New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-23
THE FATHER OF FISH CULTURE.
SETH GREENS IDEAS ABOUT THE FINNY TRIB
AND SOME OF HIS VARIED EXPERIENCES.
Turf HeLd and Fdrm.)

AND SOME OF HIS VARIED EXPERIENCES
Turf Field and FARM
How did you ever come to devise this
echemei"
IL have been working OF II over since was large
enough TO bend PIN"
The above remark addressed to Mr. Seth Green,
the veteran sh culturist, who is known to the entire
world and his reply indicates the extent OF his labors
"When was quite young" he continued, would lie
on limbs OF that reached out the water
entire afternoons watching the movements OF the fish
and studying their habits. In this way discovered many
characteristics which were before unknown. saw
every observer must the destructive elements that
are warning against fish, and realized that unless
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 starti"
NO. indeed. Up that time all artificial attempts to
hatch and raise fish from the spawn had failed and
compelled experiment In entirely new manner.
The work was careful and tedious one. bot finally
succeeded and to-day am able to hatcn and raise fully
Enormousl Why that Is larger percentage than
either tho vegetable or animal Kingdoms pEOduce IL
Ell knox IT, but we the greatest 10 tho start
and snarS tne it.ie ieHo"' until the! Deeono ao'o !"
| The foregoing conversation occurred at Caledonia,
where the OF this paper paying visit
10 the state fish hatcheres. 1t has been ms privilege
report very many Interesting sights WITHIN tne past
| in interest anything ever before attempted. 49,
How many fish there IL those ponds, Mr. Greeni"
"As we have never attempted count them It viii be
impossible say. They extend way.up into the millions
though. We shipped over three millions out OF the
ponds this year. and there seemed to be many after
ward before; We have nearly every variety OF the
"You speak Of hybrids, Mr. Green; what do you mean
Il hav, experimental for years crossing breed
OF the various fish and am still working upon 1t. We
cross female salmon trout with the male brook trout
and thus produce hybrid lheh we cross tue ny oia
with brook trout, which gives rs thfee-qunrter brook
trout and onequarter salmon trout This makes Of
the finest fishes the world. He has all the habits OF
tho brook trout lives In both streams aud lakes develops
more vigorous and fully onethird larger than ordinary
brook trout OF the same ago The possibilities OF de-
ascertnining what they are.
Green while he was giving the above account he could
not feel that he In the presence OF one OF the few
investigators who, from ach and lifelong experience,
hiring grea benefit world Let the reader imagine
a strong and stalwart frame, surmounted by head
sron zy resembling that OF Socrates and covered with
white silky beard and uxurant gray hair Seth Green,
the father OF culture picture OF health, and the
reporter could not help remarkng So
II you had the last winter and spring young
man. you might have thought differently" said the
How is that One would think to look at you, that
sickness was something OF which you knew nothing.
Florida in the fs to sec what kind of sh they mad in
that state aud study their habits ana was attacked WIN
malaria In ITS seyerest form, ana when came heme
realized for the rst time in my life that was sick My
mead limbs. and around my back Ny appetite was
wholly gone. and felt lack OF energy such rs L had
one who has had attack OF malaria can ap-
nreciate my condition. went to bed and remained
there all the SPRING and II there ever WAS sick man
1T seems hardly possible. How did you como to re-
cover so completely"
trouble and threatened with BrIghts Disease, com
petey cured by remedy in which had goat CONT
dance therefore tried the remedy for my malaria
thYough the fundamentally Of Warmers Safe Cure which
believe 10 OF the most valuable or medicines.
Indeed. is endorsed by the United states Medical
College OF New-YOrk and that DIR. Gunn dean or that
Institution, has written long article concerning us
value. -. ..u, ou,,,D
"Appareptly 3D. I keep the remedy at hand all the
while though and do not hesitate to recommend II TO
others" .o-, "
one question more How many ronds OF fish lave
YOU here and how they divided"
Well, We have fory-three ponds which are divided
ands Of salmon trout four of McCloud River rainbow
trout ponds OF German trout, three OF California
mountain trout ponds OF hybrds four OF one-quarter
salmon and thrce-quarters brook trout TWO ponus OF
gol-ish and one pound Of carp Then we have what
We call the centennial pond or happy family, consist
ina of crosses different nsh including kenneDec
front salmon trout and hyDrds These fish range In size
from miunows 10 cighteen-pounders, and IN age from
one one rnaf months to eleven years forgot to
say also that have Az hospital pond, which Is en-
trely empty which speaks pretty well for community
of many millions Indeed the whole secret OF fish cul-
ture can summed up III four things Impreanaton-
using water flchty OI ioou" rIentJ Vi Pue ""ter
The numerous fish exhibitions which taking place
I'm NH parts Europe, and the unusual interest which Is
Icing manifested In this subject throughout the world,
ali owe their origin to tue process above described rs
originated conducted by Seth Green IL Is certainly
cause for cOngraulation TO every American that TINS
country many whose. genius brings
value TO the world and It is proof positive OF the greatest
merit that a remedy even with such high standing as
warmers Safe Cure Is known TO have should DO so
strongly endorsed and recommended by one reputable
and reliable US seth Green,