Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-03
THE FATHER OF FIsH.CULTURE.
Seth Green's Ideas about the Finny Tribe and
some of His Varied Experiences.
[Iurf. Field and Farm.

!" How did you ever come to devise this
scheme?'
" l have been working at it ever since was
large enough to bend pin
The above remark was addressed to Mr.
Seth Green, the veteran fish culturist, who is
known to the entire world, and his reply indi-
Gates the extent of his labors.
" When was quite young" he continued
Il 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 / discovered many char
acteristics which were before unknown. ] saw,
as every observer must see, the destructive
elements that are waring against fish, and
realized that unless something were done, the
life in the streams of this country would be-
come 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 artificial
attempts to hatch and raise fish frow the spawn
had failed, and | was compelled to experiment
in an entirely new manner. The work was a
careful and tedious one, but | finally sue
ceeded, 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 vegetable or animal
kingdom produce in natural condition"
4" know it, but we exercise the greatest
care in the start, and guard the little fellows
until they become able to care for themselves. p"
The foregoing conversation occurred at Cal
edonia where the representative of this paper
was paying visit to the State fish hatcheries.
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 anything ever before attempted
Z" How many fish are there in those ponds,
Mr.. Green?
I" As we have never attempted to count them
it will be impossible to say. They extend way
up into the millions though. We shipped over
three millions out of the pond this year and
there seemed to be as many afterward us be-
fore. We have, nearly every variety OF the
trout family and many hybrids."
"You speak of hybrids, Mr.. Green. What
do you mean by that?'
4" have experimental for years in crossing
the breed of the various fish and am still work
ing upon it. We cross the female salmon
trout with the male brook trout, and thus pro-
duce hybrid Then we CROSS the hybrid
with the brook trout, which gives three
quarters brook trout and one-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, devel-
opes vermilon spots on his sides, rises readily
to q fy, is far more vigorous and fully one-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
As the man of news watched the counten-
ance 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 mvestl-
gators who, from rich and lifelong expert
ence, bring great benefit to the world. Let
the reader imagine strong and stalwart
frame, surmountcd by head strongly resem-
bling that of Socrates and covered with
white silky beard and luxuriant gray hair.
Seth Green the father of fish culture, is a pic
ture of health, aud the reporter could not help
remarking So"
eff 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, tn look
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 to see what kind
of fish they had in that State and stndy their
habits and WAS attacked with malaria in its
severest form, and when | came home real
lied for the first time in 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 a lack of energy such as had
often heard described but had never expert
enced. Any one who has ever had severe
attack of malaria can appreciate my condition.
| went to bed and remained there nj! the
spring, and il there ever was sick man was
the one"
at seems hardly possible. How did you
come to recover completely!
MY brother, who had been afflicted 10y a
severe kidney trouble aud threatened with
Brights disease was completely cured 10y u
remedy in which l had great confidence. 1
therefore tried the same remedy Tor my mai
aria and am happy to say am well man TO-
4 A. ba spat tall Of a
ner's Safe Cure, which / believe to be one OF
tho most valuable of medicines. Indeed, see
it is endorsed by the United States Medical
College of New York, and that DIR. Gum,
dean of that institution, has written long ar
tic'e concerning its value.
Z" And are you now as well as formerly
Apparently so. / keep tho remedy on
hand all the while though and do not hesitate
to recommend it to others.
One question more. How many ponds OF
fish have you here and how are they divided
"Well, wehave 43 ponds, which are divided
up AZ follows: % ponds of brook trout ponds
of salmon trout 4 of McCloud river or rainbow
trout, ponds Of German trout, 3 OF California
mountain trout, ponds OF hybrids, OF ono
quarter salmon and three-quarters brook trout,
. ponds of gold fish, and l pond OF Carp.
Then we have what we call the Centennial
pond or happy family consisting OF crosses
of different fish, including Kennebec salmon,
Land Locked salmon, California salmon, brook
trout salmon trout and hybrids. These fish
range in size from minnows to 1S-pounders and
in age from one and one-half months to eleven
years. forgot to say, also, that we have
hospital pond, which Is entirely empty,
which speaks pretty well for community Of
many millions Indeed the whole secret OF
fish culture can be summed up in four things.
Impregnation using no water. Plenty OF
food. Plenty of pure water and cleanliness,
The numerous fish exhibitions which are TAX
ing place in all parts of Europe and the unns-
ual interest which it being manifested in this
subject throughout the world all owe their or
igin to the process above described as origin
ated and conducted by Seth Green. 1t is GER
tainly cause for congratulation to every Amer
lean that this country produces so many men
whose genius brings valne to the world, and it
is proof positive of the greatest merit that
remedy even with such high standing as War
ners Safe Cure is known to have should be 20
strongly endorsed and recommended by one so
reputable and reliable rs Seth Green.
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