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Show THEY CATCH t ROC3. Xadtry of ( onl.kni''l Importance M tte fhn lltuhta lab. Atr.org a ciasi of pe .;! resM'nj along the shores of On": Ii lake la the vicinity of I'ppif South bay the ia-iiiitry ia-iiiitry of bunting frogs Is surpassed ii Importance ouly by that of fishing Frogs' le-ss and -fish go together la making up an appetizing meal at many of the Oneida lake summer hotels, and killing frog and catching fish are kindred kin-dred pursuits. In th.J mannr a score of Oneida lake lor gshoreruen make a livelihood. The fro? huslnnea. however. how-ever. Is comparatively new. During a greater part of the season frog are found In marshy places along the lake shore. A frog hunter sometime uses a spear, but more often a long, stjut club. The club has a flat end, and on well directed blow will add another frog to the collection In the hunter's basket. During the summer months frogs are found on high ground, having hav-ing migrated from the bo bordering the lake. Hay fields are a favorite abiding pi are for them In summer, and It la no unusual sight to see a frog hunter following a mowing machine and aiming blows at frogs that are exposed to view aa the. grass falls. Ia the southeastern part of the state there are Inclosed frog farms with artificial ar-tificial ponds. Here frogs are raised for the New York city market. While central New York cannot yet boast of a real frog farm, an Oneida lake man Is proprietor of something closely resembling re-sembling such an Institution. The Oneida lake man baa a large yard oc hi premier Inclosed by a tight board fence. In the yard are thousands of fine looking frogs. They were picked up along the lake shore last spring before be-fore they had awakened from a stupor brought on by a few days of cold weather. The owner of this collection of frogs Is able to fill orders from hotel ho-tel proprietor for fresh frogs' legs promptly. By going into the yard with a lantern at night w many frogs a are required may easily be picked up by hand, providing the collector it careful to make no noise. Krogs' legs, after being dressed, are left on lee for a day or more to make them good for eating. Twenty or twenty-five cent a pound Is the price usually paid by Oneida lake hotel proprietor. |
