The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-10-11
THE FATHER OF FIsH.CULTURE.
Seth Green's Ideas About the Finny
Tribe and Some of His Varied EN-


slow did you ever come TO devise this
schemeg"
IL have been working ut il 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
indicates the extent OF his labors
when l was quite young" he continued,
u would lie on the limbs of trees that
reached over the water entire afternoons,
watching the movements Of the fish and
studying their habits In this way i dis
covered many characteristics which were
before unknown saw, az every observer
must see, the destructive elements that are
warning against fish, and realized that, I'M
less something were done, the life in the
streams of this country would become ex-
tinct To counterfeit This disastrous end
became my life work. and am happy TO say
/ hive seen its accomplishment
Were YOU successful OH the start"
NO, indeed Up to that time all artificial
attempts TO hatch and raise FISH from the
spawn had failed, and | was compelled TO
exp eriment i'll an entirely new manner The
work was careful and tedious one, but
finally succeeded, and to-day l am able to
hatch and raise fully - per cent of all
spawn"
"Enormous Why, that is q larger per
centage than either the vegetable or animal
Kingdoms produce in q natural condit on
II know 1t, but we exercise the greatest
care in the start, and guard the little fell
lows until they become able to care tor
themselves
The foregoing conversation occurred at
Caledonia where the representative of this
paper was paying a visit to the State fish
hatcheres. 1t has been his privilege to re-
port very many interesting sights within
the past twenty-five years, bat the view
rrasentpd here exceeds In interest ANYTHING
ever before attempted.
How many fish are there in those ponds,
Mr. Green:'
AS 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 5000 100 out Of the ponds this
year and there seemed TO be as mlny after
ward as before We have nearly every va
rietY Of the trout family and many hy-
BIRDS
"You speak of hybrids Mr. Green. What
do you mean by that
II have experimental for years in cross
ing the breed of the various fish, and am
stul working upon ii. We cross the fe-
mile salmon trout with the male brook
trout, and thus produce "a 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 fishes in the world He
has all the habits OF the brook trout, lives
in both streams and lakes, develops YER
million spots on his sides, rises reidily to
a fly is far more vigorous and fully one
third larger than ordinary brook trout Of
the same eye. The possibilities OF deve-
opment in the fish world are great and we
are rapidly ascert1ining what they are"
AS the man of news watched the counter
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 in
vestig ators who from rich and lifelong
experience, bring great beneht to the world
Let the, reader imagine strong and staiWart
frame, surmounted by a head strongly re-
sembling that of Socrates and covered with
a white silky beard and luXuriant gray hair.
Seth Green the father OF tish-culture, is "A
picture of health and the reporter could
not help remaTking 20.
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 look
at YOU, that 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 it, severest form and when came home
/ realized for the first time IN my life, that
] was sick. Ny symptoms were terrible. ]
had dull, aching pains in my head, limbs and
around my back Nv appetite was wholly
l.
had often heard described bat had never eX-
penenced Any one who has ever had a
severe attack of malaria can appreciate my
condition. i went to bed and remained
there all the spring. and if there ever was
sick man was thu one"
1T seems haIdly possible. How did you
come to recover SO completely"
My brother, who had be n afflicted by
severe kidney IT uble ald threatened with
Br gifts disease was completely cured b.
remedy ia which mad great confidence. l
thel efore tired the same remedy for my ma
LARA, and am happy TO say that | am well
man today, and through the Instrumental
ity of Warner Safe Cure, which l believe
t. be- one OF the most valuable of med mes
Indeed, see it is Endorsed by the I'm ted
state, Medica, Co lege of New YORK, and that
lir Gum Dean OF that lnstitut on has writ
ten long arr Gle con" ern ng its value,
And are YOU now as well aS formerly"
Apparent V so. 1 keep the remedy on
hand all the VIII lie, thoIgh, and do not hest
tate to recommend it to others"
"One quest on more How many ponds
Of fish have you here, and how are they dl-
vided:"
Well, we have 43 ponds which are divided
up as follows: % ponds OF brook tro IT,
ponds of salmon trout, of McCloud liver
or rainbow trout, ponds OF German trout,
of California mountain trout, ponds OF
hybrids of one-quarter 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 including Kennebec salmon, Land
Locked s1lmon, ca ifornia simon, brook
trout, sa mon trout and hybrids These tish
range in size from minnows to lS-pounders,
and in age from one-and-one-half months
to G even years ! forgot TO say, also, that
I'VE have hospital pond which is entirely
empty, which speaks pretty well for com
munity of many millions Indeed the
whole secret of fish culture can be summed
up in four things Impreg nqtion-usng 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 Icing man tested
in this subject throughout the world all owe
their origin to the pl ocess above described
as originated and conducted by Seth Green.
/. is certainly cause for congratulation to
every American that this country produces
so many men whose genius brings value to
the world, and 1t is proof positive of the
greatest merit that remedy, even with such
high standing rs Warner Safe Cure is
known to have, should be 80 strongly in
dorsed and recommended by one so reputa-
bic and reliable as Seth Green.
What He Was In.
"Nr White said q Harrisburg law