The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-14
SCIENTIFIC FROG FARMING.
INDIANA NAN BAGS HIS GAME ~
UPJTo-DATE MEAHs.
TaPns . stPong Light On and Ties
Hypnotises Then-The Ola Meth.
oAs Too Slew for CROWNS Trade
-Increasea Demand In Cities.

Bull Ifo8 farming ~ oecomin& . rec08-
nized industry In Indiana. Within the
last few weeks the new branch Of cul-
ture has bsen established In many Sec
lions Of the state on most extensive basis.
Farmers have found that while crops are
finding low and poor markets, the frog II
commanding q ready market and brings
prices that cause the old farmer to open
his eyes.
Frog farming Is being reduced to q SCI
entinc basis. The farmers have already
found that not every frog that croaks
during the hours Of the night has a COM
mArciaf value. II II only the American
bull frog. whose croak comes at long
measured intervals and sounds like q
grand amen" above all OF the other
croakings that has commercial value,
The new farmer has also acquired q SCI
antinc knowledge on bagging his crop.
Any man who has attempted to catch a
frog knows that II In not the easiest thing
In the world. Science, however, has soiv
ed the problem. and the farmer goes up
and picks his frog or his perch just as
though he was an ear Of corn on a stalk.
The growing demand In cities for frog
hams has created this industry In a mar
veloualy short time. In all nrsf-clasB res
taurAnts In cities frog hams have become
n fixed a deiicacy for the menu az any
other Of the food stuffs. For long time
this demand was filled by boys and young
men. who went out and gathered the
frogs. toads and everything they could get
hold Of Now there are many frog farms
scattered over Indiana. Farmers have
found that their swamp lands, which have
been considered worthless. have great
value II they are sowh in bullfrogs In the
fall Streams running through their lands
are even better FOR the cultivation Of the
frog, and II that stream has marshes on
each side and reeds and mill dam and
some picturesque points Il seems to have
. decided additional value.
Frogs Of the best grade-big American
bullfrogs-now command all the way from
90 cents TO 81 a dozen. according to the
market where they are offered for sale.
The frog farmer should be able TO catch
all the way from 100 to Ho a night. or
1000 week. and put them on the market.
There are some Indiana farms turning out
such crops this year. This represents
big amount Of money. The farmer Is at
practically no expense after he gets his
farm well stocked.
The scientific method Of bagging the crop
IL the result of an Indiana mans ingen-
uisy. He Is Thomas Farrer. OF Sheibyville.
who perhaps knows more on the subject
OF practical frogology than does any other
man In the Mississippi valley. For some
years Farrer was in the habit Of going to
the wilis OF Arkansas annually on hunting
and fishing expeditions. He discovered.
while out At night carrying blazing pine
knot, that the frogs would cease croaking
as the light passed, but would not jump
into the water TIE thought occurred TO
him that perhaps they were charmed or
delighted with the light. as seals are said
TO be with music. Tho thought OF trying to
catch one Of the big frogs tina; abound in
that section was carried into execution.
the result being that with the aid of a
light he had no grea, trouble in picking
them up. He found tina, the brighter the
light the easter hts task was and the more
deeply hyrnosixed was the frog.
This began the evolution OF the present;
calcium light effect which he gets by TAX
ing an ordinary new tin bucket, shifting
the handle TO the side and psit;ing LIANT
ern inside Of IL. The bottom and SIDES &C,
Il is easily carried and the light throw n
fun glare en- the frog. When II hits his
eyes he is asleep and he knows nothing
more until he II safely inside Of the bag
which the hunter swings around his neck
Mr.. Farrar does not see a large enough
demand ahead 20 warrant him in PATENT
Ing the lamp and re tells how anyone can
make (, for comparatively nothing He
saws: Take an ordinary mix bucket wei,
polished ca the inside Have a timer cut
hole IN ore SIDE large enough 10 admit a
lamp with a No burner or better still
lantern. Have hole Gu. In the sep q,
the pain for ventilation Pat an ordinary
reflector In the bottom OF the bucket shif,
tina handle To Ire side right over TIA ven
tila;or - IS 10 hold the lamp upright
! hight your wick and pick frogs Chicago
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