The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-10-20
THE FATHER OF FIsH.CULTrnp
Seth Green's Ideas About the Finny Trib.
and Some of His Varied Ex-
periences.
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is known to the entire world, and MS replv
indicates the extent of his labors.
Nv hen L was quite young,v he con
tinued, 81 would lie on the limbs of tree,
that reached out over the water entira
afternoons watching the movements of ths
hsh and studying their habits. In this wav
discovered many characteristics which
were before unknown. | saw, as every oh.
server must see, the destructive elements
that are warning against fish, and real.
lied that unless something were done, the
life in the streams of this country would
become extinct. To counterfeit this disas-
trous end became my life work, and am
happy TO say L have seen its accomplish
ment."
Were you successful on the startW
mo, indeed. Up to that time all arti-
hclal attempts to hatch and raise fish from
the spawn had failed, and 1 was compelled
to experiment in 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 seventy.fye
per cent. of all spawn"
Enormous! Why, that is larger per
centaga than either the vegetable or ami
NAL Kingdoms produce in a natural con-
dition."
81 know it, but we exercise the greatest
care In the start, and guard the little fell
lows until they become able to care for
themselves"
The foregoing conversation occurred at
Caledonia, where the representativs OF ohsz,
paper was paying a 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.
How many fish are there in those ponds,
Mr.. GreenW
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
ponds this year, and there seemed to be as
many afterward as before. We have near
ly every variety 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 cross
ing the breed ofthe various fish, and am still
working upon it. . We cross the female sal
mon trout with the male brook trout, and
thus produce by brid. Then we cross the
hybrid with the brook trout, which gives
us three-quarter brook trout and one quar-
ter salmon trout. This makes one of the
finest fishes in the world. He has all the
habits of the brooa trout, lives in both
streams and lakes, develops vermilion
spots on his sides, rises readily to fly, is
far more vigorous and fully one third
y
same age. The possibilities of develop
ment in 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
Investigators who, from a rich and life
long experience, bring great benefit to the
world. Let the reader imagine a strong
and stalwart frame, surmounted by a head
strongly resembling that of Socrates, and
covered with Il white, silky beard and lux
uriant gray hair. Seth Green, the father
of fish culture, is picture of health, and
the reporter could not help remarking so.
"lf 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. 1 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 realized for the first time in
my life that l 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 de-
one who has ever had severe attack OF
malaria can appreciate my condition.
went to bed and remained there all the
spring, and if there ever was sick man l
was the one"
sit seems hardly possible. How did you
come to recover so completelyW
"My brother, who had been afflicted by
severe kidney trouble and threatened with
Bright's disease, was completely cured by
a remedy in which had great confidence.
l therefore tried the same remedy for my
malaria and am happy to say | am well
man to-day and through the instrument
tality of Warmers Safe Cure, which l be-
lieve to be one of the mostvaluable of med
icines. Indeed, see it is endorsed by the
United States Medical College of New
York, and that DR., Gum, dean of that in
stitution, has written long article con-
corning its value"
"And are you now as well as former
ly"
apparently so. keep the remedy on
hand all the while though, and do not hesl-
tate to recommend it to others"
Zone question more: How many ponds
| of fish have you here and how are they di-
videdW
"Well, we have 43 ponds, which are di-
vided up as follows: Twenty-Five. ponds
of brook trout, 3 ponds of salmon trout,
| of McCloud river or rainbow trout,
ponds of German trout, 3 of California
mountain trout, ponds of hybrids, of
one-quarter salmon and three-quarters
brook trout, 2 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, in.
Guiding Kennebec salmon, Land Locked
! salmon, California salmon, brook trout,
/ salmon trout and hybrids. These fish
range in size from minnows to 1S-pound.
ers, and i'll age from one-and-one-half
months to eleven years. | forgot to say.
also, that we have hospital pond, which
| we'll for a community of many millions.
Indeed the whole secret of the fish culture
can be summed up in four things. I'm.
] regnation-using no water Plenty OF
| food. Plenty of pure water and cleanli
| uess."
The numerous fish exhibitions which are
| taking place in all parts of Europe and the
unusual interest which is being manifest
I'd in this subject throughout the world,
all owe their origin to the process above
described as originated and conducted by
Seth Green. 1t is certainly cause for con-
graduation 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
comedy even with such high standing as
Warmers Sale Cure is known to have
should be so strongly endorsed and recon-
nended by one so reputable and reliable
Is Seth Green.
TooTERs of brass instruments are the
banditti Of American villages.-N Il
Neios.