. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 594 AMERICAN BEE try, and it needs encouragement as well as any other department of agriculture. While I am not, as you might say scien- tifically posted upon the subject of bees, nor made them a particular study, yet I have always found them to be very in- teresting. They were interesting to me from the time when I first learned that couplet, How doth the little busy bee, Improve each shining hour ? It gathers honey every day From every opening flower ; and it was held up tu me as an example, especially when I was inclined to drow- siness i
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 594 AMERICAN BEE try, and it needs encouragement as well as any other department of agriculture. While I am not, as you might say scien- tifically posted upon the subject of bees, nor made them a particular study, yet I have always found them to be very in- teresting. They were interesting to me from the time when I first learned that couplet, How doth the little busy bee, Improve each shining hour ? It gathers honey every day From every opening flower ; and it was held up tu me as an example, especially when I was inclined to drow- siness in the afternoon sun. I always found it very interesting, too, when a boy, to run after the bumble bees, and as they alighted on the holly- hocks, close the flowers up and hold them prisoners; and then again, they were always interesting when we used to discover bees'-nests in the fall, or when putting up hay. Aside from all this, it is a subject that has demanded the attention of some of our best men, and it is becoming more and more inter- esting to those who study into the ways and habits of the busy bees, for it brings them into closer contact with nature, and the closer to nature a man iS; the better man he is. I will say this in conclusion, gentle- men, that in your industry, lam heartily with you. I do not believe that you have met with the encouragement that you should^ and that you deserve. I will co-operate with you and lend you all the assistance \m my power to see that this department reaches the prom- inence that it deserves. I am very glad to have had this short talk with you, and have had the pleasure of meeting with you. Mr. Pope—We should like to have a little assistance about making an exhibit at the World's Fair, and also to have the Commissioners of the World's Fair grant us an appropriation, in order that we can make an exhibit there that will be a credit to our State. Gov. Matthews—Yes, I quite agree with you, and think thisjs the time that you siaould
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