large quantities along most any stream, or in any pool of water. 

 Wood lice or sow-bugs are good. In planting vegetable matter in 

 the ponds be sure and always plant from seed, as in transplanting 

 you may bring Leeches into your ponds, which are very destructive 

 to the Frogs, and act on the Frogs the same as chicken lice do on 

 chicken, and in time will kill the Frog, and at all times retard its 

 growth. If your Frogs do not thrive well look for Leeches. 



IMPORTANT. If it is necessary to feed your Frogs on small fry 

 from fishes or on tadpoles and small Frogs, it might be well to 

 have a supply pond, which can be small, and in feeding it is only 

 necessary to feed twice a zveek, and can be done by putting quan- 

 tities here and there in the ponds, and let the Frogs catch them as 

 they swim about. Three gillies, tadpole or small Frogs is con- 

 sidered a fair meal for each Frog. 



Catching the Frogs. 



There are several ways by which to catch the Frogs when 

 ready to market. If they are to be dressed they can be speared ; 

 this is done with a handle like is found on an ordinary house 

 broom with a fish spear fastened in the end. One of the best times 

 to spear them is at night with a light as they come on the bank at 

 ;iight to catch bugs. They can also be caught very readily with a hand 

 net, same as used in landing trout. This net can be purchased at 

 most any hardware store, or where they keep fishing tackle. If the 

 Frogs are to be marketed alive they must be caught in this way. 

 In shipping them alive always put wet weeds from the pond in bot- 

 tom of box if they are to go any distance, and put instructions on 

 the box for agent to keep the weeds wet while in transit. This 

 will insure safe delivery of live frogs. 



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