. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 172 AMERICAN BEE some modern hives and appliances, and he lost no time in visiting him and securing a part of his stock. This farmer was the veriest tyro in bee-keeping, and his newly-found enthusiasm did not last more than a year or two, but what Mr. G. learned frono him was indeed a reve- lation. Thereafter Mr. Green was a bee- keeper, and with the exception of one winter spent in teaching school, and another as a book agent, bee-keeping has been his sole occupation ever since, except that for a year or two he has helped out the poor seaso
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 172 AMERICAN BEE some modern hives and appliances, and he lost no time in visiting him and securing a part of his stock. This farmer was the veriest tyro in bee-keeping, and his newly-found enthusiasm did not last more than a year or two, but what Mr. G. learned frono him was indeed a reve- lation. Thereafter Mr. Green was a bee- keeper, and with the exception of one winter spent in teaching school, and another as a book agent, bee-keeping has been his sole occupation ever since, except that for a year or two he has helped out the poor seasons by selling a few bicycles. The number of colonies kept has ranged from 50 to 400. At present he has only about 225. Bee- keeping has always paid him satisfac- torily until the past five seasons, but he has not extended it as he would have liked, as the failure of his father in business placed such a heavy burden of debt on him that capital has always been lacking. For several years he was Superin- tendent of the Sunday-school at Dayton, and also filled the office of Justice of the Peace. The neighboring city of Ottawa had always furnished more congenial society than the little manufacturing village, and in the fall of 1892 he removed to Ottawa, where he will probably make his home in the future. He has been for some years a member of the Congre- gational Church where he now lives. He started in his political life as a Democrat, but soon espoused the princi- ples of the Prohibition party, in which he has been a candidate, and done some most excellent work. Mr. Green is not married, and says he does not expect to be until fortune has smiled upon him a little more kindly. Please Send Us the Names of your neighbors who keep bees, and we will send them sample copies of the Bee Journal. Then please call upon ihem and get them to subscribe with you, and secure some of the premiums we CONDUCTED BY Mrs. Jmmmlm Mt©tol^y, Greenville. Texas. Some Pioneer Bee-Keepers of Texas. I
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