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Title: The Ranidae
How to breed, feed and raise the edible frog

Author: Unknown

Release Date: July 1, 2010 [EBook #33045]

Language: English

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THE RANIDAE

HOW TO BREED, FEED AND RAISE

THE EDIBLE FROG

PUBLISHED BY
THE MEADOW BROOK FARM
ALLENDALE, N. J.

THE EDIBLE FROG.

[Illustration: "RANA ESCULENTA."]

HOW TO BREED, FEED AND RAISE THE EDIBLE FROG.

A Book of Great Value to Beginners, Covering Every Detail Thoroughly.

WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT.

PRICE $1.00.

PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY
THE MEADOW BROOK FARM,
ALLENDALE, NEW JERSEY.

(Copyright 1905, F. E. Bierbrier)

CONTENTS

Information for Beginners, Page 3

Those Desirous of Light Work, " 7

For the Country Home, " 7

As a Business, " 8

When to Begin, " 8

How Much to Invest, " 9

The Ponds and How to Construct Them, " 10

Care of Ponds, " 12

Great Profit in Swamp Lands, " 13

The Edible Frog, (_Rana Esculenta_), " 15

Nests and Nest Building, " 20

Enemies of Spawn, Tadpoles and Small Frogs, " 21

Hatching and Progress of the Young Frog, " 22

Food for Tadpoles, " 23

Food for Frogs, " 25

Catching the Frogs, " 26

Some Things about Frogs Repeated, " 27

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The Edible Frog, Page 1

Watching and Waiting, " 8

The Female Frog, " 15

The Male Frog,