January, 1918 



G L K A N I N G S IN B E E C U L T U R E 



JANUARY, 1918 



Editoriiils 9-12 



A. I. Eoot 's Autobiography Announcement 13 



Inexpensive Wintering E. R. Eoot 14 



250 Long Idea Hi\ es Freeman E. Reeder 16 



Feeding Without Robbing J. L. Byer 17 



Conversations With Doolittle G. M. Doolittle 19 



Bird Flowers that are not TToney Plants John H. Lovell 20 



Other Side to Florida Beekeeping Harry Hewitt 21 



Massachusetts Annual School for Beekeepinsr A. E. Crandall 23 



Workingman 's Playground W. H. Harber 24 



Bee-house and Apiaries of E. J. Stahlman R. F. Holtermann 25 



Machinerv for Home-made supplies : .Ray C. Wilcox 26 



Siftings. ". J. E. Crane 27 



Sfrav Straws • • Dr. C. C. Miller 28 



Our Food Page Stancy Puerden 30 



Beekeeping as a Side Line Grace Allen 32 



Beauty in a Bulletin Grace Allen 3;J 



Gleanings from North, South, East, and West. . . .Department Editors 34-39 



Gleaned by Asking E. R. Root 40 



Heads of Grain from Different Fields 41-45 



Just News • • The Editors 46-17 



Our Homes, Gardening, Temperance A. I. Root 48-52 



Man Around the Office M. A. O. adv. pages 



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