The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-11-20
WATER FARMING.
There Ia Profit In Raising Fish and Frogs
For Market

There L. Profit In Raising FSsh aud FroEs
For Market
1t has not been many years since
water farming was added to the poss.-
bilities OF agriculture" in Indiana. 1t
began as a diversion. 1t has become .
business Enough time has now
elapsed to demonstrate that water
farming may be made practicable and
profitable--at least rs profitable as some
other rural occupation, and more en-
ticng than the ordinary life OF an agri-
culturist As much money can be made
of an acre of water as of an acre OF
! land. Including we'll loeateds fish and
frog ponds on the one hand and ordinary
farm ng on the other. '-'-
One Of the pioneers in water farming
in Indiana is Mr.. Joseph Manlove, OF
Milton. Seven years ago he bought q
small piece of low land lying between
the White water Canal and White
Water (riverA He determined to flood
the lowland and to add.-to his possess
sions the ad dining high land for park
purposes, His place now includes four
teen acres waterIand- twenty=oneaof
land His business is largely with the
water and only incidentally with the
dry land. HIS first purpose was to
establish carp pond, from which tho
fish market might be supplied. This
was accomplished in two years with
comparative ease. Now he has prac-
tically an unllmit ted quantity of this
variety of fish. However, the public
taste also calls for bass, and Manleve
determined to add this variety to his
supply. His lake Is now stocked with
a vast supply of back bass. They have
grown finely, and next-year bass-fshing
will be 'put on the market Bass
Farmer" Manlove uses his young carp
as 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 early in the
spring. Many OF them are now Of a
marketable size. Next season they will
be giants-big ten-inch long .culti-
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dozen--not the little marsh frogs. but
the big fellows with Herr Fischer voiccs
In catching them for market light at
night is used. They stare at the light
and can be caught and handled with
ease in it's glare. In catching large
quantities of carp the lake is drained
-eH-tn winter the marketable. fish are
| kent in small nonds
It rs interesting to observe the water
farmer at his work. He can use horse
for side purposes, but he needs neither
pillow, planter nor reaper. Suppose no
has gone out to feed. He has with him
middlings or some other grain. He goes
to the breeding pond, sounds gong or
blows whistle and thousands OF frogs
come hopping from their shelter. They
eat the food ravenonsly and become so
tame that the farmer handles them as a
woman does her pet chickens. The
same food is just the thing for young
and old carp Fish and frogs take TO
grain and grain products" said Mr..
Manloye,> 'slike a boy takes to apph-
dumping. Part of the season it is not
necessary to feed my stock at all. Tho
water-grass seeds make the finest of
food for the fish, and at this time Of tho
year rarely prepare fish for the table
that do not find him filled with grass
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