The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-17

cbrated German apiarian made and in
troduccd almost simultaneously n nor
lion of Mr.. Langstroth's Improvement
although neither knew of the others
invention for some time after their in
troduciioii, This invention of movable
COMBS enables the bcc-keepcr to change
COMBS mll of honey from hives that
nave too much full comb Ia enable them
TO breed sufficiently, with hives where
There is TOO little honey and too much
empty comb. He and Mr.. Nahum were
making a new box for storing honey
IL was long frame containing q num-
per of sections, with wood partition
That confined the work of the bees with
great precision. When this frame is
taken irom the top of the hive by NOV
ing screw at one end, the sections.
containing about two pounds of honey
each, can be removed and the glass then
put II each side. This will leave the
honey and glass much cleaner than
when The glass is in the box while fill
ing. The boxes foi.cxtra honey should
be put on early in the season, even be-
fore swarming. The above size or
quantity in market, sells much quicker
and at higher prices. He thought farm
ers would succeed better to multiply
stocks by natural swarming, rather than
by artificial; the latter requires much
greater knowledge and experience thar,
the former.
Foul brood is disease caused by
some poisonous quality in the honey.
that kills the Young larva lust rs it is
turning into the chrysalis state. 1t does
not affect the bees or larva at any other
stage of their growth or life, nor does il
injure The honey for eating. II isaverv
bad disease, and as it is very contagious.
when it is found the common farmer
should put the honey, hive and all the
colony entirely beyond the reach of any
other bees.
Artificial destruction of the drones
should be practiced, or a large portion
of the drone comb should be removed.
Drones are enormous consumers, and
are of 10 value 10 the colony except
in very small numbers. The numbers
that are in nearly every colony in OK
cess of the real wants of the hive will
eat from one to two pounds of honey
every day. He had kept Italian bees.
and found them on the whole more
profitable than black bees.
After the address of Mr.. Crane, Mr..
G.. S. Fassett of the Board, made an adj
dress upon "Alilk Setting with which
the exercises of the morning closed.
Friday afternoon, in consequence OF
the rain which had continued to fall
nearly all the time since the opening
session, the attendance was very small,
and as number Of speakers that had
been announced were unable to be pres
ent, it was deemed best to omit the eve
ming meeting and have all the remaining
papers and addresses delivered i'm the
afternoon.
The first paper of the afternoon was
read by Col. f. S. Stowell, of Cornwall.
1t was very interesting and able one
upon "MerinO Wool Husbandrv." We
hope TO publish this paper entire at
some future time.
The next paper was one by Mr.. G.. ID.
Ridley, of Bristol, upon ''Fish Culture"
This was followed by very interest.
ing address upon "Injurious Insects. .
by Prof G. ii. Perkins, of Burlington.
After the address by Prof. Perkins,
Hon. Il. ID. Mason, of Richmond. made
an address upon marketing Dairy
Products"
After this Mr.. Paul. of the Board,
thanked those present for their attend.
ance and the interest they had manifest
ed in the meetings, and also those
who had prepared papers and made adj
dresses.
Mr.. Hasseltine responded. and the
meeting adjourned.