The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-06 00:00:00

FISH CULTURE IN AMERIC.A.

Seth Green is likely to prove one of the greatest
benefactors to his native land. His success is an
instance of what one man can accomplish who de-
votes his mind earnestly and with his whole heart
to a single idea. Fish culture, more especially shad,
is the object that engrosses Seth Green. Although
not officially appointed, he is working South, and
has got as far as the James River, accompanied
by another Commissioner, Robert B. Roosevelt
(leaving two behind in New York State), where
they have been endeavoulina to instruct the
iu-
habitants, and to induce them to carry out the
system so successful in Connecticut. When the
Commissioners reached the James River the
waters happened to be muddy, and all that could
be done was to leave a small hatching box, with
full instructions, in the hands of the fishermen
who showed the most interest and intelligence. 00
the Potomac the Commissioners were more success-
ful, although the heavy rains interfered with the
work. A box of impregnated spawn was put into
the river at Mr. Evans' fishery, near the Long
Bridge, at three o'clock in the afternoon, 13th May,
a few days after the young fish were visible in the
spawn, when examined with a magnifying glass'
The water is so cold that the hatching will require
probably from four to six days. With the tempera-
ture of water at 75 degrees, the average period Of
hatching on the Continent last year was about
sixty hours. When last heard from Mr. Green
was at Gibson's fishery, forty miles below Wash-
ington. He had with him a large coil of prepared
wire netting, and expected to do something in the
line of fish culture which would produce an effect.
The fishermen are watching his operations with
interest, and find the process so simple and
ineg-
pensive, that if they see the young fish hatch 00
successfully, they propose to save the spawns at
their fisheries hereafter, and reinforce the river with
shad of their own hatching. Some 30,000 spawa
are taken from each fish. His experiments on the
Connecticut have shown that out of 10,000 spawn
all but seven may be saved. The Southern
fishermen earnestly deplore the diminution Of
the catch, but fear that is artificial cultivation,
unless protected by the laws, their neighbours
might capture what they rear. Seth Green intends
to proceed North in concert of action with the
shad ; he must have ripe fish to operate on, and
the season is later in the colder latitudes. From
the Potomac he will proceed to the Susquehanna/
thence to the Delaware, so that he will reach thd
Hudson in June, whence he will proceed farther
east in July and August. By these means thousands
of millions of shad may be added to the supply, and
some must reap the beuetit. The effects may require
two years for development, but they are inevitable.
Mr. Myers introduced a joint resolution into the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, appropriating $2,500
to defray the necessary expenses for experiments bf,
Seth Green in the artificial propagation of shad On
other fish in the rivers of the United States, the
money to be expended under the supervision of
F. E. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States, which
was referred to the Committee on Appropriations'
A movement is about to be made to induce Congree°
to take up the subject with an appropriation to
enable Seth Green to devote his exclusive attention
.
to fish culture in the United States, and he has just
hatched a few in the basin in front of the Capitol to
show the Congressmen how easy artificial propag°:
tion is, and at what slight cost and trouble the
rivers of the Union may be again re-stocked.

Births.
BEVIGNANI —On the 4th inst., at 28, Langham-street, F°rt;
land-place, the wife of Signor Bevignani, of a Soli 41/'

heir.
lIANKEY—On the 4th inst., the wife of Walter-Ala:4-
Hankey, Esq., of a son.
3PLAREN—On the 4th inst., at Stirling, Scotland, 31115. A.
M'Laren, Choltueley Park, Highgate, London, of a sou°

Marriages.
LEGGE —GARNIER—OR the 2d inst., at Harrow, Charles 0'
Legge to Mary, daughter of the late Dean of Lincoln
and Lady Caroline Gamier.
STAMP—PETERS -On the 4th inst., at St. Luke's Chureniji
Chelsea, Edward B. Stamp, of 29, High-street,
stead, eldest son of the late E. B. Stamp, of Neweits"--
upon-Tyne, to Alice, daughter of the late John Pa h•
of Sloane-square, Chelsea, and West-hill, Wands':

Deaths.
BARING—On the 4th inst., is Grosvenor-crescent, the
Hd
and Rev. Frederick Baring, third son of Alexander, LOt
Ashburton.
DEVON—On the 3d inst., at Weston-super-Mare, Fr
eda°
Win. Devon, Esq. aged 36. Ci•
HtiTCHISON—On the 28th nit., at Herne B ty, Major I', ;
F. A. Hutchison, Retired List Madras Army, aged 4'.„
ail/
HALLEN —On the 2d inst., Samuel Hallen, Esq., of
ham-road.
POTTER—On the 3d inst., at Brighton, Henry Glas°Cci
Pottery F.R.C.S., F.L.S., F.G.S., &c., aged 58.
WILBRAHAM—On the 3d inst., at Southport, the gc)/2'
Mary C. B. Wilbraham.

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