February, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



81 



FEBRUARY, 1917 



Article Author Paere 



Editorials 89 



Eearing Queen Bees C. W. Aeppler 93 



A Maryland Bee-man Samuel Cushman 100 



Out-apiary Expenses E. F. Holtermann 105 



J. L. Byer, the Bee-man E. E. Eoot 107 



San Joaquin Valley Florence B. Eiehardson 109 



Girls as Honey Sellers E. C. Walker 112 



What 's the Eeason F. Greiner 114 



Conversations with Beekeepers G. M. Doolittle 115 



Letters from a Beekeeper 's Wife " Mary ' ' 116 



Trouble, Trouble, Toil and Trouble E. L. Carter 117 



When Bees Swarm they Swarm W. E. Krause 119 



New-Style Picture Frame P. W. Stowell 119 



Can This be Done? The Editors 120 



Stray Straws Dr. C. C. Miller 123 



In California P. C. Chadwick 124 



Siftings J. E. Crane 126 



The Dixie Bee Grace Allen 127 



Among the Eockies Wesley Foster 128 



In Texas F. B. Paddock 129 



Our Neighbors ' Fields E.G. Baldwin 130 



Beginners ' Lessons H. H. Eoot 132 



Gleaned by Asking E. E. Eoot 133 



Just News The Editors 135 



Nursery Eymes M. G. P. 137 



Heads of Grains from Different Fields 138 



Our Homes A. I. Eoot 143 



High-Pressure Gardening A. I. Eoot 145 



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