, 1869-09-01
THE FARM AND GARDEN

Meeting OF Observation-Disclosures
md Fruit Roxcs-FcedlpE Green
Corn-Plotving Stubblc-Durnyard
N0auFc - Aftermath - Sorghum
.oF sineenf-AnrTcstin Bcans-
1tolion 0ecs-Thc Corn Crop
Wtntcr Wheat.
[FE0H 0ER 4QRICCLIERiI cnHErspnsnrr1
cHAhPAI0s, H.. August 81.
.. LOOK AFTEK TIE BEES
fos nome two weeks the bees IN this section OF
me state have stored honey IN larger quantities
.oaa usual: IN Tact, more 80 than 1ecollect to
haVe seen them On former oceasioua There Is
pcHee1 suca between the black nud ItAIuu bees IN
tns respect TIE moral OF this Is, that one must
loo1 Rl6 them daily or one viii mud hts bee.
MAKING comb On the outaide OF the hives Yes
tetday neighbor reported his bees working on
the outside IN hlrcs, In which we're TWO tiers af
boxes nIed, but not capped oTer 80 that
ne could take them or Tho sdYtce given
Hsa 70 false up these boxes and put under nn-
otuc1 &tcf OF empty boxes. For some rea9su b4es
lehve the cells uncapped for long time after
beng nlled With honey. Some suppose It Is to
aAoW water or 1orne nrpleasa1t aroma 10 eyapor.
ate from the honey before sealing up or It may be
n d0sh tine OF honey they cannot AFFORD to stop
to close up theis work. At all events, By putting
moro boxes on the hiro It will remedy the defect.
Incse should be Put under the other boxes.
.... sroH1k0 uoHxY.
Most Of our good wives are puzzled about gtor-
ing their surpus honey. I have found II much the
cheaper and better way to have the bees store tho
honey IN frames Of the Ramc eize OF those in tue
main hive. 1se the Laneztroth hive, ~ descr1bed
Ii his work on the honey bee. In the main ht7e
are ten frames, but IN the commandment above
mere arc but eight These arc made Ike the
others, nnd rlnGed In q Case that nta
tnsidc Of The top. TO make room In the
top an extra story, rs It were OF four TO ax inches
" inserted between the hive and top, ratsing |. up
suMcient 10 allow for the frames. py opening the
top-that Is. taking on tho outzlde md kruoyp9
tho coveE-thc top Of these frame etr exposed and
few Wniils Of smoke from pipe, or, what u
better, dEy rotten wool, the bees arc driven down
lhto The lower par, and the whole antface OF the
co1b ls exposed TO view. The frames that are
capped ofer are then taken out aud new pueS nut
III thcr place. Now comes tho point in which tho
Eotfl woman 10 Interested. II she has porcelain
Hhcd Kettle, the honey IA cut from the frame and
put Into It. when the trims maJ be At p,oo rc-
turned to the hive for re1ll.ng BY tho bccs This
fello u placed Oh the stove In larger kettle nuA
water filed ID between ihe two, and heat applied
10 near the boiling point. The comb will soou
melt. wien Tho whole may be turned Into tin pans
to cool. Tho bccswax viii t1so On the top, nn,l,
wheu cold. may ho tAken OF
md rrmeised aud eaa. Into mou,d.,
nhA lhn h6ney f1 tuructl Into
1asrs OF. what IL leticr. quart Or two-1ua5t fruit
Jhrs. Tho65 c1oAlnR Mth q pcspw cover xrb TIM
teat for this phrPokc. well ~ for frrl!t 1untt
sn"',.rt W." , a,r,". ~ '"srn rsa""s o! Money an
quarts art the heat When this honey IL put IN
ll'o sao syrup plscscr L. uHtfn for tho ptfpo4c.
Honey nari tn THU way Wilt In feunl tho t,,st t3r.
NfAbl". For t4o'c having lnsga nunt,cs OF l,cus.
a honoy.cxtraetInx inarhinr, c,,a,Il,H twslyo ur
nfitrh thtlara ID OF RTont value for with MIS- tho
honey can hn naiFactcA and thu empty cou'b TO-
s!lea u lin tecs foE rcfiLIng tt4s making vnl.
'n',]r Aa'lnR. for II IL aaccnaineh that btek Will
ga'1sf double The amount when they have old
cono'
Will he aeen by tho following that the next
ecss'oh o' bcc-tecrefs Il 10 be hclt ut Decatur,
III tals btsie:
nnoAIuEfsf1Nh hkE-KEErEEaf AA4octATloR.
u.n ahT 2 aesoan aaAaM neeung o. the southwestern
Iyona 1nTn m iSn La" -" IKE ME!a sast iall near
t.inr II ths tn1. III, Ssn sl nMs g.oanas 81 me
Of atout two huuts each, one on ihc secanS AMI
one on tie third day OF the fals The a,ste soci.
tsty Ei.noi5 sase ua t!le use OF the sccrctar5s
IN inM'.h e r,n 40 to nfns .uon ~ taelE power
gcycrn State. being rentesSntei cnn!,,tst,o,, svuu,
vas presented arl adopted, the society fully Or.
gaa.zent anu seFcral questions Of u practical
SIY S,a;r3 nnM neinn1 i ~ ;no uscuhse:
Wlecon.n N,aneso:a, Illinois, Iowa, Se5tassa
md Missouri. The following orncers we're clrcieI
Y ballot for the ensuing year: President, e, V.
Etrs Wrsea A,Uxas ro%a; tIcG r!eaasnIA NJ =.
iii. barnes ArnniJ Earn Iiiii Mtnrm' paMoI 49,
huc. UauuiLai. 10: 4,1am Grinm 3etsr.on r
Wis.; George i. Miller, Omaha, Neb.: Trcasurcr'
James ~ Marin. 1t. Charles, Ill; Secretary, II.
u Tha ha4aitaEs, ensds', -, y. ~ Gaa1les; =; II
tpo In Hnsis nj thc lima ana n'ace ~ tno GsS,,
Fatr. ~ X. EALpaiu0Es
THIRD ASSCAL MEETING.
~ 1n,ll annnal meeilnE q the Sorth|estern
ILLINOIS II tIe rme az The state Eay Tna os7an,
for tho year ensuing viii be chosen On the ta,ni
4as OF Tie falr, Which Tu be the nEst scssioD.
IN ~ ~ n;ten ~ tns xnn o. september some time
nonr nn,i n1oco ~ tha ,not nusEcs I'm esAns tle
On the fair grounds the second tay or the. falr.
Me eNneslly desire our hee-keep!ng friends IN
ssneIa;,on w ~ sates 1ensssentci Y ths
rual mectfnvs There III, ~ tTaa ~ O. t,t sa5 a.
stems during the far, 10 be held IN some suitsSe
building al the fatt grounds Or IN the city Of De-
nee err.trTe vii 10 cs,,H't Ht Yuss,nua "
| cnssed. 0
We also desire the present members Of this as
ss Eson A!u tAnse oeslo0s o1 joining 4, 10 br1nR
SecTrfaW 91Ii w. N - thn oG5 5o, ~ ~ @ ne
OF The fair, to asaIst ia taxing charge az ma Ar
ranging tic honey for exhibition. Su!rlse pr.ze4
~ ~ @ iue uSst teAaieisoas OF money Will be aTarded
'rhnsa 9ish,nn - ,o,, ~. ,c,,....
address the Serrrf11T Thn p,ssH+ -, - a !ease
Iowa, or the Secretary at St Charles III viii
supp!J any further Information that may BE- de-
S'!Ta; Tno ,,oss .-,.--,
this snrcty = @ @1tesuly ~ tie oolect5 q
the abqye notice. ~ fo1'A'D
C. Y. GARDNER, President
N n. lA1Ds1DdE, Secretary.
19sas' ~ leo'' ......
oRAfh AND FRClF Bo1EA
H1ape oo1es a1c nadc three. I'VE, SIX and ten
POUNDS respectively, bat the more common sizes
a1s tnree ahd sH pounds- They are put up In
e!a1es OF e!gut fnree-poand or four OF alI-pound,
OF moro commonly -FOUR three pound and two Of