Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-01
THE FATHER OF flsH-cuLTuaE.
Seth Green's Ideas About the Finny
Tribe and Some OF His Varied Exper4.


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 re.
ply indicates the extent OF his labors.
When was quite young he continued,
~ would lie on the limbs of trees that
moons watching the movements of the fish
and studying their habits. In this way
discovered many characteristics which
were before unknown. i saw, as every oo
server must see, the destructive elements
that are warning against fish, and l realized
that unless something were done, the lie
in the streams OF this country would be-
come extinct. To coun teract this disastrous
end became my life work, and am happy
10 say have seen its accomplishment:
Were you successful on the start"
No, indeed. Up 10 that time all arth
ciSl attempts to hatch and raise fish from
the spawn had failed, and ] was compelled
TO ext eriment in an entirely new manner.
The work was a careful and tedious one
but finally succeeded, and to day | am
able to hatch and raise fully seveRty-hve
per cent of all spawn"
Enormous! Why, that is larger per.
centsge than either the vegetable or animal
kingdoms produce in a natural condition"
Il know it, but We exercise the greatest
care in the start, and guard the little lei
lows until they become able to care Tor
themselves"
The foregoing conversation occurred at
Caledonia where the representative OF this
paper was pay ing visit to the State 1sh
hatcberies 1t hss been his privilege to
report very many interesting sights within
the past twenty five years, but the view
presented here exceeds ID interest any
thing 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. Tney
extend way up in the millions, though
We shipped over three millions out OF the
ronds this year and there seemed to be as
many afterward as before. We have nearly
every variety of the trout family and
many hybrids.
You speak of hybrids, Mr.. Green; what
DO you mean by that?
Il have experimental for years in cross.
ing the breed of the various fish and am
still working upon it. We cross the female
salmon trout with the male brook trout,
and thus produce 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 vermlIlion
spots on his sides, rises readily TO lily, is
far more vigorous and fully one thlrd
larger than ordinary brook trout OF the
same age. The possibilities OF development
in the fish world are great and We are rap
idly asCertaining what they are.
As the man OF news watched the cOun-
tenanCG of Nj. CIR en- while he was giving
the above account, he could not but feel
that Re was IN the presence OF one OF the
few investigators who, from rich and life
long experience, bring great benefit TO the
world Let the reader imagine strong
and stalwart frame, surmounted by head
strongly resembling that OF Socrates, and
covered with white silky beard aud lux
ursnt gray hair. Seth Green, the father
of fish culture, is g 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
.itterent," said the veteran.
How is that? One would think to look
al you, that sickness was something OF
which you knew nothing
And so it was until last winter. | went
down into Florida in the fall 10 see what
kind of fish they had in that State and
study their habits, and was attacked with
malaria in Its severGst form, and when
came home | realized for the first time in
my life, that l was sick. My symptoms
we're terrible. 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 des-
scribed but had never experienced. Any
one who has ever had a severe attack OF
malaria can appreciate my condition.
went to bed and remained there all the
spr ny, and ii there ever was sick man
was the one
at seems .rdiy possible. How did you
come to recover SO Completely
My brother, who had been afflicted by
severe kidney trouble, and threatened with
Brighrs disease, Yves completely cured by u
remedy in which | had great confidence.
therefore tried the same remedy for my
malaria, and am happy to say am we'll
man to-day, and through the instrumental
ity of Warmers Safe Cure, which | believe
to be one Of the most valuable Of medicines.
Indeed, see it is endorsed by the United
States Medical College of New York, and
that DR.. Gum, dean OF that institution, has
written a long article concerning its
value"
And are you now as well as formerly"
Apparently so. | keep the remedy on
hand all the while though and do not hest
tate to recommend it TO others"
"One question more. How many ponds
Of fish have you hele and how are they dl.
vided?'
We'll, We have 4S ponds which are divi-
ded I'D as follows: % ponds Of brook trout,
ponds OF salmon trout, OF McCloud riv.
er or rainbow trout, 2ponds Of German
troHt, of California mountain trout,
ponds of hybrids, 4 OF onequarter salmon
and three-quarters brook trout, 2 ponds OF
gold fish and one pond of Carp. Then
we have what We call the centen'
NAL pond or happy family consist
ing 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 IS FOUNDERS, and IN age
from one-sndone. half months to eleven
wears. forgot to say, also, that we have a
hospital pond, which is entirely empty,
which speaks pretty we'll for community
of many millions. Indeed the whole secret
of fish culture can be summed up IN Tour
things. Impregnation,-usin no water.
Plenty of food. Plenty OF pure water and
cleanliness.
The numerous fish expeditions which
are taking place in all parts OF Europe aud
the unusual interest which is being mani
tested on 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
congrstulation 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 a
remedy even with such high standing as
Warmers Safe Cure is known TO have should
be so strongly endorsed and recommended
by one so reputable and reliable as Seth
Green.
FINANCE AND TRADE.