, 1864-04-02
Eish-Raising,


Sun, no cause for the neglect and Indifference
to the practice Of fish raising, but ignorance
and aversion to whatever is lew. Men,
almost without exception, are fond Of fish
as an article of diet; and when this taste
can be gIatifed in addition to the amuse.
nent Of catching by hook and line, there
are few who should despise well.stocked
fish.pond. We have heard of artificial
ponds here and there, but only among such
as can afford to have expensive luxuries.
1t does not seem to be understood that
wherever there is q constantly flowing
stream Of water, a pond may cost, perhaps,
as little as poultry.aouse, and that fish Of
the choicest kind can be as easily reared rs
pigs, and as cheaply as chickens.
We learn from the New York Journal
Of Commerce that gentlemen Of that city
who have residences q few miles out on
the Hudson, or on Long Island, arc now
paying much attention to the subject. Some
Of them have had extraordinary success, by
simply forming small sheets Of water in
connection with running stream, always
being careful to have well, six or eight
feet in depth, near the central part, where
the inmates Of the pond can take refuge
from tho cold Of winter and the heat Of
summer. These ponds often yield an am,
pie supply for the family, and an abundance
of sport for amateurs. Others ale kept
exclusively for the use Of such as are viii.
ling to pay by the hour for ;he privilege Of
taking away all they can catch, within GER
tain certain limits as to weight and others
ugain are leased, say at the rate Of $3.50
per annum, after the manner Of rent ng a
house. Some Of these ponds become 50
over. populated, that the owners are com.
PEELED to remove the fish, or hire their re.
mnval. From these sources the domestic
markets derive moderate supply Just
sufficient to appease the hankerings Of cpl
cures.
The subject Of fish propagation and rear.
ing as q matter Of public economy, has, as
yet, received no attention in this country.
It is not so in the leading European coun
tries. Moro than hundred years ago the
subject attracted the attention Of scientific
men in Germany, where the practice has
reached a high state Of culture. In Eng.
land and FraHce, though attention has been
much more recently directed to it, this
branch of industry has been successfully
cultivated, and promises to become Of the
utmost Importance. Ponds, lakes, brooks
and rivers are stocked with the better kinds
of fish, and their increase secured by arti.
fetal means.
We find in foreign paper an interesting
report made to the SOeiets d. A.'climatiQp,
of France, Of an experiment made by
Mr.. Coste, In u po, d situated at ST. Cucafa,
one Of the domains Of the Emperor, near
St. Cloud. Il had hitherto been considered
impossible to produce salmon In q state Of
domesticity, without their emigrating TO
the sea Mr.. Coste's experiment proves the
contrary. The small pond above alluded
To, situated in u shady valley, does not
cover surface Of moro than two and a
half acres Three years ago he stocked il
with some trout, which are now four years
old, and about foot and half in length.
Little more than a year and half ago,
several thousand diininutive salmon, bred
at the College do France two months be-.
fore, were put IN the same pond, and not
withstanding the havoc committed by their
voracious enemies, the trout, large guam.
tity had been taken, averaging about a foot
in length. But the most important circum.
stance which M. Coste remarked on this
occasion, and which adds new fact TO sci.
ence, was that all these fish were ina state
0 reproduction; the spawn which they
contained bad come TO maturity. and L has
been subjected to artificial formulation