The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-11-21
LIRE ON 4 WATER FARM.
rhere IL Prnft IN RMielnR FlAh aud FkDRa
FOR Market.

III has not been many years since
water farming was added TO the possl-
bilities OF agriculture" Ia Indiana.
II began as diversion. II has become
a business. Enough time has now
elapsed TO demonstrate that water
farming may be made practicable aud
profitable--at least as profitable aa
some other rural occupation. aud more
enticing than the ordinary life Of an
agricultnrist. As much money can he
made OF an acre Of water as of an
acre OF land, Including we'll located
lish aud frog ponds on the one hand
aud ordinary farming on the other.
One of the pioneers In water farming
IN Indiana is Mr.. Joseph Maulove. OF
Milton. Seven years ago he bought
small piece Of low land lying between
Tie White Water canal and White
Water (riverl. He determined 10 Hood
the low land and 10 add 90 his possess
sions the adjoining high land for park
purposes. His place now includes
fourteen acres of water and twenty-one
OF land. His business Is largely with
the water aud only Incidentally with
the Try land, His first purpose was to
establish carp pond. from which the
fish market might be supplied. This
was accomplished ia two years with
comparative ease. Now he has prac-
tically an unlimited quantity of this
variety of fish However, the public
taste also calls for bass. and Manloye
determined to add this variety to his
supply. His lake is now stocked with
vast supply of black bass. They
have grown finely, aud next year bass
fishing will be put on the market. v
Bass promise so much better than carp
that Farmer Mamlove uses his young
carp rs food for his bass.
Still another department" has been
added to the farm" this Season-frogs.
Four acres of shallow water we'll
grown in flags, were set apart as a
breeding place for frogs They breed
and grow rapidly. Four thousand
| tadpoles were put In this breeding pen
1 early in the spring. Many of them are
now OF il marketable size. Next season
they win be giants-big. ten-ineh long
cultivated bnllfrogs worth 81. 80
and So do2en-not he little marsh
frog. but the big fellows with Herr
Fischer voices. In catching them for
market a light At night is used. They
stare at the light and can be caught
and handled with ease in its glare. In
catching large quantities of carp the
lake IS drained off. In winter the
marketable fish are kept in small
ponds
II is Interesting to observe the water
farmer At his work. He can use =
horse but he needs neither plow,
/ planter nor reaper. Suppose he has
gone out 10 feed. He has with him
middlings or some other grain. He
goes TO the breeding pond. sounds a
gong or blows a whistle, and thousands
| of frogs come hopping from their
shelter, They eat the food ravenonsly
aud become 50 tame that the farmer
handles them rs a woman does her pc.
chickens. The same food is just the
thing for Young and old carp. Fish
and frogs take 10 grain and grain
products said Mr. Manlove. .'like a
boy takes 10 apple dumpling. Part OF
the season ii is not necessary 10 feed
my stock at all. The water-grass seeds
I make the finest of food for the fish, and
at this time of the year rarely pre-
pare fish for the table that do mol
find him filled with grass seeds. ~
Indianapolis NetCS.