New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-07

ported ON Ireland last Winter by MI do" mon 'o"
son OF Isp at the instance Of Mr. Rsmsbottom, whom
he has employed 10 stock the Snedcer Preserves WIZ"
both salmon and trout and tho roe was hasched AZ
Artists Buildings In Tenhst In Croton water io'n
hence they were transferred TO the Connetquot Pre-
servo below Isp. Although many persons 'on'e"'
the p,ir turned into the South Bay will never re-
turn to Mr.. Johnsons preserve, doubt them. ine'
have not taken into account the fact thai blue
fish Spanish mackeie, bopetta and sharks 90 not IN
habit the bay during either Spring. Fall or winter
and these arc the migratory seasons OF inc samon'
or trout they have been taken In nets In the South
gsy several milcs from shore. Daniel Webster con-
tended that the trout Of MarshHcld Greek made regular
trus 10 sea and improved greatly by their marine voy
ages. We never doubted it for We know that trout
Which have access to ouI bays and inlets from the
ocean are fattcr and higher favored which Is justly
,,r,bn,ed On their food in salt water being shrimp,
small fish, and the eggs Of the numerous tribes OF the
deep.
ARTIFICIAL PROPAGATION IMPERATIvFLY SbcEs'
sARY 10 REsrocK OR TROUT WATERS.
rhas been proven BY experiment that OF salmon not
mo,e than one in Thousand hatchod naturally arrive
at maturity Oftrou, it is probable that double that
proportion mature for the present experiment Of rroPa
eating trout and salmon side BY side In Australia
proves that trout thrive best and what Lord DIM
dreary would call the NEST wobust" But the ranks
the specked beauties in trout streams and ponds
have been decmated and require filing up Ihis c"n
not oe done without the assistance Of art Let US sup
nose that pond which Ia supplied ~ streams su'ap'e
far sp,wune is stocked with Ave hundred trout each
Of which weighs pound. In the course OF one season
they will deposit 90 900 Granting that cons"
cradle portion Of these are Matched u ever iou""
that fitch or hnndredth part OF the whoe arr"'
At maturityf Far from this being the chse' tpc na"
Der Of front will continue almost the same LOT 'e'i'
without any perceptibc increase The reason 10 P'in
So oou a. the fry are Matched they are exposed 70 te
attach. nj tina parcnt trout Within the limits OF Tie
there 1, not the remo,es. chance OF their uti
mate escape II 10 true, the fneerlngS Knew enough
they might ascend the tributaries OF the preserve
shoals where the parent trout could not io'o" ou'
they do not know and man being placed over Inc MUG
doms Of inferior animals should preserve tnen i"r hiS
own good Truut or salmon which spawn In tue nhtu'
raj waters generally 60 to the heads Oh tue sreS"'
during tie Fail foods snd deposit Their spawn; wen
the wntrs subsde the ova 10 sometimes destroyed %
bepp ,rt on dry land Other fish deposit their spawn
and cover II prior beds Of spawn Oiners spawn
tho curren, OF the strcan and ieshet carries down
the current Ms food for al the Inhabitants below liz
other case. the female trout makes her spawninsbcd.
i
troy, ia down q, the foot OF the pool guarding 1t from
the incursious q an army Of water guerilla som"
time, the place in The selected for besp"wnng
bed il very good While preparing the trenches for the
spawn. bat by the time the spawn 10 deposited the
,ream las become torrent and washes away the oya;
and ye,-Iusi like headstrong specimen Of humanity
1.-THE female makes up her mind Tat she Will spawn
/ At place the rapidly Of the food Of water never
dauuts her though the svness OF tho current prevents
/ N. roe from ever touching lotion. Long Island
formed OF work uacery oftrout streams ana vet
there 1. but one establishment for the artiheal popa
gallon of trout H. The popriefors and posehe,s %
mr., t.rt r the coIu.roal advantages of letting them
10 be fshed by with the ny, or thn trout Tc
fed and then nett.d and taken TO market There no
attention paid the pfocrcaion Of the spfckled beau
ties III tho best preserves on the i-led are de
ple'd OF trout by sheer Ieeec They sno S ay VIC
for stocking subsidiary waters In word they should
tap ter dams Nth piPs and conduct ws'er in 70
spawrh, boxes. Where theT dams Gle near road or
. turnpike. they shoud ron the pte underneath or
place heir boxes sons tie embAnkment ofthc CAN In
such position form rather swifi 1ow Of w.ter
simple safe. The trnIt hatched IN that way should
be placed In small 'nds each biooi py i'srh t'us ~
cesstating three u these small roads As each brood
arrives nj two years ~ sge II should he Turned in"
the main preserve. and that preserve should % swrp,
annually with larse.me-hed net. and all tue inse
trout so taken should be transferred 10 The pond
Of propagation which should he watched during spawn
ing .tlnc--ln September. October aud Noyenber-ind
when found ,pe ior spawning they should be Melted
and tie mIlt taken from them aud laid In the
E breeding toIcs.
CARE IN OBTAINING YrcUSDArED SPAWN.
Whenever practicable. 1t desirable TO tike the
iron, m m the spawning beds BY means Of nets 20 IA
q 10 insnre the maturity Of tho IL ear bert he done
: H. tue night So soon "a caught tho fish should be
placed In n fnrre tub. or Other vessel, partially MED
with water. til o nilter ard spnwnet ar Aen. In
eleodng the oya, the emnlc should LTst be held over
bucket or arg. tin can hall fall OF vaier-tbe lower
end NJ the abdomen being Inserted In The water In
order prryrut IKE exposure OF tee ova TO the ar
gentle ressure ~ the hand from the thOrrn down
each tide OF abdomen VIII Discharge tho ova II ma
iure without the east inlHry 10 tie fish, The water IN
the hucsst shond then BE- reduced 10 three or hour
Quarts previously 20 cjctng the milt Of tie male. la
cxpellIg Tie mt the pursued 10 precisely the
sAme that Just Gescib,d tie lover end 81 the GbLo'
men btiag In ills care Hlso inherited In the water
After sring the contents II he bucket with the hand,
the wafer should he poured OF ana fresh Supplied sew
ersl tunes in succession until ~ the nlt
seem always kiny care "a keep TIE o,a submerged
Tie spawn ay then ne moved To tie hstcLlf ground
boxes; for the nrthcil spawnng.bed mny he mnde
10 a ditch dug for the pnrposs. aid paved, ard sup
pied rough pipes with water rs vel as In boxes:
bat experiments Lave gwen tie preference tn xrs ns
susceptible ~ forming thereby siiram moe equal In
flood volume AID tee p,rltgIe. In tie removal Of the
ova for short distance It 10 uuimpor,an IN what man.
ner they arc conveyed nc A. they are Not much
shaken H. rausi"riing TO grent dis'nnoos. requiring
mnch care II better 10 carry them la hotties 81 water
than IN Icy letW sntd or because the spc
cc gravity u aHd that ~ water nIe 80 nearly the
same 20 insure against nuch oseii,aion. Another
advantage Of crportnr in bottles Of water In found In
the less apprehension of heir beng disturbed or injured
ly Custom. lloufe oaceIs.
TIE BEsr BID or STREAM FOR HATCTIIEG.
The pfopuaiiuu Of tie hhtchnp ground is tie same
whether IL is iutcndcd to deposit the IN boxes in
the natural bed II The spring or slrnm. The TEST sub
couple u incles in dcpth upon which stones like the
old Irregular sized pay inPfoDc should lie lad through