Food for Frogs. 



ACTION OF FROG'S TONGUE IN CATCHING A FI<Y. 



Caution, from this time on, ANIMAL FOOD ONLY. Xo chopped 

 meat, as Frogs will not eat it, and it will decay and cause a stench. 

 Do not attempt to feed it to frogs. This is the time that care must 

 be taken to see that your Frogs get plenty of the proper kind of 

 animal food. 'If they are not kept supplied, they will turn to and 

 eat each other, and in this way destroy many a pound of good 

 Frog meat, that is worth "One Dollar a pound" or more. As the 

 tadpoles hatch out prolificly, it's wise to keep a quantity of these 

 and the Small Frogs on hand to feed the larger ones that are 

 being gotten ready for market. By having a number of small 

 ponds, this stock can be kept on hand for this purpose. A plant 

 that will grow on top of the water furnishes many insects, as well 

 as perching places to basque, in the sun, and catch a passing unsus- 

 pecting fly. It also affords a shady place to get under on a hot 

 day, with head above water looking for food. One of the best and 

 easiest ways to furnish lire food is to soak a number of potato or 

 feed bags zc'/Y/i molasses, and fasten them up around the ponds, just 

 above the ground. This draws the flies, and they will come within 

 reach of the Frogs, and as you will see by the cut at top of this 

 paragraph, the tongue of the Frog is developed to be of service in 

 catching them. Small tadpoles from other species of frogs, that are 

 not eatable, make good food for them. These can be found in 



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