The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-04

rrinedYing these evils A Large meadow IN bot
TON Iand, oi gfass called fed-top or hrtd'.a
| gtA's, WIS cnt in try NPnihfr. and shnrlted "a
| large hooks Q,ite green hnf dry; thai u. nos
got with filHrr dfe rain. In the iollowIp-
nude. foU sticks % five feet unp III. thek
ness OF mans mtisi OF more. sp,e 81 M Ia
! square of two ieft Wide ~ bpttpn and meeting
at the top in aryfamidaI form. " here ihn short
Ms 10 stand One nj leaEi OIL these sticks shoail4
be iorked At top. 10 Keep tn ~ slcady While the
hay Is putting round then. A round 10y. a.
bout sik ieti loug md siA iaehps in dinmetef.
Nhs laid upon the ground with ONE end reach.
inR 20 the centre OF the two frti Square between
The sticks. and the iher tnised upon n fork ~
bou, eighteen inches Ior The purposes Of rnlar
ging The tu, presently mentioned iesl II should
bc closed by the pressure Of the hay, aud thai
the log may be- mort cas- dawn oui khen
ID" shock u fnebed Around aud over ,ht
sticks Inc shock sas mate, rs top reaching wv
81 three fret above tho top Of The sticks The
purpose ~ th" log, vas to make flue for ,hs
admission nt iiesh ar uto TN crnue of the
shock and the eknulaion Of the air heated by ths
fermentation Of Tie gtass IL curing The fuch
"err mlde 10 face ht point ifpm winch the wind
usually blows at the TIME Of hay milking IL
any flues happened 10 be- closed by the PR ssnfs
Of the gfes they "etc easily opened ~ d sninls
Ter aud painted log wbrn tho lnrernoss oil
"
lcctually prevented by inserting into the Hue 4
short toikfd siiel, ~ aoon rs the log WIS Ttmos
we'd, TO hold up The bay A. III log, nie rtruoz
we'd rs spou as the shuck Is uniahsd, two o. three
siv fuilitieni or iallpNirs dez,uoi mowers
The haY thus made Is the best ever saw mud
the etitnrY OF the mode Of curing u, vas strong
" supported, by the gtUwing grass under the
SHOCKS byhG hesn uaiu juted whereas never
leu shocks 80 long IA nur sput before, without
menlaton of the hay "a curing Corn blades or
fodder. sustain N inimcnse loagrvcn IN dry weas
ihcr, by mo o, three days exposure 10 the ,ua
AID dews and in wei they me nearly ruined.
for an - pcrmrnt. shocked them IN ibe mode
lust explained, quite green aud diy bnt chief
" allowed them lfnm four 10 eight hours sun.
before they were shocked Thus WIS made
| the best fodder | bnve seen. But the weather
was favorable. The ends of the blades we're
laid aulwards, and the shocks bound nj top by
"a rope made Of the blades, 1ay'0Gs lrm0
/ 1oprereni Tho desirtriionot Bees By he Bee. MI
Ter.
nevaua feffY, Bartio 90. n C. July ., les
| Jnna $ SgissfH +Eso.
| Apt-UndcIsland M thai you are The PUBLISH
! ~ OF paper exclusively dryotcd tu domestic
! lndusity aud intdi erncr AID through which e,4
/ rry subject upon domottl, etonouIy cnn he aud
rs lenddy communicated Ia llle public | take
the liberty, through The adyloroi tilcnd o ma
king known to yon. ipr publication, fshould yon
fhinl, proper 10 publish The salnc) my method
of preventing the destruction Of that nseiul Ia
srct ihe Bee, By wbnt h. usually called the Bee
mlllci, o. Bee. worm.
/ ! hnyr. sit, ipf many YEAR,, been the raiser OF
bees and was N one time much troubled with
The hee.wornI, but upon examination, found
they always bred between the bcnchupon which
the hive sat aud The bottom edges Of the hive. [
ii 4 adopted the method of having he bottom.
edges ol Tie hive hlpughl Ia 80 smdl point OF
cdgen 10 afford ihep 40 shelter hui.now, dn
| ring Ibc Wi,tn season, ralse the hive By pla.
chg snall ,licks around nndef HE hive. 80 as
TO rnlse u. my ahoul hl an ,neh from The bench.
which take oui duug winter OF The cold
months.
Aud oao say sir. ll,et tor many tears have
seen nothing pi the brc.soful, and that my
stock of bers A1ta ia',,,sed a. fast as can OF
could wish funrs ~.
Wiley HAMILTON.