_feed twice a week_, and can be done by putting quantities here and
there in the ponds, and let the Frogs catch them as they swim about.
Three gillies, tadpole or small Frogs is considered 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 night 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 bottom 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.

Some Things About Frogs.

[Illustration: SKELETON OF A FROG.]

We here repeat many of the principal items we have previously
mentioned, because they are the questions which are most frequently
asked. Frogs are very prolific. One bunch of eggs will hatch more than
a thousand tadpoles, and if you had the facilities, they could be
hatched and reared to marketable size. A good running stream, which can
be coursed through all your ponds, makes Frog Raising very simple and
profitable. A living can be made from "Frog Raising" if you are
favorably located, and the main qualities needed is patience and good
common sense, to which observation should be added. It takes Frogs, to
grow to marketable size, from two to three years.

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 discourages 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