Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-12-19
PISCICULTURE.

PISCICULTURE.
At the session of the Legislature holden in
1906, JOINT resolution was passed requesting
the Governor to enquire into the present state of
dicoveries which have been made in relation TO
the artificial propagation of fish, and whether it
is expedient for this State TO adopt any leeisla-
tive measures on the subject. The Governor
appointed the Hon. Geo. p Marsh to make the
requisite enquiry, and he has made his report TO
the Governor, which was transmitted TO the Cen
eral Assembly at the recent session. and fifteen
hundred copies were ordered to be printed. Mr..
Marsh has appended to his report an abrdpe-
ment OF an essay by Prof Karl Vogt of Switzer-
land, on artificial fsh-breeJing also an extract
IRON report 10 the Legislature of NIassachu-
setts on the some subject containing an article
on Piscisuture from the ReUue des Deur Mondes.
hy Jules llames /; also extracts from the trans
actions ol the Connecticut Stale Agricultural
ooceiy' tor the year 1856, on the same subject
lhe report and accompanying documents will
be found TO contain much information on the
subject OF The resolution in question which will
be interesting and lnstructng TO those, who, like
ourselves, have paid but little attention to the
subject.
fisc'cnlture seems to have engaged the atten-
ton OF men IN very remote ages in different parts
OF the world. But the subject seems not to have
a'tracted the attention of government till very
ieoon Per'ou towards the end OF The middle
',s'As ases uons, haneo Dom Finch N, made the
s"ro'oa o :"e e'.incla' propagation oi hsh, by
s,t'a. ' IN" % ri mo" couiiion IN rance, and
other countries. The process is described in a
manuscript which was never published, and re-
NAMED secret until recent time About
me middle oil the 18th century, one jacob, in
Wesphalia, made the same discovery. He in
vented sort of piscifactory by which he sue
ceeded IN producing fish in almost infinite num-
80 'Pon' siAee, years IN making expert
HI iic asccr'aiheu that the instinct OF the
i~1.'a'e ~ i'sn o'rec's her TO deposit her spawn in
'oeS ".e'e IL ~ouiu oe comparatively secure
".r uoe'' uS'ou Ut o,s'u' oahce' and Immediate
a,S d.e. Tue male: VINO nstinctlvely follows
anu ASSES .he seu'ae IN the operation, emlts the
sPe'"aec nulu upon IL which penerates the
eees'o o "hicn 'ne spawn Is composed, by which
'"o! oeeo'ne iecuhua'ed, and IN due time the
{ouhs hsnes are produced therefrom. Jacob
na'nns discovered the manner In which fishes
a.. oy na'urai laws, conceived plan
y, Plyuucihs tnem oy ARTIFICIAL means. He con-
'n .,,scu ooH WIN some sand at the bottom, and
pa,ua! ira' i,'eu WIN "a'er' In the season OF
oPf Pann'ne ~ ne procured female and male fish
=. ''e sIu' species anu gehily pressed the abdo-
m.h Vi 'ne lelnaie over the box and lei fall into
IL 'ue .'d'u'e prouucts OF the sex. The same
Pe,d'oh was performed with the male fish
I '"e" sui!eu up 'he wnOe with his hand in
o',r.' ~ .le mixture more complete and
ho,na ,hns eaenIIs uu,'alio" Vi 'he eggs, Ihe Qua
.'. oe'us .nus ieeHnuated, he conlnved an appara-
eIS " means o' "hich they were severally hatch
.;e oee :"W n'e ''ihe 'ne Practce OF breeding fish
na' 1eeh auoi'eo IN various countries,
ba. ."ni.;y , ~ r,ance, wnere the government
,% ', 'aAen ~ aruhciai means to replenIsh
ahurdsna, r. poh.:' suu Ia 'es WIN the former
"'iaaee aWl VI 'neiT hhny inhabitants.
oc nen we consider the almost infinite number
u. =, eeGS coh'ainea IN the spawn Of fish, and
ah,o Ja". y, 'eeunuat'oh or oy the innumer-
- s W ""'on '"ey are exposed IN
e"sty poPu'a,eu country, wnere m'll-dams, and
edu,ooa,s, anu o'ner numoerless causes, are dis
.t L,o',,s 'ne waters anu changing the course of
"e surg MIS- 'heie seems TO be need OF artificial
- :, p,p p,op.S"se - a"u preserve Inc piscatory
e u -; ~ o.ucl 70 prevent 'helr entire disappear
the sna.' ae ',;@,h "a.1ls me ora constituting
a,,pd w. VI eiiJ'o,' hinus OF hshes have been
- ,i. ~ .,e a'u VI very powerful miscrocopes
% % 600 nno vary rom loo'ooo IN small fish
in,o00,c.v u" 'ne cod-nsh and thick Tipped
tnullet. III Inc one hundredth mart Of these wara
halched and become fishes and were 10 arrive at
maturity our lakes, ponds, and streams would so
abound with animal life as to supercede the ne
cessity OF producing or procuring any other ami
NAL food for our sustenance if we would content
ourselves with the natural products of our wat
II does not seem 10 be expedient TO adont anv
legislative measures on the subject of piscicui-
tho nronr;etor of ,ha -. p'oi i'o'ci VI ,ahu Is
protects him agains, trssoasssl upoa nd y" inI Jaw
and when il ;s 1nde,stood tIot H. CIV Poaere'
cries intend IN annronr;a, at ene Vi nsu-
use and exclnde nthnrs ,ho.orsa- en :" .uor omh
will be resnecteJ Win rasnaot - - -'sn,o
BORDERING on a npmber of u,pn.;o, ~ so Pouue
in respect IN largo v;ews rnu, auI aiso