From around 1893 (at age 23), he worked on a ranch in Sonobe, serving his apprenticeship by stock farming, and in 1896 (at age 26), he began his own business as Anao seinyu kan.
1893年(23歳)の頃から園部の牧場で働きながら牧畜の下積み生活をし、1896年(26歳)で独立し穴太精乳館を開業。