Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-12

ClarKe, OF Guelph, ontario, and edit
or of the Canada Farmer, gives in that
paper an interesting account of Mr..
C.'s mode of rearing Italian queen
bees, as follows:
He takes one Of the hives into
which an Italian queen has been in
troduced, and removes the queen from
it, but before doing so he assures him
self that there is plenty Of brood in
this hive, from which a new queen
may be raised. The bees, finding
themselves without a queen, immedi-
ately set about providing themselves
with one. This they can easily do if
there are worker eggs in the hive,
because a queen is just an ordinary
worker bee that has been subjected to
different treatment in her develop
ment. She is nursed in a larger cell,
and fed upon different food from the
other young bees.
In order that the bees may not be
defeated in their purpose, they will
sometimes leave six or seven queen
cells in one hive, and nurse queens in
them all. | saw one hive in which
there were seven queen cells. They
must be Of Scotch descent when they
have so much caution about them.-
When the bees have succeeded in
Matching one queen they allow her to
put the others to death. But these
queens may be secured if they are ia
ken in time, before they are fully hatch
ed, and cut out of the comb in which
they are placed, and migrated into
another comb, in new hive from
which the queen has been removed. |
saw this done in two or three inStan-
ces, and was told that there was very
little danger Of its failing.
The hives into which this embryo
queen has been introduced had to be
examined shortly after, to see that the
young queen was succeeding, so that
the bees may not be without a queen
altogether; and if this should take
place, they had only to be supplied
with another in the same way.
All these operations were performed
upon the bees without the least diff
Guilty, and without ever receiving a
single sting from them. These things
are performed with ease, partly on &C
count Of the hives which are used,
which give ready access to the hives,
and partly because before proceeding
to work amongst the bees, they were
slightly smoked. This had the effect
of Subduing them, and making them
more easily handled.
How BONNER's HORSES ARE SHOD.-
The proper shoeing of horses is a
matter of great Importance in all ca
SEES; but in those of delicate hoofed
high blOOded trOtters, it becomes a
vital question both for speed and com
fort. Bonner is so particular about
the manner in which his horses are
shOd, that he always superintend8 the
operation himself, remaining in the
shop during the fitting and mailing OF
the shoes, both of which details he not
only directs, but even assists in per-
sOnally.
AS Une perIecU naUness Oh Jne snoe
is necessary to even and comfortable
stepping, Mr.. Bonner has procured a
smooth and flat block Of marble, upon
whose surface he places every shoe
before it is nailed to the horses hoof,
and if the iron does not lie plump on
the stone, it is hammered and filed
until thoroughly level surface is OBJ
tanned. He has also a theory about
fastening a shoe He makes the smith
hammer the nails alternately on each
side, stroke for stroke, nail by nail
left and right, so that the tightening
of the shoe to the hOof, is gradual and
equal on both sides. He also has the
shankS of the shoe stretched a very
little wider than the hoof; and by this
system of driving the nails the foot is
brought out to the shoe, and the frog
and heel are expanded in the opera.
ton. The result is highly conducive
to the sOundness and toughnesS Of the
hoof and the freedom and frmness of
step in the animal.
SUPERPHOsPHATE.-Asa rule that "su-
perphOsphate" which has the darkest
color and the most abominable smell.
sells the best, as it is regarded the
strongest" Manufacturers under
stand this, and take advantage of it
True, genuine "superphoSphate is al
most colorles5 and has but faintacid
smell, not in the least unpleasant. To
manufacture such, all that is required
is to dissolve fine bone-dust in oil of
vitriol-150 lbs. Of the former to 80
of the latter, with the addition of suf-
ficient water to form an intimate and
perfect mixture. In the home manu-
facture of this fertilizer 60 lbs. of acid,
with $50 Of fine bone, may be employ
ed, as it is better to avoid the risk Of
any free acid remaining in the mix
ture after the action is over. Farm
ers can and should make their own
superphoSphate.-Dr. Nichols Jour-
nal Of Chemistry.
COFFEE MAKING.-The following re-
ceipt for good coffee we have read
somewhere, and also practiced it, and
we think it too valuable to withhold
from the readers of your paper. To
four tablespoonful Of Java, half a
spoonful Of Mocha for a quart. Place
the grounds in an Old Dominion coff
ee pot, without the top, wet them at
the first boiling of the water in the