Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1856-10-01
Agritultural.
THE FISH EXPERIMENT.

PROPAGATION AND poMEsTIcATIoN OF
FIsn-vIsIT TO pRs. GARLIcK AND
AcKLEY's FISH NURSERY NEAR cLE-
vELAND, OHIO.
The artificial reproduction and culti-
yatien OF fisn, has for some time been
practieed IN parts Of Europe. In
/ France ii is now carried on to consider
able extent, and the produce of some OF
the streams aud ponds, yield large profits.
The subject IS now attracting some at
tention ia the United States. The New
York State Agricultural Society, in
their last premium list, had offered a
prize OF 500 for the best essay on the
'.Production and Preservation OF Domes-
tic Fish for ponds.
Garlick and Ackley, known as distin-
guished surgeons OF Cleveland, Ohio,
we're the first, we believe, to introduce
the artificial spawning and domestica-
ton of fish in tho United States. DR..
Garlick being an enthusiastic amateur
| in this line, commenced the business in
connection with his associate, DIR. Ack-
lev. upon the farm Of the latter, two or
three years ago, They made several
trips to Lake Superior and Fort Stanley.
in Canada, to procure trout for stocking
their streams, and in every instance were
successful except the first, when they lost
A large number of fish in transportation.
After this, with personal attention,
they found that by reducing the temper
ature of the water in the vessels contain
ing the fish to 32 degrees, by APPLICATION
Of ice. the respiration and circulation in
fish was SO reduced that they expert
enced no difficulty in Transporting them
any distance with perfect success. In
this way they have procured at different
times, $50 full grown trout.
Feeling an inte est in the success of
this enterprise, and while visiting Cleve-
land a shcrt time since, we called on DIR.
GarIick and Ackley, who very kindly
conveyed US TO the farm and fish nurse
rv, situated about three miles from the
city. The farm contains about 100 acres:
through the timbered portion of it runs
ravine abnnlantly supplied with new
er-failing streams of water. Across
this ravine, dams have been built so as TO
form three ponds, connected by sluice-
ways between. In The upper pond the
young trout are confined by netting
across the sluice. The second ponds
are destined for the fish after they have
become so large as TO be able to protect
themselves from the voracious appetite
of the elder fish of their race.
At the head of large spring. and
near the upper pond. is situated the
Matching house. In this house is tank
four feet wide by eight feet long and
two feet deep. The water is received
from the spring into this tank and is dis
charged from pipe near the top INTO
the Matching boxes, ten in number. and
so arranged that the first is higher in the
series than the last, so that there is
constant stream of water passing from
the tank above, through the two hatch
! ing boxes. In this tank we saw the old
pet fish, I" Naiad Queen" the prolific
1 mother of thousands. Her mate - Try
I ton. like his sex sometimes in other de-
partments of animated nature. had be-
come somewhat unruly, and had been
assigned his abode for the time beng,
in one of the ponds with the family at
large. Our friends have so ed lcated
and trained the old queen that she has
become as a pet chicken. and ate min
nows from our fingers readily. This
| fish was taken from the tank and placed
in pan for our inspection. She meas
ures about seventeen inches in length.
Her weight we now forget. out with
careful feeding can be increased with
astonishing rapidity. We were present
ed by the gentlemanly proprletors with
most beautiful engraving of her.
i 1t Is the intention OF these gentlemen