The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-28
ppOpiGATION OF TROUT.
,,rtrtcIfL TROUT BREEDERS
ihI ,,D THFIR SYSTEMS.

'.t cry Il, going up aud widespread ex'
ia. imminent 100 REGARD to the artificial
i tout and salmon. 1t IS coming TO be
t.i n.. salmon may yet be as plentiful "a
,..ra, Tie streams are to run heavy with
'-I'' .,I ,.i, my man may 80 order things as to
i ,..,ie- from Ii. fish pond So cNpectlpt has
l s'.,i..u.rI alrcl! become In regard to these
.,.,. LAT some state. have
r,rr LARGE APPROPRIATIONS
/ ,r-. o., Of having their ponds and streams
win articily brod lsh AMI tac Lcgisa
| ,,rcr Sttirs arc iupurtutel to make similar
| ,....,p. rof the same purpose. Certain parties
80 ..,.tsl TO be making many thousands Of dollars
'..,,our1 b, SELL y baby trout; hunircds OF hon
:, t,r are getting ready TO try the experiment Of
a, .,i'sre based on wr.giers an inch or two long
,.i c-oircod BY artificial means; and million or
| - ~ dollars has already been invested In this
,.,,,.s I'm the s,aos Of New York and Come ctcut
tcne. .., $500, ..,.,..,,.s
,.l,,v tr-. comes William H. Furinan. OF Mas
,,b. Quesrs county, u tue State of.New York, who
,,.la. In m.. respects tls whole business OF ar
ps,, trout ard salmon raising is a delusion and a
,,,, po.i tive ,,l va.ic, AMI destruction which,
,o.t,,l Of being ',.i.t,J by legislation, should be
,,rrly f5rtid. o., ..Sullule statutes.
" Farm, 4. Ma. ben testing the artificial methods
,ir...n, trout 'or many years; he has also been
,,ss student g. uc habits OF tae trout In state Of
nature. lie has easgicd On series Of searching ex-
r,r,ments basel on his observations, and hns come
t. positive con, Lions, verified by actual aud repeat
a and continuous .r.lls IS 90 TIE whole business
Of lsh culture.
NV rH- THING WORKS.
NJ rmll s.ys tina among tie bnnefu results
81. Al.
INC r-~.rcf by seth Green. Mr. Ainsworth and
ol,. .fe t1at tie quality u trout Ia deteriorated.
Gnd tat 10, .uppl, OF trout In the streams II grow
he. atd vu continue TO grow, less Al less every
yer ID - be- So and II tie artificial breeders be
thHaI g.. % Oh, t.tte is danger that our streams
VIII "r ct-r,t Of tine be almost denuded OF
uont en-. that ve Fey eit viii beso puny as TO be
Norllt-a. And Nj Furman predicts that just these
etui.t O. results wal he arriN at. unless the Art
taai tr, edef, be checked III their mad career
rHE PHILOSOPHY or TIE WHOLE NATTER.
And nov ct Us see what the philosophy OF this
whole matter il. that We may judge whether Mr..
furman l2s reasonable grounds Tor his startling con-
t0our
HOT IuE rRoUr MANAGE MATTERS
In considering this subject, the first fact which
tltisrF's o., Uouce of tie observer H. that trout
ds.lA.v.iHn. 20 Us far as possible W stream TO
gavu uu ~ do thist They DO II Tor vari.
GU ras,s, among which is the desire TO have their
tgg- hatch aul t..ir young escape destruction. Ma
TIRE teaches { en- tie conditions necessary TO re.
cure these results. IL Tie urst place, the spawning
bed must De clri'. Muck or sediment viii DESTROY
Tie eyas; or II It does not kiu tAem outright IL III
cause Il e young nsh to b, e,hle and seklN.
III tue second place, the led.Inust te gravely, so
that tie spaNd Will SINK c,uW the reach VI nsh and
other enemies that seek 20 tevour Il.
In the third place the temter.tule Of the water
tccts 10 Be ~ o. n rs possible al things considered.
tUas o. tiotcct We young aud teuder 1sh nom I'M
uuey fro.ts, and the current so feeble as not to
nr} lem down stream too soon among their de-
Volliu- enemies.
nov NATURE FIXES THINGS.
"a
o'u,rr- ard streams is Kept sufficiently clean, and
q. 't Nrituily eqd4O in temperature tog tue
tiaatH. proposes OF utut aud - mon Is By the
go ' sllln-s ri-ihs from tie bottom; and
~ To .AI t-e rms t.dt tue eILlic ish ascoud-
tle rivers .Hi the .tteams. She hunts iOr a spring
vi" l-''...t = ,ii.n.oiiy size viii not spaw uu-
les s"t FAD Bod Onc and she not uuirequently cur.
ne .tT -lH"u 800 Size dies because size cAnLot Il n
al .a. ut ON which to deposit IT, Nr. FurmAn
az D. o. hlc"u them TO die b. hundreds, Tor this
t,rthc .are reason ISL after nsh will spawn up.
ca '.t -lme .I.l- lcC-Ntcn a fresh one cannot be
ucrs inches deep. Mr. Furmlu say- tiat his at
l,'u. vas 'alvi 20 tlis J. ut hy hr. Rams 500 tom.
81 .al en, Bile su IFS. Gu uri-t -iur- hcn he has
o.. r'u.A NtL.a4 tie tact .y --.u- 40 let- o
t.-s rom s.A TO ten inches Tick 0l.ua itcu-tork
IN H.ie! e u"' often found dead l-a OF t.e bottom
u4l A.l A..t.,I ut, cut been sDot.ofcu Is %,
'p..aeu".eui in-7s OF egg.
now AUI CAN HsLP NATURE.
Is .oft THAI a!t -houIt come ia to help nature
~ N4i aal need DO In order 20 hc.p u-h TO rails
u &C. e' possible nui. hrf OF Dul. Is TO- iurnis
ue- W.T.. proper -ia"ulng beds, where tie -
o.. t -..e i.l .hey are AatcDta, anu toe yvun. b.
'H.'I under the Oest pos ic conditions u
toy g.u take care VI themselves Bey OnI III,
tl- %. .tvuIuE OF TIE tsu, Mr.. FLrIIan -ays nLtuI
t.li+ Ayt le tltcrieicd Will Al all
b'NtfrL EFPEcIs oF THE ARTIFICIAL sY-rrN.
l., process OF stripping The lvuale, Tat IL, ID
p.'.N- Oh, spawn by hand lTossLte, which is
tl.i .t4.ue OF tie critical system, IL s.c .a.t
b. Mv-t itt.l,ious pIHc,lce. A. n.'t,er "
o'-f'., y-rt 90 % It.u 90 the C--s iNu- .orr.u.
H'''i ttt n...te, aud yield fish 81 sL'. .erp,
Ls...l 40, BOZ. ..l .e.l t. f.lr Iit4.tu.c ..e.t.
a. .,u. st.c .4v, -H l.e IItt...H4 l4Ht4D4 B. b.
~ un.Ie 81, one ~ great lL. rls aul nave '..
y N' IIlHcd cut. 81 iDuy would It.u a s,Tt ,
Li.l -.ulNy u4uugu Tue cua,t m.-,. 400 uI ,I
30. .ut he d,'d egg, lint le- FOO bee ..lH ....
g." '"e &C., and suu..sDt i.- au '-.,na,. -iy b..
r.ur vL.ct ui,A t.t t-.s. a las e.. -.i.4-.. .. D..
u, .A - i've e. ten i.lut,s "4l i.J-Iti. ..... .
"a tut trN TIE c.lltc- az E N... p. .fI...U.t
he.llN h-h, but sicE,y, meal. i4., "...u re-.
gov ..o".y AID die c4II.
Inc hsh insLLc tveb Uudel-.-.u ..
uc!e'oie always scok oalE I..'. ID. .. .
~. For tDe t.I.e te,-oU, &C.. ...
,l-"n on aark, couiy at4. .a I....
49, ht me woi GI'oa in 1850. 70. 1000.
."'nN 10 one az &c has Nei4lel %! .ons-goI.l..
i..r ~. strFIuJus.
o., tl... ui 'tc stripping, or ar.!...l .,. .
p''''" 49, eui also uyuIt- tIe s,aotlu- .4.4.....
l-t tt.4." .-I 200 -u.l .i t1 tut i..I .I.. -.i. Do
n't.e.u5 ele % neat .cl nos, 81 rcr ml ...., .
-. .N -t tH.Des ID4'lu tarIr u.i. iaI .In,.l...
OIL tt.t la4rl-I ...t- htL Co. 90. ~ Too. uu ...
O. --..a-t ,.e aItL lA syrteDI ul 80 .-..i-.D-
t.,t-. 4u .al., t..at -u lar .-' b.4u-I..A..t ...
- .'+ uIh.u~ them available iof make. aLd ..
y - -Ie G h.c.Lru. o. -cuems ht- IuLs .aI .I.,.
v -.aos' Ill lt,f 90 uie. 81. Fgrrau 10. . N.
t buA Dris of pei-ou' 'uo h'a ,op-nt 5000 TO-
80 lree"' lave called %. D.l 10 a.. .,
w., ,- .iI'a isi.'. VI aye =" g.' % tacA uil,
i-fe l-l toul o.. h stock. lie Aa- sJuic4u.t- ul
Naif as Llt such Callers IA Ott .ay, and g.
t.-.-Hent tc-u "uy Of az tie C.. ,-..t-.,I.
IA IL a l.. Do d. rs..f t.f.