. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1917 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 409 Obituary O. O. POPPLETON Colonel Oscar Ogdeii Poppleton's death occurred at the National Sol- diers' Sanitarium in Hot Springs, South Dakota, on October 4, 1917. Colonel Poppleton was in failing health when he left Florida last spring, but hoped that he would re- cover while with his daughter in New Hampton, Iowa. Finding no improve- ment, he went to tho Soldiers' Sani- tarium in hopes that the rest would cure him. Still finding no relief, he telegraphed his son-in-law to come for him that he might pass his last days with
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 1917 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 409 Obituary O. O. POPPLETON Colonel Oscar Ogdeii Poppleton's death occurred at the National Sol- diers' Sanitarium in Hot Springs, South Dakota, on October 4, 1917. Colonel Poppleton was in failing health when he left Florida last spring, but hoped that he would re- cover while with his daughter in New Hampton, Iowa. Finding no improve- ment, he went to tho Soldiers' Sani- tarium in hopes that the rest would cure him. Still finding no relief, he telegraphed his son-in-law to come for him that he might pass his last days with his daughter, but the end came before he could undertake the trip. O. O. Poppleton was born in Green Springs, Ohio, June 28, 1843. At the age of thirteen he removed to Iowa, and when eighteen entered the civil war as a private. He soon rose to first lieutenant and served during Jie entire war as an officer. After the war he was placed for two years by the government in charge of es- tablishing - National Ceme- teries throughout the country In 1886 he removed from Iowa to Florida and engaged in beekeeping there, being first located at Hawk's Park and later at Stuart, Florida. It was in 1869 that Mr. Pop- pleton first heard of a bee pa- per and thus learned that there was a better way to keep bees than in box hives. He began at once to transfer and be- came an up-to-date beekeeper. In 1875 he realized the ad- vantages of chaff as packing for northern latitudes and from then on packed all colo- nies thus, to avoid winter losses, until his removal south. About 1890 he had charge for two years of the large Dussacq apiary in Cuba, containing from 350 to SCO colo- nies. During one year the apiary of 398 colonies yielded him 52,000 pounds, or about 130 pounds to the colony. This was his largest crop, though his average per colony has many times exceeded this. For four years Mr Poppleton prac- ticed migratory beekeeping, moving from one location in Florida to an- other about ISO miles
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