June 9. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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dry wood, and the flames will purify the air, and create ven¬ 
tilation. Meanwhile, the windows, ventilators, and doors 
must be opened as often as necessary, it being most im¬ 
portant to the health of the worms that the air should be 
dry. In the course of the ten days the eggs must be turned 
at least once a day with a spoon. 
(To be continued.) 
REMOVING BEES. 
I propose, during the day on which it is intended to move 
the bees, to drive them, as for making artificial swarms, 
into an empty hive with a slide of perforated zinC'inthe top, 
and place this hive on a board with a hole through it covered 
with perforated zinc, set it in the place of the original stock ; 
this latter, after securing the combs from falling, to be put 
upon another board with a hole in the centre, also covered 
like the others with perforated zinc, and set on the top of the 
hive containing the bees. The entrance to the upper hive 
should, I think, be stopped, and the two hives and boards 
securely tied together. Through the hole at the top of the 
bottom hive, and the bottom board of the upper hive, the 
heat will ascend and prevent the young bees and brood from 
perishing from cold; and I think, if the combs from their 
weight should break down, the honey would escape without 
drowning the bees in the under hive. 
As respects the van, I propose to cover the bottom some 
six or eight inches with brushwood, or chips from the hoop 
renders, as being equally elastic and porous, and stronger 
than straw to bear the pressure of a sudden jerk without 
injuring the combs. Upon this brushwood, or chips, to lay 
four bars of wood at equal distances across the van, and on 
these to lay one or two boards, side by side, the length of 
the van, on which to place one or two rows of hives, according 
to the number to be removed. In the evening, stop up the 
entrance of the hives with horsehair, or some other porous 
substance, and place the joined hives in the van. Upon the 
top rails of the van place four other stout rails across the 
van, these will require to be tied at each end to the rail, and 
placed to correspond with those under the hives. With 
strong cords unite the upper and under bai’S in pairs, raising 
the lower bars just enough to clear the foundation, and to 
swing slightly; and, it appears to me, they might travel any 
distance a van could go, at a slow pace, during one night. 
This clay (10th May), the first drone has appeared; my 
hives all face the north, and are as forward as any one’s in 
this neighbourhood.— John Sowaker, Crawley, near Guilford. 
[You will endanger your stocks greatly by driving them; 
for the combs must necessarily be much shaken in this 
process, so much so, as to render them unable to bear the 
motion of the van. Why not let them swarm where they 
are, and remove the swarms ? Your arrangements as regard 
the van are very good. If the bees must be removed, the 
safest plan would be to cord the floor-board of each stock, 
as they now stand, firmly to the hive, secure perforated zinc 
(or something of the kind) to the entrance, and invert the 
hives, remove them in the night, and fix them in their 
places as early as possible the next morning. As drones 
appeared on the 16th, you may expect swarms very soon.— 
J. H. P.] 
CHELTENHAM SUMMER EXHIBITION OF 
POULTRY. 
This first show of the season took place on the 1st and 
2nd instant, at the Royal Old Wells. We never saw an 
exhibition at which so few bad birds were shown, and eve 
congratulate the Messrs. Jessop at this most deserved 
success. As we shall descant very fully upon the various 
specimens next week, we shall now confine ourselves to a 
mere enumeration of the successful exhibitors. 
Class 1.—COCHIN-CHINA (Cinnamon or Buff). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, Jolin Fairlie, Esq., Chevely Park, near Newmarket. (Pen 
9). Second prize, Mr. James Catclle, Moseley Wake Green, near Bir¬ 
mingham. (11.) Third prize, Mr. W. Plummer, Brislington, near Bath. 
(22.) And Thomas H. Potts, Esq., Kingswood Lodge, Croydon. (24.) 
Class 2.—COCHIN-CHINA (Partridge or Dark). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, Mr. W. B. Mapplebeck, Bull King, Birmingham. (34.) 
Second prize, Mr. C. Punchard, Blunts Hall, Haverhill, Suffolk. (37-) 
Third prize, Mr. C. Punchard, Haverhill. (38.) 
Class 3.—COCHIN-CHINA (White). Cock and two Hens, 
First prize, George Hodgkinson, Esq., Moseley Wake Green, near 
Birmingham. (46.) Second prize, Mrs, S. R. Herbert, Powick, near 
Worcester. (44.) Third prize, Mrs. S. It. Herbert (43.) 
Class 4.—COCHIN-CHINA (Black). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, Wm. Cust Gwynne, Esq., M.D., Sandbach, Cheshire. 
(54.) Second prize, John Fairlie, Esq., Cheevely Park, near New¬ 
market. (52.) Third prize, W. Lort, Esq., Great Heath, near Ten- 
bury. (56.) 
Class 5.—COCHIN-CHINA CHICKEN (either variety). Two couple, 
hatched since 1st January, 1353. 
First prize, Cant. Snell, Shirley Cottage, Norwood, Surrey. Two 
hatched 4th of February; two 1st of March. ( 76 .) Second prize, A. C. 
Sayers, Esq., Clanvillc House, near Andover. February and March. (58.) 
Third prize, Mr. W. Plummer, Brislington, near Bath. 20th of February. 
(94.). Highly Commended. —Mrs. L. C. Stow, Bredon, near Tewkes¬ 
bury. Nine weeks. Buffs. (59.) Mr. John Bidwell, Guildford, Surrey. 
March 2nd, 1853. (69.) Dir. C. Cooper, Guildford. DIarch 20. (70.) 
J. R. Rodbard, Esq. March 10, 1853. (/5.) G. Hodgkinson, Esq., 
DIoseley Wake Green, near Birmingham. 21st of DIarch. (80.) Dir. 
Edward Farmer, Greet, near Birmingham. March 1st, 1853. (870 
DIrs. E. George, The Rookery, Chaldon, near Coulsdon, Surrey. Third 
week in DIarch. (91.) Dir. C.' Punchard, Blunts Hall, Haverhill, Suffolk, 
Four months. (97.) E. W. Haslewood, Esq., Bridgnorth. Second 
week in DIarch. (99.) Dir. James Buckley, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire. 
End of February. (1070 
Class 6.—DORKINGS. Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, Captain Hornby, R.N., Knowsley Cottage, Prescot. (1)0.) 
Second prize, Captain Hornby, R.N. (109.) Third prize, Dliss A. 
Wilcox, Nailsea Court, near Bristol. (134.) 
Class 7 . —SPANISH. Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, Capt. Hornby, R.N., Prescot. (140.) Second prize, Capt. 
Hornby, R.N. (141.) Third prize, Dlrs. L. C.. Stow, Bredon, near 
Tewkesbury. (142.) 
Class 8.—GAD1E. Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, Capt. Hornby, R.N., Prescot. (152.) Second prize, Dir. 
John Pickering, 47 , Edgbaston-street, Birmingham. (158.) Third 
prize, Capt. W. H. Dwarris, R.N., Rockville, Cheltenham. (153.) 
Class 9.—DIALAY. Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, James Leighton, Esq., Cheltenham. (170.) Second prize, 
DIr. John Pickering, 47 , Edgbaston-street, Birmingham. (169.) Third 
prize, DIr. C. Oldham, 153, DIoor-strcet, Birmingham. (176.) 
Class 10.—-POLANDS (Black with White Crest). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, G. C. Adkins, Esq., Edgbaston, Birmingham. (178.) 
Second prize, C. Rawson, Esq., Walton-on-Thames. (177-) Third 
prize, DIr. B. Holmes, 112, Ncw-street, Birmingham. (180.) 
Class 11.—POLANDS (Gold-spangled). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, C. Rawson, Esq., Walton-on-Thames. (185.) Second 
prize, T. H. Potts, Esq., Kingswood Lodge, Croydon. (189.) Third 
prize, R. H. Bush, Esq., Litfield House, Clitton. (188.) 
Class 12 .—POLANDS (Silver-spangled). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, C. Rawson, Esq., Walton-on-Thames. (190.) Second 
prize, DIr. P. Jones, jun,, High-street, Fulham. (193.) Third prize, 
DIcssrs. S. C. and C. N. Baker, Beaufort-street, Chelsea. (191.) 
Class 13.—HADIBURGHS (Gold-spangled). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, G. C. Adkins, Esq., Edgbaston, Birmingham. ( 198 .) 
Second prize, G. C. Adkins, Esq. (199-) Third prize, DIr. James Black- 
ham, Thornhill Farm, Handsworth. (202.) 
Class 14 .—HADIBURGHS (Silver-spangled). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, DIr. Henry Wiggin, DIonument House, Edgbaston, Bir¬ 
mingham. ( 206 .) Second prize, C. Rawson, Esq., Walton-on-Thames. 
(205.) Third prize, DIr. H. Herbert, Powick, near Worcester. (210.) 
Class 15 .—HADIBURGHS (Gold-pencilled). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, Dlrs. Drake, Bucknell, near Bicester. (213.) Second 
prize, Dir. J. B. Cliune, Coalbrooltdale. (215.) Third prize, Dir. D. 
Burges, jun., Bristol. (21 6 .) 
Class 16 .—HADIBURGHS (Silver-pencilled). Cock and two Hens. 
No first prize. Second prize, DIr. D. Burges, jun., Bristol. (230.) 
Third prize, DIr. Edward Simons, Birmingham. (224.) 
Class 17 .—BANTAD1S (Black). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, John Fairlie, Esq., Chevelcy Park, near Newmarket. (231.) 
Second prize, J. Fairlie, Esq. (232.) 
Class 18.—BANTADIS (White). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, Dliss Laura E. Jessop, The Aviaries, Cheltenham. (241.) 
Second prize, John Fairlie, Esq., Chevelcy Park, near Newmarket. (238.) 
Class 19 .—BANTADIS (Gold-laced). Cock and two Hens. 
First prize, G. C. Adkins, Esq., Edgbaston, Birmingham. (244.) 
Second prize, DIr. W. H. Holcombe, Campden, Gloucestershire. (247.) 
