The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-28
TnE PArHER OF FIsH.cULTURE.
eth Green's Ideas About the Finny
Tribe and some Or His Varied Expert.

encfs.
Turf. Fled and Farm.
"How did you ever come to devise til
scheme o.
~ have been working at it ever since
was large enough 10 bend PIN"
The above remark was addressed to Nj
Seth Green, the veteran fish Culturist, VIII
is known to the entire world, aud his re
ply indicates the extent Of his labors.
"when was quite young" he con
tinued, II would lie on the limbs Of tree
that reached out over the water entire after
Moons watching the movements OF the tisl
and studying their habits. In this way
discovered many characteristics which
were before unknown. saw, as every oh
server must see, the destructive element
that are warning against fish, and realized
that unless something were done, the lit'
ia the streams OF this country would be
come extinct. TO counteract this disas
trous end became my life work, and an
happy TO say have seen its accomplish
ments."
"Were YOU successful on tile start ?"
"No, indeed. Upto that time all artifi'
cial attempts to hatch and raise fish from
the spawn had failed, and was compelled
to experiment in an entirely new manner.
The work was careful and tedious one,
but l finally succeeded, and to-day am
able to hatch and raise fully seventy-fve
per cent Of all spawn"
Enormous! Why, that Is a larger per.
centage than either the yegetableo or animal
kingdoms produce in natural condition"
II know 1t, but we exercise the greatest
care in the start, and guard the little fel.
lows until they become able to care for
themselves"
The foregoing conversation occurred at
Caledonia, where the representative OF this
paper was paying visit to the State fish
hatcheries. 1t has been his privilege to re-
port very many interesting sights within
The past twenty-five year,, but the view
presented here exceeds in interest any.
thing ever before attempted.
"Aow many fish are there in those ponds,
Mr.. GIeen?"
"As we have never attempted 10 count
them it will be impossible to say. They
extend way mp into the millions though.
We shipped over three millions out OF the
ponds this year and there seemsd to be as
many afterwards as before. We have
nearly every variety Of the trout family and
many hyorids"
"You speak Of by brids, Mr.. Green. What
do you mean by that|
II have experimental for years in cross
ing the breed OF the various fab and am
still working upon it. We crosa the female
salmon trout with the mate brook trout,
and thus produce q hybrid. Then we cross
the hybrid with the brook trout, which
givee us three.quarter brook trout and one.
quarter salmon trout. This makes one OF
the finest fishes in the world. Ha has all
the habits OF the brook trout, lives in both
streams and lakes, develops yermilion spots
on his sides, rises readily to- fly, is far
more vigorous and fully ene.third larger
than ordinary brook trout OF the same age.
The possibilities OF development in the fish
world are great and We are rapidly ascer.
tanning what they are"
A sthe man OF news watched the coun.
tenance VI Mr.. Green while he was giving
the above account, he could not but feel
that he was in the presence OF one of the
lew investigators who, from rich and life
long experience, bring great benefit 10 the
world. Let the reader imagine strong
and stalwart frame, surmounted by head
strongly resembling that OF Socrates, and
covered with white silky beard and lux
uriaut gray hair. Ssth Green, tho father
Of iish culture, is picture OF health, and
the reporter could not help remarking so.
III you had seen me las: winter and
spring, young mar, you might have thought
differently" said the veteran.
"How is that? One would think, to look
at you, that sickness was something OF
which YOU knew nothing"
"And 30 1t was until last winter. went
down into Florida in The fall to see what
kind oil fsh they had III that State and
study their habits, and was attuc. ed with
maluria in it's severest form, and when |
came home really I'd for the first time in
my life, that was sick. My symptoms
were terrible. had dull, aching pains in
my bead, limbs and around my back.
My appetite was wholly gone, and felt
lack Of energy snch as ] had often heard
described but bad never experienced.
Any one who has ever had severe attack
OF malaria can appreciate my condition. l
went to bed and remained there all spring,
and il there ever was q sick man was the
one"
ut seems hardly possible. How did
you come to recover 80 completely"
My brother, who had been ( III cted by
u severe kidney trouble and threatened
with Brights disease was completely cured
by u reu edy in which / had gteat conf
dence. therefore tried the same remedy
Tor my malaria and am happy 10 say am
a well man to day and through the instru-
mentality oil Warmers Sale Cure, which /
believe 10 be one Of the most valuable OF
medicines. Indeed, | see il is endorsed by
the United States medical college OF New
York, and that DR.. Gum, dean Of that
institution, has written long article con.
corning its Yalus,"
tAnd %re you now rs well as formerly"
zap artntly go. ! keep the remedy on
hand all the while though aud do not hest
tate 10 recommend it to Others"
"0ne question more. How many ponds
OF fish nave you here and how are they
divided?'
Swell, we have ~ ponds which are Ill.
viGed up as follow: 29 ponds Of brook
trout, = ponds Il salmon trout, OF
Mt Cloud river or rainbow trout,
ponds q German trout, s Of California
mountain trout, ponds Of hybrids, of
one.qusrter salmon and three quarters
b, ook trout, 9 ponds Of gold Cab, ana pond
Of Carp. Then we have what we call the
centennial pond or happy family, consist
ing OF crosses OF different fish, including
Kennebec salmon, Land Locked salmon,
California gglmon brook trout, salmon
trout and hybrids. ThtHs fish range in
size from mlnnows to lS.pounders, and in
aye from one.and-one.half months to eleven
years. I forgot 10 say, also, that we have
hospital pond, which is entirely empty,
which speaks pretty well for eomiaunity
OF many millions. deed the whole secret
OF fish culture can be summed up in four
things, lmpregnation,-using no water.
plenty Of food. Plenty Of pure water and
cleanliness"
The numerous fish exhibitions which are
taking place in all parts oil Europe and the
unusual interest which is being manifested