I first came across this article a few months back: long before anyone was putting anything in plain site. Given the current economy, I thought it might come in handy. If anyone's got the space for a few 20' x 20' ponds and needs an extra pair of quick hands, let me know.
Highlights:
A back yard is large enough to start the thriving business of frog raising. How to build up a big income with a very small investment is told in the following article. The white meat, with a taste similar to a tender, juicy squab, is greatly in demand.
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When ready for marketing, the frogs are caught at night by blinding them with a search light. When the catcher gets a frog he puts it into a burlap sack with others. They are then put into small pens awaiting the dresser who grabs them by their rear legs and pierces the head with a nail by a downward stroke of the hand. The entrails are removed and the frog is ready for shipment in barrels of cracked ice
[full Modern Mechanix article from May 1934]
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The frog pictured is HUGE. I'd be scared to pick it up. Slimey, ooo!
Brad, do you have room for a frog pond?
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