New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-08
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r,o,,r- ppvvnrNc AKIN sUEEP-S BREEDING IN VER-
MONT-CAN EITHER BE MADE NoI
While in Vermont last Summ6 nau wv
excellent opportunities to witness successful
which have been made in troutbreedins' apa .oas
fed that there is only difficulty In artihcIAV -,
ing the number OF these excellent fish to any requS p
tent-that Ia to learn how to feed the nSh' Aiu' 80
Aesheaters Other fish live, grow fat, thrive aSN u
tpv upou vegetable food Tho trout must have ea' VI
die II he cannot get other flesh, he does not hesitate
deyour his own children The question Of how We snall
annaase tb,s greedness for flesh forms the unsoVeu
problem OF troutbreedng In Vermont, where tnelo 10
plenty OF sweet cool water, but want OF cheap ani
food II trout-breedng and sheep-breeding can 20
somehow combined then the problem would be solved;
then every mountain stream may DO literally seOcAeu
with trout as every hill Is covered with sheep.
DR. Middleton Goldsmith Of Rutland, VT, has devoted
much time and considerable money to the science aud
practice OF trout-breedDg saw large QUANTITIES. vi
young trout In reservoirs along cold spring Drook
which comes ont hills east Of the town. ana in one
OF them lot Of large fish. so tame that they Wouiu
come readily at the keepers call. flirting quite out OF
water when he threw their food Dr. Goldsmith knows
the ages and weights Of some Of bis hsh as wen as
farmer does those OF his CATTLE and he told me exactly
how many pounds OF meat rs required to make pouhd
OF fish, and that OF troubreedlng LOT pron
where tho water facilities all right depends entreS
upon the ability Of the breeder to get regular uay sup
ply of butchers oal cheap fish, or other inexpensive
food for his voracOus family. II Vermont farmers
should ever find 1t profitable to keep mutton sheep IN
stead Of their present. stock and have these az
home instead Of sending them to market alive, then they
could combine troutbreeding with sheep-Dreedihg'
making both profitable The sheep would gather tner
food upon the hills where trOustreams abound' ana on
their ofa and waste parts which are all lost 10 tne
farmer when he sends his live sheep 10 market he could
feed his fish These woud reach NewYork from Central
s,hf olIv nd
least four or five much per pound as the mutton
At present the difficulty Of getting cheap food Is so
great that Dr. Goldsmith making inquiries about Long
Island with q view OF moving his stock OF trout TO some
place where he could obtain cheap fish from the sea-
which he would convert Into bghprced sh III DIS trout
ponds Why not But is 1t not possible to feed the trout
in their mountain streams upon preserved food,
since many persons who have facilities for breeding trout
upon their farms would not go to the sea-shore How
would chambers greayes for trout foodf They
are well preserved in solid dry cakes In good condition
for transportation and would soak soft directly; they
are fresh and sweet making good food for pigs ana p9u
try why should they not also for hshf ms ku 3i
butchers ofal might cost 81 or cents per pound
laid down upon the farm. II It Is suitable.
can be obtained by the shipload and kept any
desired length Of time Let the experiment bo tired.
Can salt fish. salt meats be iesheed sulclenty 10
answer for fish food That is experiment worth try
ing since there vast quantities of spoiled meats aud
.b always 10 be had In cities at mere nominal price
BESIDES there seasons when sen sh are so abuhaht
that they could be cured FOR small price per pOuhu as
also could much Of the Ofal Of aughter-houses, now
wasted Let II be demonstrated that a iuu supply OF
lowpriced food for these mcaeatng fish eau always DO
obi aiued aud Is difficulty about trout'Dreedihg
In Vermont , -, =,
AT North Bennington. saw two ponds In the lawn OF
Mr. Parks gentleman OF wealth. near the railway sta,
ton fully stocked with front OF unusually large sizes
regret that Mr. Parks not mt home, as was tOd no
is able 10 give valuable information about the feasby
of breeding trout profit. His father.lnaw eXdOy
Hall told ne that trout would eat vegetable fOod ana 70
demonstrate IL, went out although was raining hard'
aud fed them with baked beans. lnoeed that although
great numbers rose the surfarc whenever tho beans
10 fhe bottom touched. My opinion H. aud 1t comes
from very fair investigation OF the subject, that Il IL
where IL h not perfectly easy obtain Kind Of flesh
for their food aud that In abundance, at very cheap
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