best giving 809 lbs., the second 801, third 280 
lbs. Wo bad several others that did nearly, or 
quite as well, but wo kupt no record of them. 
In conclusion, wo would say that with a prac¬ 
tical apiarist, bee-keeping is a paying business, 
even at tho present prices of honey. We have 
cleared nearly $8,000 from our bees, Tree of all 
expense, within the last live years, with an ave¬ 
rage of about 50 htocks in tlio spring of each 
year, i lowe vor. hoc-keeping only pays when our 
pots are properly cared for, and if any one can¬ 
not spend the amount of time on them they re¬ 
quire, ho bad better keep out of tho business, 
for sooner or later he will turn away from it in 
disgust. 
Barodtno, N. Y., Sopt. 25th, 1877. 
A NEW WRINKLE IN BEE-KEEPING. 
A correspondent to the Western l’omologist 
strongly advises what has usually been consider¬ 
ed an unnecessary article of diet for bees, Ac¬ 
cording to his statement, there is no one moro 
fond of water than tho honey-bee. 
In fact, water is believed to bo absolutely in¬ 
dispensable to tho successful operations of the 
hive. Water should at all times bo near the 
bee-stand, where it will be easily accessible, and 
at tho same time not to endanger the lives of 
the bees by drowning, us In open troughs, pailu, 
or tubs, take either of I be vessels mentioned, 
till up with water, and cover with a piece of 
ooarse canvas, such as comes around bales of 
sheeting, and you have a most perfect watering 
place for bees. 
