. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ^^^^^'?' kA^kAJ EDWIW FRANCE. The subject of this biographical sketch is perhaps the oldest among those who answer questions for our depart- ment of "Queries and Replies," being nearly 70 years of age. His experience as a large honey-producer makes his bee-writings, though very few, of par- ticular interest and value. It is with pleasure then that we present the fol- lowing short story of his life, which was written for the " A B C of Bee-Culture," by Dr. C. C. Miller: Edwin France, of Platteville, Wis., is noted as a producer of e
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. ^^^^^'?' kA^kAJ EDWIW FRANCE. The subject of this biographical sketch is perhaps the oldest among those who answer questions for our depart- ment of "Queries and Replies," being nearly 70 years of age. His experience as a large honey-producer makes his bee-writings, though very few, of par- ticular interest and value. It is with pleasure then that we present the fol- lowing short story of his life, which was written for the " A B C of Bee-Culture," by Dr. C. C. Miller: Edwin France, of Platteville, Wis., is noted as a producer of extracted honey on a large scale. He was born in Herki- Y., on Feb. 4, 1824. furnace-man, molding ; and, having a large family to support, had difficulty in mak- ing both ends meet. At the age of eight young Edwin was sent to live with his mother's brother, returning home at 16. He then served an apprenticeship of four years at the furnace, when his father bought forty acres of timber, which they cleared up as a farm, work- ing at the furnace winters. At tho. age of 24 his father died, leaving him the main stay of the family. He gave up mer county, N. His father was and melting iron the furnace, and worked part of the time making salt-barrels in summers, and cutting sawlogs in winters. About this time he got, and kept on this little place in the woods, a few colonies of bees. At the age of 32 he took the "West- ern fever," and settled on a 200-acre prairie farm in Humboldt county, Iowa, marrying and taking with him a wife, leaving his mother in care of her older brother, a single man, amply able to care for her. Here again he kept a few TXTTTTT -T^^TT EDWIN FRANCE. bees. He lived here six years, farming summers and trapping winters, when the breaking out of the war brought prices of farm products down to a ruin- ous point, and he went on a visit to Platteville, Wis., intending to return when times brightened. Desiring some employment, he answered an advertise- ment, &q
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