The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-10-05
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

The worker is an undeveloped female'
Workers, in the absence OF the queen,
sometimes lay eggs. These invariably
produce drones a... .,
The queen lives from two to five years |
the worker from two to three months in |
the working season, and from six to
eight during the season of rest;
The queen is perfected in fifteen or
sixteen days from the eggs the worker,
i'll twenty to twenty-one, and the drone
in twenty-four.
/ The queen usually commences laying
in from seven to twelve days after ieav-
ing the cell, and is capable of laying
from two to three thousand eggs in
day.
The impregnation of the queen always
takes place outside the hive, on the wing
and generally the fourth or fifth day
after leaving the cell. Excepting in
rare cases, one lmpregnation answers
for life. The drone she has mated with
dies immediately.
The eggs of an unimpregnated queen
produce nothing but drones; and 1t Is
GENERALLY conceded that impregnstion
does not affect the drone progeny con-
sequently, the male progeny OF pure
ltuudD queen iS pulo Wiohou' ASo
the drone she has mated with.
The queen and the worker are provided
with stings; but the latter will use 1t
upon any provocstion, the former Will
only use it on her own rank. Ihe
drones have no stings.
One queen, as rule, is all that IS toll
Grated in hive; but previous to throw
ing off latter swarms." two or more
queens are permitted in the same hive
TOR short time; but extra ones are
soon disposed of. In case of superseding
a queen, the old one is preserved until
the new one is fitted to take her place.
Queens have q deadly hatred for each
other, and will destroy, if permitted, all
queen larvae o, cells in the hive, and
will fight each other until there is but
one living one left.
Bees gather three kinds of products :
Propolis, from the gum of trees and
shrubs, for fastening the joints and
cracks of their hive; Pollen, or bee
bread, from flowers, for feeding their
Young and themselves; and Hont y
which constitutes the main food of the
hive. Water is also carried into the hive
: during the breeding season for mixing
with the food for their young; salt is
! also made use of for the same purpose.
I Wax, like fat, is an animal product
and is secreted by the bees In thin scales
4 from the under side of the body. While
doing this, they consume large quantities
: of honey, from fifteen to twenty pound
for every pound of wax secreted.
= A frightened bee, or one filled witt
" honey, is not disposed to sting.
= A good swarm contains about twenty
: Thousand bees.
IS A strong or medium hive, with goo'
:, LAYING queen, is never seriously trou
biz with the moth worm; but hlv
y without a ou, Ell or means OF raising
II one, is sure to be- taken by them.
IS Bees recognize each other by thel
scent.
$. The first one or two weeks OF th
young bees life is spent inside the NV
y as nurse or wax worker.
.r The range Of bees flight for food
l. generally within two or three mile.
u much greater range is of but httl
Is benefit to them.-Lice Stock Journal
10 SPRING AND FALL PLANTING @
TREEs.-The Gardeners Monthly careful
ly discusses this question, taking as
~ text Lindley's opinion that the fall
a. the best time to plant trees, because
DIS the trees roots grow all winter, tt
he transplanted tree will have restored /
IN injured roots and be better in conditio
than if it had to restore its roots al
put out leaves at the same time. M
Meehan says, in his Monthly, that it
true that the roots of trees do grow
winter, even though the soil is ha
,d frozen, that the roots thaw their way
M nn the aid of their internal heat, and dra
NJ in a supply of moisture tor the rapid e
&C. halations of the bark. He thinks Il
zap point-the large evaporations from t
Ihe stems of trees in winter, in our dry C
ee mate, was not appreciated by Llndl'
of Were it not for the moisture absorbed
Ter, the roots in winter, he thinks some OF
pu- hardidest trees would die in a few da
ms The most of the moisture is taken up
yer, the rootlets, which are most apt to
the destroyed in transplanting-and this
ma. counts one of the greatest troubles
nts fall planting. He recommends planti
ap- very early, SO as to give these rootl
MI. time to grow. He does not think it
Si portant to wait for the fall of the leav
srs thinking man may as well strip them
lue- in the day as the frost in the night. q
The ting back immature wood, from VIII
red evaporation is greatest, is also reco
Oiy mended. The selection of warm grou
Sed where fall planting has been decided
we is important, as is protection from
ler: winter sun or cold winds, each
ited which increases the evaporation. Apo
~, in favor of fall planting is the geners
cue cue better condition of the earth. Mr.. NJ
and han dissents from the position that
De- day is the best time to plant trees, as
ings wet, pasty earth does not fit so closel
land the roots as halfdry soil that will p
der finely when crushed, and this col
en-. ton of the soil is more commonly tc
in. secured in fall than in spring, 1t
le as conditions can be- had in the fall,
per Meehan thinks it undoubtedly be-
mo no time for tree planting than in
spring.
USES OF CARBoLIC AoID.-The j
~ vnS q nal of Applied Chemistry says: "ln
IF # ar, M ting wall papers, posters, etc., espeei
). its where successful layers are put ON, {
larly arises a most disagreeable ethuvia, W
Gov is particularly noticeable in d
's So oa weather. The cause OF this Is the
,nds G composition of the paste. In close re
uch it is very unwholesome, and often
s in cause of disease. In large msnufacto
ility; where large quantities OF paste are
i@ghts @ it often becomes sour and otfen
,nme ,nras Glue, also, has often very disagree
'mer. odor. If, when making paste or 81
Air; small quantity of esrbolic acid is &C
Cary: IL will icon swaet and free from offel