The eggs take six weeks to hatch out. The tadpole takes from 

 five to six months to turn into a Frog. And the Frog, to grow to 

 marketable size, about two years. 



Here lies the secret of the high price of Frog meat. The time 

 it takes before the Frog can be developed to marketable size dis- 

 courages many from entering into the business. But once equipped 

 and the first three years gone over, from that time on the revenue 

 is continuous and the profit large, and you have a yearly income 

 equalled by no other line of business, as you have always got some 

 Frogs that are coming into marketable size. And the income, from 

 this product, depends entirely on how large a scale you want to 

 enter it. Another source of revenue, which is very profitable, is 

 selling breeding Frogs to beginners, as it is only the "Edible Frog" 

 that is profitable to raise^ for market, and it takes from four to five 

 years to get the best breeders. They bring good prices. The prices 

 range according to the age. Frogs will breed from two years old, 

 but the best results are obtained from the older mates, as the 

 older and larger the Frog, the heavier and larger the spawn, and 

 the more eggs will hatch and produce stronger and sturdier tad- 

 poles, and from these mates the Frogs grow large more quickly. 

 So in starting, it is always better to pay a little more for your 

 breeding stock and not use so many pairs, and get good old set- 

 tlers, as the saying is, when you hear them croak, "There is a 

 good old settler." And be sure to start right, not with the common 

 meadow green Frog, which is eatable, but has a strong taste and 

 does not grow to any size. The average size of this Frog at most 

 any age is about three inches, and you will be greatly disappointed 

 after you have spent your time and find that you have not had the 



