act, he
is a scavenger, and will clean out the ponds. But as soon as he turns
into a frog, he requires a different class of food, as he is an
amphibious animal. Remember this, as herein, is one of the secrets that
have caused so many failures. THE FOOD FOR FROGS IS ANIMAL FOOD.

Food for Frogs.

[Illustration: ACTION OF FROG'S TONGUE IN CATCHING A FLY.]

_Caution_, from this time on, ANIMAL FOOD ONLY. No 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 prolifically, 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
unsuspecting 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 live food is to soak a number of potato or feed
bags with 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 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