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Mr. Xheodore S. Bull, of Val- 

 paraiso, Ind., died at his residence on 

 March 30, 1891, aged 62 years. He 

 was in apparent good health until 3 

 p.m. of the day previous, when he \v^as 

 attacked by La Orippc. He grew worse 

 rapidly until 6 a.m. of the 30th, when 

 death ended his sufferings. His demise 

 was so unexpected that only two of his 



The late T. S. Bull. 



children were at his bedside, though all 

 seven of them lived within a few miles 

 of the parental residenae. 



He was one of the oldest subscribers 

 of the Bee Journal, and was its firm 

 friend. A biographical sketch of his 

 life may be found on page 373 of the 

 Bee Journal of June 15, 1889. 



His apiary was kept in a very neat 

 manner, as was his excellent farm. His 

 methods and systematic management 

 were admired by all its visitors. It 

 afforded "him the greatest pleasure to 

 show his hives, and explain his methods. 

 Those who attended the conventions in 

 Chicago and elsewhere in this region, 

 will remember his enthusiasm and good 

 iiatured talk about his bees and man.- 

 agement. One by one the old friends 



arc departing, and soon the pioneers 

 will bo all gone the way of alT flesh; 



Spraying: tlie Bloom.— We arc 



glad to notice that Mr. C. H. Dibberh 

 has given a strong warning note in the 

 Western PloimiKni for Aprils against 

 spraying fruit trees while in bloom. He 

 says : 



If there is one thing that I want to 

 impress upon bee-keepers, farmers and 

 fruit growers this month, it is concern- 

 ing the spraying of fruit trees. Much 

 damage has been done of late years 

 through the ignorant spraying of fruit 

 trees with insecticides while in bloom. 



This spraying to destroy the coddling 

 moth, curculio, and other destructive 

 insects is a necessary and wise proceed- 

 ing, but it should never be done till the 

 fruit is fairly set. and the trees arc en- 

 tirely out of bloom. 



To do this during the time the trees 

 are in blossom, is not only a useless 

 waste of time and material, but is also a 

 great injury to a kindred pursuit — beer 

 keeping. Many colonies of bees, and 

 even whole apiaries, have been uselessly 

 destroyed by this pernicious and useless 

 practice, especially in recert years. 



Spray all you please, but do this at 

 the proper time, which is never while 

 the trees are in bloom, 



While there is as yet little or no legis- 

 lation on this subject, many of the 

 States are moving in this direction. No 

 man has a right to injure his neighbor, 

 especially when it does not profit him- 

 self, and I am sure fruit growers will 

 cease this practice when they once fully 

 understand it. This, like almost all the 

 other causes of ditficulities about bee- 

 keeping, is solely the result of ignorance. 



I hope that all the agricultural papers 

 will sound this key note in time to pre- 

 vent much damage to our pursuit this 

 Spring. 



Some are asking questions about 

 the making of honey vinegar. Full par- 

 ticulars of the most approved methods 

 may be found in an article by Dr. G. P. 

 Hachenberg, of Austin, Tex., on another- 

 page. 



Supply Dealers desiring to sell our 

 book, "Bees and Honey," should write 

 for terms. 



