Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-10-10
BUTLER CITIZEN.
THE FATHER OF FlSH-CUI-
TURE.
Seth Green's Ideas About the
Tribe and Some of His varied
Experience.
Turf Field and Farm }

since | was large enough 10 peho
pin.'
The above remark was addressed to
Mr.. Seth Green, the veteran fish cul-
,urist. who is known to the entire
world, and his reply indicates the ex-
tent of his labors.
when ] was quite young" ne con.
tinued, IL would be on the limbs OIL
trees that reached out over the water
entire afternoons watching the move
ments OF the fish and studying their
habits In this way / discovered
many characteristics which were be-
fore unknown. | saw. as every OBJ
server must see, the destructive ele-
ments that are warning against fish,
and I realized that unless something
were done, the life in the streams OF
this country would become extinct 10
counteract this disastrous end became
nv life work, and ! am happy to say
/ have seen its accomplishment" .
"Were you successful on the start 2,
"No, indeed. Up to that time all
artificial attempts to hatch and raise
6sb from the spawn had failed, and L
was compelled to experiment In an
entirely new manner. The work was
a careful and tedious one, but finally
succeeded, and to-day | am able to
hatch and raise fully seventy-hve per
cent. of all spawn"
Enormous Why, this is a larger
percentage than either the vegetable
or animal kingdoms produce in a natural
condition"
Il know it, but we exercise the
greatest care in the start, and guard
the little fellows 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 MS
privilege to report very many interest
ing sights within the past twenty-five
wears. but the view presented here ex-
cceds in interest nything ever before at
tempted.
"How many fshsare there in those
ponds, Mr. Green Z"
"As we have never attempted 70
count them it will be impossible to say.
They extend way up into the millions
though. We shipped over three mil
lions out of the ponds this year ana
there seemed to be as many afterward
as before. We have nearly every va
riety of the trout family and many
hybrids." g.
"You speak of bybrids. MIR. Green.
What do you mean by that Z"
II have experimental for years IN
crossing the breed of the various fish
and am still working upon 1t. we
cross the female salmon trout with the
male brook trout, and thus produce
hybrid. Then We cross the hybrid with
tie brook trout which gives US
three quarters and one-quarter sal
mon trout. This makes one OF the
finest fishes in the world. He has oil
the habits of the brook trout, lives IN
both streams and lakes, develops YER
million spots on bis sides, rises readily
to a fiy, is far more vigorous and fully
one-third larger than ordinary brook
trout of the same age The posslbili-
ties Of development in the fish world
are great and we are rapidly ascertain
ing what they are"
AS the man Of news watched the
countenance Of Mir. Green while he
was giving the above account, he could
not but feel that be was in the pres
epcc of one OF the few investigators
who, from rich and lifelong expert
cnce, bring great benefit to the world.
Let the reader imagine a strong and
stalwart frame, surmounted by head
strongly resembling that OF Socrates,
and covered with white silky beard
and luxuriant gray hair. Seth Green,
the father Of fish culture, IL picture
OF health, and the reporter could not
help remarking SO.
'.If you had seen me the last winter
and spring, young man. 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 SO il was until last winter
] went down into FloriGa in the fall
to see what kind Of fish they had in
State and study their habits, and was
attacked with malaria in its severest
form, and when | came home j real
izcd for the first time in my life, that
was sick. My symptoms were terri
Bile. | had dull, aching pains in my
head, limbs and around my back
Ny appetite was wholly gone, and ]
felt lack Of energy such AZ | had oi-
ten heard described but had never ex-
perienced. Any one who Las ever
had a severe attack Of malaria can ap
prcciate my condition. ! went 10 bed
and remained there all the spri0g, and
If there ever was sick man ! was
the one"
cit seems hardly possible. How
did you come 10 recover 70 COM
pletely?"
my brother, who bad been afflicted
by severe kidney trouble aud threat
ened with Brigbt's disease was com
pIctely cured by remedy in which /
had great confidence therefore tried
tnc same remedy lot my malaria ana
am happy to say am well man to-
day and through the instrumentaity
Of Warmers Safe Cure, which be-
lieye to be one Of the most valuable Of
medicines Indeed, | see it is en-
dorsed by the United States Medical
College Of New York, and that DR..
Gum, dean Of that institution, has
written long article concerning its
value
"And are you now as well as for
merly"
apparently so. keep the remedy
on hand all the while though and do
no hesitate to recommend il TO
others"
"One question more. How many
pODndg OF fab have YOU here and how