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THE AMERICAI^ BEE JOURNAL. 



For the American Bee Journal. 



Warren B. Rush. 



Warren B. Rush was born April 17th, 

 1846, Morris Tp., Greene County, Penn- 

 sylvania. At the age of ten years, his 

 parents removed to Simpson's Store, 

 Washington County, Pa. At the age of 

 sixteen, he entered college, and remained 

 three years. In 1865, he took a full course 

 in Duff's College, Pittsburgh, Pa. After 

 eighteen months of travel, he began the 

 study of pharmacy, serving as an appren- 



bees from the gum. He had never heard 

 of the idea of transferring at this time, 

 but wishing to study the habits of bees, 

 he conceived the idea of putting them 

 in the frames. From this time until 1871, 

 (when he returned from the city to his 

 father's) he began the regular study of 

 "■'the Bee." He did not keep bees for 

 profit until 1874. He lost nine hives 

 by being robbed, and ruined some by ex- 

 periments, (about six) but not one by 

 disease. This year being the third year 

 that the honey had failed, he sold out, and 

 in April, 1875, moved to Pointe Coupee, 

 Louisiana, for his health, and to pursue 

 his occupation of raising bees and honey. 

 He devoted much time to the studv of the 



tice in a drug store one year, in West Va. ; 

 one year in Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1864 (Jan.) 

 he began the regular study of medicine. 

 After attending one full course of lectures, 

 he was elected apothecary to the City 

 Hospital in same city, (Philadelphia, Pa.) 

 2y but after three months, his declining 

 health succumbed to nervous prostration, 

 and he was brought home without a hope 

 of recovery, June, 1871. He continued 

 his studies until April, 1874, when his 

 health seemed too fee])le to continue, and 

 he gave up the idea of ever practicing. 



He obtained his first hive of bees (a 

 hollowgum) in 1857. In 1863, he bouglit 

 a double walled Langstroth hive. In 1864 

 made another one, and transferred the 



diflerence between bees North, and bees 

 South, as his motto is, " know what you 

 are doing," and you will succeed. He has 

 taken a partner, "and is beginning on a 

 firm basis. They are progressing finely, 

 with 110 hives to start with, and as many 

 more engaged. He is a strong advocate 

 of ''extractors," and has learned the 

 secret of raising as fine honey as any in 

 America. Has used some different kinds 

 of hives. Langstroth was his first, put it 

 by, but now has finally adopted it again, 

 and says there is none better. He makes 

 it two-story, without the honey board or 

 strips around the sides; second story 

 same as first, each ten frames, the cover 

 fitting either story. 



