March, 1917 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



161 



MARCH, 1917 



Editorials \;'^"^". JSo 



Bees in round Paci.ages E. E. Koot 17^ 



From 1 Colony to 532 Ira D. Bartlett 178 



The Eoot Winter Case E. E. Eoot 181 



Conversations with Beekeepers G. M. Doolittle 183 



Letters from a Beekeeper's Wife "Mary" 184 



Progress of Beekeeping in Virginia Francis W. Gravely 185 



Testing the Breeders 185 



Wide Spacing for Swarm Control C. F. Bender 186 



Why Dequeen the Cell Builders Frank M. Alley 186 



One of the Old Veterans ■. L. E. Webb 187 



With a Three-frame Nucleus J. W. McMillan 187 



Effective National Advertising A. F. Bonney 188 



Stray Straws Dr. C. C. Miller 189 



Notes from Canada J. L- Byer 191 



In California P. C. Chadwick 193 



The Dixie Bee Grace AUen 195 



Sif tings J. E. Crane 196 



In Texas F. B. Paddock 197 



Florida Sunshine E. G. Baldwin 198 



Around the Office M. A. O. 199 



Can This be Done? The Editors 200 



Our Food Page Stancy Puerden 202 



Beekeeping as a Side Line Grace Allen 203 



Gleaned by Asking E. E. Eoot 204 



Beginners ' Lessons H. H. Eoot 206 



Just News The Editors 209 



Nursery Ehymes M. G. P. 211 



Heads of Grain from Different Fields 212 



Our Homes A. I. Eoot 215 



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