Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-03
TIE FATHER OF rIsa-cULruRE.
Seth Green's Ideas About the Finny Tribe
and Some of Bis Varied Experiences.

Seth Green's Ideas About the FinnY Tribe
and Some Of Bis Varied Experiences.
Turf, Field and Farm
How did you ever come to devise this
scheme p
81 have been working at it ever since 1
was large enough 20 bend pin"
The above remark was addressed to Mr.
| Seth Green, the veteran fish-culsurist, who is
known to the entire world, and his reply in
dictates the extent of his labors.
when l was quite young" he continued
81 would lie on the limbs of trees that
reached out over the water entire afternoons
watching the movements of the fish and
studying their habits. In this way l discov-
cred many characteristics which were before
unknown. l saw, as every observer must
see, the destructive elements that are warning
against fish, and 1 realized that unless some
thing was done the life in the streams of this
country would become extinct. To counter.
act this disastrous end became my life work,
and am happy to say have seen its accom-
plishment."
"Were you successful on the start ?"
No, Indeed. Upto that time all artificial
attempts to hatch and raise fish from the
spawn had failed, and 1 was compelled to ex-
pertinent in an entirely new manner. The
work was a careful and tedious one, but l
finally succeeded, and to-day 1 am able to
hatch and raise fully seventy-Gve per cent. of
all spawn."
Enormous Why, that is larger per-
centsge than either the vegetable or animal
Kingdoms produce in a natural condition"
Is know it, but we exercise the greatest
care in the start, and guard the little fellows
until they become able to care for them
selves"
The foregoing conversation occurred at Cal
urEa IA o. Of 10
was paying visit to the State fish hatch
cries. 1t has been his privilege to report
very many interesting sights within the past
twenty FIVE years, but the view presented
here exceeds in interest any thing ever before
attempted.
"How many fish are there in those ponds,
Mr.. Green
GAS we have never attempted to count
them it will be impossible to say. They ex-
tend way up into the millions though. We
shipped over 1000 900 cut of the ponds this
year, and there seemed to be as many after
ward as before. We have nearly every vari-
ETY. of the trout family and many hybrids."
You speak of hybrids, Mr.. Green. What
do you mean by that?"
81 have experimental for years in crossing
the breed of the various fish, and am still
working upon it. We cross the female sal.
mon trout with the male brook trout, and
thus produce a hybrid. Then we cross the
hybrid with the brook trout, which gives us
three-guarter brook trout and ope-quarter
salmon trout. This makes one of the finest
fishes in the world. He has all the habits of
the brook trout, lives in both streams and
lakes, develops vsrmilion spots on his sides,
rises readily to a fly, is far more vigorous and
fully one-third larger than ordinary brook
trout of the same age. The possibilities of
development of the fish world are great and
We are rapidly ascertaining what they are.
As the man of news watched the counte-
nance of Mr.. Green while he was giving the
above account, he could not but feel that he
was in the presence of one of the few inves-
tigators who, from a rich and lifelong expe.
rence, bring great benefit to the world. Let
the reader imagine strong and stalwart
frame, surmounted by head strongly re.
sembling that of Socrates, and covered with
a white silky beard and luxuriant gray hair.
Seth Green, the father of fish culture, is a
picture of health, and the reporter could not
help remarking 80.
IF you had seen me the last winter and
spring, young man, you might have thought
differently" said the veteran.
How is that? Oae would think, to look
at you, Il a. sickness was something of which
you knew nothing"
And so it was until last winter. l went
down into Florida in the fall to see what
kind of fish they had in that State, and study
their habits, and was attacked with malaria
in its severest form, and when l came home
l realized for the first time il my life that
was sick. My symptoms were terrible. L
had dull, aching pains in my head, limbs and
around my back My appetite was wholly
gone, and felt lack of energy such as
had often heard described but had never ex-
perienced. Any one who has ever had a severe
:.
ton. [ went to bed and remained there all
the spring, and if there ever was a sick man
| WAS the one."
1t seems hardly possible. How did you
come to recover SO completely"
"My brother, who had been afflicted by
severe kidney trouble, and threatened with
Bright's disease, was completely cured by
remedy in which / had great confidence 1
therefore tried the same remedy for my ma
lsris, and am happy to say that am well
man to-day and through the fundamentally
of Warmers Safe Cure, which l believe to be
one of the most valuable of medicines. H.
deed, see it is indorsed by the United States
Medical College of New York, and that DIR.
Gum, dean of that institution, has written a
long article concerning its valus,"
And are you now as well as formerly! 2"
Apparently 80. l keep the remedy on
hand all the while though, and do not hesi-
tate to recommend it to others"
One question more. How many ponds
of fish have you here and how are they di-
vided?"
Well, we have 40 ponds which are divided
up as follows % ponds of brook trout, 2
ponds of salmon trout, of McCloud river
or rainbow trout, 2 ponds of German trout,
of California mountain treut, 2 ponds of
hybrids, of one.qusrter salmon and three.
quarters brook trout. ponds of gold fish,
and pond of carp. Then we have what we
call the centennial pond or happy family,
consisting of crosses of different fish, includ-
ing Kennebec salmon, land locked salmon,
California salmon, brook trout, salmon trout
and hybrids. These fish range in size from
minnows to 1Spounders, and in age from
one and one half months to eleven years.
forgot to say, also, that we have a hospital
pord. which is entirely empty, which speaks
pretty well for community of many mill
ions. Indeed the whole secret of fish culture
can be summed up in four things Impregna-
tion-using no water plenty OF food plenty
of pure water and cleanliness"
The numerous fish exhibitions which are
taking place in all parts of Europe, and the
unusual interest which is being manifested IN
this subject throughout the world, all owe
their origin to tne process above described
originated aud conducted by Seth Green. 1t
is certainly cause for congratulation to every
American that this country produces so many
men whose genius brings value to the world,
and it is proof positive of the greatest merit
that remedy even with such high standing
as Warmers Safe Cure Is known to have
should be 30 strongly Endorsed and recon-
mendsd by one reputable and reliable as
Seth Green.
WILL IT BE SO?