Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) THE RANIDAE HOW TO BREED, FEED AND RAISE THE EDIBLE FROG PUBLISHED BY THE MEADOW BROOK FARM ALLENDALE, N. J. THE EDIBLE FROG. [Illustration: "RANA ESCULENTA."] HOW TO BREED, FEED AND RAISE THE EDIBLE FROG. A Book of Great Value to Beginners, Covering Every Detail Thoroughly. WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT. PRICE $1.00. PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY THE MEADOW BROOK FARM, ALLENDALE, NEW JERSEY. (Copyright 1905, F. E. Bierbrier) CONTENTS Information for Beginners, Page 3 Those Desirous of Light Work, " 7 For the Country Home, " 7 As a Business, " 8 When to Begin, " 8 How Much to Invest, " 9 The Ponds and How to Construct Them, " 10 Care of Ponds, " 12 Great Profit in Swamp Lands, " 13 The Edible Frog, (_Rana Esculenta_), " 15 Nests and Nest Building, " 20 Enemies of Spawn, Tadpoles and Small Frogs, " 21 Hatching and Progress of the Young Frog, " 22 Food for Tadpoles, " 23 Food for Frogs, " 25 Catching the Frogs, " 26 Some Things about Frogs Repeated, " 27 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The Edible Frog, Page 1 Watching and Waiting, " 8 The Female Frog, " 15 The Male Frog, " 19 Hatching and Progress of The Young Frog, " 22 Action of Frog's Tongue in Catching a Fly, " 25 Skeleton of a Frog, " 27 "Patience Rewarded," " 29 PREFACE. Think of it! "One Dollar a Pound."