The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-28
AGRICULTURAL.

begin With, the interior arrangement
of the barn will depend much upon
the purpose for which II Is intend ed:
That is-whether it is to be occupied
chiefly for mich COWS. whether an
apartment is to be set aside for sheep,
another as stalls for horses, whether
j! has cellar or not, or whether
| there is a sheep barn or sbsd by
itself in another part of the yard, and
q separate stable for the work and
driving horses. Where sheep hus-
bandry ID made IA specially OF the
farm, good and ample quarters will
be provided either IN the barn cellar
or a separst, bullling. MLny also
like TO have stable Tor the horses
nearer the house than the barn fire.
queutly is, beth for convenience and
pleasure. Where the barn combines
all these accommodations, however
there Is much study aud planning IL
order to have every part convenient.
Without presuming 10 dictate, al all,
We venture few suggestions covering
some of these points and meeting
some OF the requirements OF
mandy" barn. By ali means, have
a cellar under the whole barn. Gene
rally location may be found at not
too great a Distance from the house
which will afford good site. and
good chance for a cellar. This cellar
will be found invaluable as RECEIPT
acle for the manure, and as COM
post factory; while it may be so
arranged as to provide p cool and
convenient place in which to tie up
the cattle during the summer night
Or, possibly, q permanent tieup for
COWS may be placed on this ground
floor. A root cellar can also occupy
a portion while a cisiern should be
| built in one corner, commanding the
water from the roof and securing
provision for plenty Of water for
winter purposes of the stock. either in
the yard or tieup. frequently,
where a cellar is put under tue entire
barn, The main bay may be dropped
a few feet below the caIting-in floor,
go that the storing room can be in
creased, and the labor OF pitching the
hay to the top OF mows greatly
lessened. Scafolds should have tight
Aoors-this way of making scafo!ds
of poles and pieces of wany-edged
boards is all gone by. Regulate the
size of the tie up, the length of the
floor, and the depth of the manure
drop by the animals which are to
occupy it. The crib, the staDcheons,
the manner OF arranging the feeding
places, are all matters of Dluch in
uortsnce. In reference to the last,
we will only say that We believe In
feeding from the floor, and in having
a door to drop down tight, excluding
al air. By this means the cribs are
easily cleaned Of orts; and the hay
may be brushed from the floor
directly to the crib. Be sure and
have plenty of light in the barn, e.
pecially in the tie-up. Glass is cheap,
sunlight is healthy, and light harms
are cheerful and comfortable. Doors
opening from floor to tie up; ladders
to the moWs placed a. each end OF
the feeding floor; convenient stairs
and feed shoots to the basement floor
(if occupied as a tie-up or as pig
gerry, as is sometimes the case }. and
similar conveniences, cost little, anu
in the course Of Q winters feeding
save many steps. All these minor
matters will surely be thought OF in
planning the barn. 1t is not neces-
cary to say that i should be made
warm, and that good ventilation
should bs provided as one OF the re-
uuisites. -Fdrmer'S Almanac.
Bees.-All who desire to have profit,
pleasure, and good time generally
with their bees, should provide their
fixtures before the busy season COM
mences. Movable frame hives well
made and painted are desiderstum.
Every hive in the same apiery should
be precisely alike. so that all parts
are interchangeable. We know OF
nothing more sggrsvatiDg than to
find that frame will not lit. when it
contains honey, brood and bssF, and
we are in the eat of removing it from
one colony 10 snoiher-poCr time to
stop and white. Hives should be
made of good, well-sess0ned lumber,
by a competent workman mot thrown
together by saw and Ratchet meD)
and if Kept we'll painted should last
US a. long as house. Some persons
order hives from the manufactures,
when swarms are daily expected, and
when they arrive, the bees have to be
transferred from salt-barrels, tobacco
buckets, etc., making a deal OF work
Tor their procrastinatiOn. We've
known persons to go several miles TO
purchase q hive, leaving the bees
clustered and were surprised On their
return to find that the bees had emf
grated.
Surplus boxes are next in import
ance to always having good clean
hives in readiness at all times during
warm weather. The best kind Of box
for the apisrisl to use, will depend in
a great measure upon whist his mar
ket commands. The most fashion
able box OF the present time is the
one comb or section, called the
"Prizs Box" being 54x64 inches.
We use in our apiary box 6x6I
inches; all OF the pieces are i inches
in width, excep! the bottom which is
II iuches-horizontals are + inch
thick, uprights are ! inch. We fasten
seven of these sections together form
ing box, and glaze the ends. Three
OF these boxes contain twenty-oue
frames, exactly cover an eight frame
Langstroth hive. The size of the
section ID not OF much moment, bat
its width is important. If it is too
wide, the bees will join mere than
one comb to it, and if too narrow,
they attach the como TO an adjoining
section, and then they cannot be
taken apart without breakage. We
use no separators. but make q comb
guide through the middle Of the top
OF the section, by dipping 8 strait
, edge in water, and placing it in the
centre of the upper piece, holding it
at an angle while We pour hot wax
into the channel thus formed. The
wax haIdens in q moment, and when
the strait edge is removed, there is q
ridge OF wax through the centre,
Ehich will guide the bees in building
their comb straight.
Pieces Of white comb CAT be utilized
to advantage 10 surplus boxes, and it
seems to encourage the bees to work
in them sooner; some spiaTits use
comb foundation, but We protest