, 1861-09-27

Fail ej' Dra;ns.-At Legislative az ricultural
meeting, held in the State House Al Boston,
the subject Of undertaking being under dis
enssion, Mr. sheed. an agricultural engineer,
esd he had drained lot In Milton where there
was only two inches Of fall to quarter Of d
nile, and the drain worked we'll. If there is
fall Of three inches to the hundred feet in
land, to tile drain with two inches diameter,
GTains forty feet apart, four feet deep, would
take of az the water, and he would guaran-
! resting en- tenacious sub-soil could be ad-
| 1antageo1slv drained. Eight inches fall in 8
| mile might be found sufficient in drains con-
! stantiy conveying limited quantity Of water,
| but Tor general purposes of underground
| draining, such fall could not be defended
| en-. Three inches to the hundred feet would
be found quite sufficient, but drains forty feet
! apart and tour feet deep, in wet, stiff soil,
ould In very few cases be found near enough
to effect perfect OF uniform drainage. How
| ever, in country where capital for such pur'
| poses is but ecanty, the best way Is to place
! the drains at first wide apart, and if suhse-
quently found inadequate Others can read
ily be put between.
Hun1ing H.ld Beea-The Dollar Ne,cspapt,
says: It is vel known that our forests are the
homes Of many ewarms Of Wild bees. They
60 of iron the domestcated colonies, and
seek refuge In the hollow Of some good old
tree, and there deposit their honey. 1t re-
quires some experience and skill to hunt wild
Lees with hivee. The outfit for bee huntin:
is bee hox, properly constructed with CONT
or thyme. Tie box should have glass in the
top or side, covered with q sliding panel
through which the comb and be~B can be
see4, and to admit light The bee hunter Sc
cures fromsa bunch OF flowers a few wild bees
in bis box. The panel is now removed aud
the light admitted; or, if he can find no vile
btes On the flowers, he burns piece OF hon
eycomb upon heated stone, and the scent
OF which draws plenty Of wild bees arouui
him. He places the open box near the ALTA
OF incense, and the bees soon alight upoa ths
honeycGmb, and begin to feed Having il
bees, he places the open bux upon higI
: stump, and sits leisurely down to watch them
The bees having supplied themselves with
helght Of honey, depart for home. Rising
from the box, they 1y in circles about it, ant
{ then take bee line OF straight course fo
1cme, OF for the bee tree. Now comes th
II hnLteE's coveted opportunity. He wishes II
get the line Of the swarm, as if is called
With ltacticed eye, he watches the bee
until they are be5 ond his sight, and finally de
| telmines By their unerring course ln astraigh
, line, the direction Of the bee tree. Havin
got The line, he closes his box on Tie bees, Al
) moves on towards the tree. He then takes
| | new stand, and makes new observations, an
t thus gradually oea1s the wild colony, searchin
all the While for them In every hollow tre'
until ne At LAST dis covers their retreat. An e.
Fet1eDced bee hunter having once got the Lin
+ OF the ewa1m, seldom taiIs Of fading i
{ Large Quantities OF honey have often bee
: found deposited In the hollowB OF some
+ our forest trees.
T. Good 6n.okxhouse.-The CountYy Gent
man has the following; We lately observed
;, t well planned smokehouse on the premises
d good farmer, worthy Of brief deecEpao
: Il Was about eh feet equare the lowsf hs
It built Of brick, furnished With m ironlin.