Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-09
THE FATHER OF FISH-CULTURE.
Srru GREGS's IDEAS ABOUT THE FINN,
TRIBE AND Sons or HIS VARIED
EXPERIENCES.
CrurL. Field and Farm.

The above remark was addressed To
Mr.. Seth Green, the venerable fish cul-
turist. who is known to the entire world,
and his reply indicates the extent Of his
labors.
when l was quite young" he con-
tinued, IL would lie on limbs Of trees
that reached out over the water entire
afternoons watching the movements OF
the Ssh and studying their habits. In
this way | discovered many characters.
tics which were before unknown. saw,
as every observer must see, the destruc-
tive elements that are warning against
fish, and realized that unless some
thing were done, the life in the streams
of this country would become extinct.
To counterfeit this disastrous end became
my life work, and am happy to say !
have seen its accomplishment
"Were you successful on the start ?"
NO, indeed. Up to that time all ar
tificial 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 | finally succeeded,
and today am able to hatch and raise
fully seventy-fse per cent of all spawn. y
Enormous Why that is larger
percentage than either the vegetable or
animal Kingdoms produce in a natural
condition"
II know il, but we exercise the great
est care in the start. and guard the little
fellows until they become BILE to care
for themselves.
The foregoing conversation occurred
a, Caledonia where the representative Of
this paper was paying visit TO the state
fish ha,cheries. 1t has been his privilege
to report very many interesting sights
within the past twenty-five years, but
the view presented here exceeds in inter
est anything before attempted.
"How many fish are there in those
ponds, Mr.. Green;"
"As we have never attempted to count
them i, would be impossible to say. They
extend way up into the millions though.
We shipped over three millions out Of
the ponds this year aud there seemed to
be as many afterward as before. We
have nearly every variety Of the trout
family and many hybrids.'
You speak of hybrids. Mr.. Green
What do you mean by that
II habe experimental for many years
in crossing the breed Of the various fish
and am still working upon it. We cross
the female salmon trout with the male
brook trout, and thus produce hybrid.
Then we cross the hybrid with the brook
trout, which gives Us three quarter brook
trout and one-quarter salmon trout This
makes one of the finest fish in the world.
He has all the habits of the brook trout,
lives in both streams and lakes, develops
vermillion spots on his sides, rises read
lily TO fly, Is far more vigorous and fully
third larger than ordinary brook
trout Of the same age. The possibilities
of development in the fish world are
great and we are rapidly ascertaining
what they are"
Az the man OF news watched the coun-
tensnce of Mr.. Green while he was CIV
ing the above account, he could not but
feel that he was in the presence Of one Of
the few investigators who, from a rich
and lifelong experience, bring great ben
eft TO the world Let the reader imsg.
inc strong and stalwsrt frame, sur
mounted by head strongly resembling
that Of Socrates, and covered wife white
silky beard and luxuriant gray hair
Seth Green, the father Of Ish culture, is
a picture Of health, and the reporter
could not help remsrking 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
lovk at you. that sickness was something
Of which you knew nothing
"And so it was until last winter.
went down into Florida in the fall 10 see
what kind of tish they had in that State
and study their habits, and was attacked
with malaria In its severest form, and
when came home / realized for the first
time in my life, that l was sick. My
symptoms we've terrible. had dull,
aching pains in my head, limbs and
around my beck. Ny appetite was
wholly gone, and | felt lack of energy
such as had often heard described but
had never experienced. Any one who
has ever had severe attack Of malaria
can appreciate my condition. I went to
bed and remained there all the spring,
and II there ever was sick man was
the one" l-0 -a1a..-
ut seems hardly possible. How did
you come to recover SO completely"
"My brother, who had been afflicted
by severe kidney trouble and threat
ened with Brigbt's disease was complete.
ly cured by remedy in which l had
great confidence. therefore tried the
same remedy for my malaria and am
happy to say l am well man to-day
and through the fundamentally Of War
ner's Safe Cure, which believe to be one
of the most valuable of medicines. In
deed, l see it is endorsed by the United
States medical college of New York, and
that DR.. Gum, Dean Of that institution,
has written long article concerning Its
, value" i-
"And are you now as well as for.
merly ;" x"
j apparently SO. keep the remedy
on hand all the while though and do moi
, hesitate to recommend it to others.
Zone question more. How many
, ponds of fish have you here and how ar,