Facts: - death date: 24 july 1910 - birth date: 15 march 1835 - name: william rennie - nationality: canadian - death place: swansea , ontario - birth place: york county , upper canada - occupation: farmer , seed merchant , educator , writer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william rennie -lrb- horticulturist -rrb- .
william rennie was a canadian farmer who became a successful seed merchant , educator , and writer on agriculture .rennie 's parents were farmers .rennie started farming his own 120 acre section in 1860 .but in 1967 he rented out his farm , moved to toronto , and opened a seed company that sold both vegetable and floral seeds .most of his customers purchased their seeds through a colorful mail order catalogue .rennie retired in 1889 , turning over management of his business to three of his four sons , robert , john and thomas rennie .after his retirement rennie became the first official farm manager of the model farm at the faculty of agriculture at the university of guelph , where he authored two book on farm management .