New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-17

socked with forty-fye kinds OF h-h ahohs vi ,si -
have one pond Of trout. they gro" l'O' - IL. y
a pord where well fed than in streams, "sNo III;
eome in cask, and they are = po ard ea, from nv
SorS ~ ,f%oro ia no reason why hshigr0wiuG eannt
be made profitable. My gold hsh are 'esy s seu,e sI
aud Acuri.hing, but are no' estegn''I hn, w. W..
They are however, very ofnamentai, nav Vu7
Sa',.cJ a,e 10 pike, which extremely voraeog',
f,1 heva become quite docle. They pair about tue
Isi &c Anil and deposit their eggs, anu never IVoA
af,er them again until the young are ha'gneg wueu
,hc ojd nike devour their own offspring Ineir favor
-, foed l. frogs think a small fsh-pond would pro-
5Dre greater profit than ton acre field well cul-
fiyated TIE yellow perch is also good hsh, and does
vel in my ponds. Sometimes perch die from Onrs.'
ing their badders in shallow water in warm weather.
The striped bass | have also succeeded IN growing
in fresh water TO advantage, not Notwithstanding 1t is
sea fish. The common shad is the most interesting OF
al Cf my fish. They spawn about 15oOO egg eacd'
and would multiply 10 great extent II not destroyed:
laye succe eded in growing shad IN iresh wafer ana
have lad them grow TO five or six pounds In single
year. In fact. think the shad endures bIt single
year. shad eats by suction ana never oHes .t at
fook | have also variety of fish from the great
lakes all Of which are in tOurishlng condition:
/ deposited in ore pond 3OOo eels and
have succeeded in raising them by feeding them with
salt "a they are only found naturally in situations
wIere they lave access 10 the ocean. am satisfied
rai the eel is oviporous Notwithstanding the c)n-
trary opinion has often been advanced The sense OF
sme in fish is generally very strong and the sense of
heaIDg II also wen ueFelOpeu lhe sSt II hlso very
keen in some species, though they cannot in tur
bid water. The sucker is acutey sensible to touch.
Their taste ia the least delicate Of any of thu senses
since some Of them devour food inds-
crminstely without regard to quality. Fish
fer food are always in the finest condition when
full of eggs. After spawning they deteriorate very
raD.dly. Fish food is proved to be nutritious and
wholesome by the healthy condition of ishermen's
families have not been able to domestcate Goldfish
in my fresl.water ponds. intend however, to con
tnue experiments. II is interesting fact that the
common-school fund of Massachusetts, owes its origin
10 the codshery. expect to be able to domesticate
be tench the physician fsh Of the race its slime
serving to heal wounds in other species. There Is no
fcuity in transporting fish oya from one part OF the
country to another nor in Matching the young 1sh.
DR.. WATERBURY presented dssected Goldfish, to
jlIustrete drawing upon the blackboard, showing
how a fish lives upon what the fisherman calls sue
ton'-a sucking 10 of air and water, highly charged
with oxygen lie also illustrated the fact that fish
have hearts, and showed where they were situated,
OF the base Of the gills.
The discussion upon fish culture having been con-
tnued to such length, the other subjects set down for
the 6ay were laid over TO the meeting on the first
Tue sdsy in March and the Club adjourned, after an
Unusually interesting meeting