Now the farm is irrigating cropland with shrimp effluent containing about 25 pounds of nitrogen fertilizer per acre-foot of water. That's free fertilizer for the crops, and shrimp do better in well water than ocean water, according to The Furrow magazine. Something to croak about Bullfrog farming is growing by leaps and bounds. Brazil and Taiwan are the world's leading producers, but large farms have been established in Mexico, Central America and Ecuador. The back legs, which make up about 50 percent of a mature frog's weight, are marketed for human consumption.
Skin is used to make shoes, purses, belts and wallets.