Show THE COUNTY NEWS agricultural Socie tys session BEES HORSES AND those arc the main subjects treated guIar session ot the boum hoard the agricultural society met at provo saturday afternoon aud in the absence of the was called to order by the secretary joseph W aeh of pleasant grove was elected chairman minutes of last session were read and approved the regular program was then proceeded with 0 B huntington talked on bee cul ture he first described the nature of he litle insect its anatomy and habits diun tiun he discussed the financial of the industry in 1895 speaker bad made a computation of the amount produced in this country there was then produced in this country pounds A little care make it next to the sugar industry the keeper of bees study for the industry ig one of the most scientific great care must be taken in the proper of bivs furniture lurn iture allowing just the proper space between the frames early in the spring it is of advantage to feed a little rye meal or shorts to the hive but it must be sparingly fed the batter way however la to let enough food remain in the hives to feed the bebe A little honey in a proper feeder may be given the honey should not be left in such a shape that the in sects debour the housing of bees in the hives must not be so tight that no ventilation is afforded neither must it bo too cold A hive of about twenty thousand bees requires from fifteen or twenty pounds of loney in the shipping of honey care should be taken in extracting in conclusion the speaker talked on the foul broods and other diseases of beba dr J H simmons next spoke en the common diseases of farm animals he bad made a specialty for years he said of surgery and animal dentistry lor many also dealing with other diseases the greatest care of animals should be to improve the blood of animals by pure food most diseases re suit from impure blood the big jaw of cows was described and bow best to cure it mentioned proper surgical sure ical operation can cure it if taken in time imperfect teeth of the horse cause the moat common stomach troubles the food is improperly masticated and inflammation flam mation sets in and then the uninformed say he has the colic the mary causo is the teeth the inflammation should be removed and the teeth treated the diseases of the foot were aleo treated at length hot shoes should not be put on the hoof T J patten spoke on the cherry crop he found a great many trees dying in the county and on examination he found that they were being starved to death the proper nourishment ought to be solaced on the ground the necessity of spraying was dwelt on at length and also the destroying of tho crocha before they lay their eggs they may oe caught by torches in the orchards the corma liht alao be caught in clotha about trees hornets are a broat help in eradicating pests thac together with will hive us good clear fruit the cherry is one of the most profitable trees and ft good market cau al waye be found for the fruit but the treon be nourished with ashes and faour tho president called attention to the necessity of fruit tree inspectors and on molion of mr patten the following resolution was appointed resolved that it be the sense of the society that the honorable board of county should appoint fisit tree inspectors as the horticultural law deliene de siene the following program was arranged for the next meeting on the first saturday in june PROGRAM irrigation law S A king of provo care of orchards wm wadley pleasant grove farm sanitation dr 8 II 11 alien provo roads and bridges J 0 bullock grove |