1963 Press Photo Otto Kratzer, called "Wurm-Otto", feeding his worms.

Worms by order... "produces" the 61-years old workman Otto Kratzer from Zizenhausen in Baden during his free time. In garden beds and wooden boxes he breeds milliards of small worms and sells them per pound to animal shops as fish feed. Otto Kratzer has this hobby for 25 years. He is well known for breeding worms and gets orders from whole Europe and also from abroad. His "weekly production" is about 20 pounds of worms. Photo shows: Otto Kratzer, called "Wurm-Otto", feeding his worms.

Photo measures 8.25 x 6 inches.

Photo is dated 7-1-1963.



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