, 1864-04-16

in pork-making-an error which brings
with it, as penalty, the loss Of good
many pounds Of pork, which might have
been obtained by better mode Of man.
agement.
ARRAY IN FEBRuARY.-The period Of
inactivity with bees will extend through
most of February, yet there will probably
be few days sufficiently warm to waken
those standing in the open air. II snow is
on the ground, which has lain long enough
TO be little hard, the bees may be allowed
to fly at pleasure. A warm day, immedi-
ately after fresh snow, will often call out
the bees. They settle on the snow for rest,
and in attempting to rise, they manage to
make a hole deep enough to bury themselves
out Of the sunshine and perish. Place q
wide board on the sunny side Of the hives,
to shade and keep them as cool as possible.
It is desirable to keep bees in by some
other means than closing the hive, because
as many will be likely to perish in vain
endcavors to get out, as would be lost in
the snow If let out. The thick wall Of a
straw hive, being almost o non-conductor
OF heat, Is not much affected by few hours
Of sunshine, consequently the bees seldom
issue when tho weather is unsuitable. Be.
fore bees fly out and mark their locality.
they should be placed on their summer
stand. II any stands are to be changed,
do Il now. Have a separate stand for each
hive, where there Is room, and let them be
at least six feet apart. If II Is decided TO
pack tho bees close together In bee-house,
let the hives be Of different colors, alternat.
ing with each other. Il Is also important
TO prepare for rearing queens artiiicially,
to supply the colonies that lose them in the
swarming season. Bees In winter quarters
should remain as nearly undisturbed as
possible. Should any become uneasy, as
will be shown by some Of them leaving
the hive, and smearing their combs with
feces, they should be SGT out Of doors the
first suitable day that occurs, for an airing,
and returned again. They may be fed, II
necessary, by inverting the necessitous
hive and putting little honey upon the
empty combs.
Gross AND NET WEIGHT OF SHEEP
The usual estimate Of gross and net weight
Of sheep Is that the dead carcass viii weigh
one halt rs much as the gross weight and
therefore, when the sheep are sold at, say
iive cents pound alive, the price Is equiv
alent 70 ten cents . pound for the meat,
sinking the Pelt ana al the oiial, so that
the butcher, u ne would sell the carcass at
cost, would stu have the Pelt, rough fat,
head, &C., for q profit. Hence u will DO
often quoted in market reports at less than
1t appears by live stock reports to have ac-
tually cost.
A few years ago We ascertained the live
and dead weight Of q large number Of
sheep slaughtered for the tallow near this
city, says the Genesee Farmer, and found
that the carcass weighed about three fifths
Of the live weight. These were common
sheep, afIordIng only about twelve pounds
Of tallow. Had they been in better condi.
ton, they would have afforded higher
proportionate weight Of carcass.
In England with the coarse woo!ed NUT
ton sheep, fatted for the butcher, Il Is gen.
orally estimated that Q stone live weight
IA lbs will give stone dead weight (S
lbs.) The live weight (ascertained after
the sheep have tasted for twelve hours) Is
divided by seven, and this gives the weight
of the carcass in quarters. Thus o sheep
Weighing l40 lbs. alive Is estimated TO
weigh 20 lbs. perquarter. Wehave known
whole nocks to exceed this estimate. Thu