The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-14
MINNESOTRS FROG INDUSTRY.
The Past Years Receipts Estimated at
Half Million Dozen.

ST PAUL. Mimi, Oct "a great ln-
du-try has grown W in ST. Idu ana
Minneapolis bon TIE last few years do
supplying frogs legs. 10 is declared Jhtl
there are 100 other frogs Ike the Minnie
sofa product for the epicure. Like the
quail and other wild fowls in the South
the froee caught there are uupaatlbIc.
The difference is attributed TO the clear
cO0cl weather found in Minnesota s. l0 100
lakes In which the frogs live and have their
,,.te ~ T4I and Afnuc4D0lfs ace tine
LARGEST frog markets ir tho world Tho
tot,l recaints for tb. u4st year from tho
fro. ,srcbors of the state exceeding
-o0 0n dozen
Frors' legs arc purchased aU through
che efsto b, sbiruors from the two cities.
and the occupation gives cm.lc.mlut t3
more than 100 families
nfinuoeota frogs are known the world
over far tboir delic,c, of flavor They ara
If, groat demand in Now York Cincinnati
I'm I'm ~ the Atlantic states. i'm California.
and I'm fact ir every state north of ST.
T.ouis and the demand lis constantly fr-
crea.irr THE greatest demand for fro--.
1egs NJ course ovf.fs i'm the lsroer cities
r,,t +tr,,,,ro,.+ tb, o,.f ana iro, ,ti-frf...s
thoro b. % groqt dor,4rd for fb.m which
is growing I'm 81 Paul and lffrnea-
polis froesi legs aro 90 De found on tho
bin Of FIRE of every hotel and restaurant
Here they cost fron g5 to -o oonts
dozen.
The FROG catchore live near tho smaller
lakes throughout the state Tbe heaviest
catches are I'm the fam and tho SPRING
I'm the spring tho frogs come out of their
nests in droves and b. fs tba, ossv fo
catch them. i'm the fan thew return to
the water as soon as cold weather ap-
breaches. and 10 is also very cas-, To clu-
ture great quantities OF them al that
time The frog breeds very fast and IL
REQUIRES a c0uplc OF months for thcm 90
attain fuU size. In Tho various lakes and
ponds of the state there are probably
more than a hundred thousand breeding
nfaees
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and reaiizas from 4, IN sto +, dav for fbs
time be is emnioVed In The ocoYnation
rrte s,,or,,. mic oi,toiro5 f,, mos, Is.s
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i',t tbo,, On ,s bigb ae 6ftsan cents dur
inc tho winter months. The demand for