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28 TH
| Household
A FROG FARM.
At Stege, a small station about twenty
mi;es from San Franc'sco, is a famous
frog farm. It is on'a ranch that extends
along the shore of San Francisco Bay,
and it comprises about a dozen acres of
land and water. In the low ground near
the bay many springs of water bubble
out .of the soil. These were surrounded
oy a hedge of cypress, and the water was
bo confined as to form three big ponds.
Around each of these ponds is a fence
of wire netting high enough to keep the
frogs from escaping, and the ponds are
filled with aquatic plants, moss, and
everything rrcessary to make the croakers
feel comented. When the ponds
were first stocked with frogs, only a few
hundred were put in the inclosures; but
since that time the population has giown
so rapidly that thousands of frogs are
captured and sent to market every year
without apparently diminishing the supply.
One of the first things tnat frog raiser
has to learn is to separate the "yearlings"
from the full-grown ones, or "four-yearolds,"
else the youngsters will be eaten
alive by their ferocious elders. A frog
four VPRTR nM ia
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market; but the average bullfrog will
grow steadily larger and more important
both in voice and bearing, until bis
twelfth year, when he is ready to croak
for the last time and die of old age. At
the Stege farm are several twelve-yearolds.
They are monsters, fourteen Inches
in length, and weighing four pounds
each.
When the winter approaches, the
frogs bury themselves in the mud at
the bottom of their pond and sleep until
spring. They reappear looking nearly
starved to death. At this time the keeper
feeds them with a mixture of oatmeal
and blood; but this is continued
only until the frogs get in good condition,
when they are left to take care of
themselves. Many of the older frogs of
the Stege farm are quite tame and allow
their keeper to handle them.?Se
lected.
VEGETABLE IMMIGRANTS.
Celery originated in Germany.
The chestnut came from Italy.
The onion originated in Egypt.
Tobacco is a native of Virginia.
The nettle is a native of Europe.
The citron is a native of Greece.
Oats originated in North Africa.
The poppy originated in the East.
Itye came originally from Liberia.
Parsley was first known in Sardinia.
The pear and apple are from Europe.
I Spinach came from Arabia.
The sunflower was brought from Peru.
The mulberry tree originated in Persia.
Cucumbers came from the East Indies.
The quince came from Crete.
The radish is a native of China and
Japan.
Peas are of Egyptian origin.
?John Hancock Satchell.
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