Show painting turtles yields big profits in lousiana Loir slana SCHRIEVER LA turtle painting has become more than just a fad in louisiana it has grown into an industry one family alone paints and decorates the shells of turtles annually and ships them to northern novelty stores the turtle painting season starts when millions of turtles hatched in the swamps begin to swim around and climb on logs and over and they are caught by the hundreds by small mall boys wishing to earn pocket aroney money and sold to painters the turtle is ant a allo 4 1 to a near water for three days then given two coats of bright paint then a design is painted on the shell and a coat of 0 shellac follows liae is then packed il wet moss in an individual box e P 4 h i |