New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-23
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

TUESDAY, Nov. 2l.-Judge LIVINGSTON in the
Chair, HENRY MEIGs Secretary.
BEES
The SECRETARY read an interesting paper, from
the French from a work transmitted by Mons. Vate-
mere upon the subject OF Bees The egg. hatch ia
three days. The worm remains five days to the hrst
charge, three Gays to the neYt. In eleven days
queen assumes the form of bee, but white lu
seventeen days she is perfect She lives several
years. Her body rs black and legs and feet yellow
She IL the mother of the whole colony, and they vii
all follow her lead. Swarming time may be known
by her singing She lays egss in forty six hours after
formulation, and will lay 90, 600 year. The old
queen always goes out with the new swarm.
IA correspondent writes that he succeeds in
eff ctuay keeping the moths out Of his bee-hives
by keeping them on grass plot, which be keeps
Eown short, where be feeds his poultry. He pens
young chickens and turkeys around the hives, and
sfterw ards places feed there night thar the
fowls directly fIom the roost, at which time tho
nltrs rising from their hiding places in the grass
By this plan he has entirely got rid OF the pest OF the
bee.moth
COLD FRAMES.
Upon the subject Of winter management of cold
franes-that is frames for the preservation Of plants
such as cabbage tomatoes, &c, through the winter
Prof MAPEs said that he always prefers cold frames
10 hot beds, the cold frame plants harder. They
may be made of any dimensions say six feet wide aud
10 TO 40 eetoDg the back IL TO inches high and front
three 10 Fix inches 10 give pitch TO covers Raise
the plants from seed in The ordinary way aud set them
Ia the frame, and when cold weather on cover
with shutters like balten DOORS These plants free re,
OF course, but, beng shaded tney 90 not ule. Inc
plants are much earlier and are worth four times as
much as bot.bed plants. The advantage in cauli-
fower and broccoli is very great RbubarD plants are
much harder and more likely TO live through san
MFR than by spring planting The plants need
scarcely any care curing winter.
We never open the frames in freezing weather.
Whtnt is warm the shutters may be lifted over part
oil them IL s Dot necessary to cover the boards with
hay OF straw Lettuce grown in this way, comes as
early a. botbed plants usually brought to market
No PREPARATION Of the soil, other than good garden
mold, is necessary.
Mr. YAH ssid that some of the Long Island
hrn ers have substitute for cold frames, in raising
eeebages, by planting by the side of ridges and
err me plants by matching. 1t is good plan for
those who will not build frames.
VENTILATION OF STABLES
ProL MAPS emaTked upon this subject that tina
combustion oil iVod was similar 10 the animsl's sOm
acb as IN de stove Hence stable should be kant
at the right ter peratpre a matter of economy
man renders IL gallons Of air minute unfit for
further Use Ar II BOT Only injured by breathing but
by the surface Of his BODY, ami 40 OK incl sad in
vanished bag, with bis bead free viii die A be,ltbv
stable viii have the ventilation 30 arranged that
current viii not wpioge upon the animal. All stables
should be cleaned every Jay and mixed with some
thing 60 rave the gases He is opposed TO box f.ed
ing Heat may be retained, and TT good vsulatiop
gwen. Double boarding is one OF the best arrange
ments; that is hollow sides. Charcoal das', decoa-
pos muck, plaster ofpars or diluted sulpharie acid
will sbsorb the amDo0is. In a close stable, animals
eyes suffer.
Mr. YAL--My fathers experience is this; One lot
OF cattle ~eTe kept in warm ventilated stables, aud
produced more milk and better manure, with less
feed than same kind of cattle out door.
The word vitality is often wrongly used Animals
food must have the vital power or the annual sill
die The proper substances form fat lesh and bons,
in proportion they are eaten Nitrogt nous sub
stances form aesh orly. To transform these sub |
stances in the stomach heat ia requisite la extreme
cold, more food is Necessary
DR.. WATERBURY, SAD: Gun. starch sugar are the |
r 49, l. gkue. 4
viii Keep better On bay than gram; that is keep
warner in cold weather. Grain fed hOrs.s githoat
Sufficient exercise are bic 70 ins nmatory disc 4se
Homes are liable tn the same ds-ases A. men.
SCION RonISsoS-Many of the horses in this CITY
IRE kept ia Ozark cellars. aud constantly breed
iisease by want Of light sud air, and the ammons
rising 4 ON the hcor 1t is COMMON practice Of
VERY stSb!os TO put horses, kept by the mouth in