The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
THE FATHER OF FISH.CrrTrrpr
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: nave been working at it ever since vas
large enough to bend a pip.' ""'
Inc above remark was addressed Ia Mr. Seth
lIe veteran hsh culturist, who is known
TO the entire world, and bis renlv indicateo tro
extent OF his labors. WY
when was quite young" he continued
would lie on the limbs of trees that reached
out over the water entire afternoons WATCHING
,ne movements OF the fish and STUDYING tbeir
haplts. In this way l discovered manv char
ac'erlStlcs which were before unknown. 7 saw.
as every observer must see the destructive ele.
menus that are warning against fish and 7
realized that unless something was done tba
NE I'D The streams of this country wonId he
CoIie eAtlhct- 10 counterfeit this disastrous
Gnu peCane my life work, and am hanpy To
say mat have seen its accomplishment"
were you successful on the st2rt?"
NO: lndtef. Up to that time all artificial
al.onP.s 10 natch and raise fish from the
spawn had failed, and | was compelIed IN ex.
pertinent III an entirely new manner. The
WORK was careful and tedious one. but
nixlly succeeded, and to-day am ableto hatch
ana raise fully seventy-fiye per cent. of ali
spawn" "a "-
Enormous Why, that is a larger percen.
Iase 'hah either the vegetable or ANIMAL king
uonls produce III natural condition
" know 1t, but we exercise the greatest csre
IN the start, and guard the little fellows until
they become able to care for Themselves
Inc foregoing conversation occurred at Cal
edonla where the preventative OF this naner
was paying visit to the state fish hatcheriies.
II mas Deen his privilege to report very MANY
iItci estln9 sights within the past twenty five
years, but the view presented here exceeds in
interest anything ever before attempted.
" How many fish are there in those pouds.
Mr.. Green?"
AS we have never attempted tocount them
IL Will be impossible to say. They extend way
up INTO the millions though. We shipped over
tnree millions out of the ponds this year and
there seemed to be as many afterward as be-
lore. We have nearly every variety of the
trout family and many hybrids"
You speak of hvbrids Mr.. Green. What
do you mean by that?"
have experimental for years in crossing
the breed of the various fish and am still work
ing upon 1t. We cross the female salmon front
with the male brook trout, and thus produce a
hyDrid. Then we cross the hybrid with the
brook trout, which gives us three-quarters
brook trout and one-quarter salmon trout
Ihls makes one of the finest fishes in the world.
he has all the habits of the brook trout. lives
III both streams and lakes develops vermilllon
Spots on his sldes, rises readily to a fly, is far
more vigorous and fully one-thlrd larger than
the 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"
AS the man of news watched the countenance
OF Mr.. Green while he was giving the above ac-
count, he could not but feel that he was in the
presence of one of the few investigators who
from rich and lifelong experience bring
great benefit to the world. Let the reader i'm
a8ine strong and stalwart Frame surmounted
by head strongly resembling that of Socrates
ana covered with white silky beard and luxuri-
ant gray hair Seth Green, the father Of fish Gull
IL O L III
could not help remarking so.
- Ii 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 it was until last winter. T went
down into Florida in the fall to see what kind
OF flsh they had in that state and study their
habits, and was attacked with malaria in IFS
seVerest form, and when came home Irealize3
Tor the first time in my life, that J was sick.
My symptoms were terrible. had dull, aching
pains IN my head. limbs and around nv back,
My appetite was wholly gone, and / felt lack
OF energy such as had often heard described
but bad never experienced. ANY one who has
ever had severe attack of malaria can appre-
crate my condition. ! went to bed and re
NAMED there all the spring, and if there ever
was sick man / was the one"
II seeuis naruly possible. How did you
come to recover so completely p
My brother, who had been afflicted bv a Sc
we're kidney trouble and threatened with Brght's
dlsease was completely cured by a remedy IN
winch L had great confidence. | therefore
tired the same remedy for my malaria and am
happy to say | am a well man to-day and
through the lnstrumentality of Warmers Safe
Cure. which believe 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 concern
ing its value"
And are you now as well as formerly?"
:" Apparently so. keep the remedy on hand
all the while though and do not hesitate to rec
it to Others"
" One question more. How many ponds of
nsh have you here and how are they divided ~
= wen, we have 43 ponds which are divided
up as follows; % ponds of brook trout. 2
ponds OF salmon trout, 4 of McCloud river or
rainbow trout 2 ponds of German trout 8 of
Calltornla mountain trout, ponds of hvbr1ds,
l OF one quarter salmon and three-quarters
brook trout, ponds of gold fish and pond
or carp. Then we have what we call the CEN
tennal pond or happT family, consisting of
crosses of different fish, including Kennebec
salmon. Land Locked salmon, California sal
mon brook trout, salmon trout and hybrids
Ihese hsh range in size from minnows to 1S-
and IN age from One-and-oAe- half
months to eleven years. | forgot to say, also
mat we have hospital pond, which is en-
trely empty, which speaks pretty well for
20 Lmunity of many millions. Indeed the |
whole secret of fish culture can be summed ND |
n four things. gnation-using no wa |
ier. Plenty Of food. Plenty of pure water
and cleanliness"
The numerous fish exhibitions which are |
aklng place in all parts of Europe and the nm |
Usual interest which is being manifested on |
his subject throughout the world all owe their |
Jrgln to the process above described as orr |
5lnated and conducted by Seth Green. It is !
certainly cause for congratulation to every
american that this country produces so many
men whose genius brings value to the world, !
md Ii IS proof positive Of the greatest merit |
hat remedy even with such high standing
Is Warmers Safe Cure Is known to have should |
'e SO strongly endorsed and recommended by
me so reputable and reliable as Seth Green