New-York tribune., 1871-04-08
TROUT CULTURE.

Perhaps you do Mt know Seth Green II NOT. W,
are sorry for YOU Seth Green is the champion front
breeder Of the American continent and he lives and
thrves at Caledonia, Livingston County, New-York
some seventeen miles southwest Of Rocbests,
Caledonia creek is large mill-stream, wholly fed
by springs and quickly lost in the Genesee river but
which, for its mile Of extent is the best front
stream in the world. It's water is always clear and
cold it is never frozen it runs swiftly; and
though impregnated with lime and sulphur. Il !,
liked by trout, who throng its waters and flourish
therein. Here Seth, with two partners, has hi,
famous Fsh-farm, including half a mile Of IN.
stream and quite a number OF artificial breeding.
ponds, with hatching-boxes, raeeways screens
&C., &c. Here Seth assists Nature by antiei.
pating the process OF spawning. 80 as TO pro.
duce several hundreds Of young trout from a
thousand eggs whereas, if emitted in the old.
fashioned way nineteen-twentietbs Of tber,
would be eaten up by ravenOus watchers for the ou
portunty. their own fathers included. In short
for we shall not explain his methods and manipua-
tions-seth IS absorbed in the good work Of multi.
plying trout which is to him what statesmanshio i,
to Won Beust or Gladstone, or organizing victory IN
Won MOtke. And Seth, in his humble way, ia prob-
ably greater benefactor Of his race than either q
these.
Seth has written book, which ID. VI. Dewey OF
Rochester has published. 1t is not large Its literary
pretensions are humble but il tells how to hatch
eggs and grow trout. On the whole il has given N,
very decided impression that Matching fsh-eVg,
can never be our vocation and we judge that mOs,
people, after reading Seth will decide to buy their
trout already Matched. Seth makes hatcbinepay
well, but we could Mt. 1t is a profession that re-
qures genius, which Seth has and we lack. Wa
could make pond in which we think trout woud
I and no,trs u ,svbt
the eggs which Seth prepares and sells but the pro-
| founder mysteries Of the art are too much forus
So should our pond ever be ready we shall send n
Seth for young trout at least for eggs warranted.
if well treated, to produce them.
Seth's book is not cheap at dollar; vet il yon
purpose to raise trout, you may better buy and pay
for five copies than attempt TO get on without one
1t is choke-full of the knowledge born of patient.
careful, protracted observation; il viii save You
| from many costly blunders; it Will enable you to
| grow trout and, If you have the right location to
make money by growing them We are satisfied
| that at least One Million Of our New-Engand New.
| York and Northwestern farmers may grow q thou.
! sand trout per annum quite as cheap as 20 many
pounds of chickens-may have mess whenever
they choose and sell enough TO pay their taxes and
their gOcers bills and be the healthier thriie and
| happier for the effort. Wherefore, we counsel our
farmers boys where the fathers are too old or too
obstinate to learn, TO read Seths book and engage
cautiously, moderately, in trout-grOwing Don't
plunge in all over, calculating to make vast for
tune suddenly from trout; for, if yOu do, yOu viii
be apt to come out at the little end of the horn But
first make yourselves masters of all that Seths book
can teach you then prepare carefully pond or petty
stream that is within your control, and now buy
small outfit of young trout and watch and wait
while they grow. If you admire the speckled beau
ties as we do you will be amply repaid for yonr ou:
lay, even though you should never eat nor sell the
| first front.