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sojourn in a box car with 100 colonies of bees and supplies for same. 

 At 5 P. M., in Flint it was dark, so I hustled around and found a 

 second hand lantern for sale, had three at home, bought 5 cents' 

 worth of oil, some crackers and cheese and a magazine and prepared 

 for a night of it. After reading by the light of my second hand 

 lantern until my eyes were tired, I made a bed of straw with my 

 leather suit case for a pillow, softened by one thickness of burlap 

 which had been taken along for smoker fuel. Placing the lantern 

 between my legs for warmth, as the night had turned quite cold, 

 I slept until about twelve o'clock, when I was awakened by the 

 freight conductor, who had read on my car "CARLOAD OF BEER. 

 MAN IN CHARGE." He said he wanted some of my BEER and 

 when I informed him of his mistake he shortly left me, as did 

 most of my other visitors. I however felt quite triumphant, when 

 after a hard Sunday morning's work, I finally found 100 colonies 

 in our home yard in good condition, they having come through 

 without the loss of a single colony. 



To sum it all up, I feel that with my two experiences with 

 results so different I could now go through the same work with 

 very good results. In shipping bees in such very hot weather and 

 such very strong colonies, I would consider it advisable to divide 

 the strongest colonies several days before loading and fasten above 

 the hive a comb honey super with wire cloth tacked on top. With 

 plenty of water enroute I believe I could bring through 100 per 

 cent in good shape. 



Experience is a dear teacher, but a good one. 



Spraying Trees in Bloom 



By H. F. WILSON, Assistant Entomologist 

 Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon 



Mr. W. H. Volck, Horticultural Commissioner, Santa Cruz County, Watson- 

 ville, California, in the January number of "Better Fruit" under the heading of 

 "Caterpillars, Codling Moth, Aphids," pages 16 and 17, makes the following 

 statements: "Owing to the very early attacks of tussock caterpillars, canker 

 worms and leaf folders, the first sprayings should not be delayed until the 

 blossoms have all fallen, but applied while the trees are in bloom. The period 

 from full bloom to the time when two-thirds of the blossoms have fallen ap- 

 pears to be the most practical timing. Spraying with good arsenicals will 

 cause no injury to the blossoms. Apply the first spraying when the trees are 

 in bloom, full bloom to the time when two-thirds of the blossoms have fallen." 

 Note that he states that the time mentioned appears to be the best. This re- 

 commendation which is undoubtedly given on reliable data and experiments 

 is a very dangerous one for both the beekeeper and the horticulturist. Cer- 

 tainly such a practice cannot help but cause the destruction of insects which 



