Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-10-06

clear and cold. and formerly abounded il
salmon. In 1866 he commenced fhe op
Grafton of Restocking the stream with / i.
500 spawns, of which part only was sue
cessfully hatched and turned into th,
stream. In 1867 his labors for that par
ticular year resulted in failure, but in 1855
he obtained large number of fry. Tn,
Temperature of the water during most o
the winter of that year was just above th'
freezing point. The period of incubation
was FIVE months. We quote:
In the fall the young of bis first croK
of fish made their appearance in bis stream
as griese, weighing from two to three
pounds, and measuring about twenty-five
inches in length This settled the ques
ton Of the practicability of breeding sal.
mon in his waters. The thing was done,
and the young brood had come home to
be penned with as much regularity as
sheep return at night to the fold. Mr..
Wilmor has kept Oh increasing the num-
Der of young fry for each year. and jus,
as steadily increasing the supply of breed
ing fish. Over eight hundred large fish,
some of them weighing more than twenty
five pounds each, were iu bis reception
house last fall The quantity of spawn
taken is enormous. meeting all the wants
of the Canadian government, with a sur
plus for sale to parties in the United
States"
To starting such an establishment it il
the first step that costs. It is not the a.
mount of capital needed. for that is small.
1t is the working. watching and waiting
for from three to five years before any re.
turns can be expected. The buildings a,
first may be small and substantial board
shanties. costing but triAe, and the
breeding places simply hollow troughs Of
various sizes. Food is an important mat
ter, for the young fry have ravenous ap'
petites. and the meat finely SHREDDED. to-
gether with other things necessary to feed
them. will sum up considerable sum al
the end of the year. The cost Of procur'
ing the eova-spawn-ando of skillful labor
to attend to the Matching and rearing
must also be taken into account. Blu
really, as compared with the enormous
advantage that would accrue to our peo
pie by the systematic breeding, not only
Of salmon-if that be possible in our va
ters-but also Of trout, shad and blacl
bass, the cost and charges are 80 Hgh1
that the committee appointed by our State
Legislature to investigate and report upon
the matter (we believe there was such q
committee appointed) could scarcely fail,
if they were convinced of its practicable.
ty. to recommend small appropriation te
meet the earlier expenses of this new and
interesting branch of industry.
NOTE, BY THE EDITOR OF THE MARLBORO
GAZETTE. The Legislature of Maryland
at January session, 1870. passed measures
looking to the investigation and develop
ment of this important subject. 1t is be-
lieved that millions of dollars are annually
lost to the people Of the State from neg
lect Of the culture Of Fish. In New. York
there is State Board whose sole duty is
to foster this great interest, and the most
important results have followed.
In the Senate of Maryland, March II.
1870, Mr.. Wilson Of Prince Georges. In
troduced Joint Resolutions, which were
adopted by both Houses, as follows:
Resoloed By the Senate and House Of Dele
gates Of Maryland, That the thanks of the
Legislature be, and are hereby rendered to
Hon. r. Roosevelt, of New York, for the able
and instructive address delivered before the
Joint Assembly Of the Houses on the 10th Of
March, GU the subject of fish, their cultiva-
tiou. preservation, &c.
Resolued, That this General Assembly is
that by reasonable effort the fish
cries of the State may be made vast source
Of wealth to our people.
Resolved, That the Committee on the "Ches-
apeake Bay and its Tributaries" be requested
at an early day to submit to the Legislature
some plan by which this important subject
may be practically developed. :
To carry out the object Of the above re-
a bill was introduced in the
House Of Delegates by Mr.. Chapman of
Charles county, and passed. as follows:
AN ACT to authorize the Governor toappoint
Commissioners to examine the Fisheries of
the State with view to their improvement
and protection, and to report thereon to the
next General Assembly, and toappropriate
sum of money to defray the expense
thereof
WHEREAS, both the marine and inlahd
fisheries of this State have of late years much
deteriorated, and vast source of food supply
for the people has been aneatly injured by
causes. the removal of which appears to be
entirely within the reach of legislation; there
fore
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the Governor
be and he is hereby authorized to appoint two
competent persons, whose duty it shall be to
inspect the bay, marine and river fisheries Of
the State. and to report upon the same to the
General Assembly as soon after its next meet
ing as practicable, suggesting such legislation
as may be most conducive to the protection
and improvement of the said fisheries.
Sec 2. Be it enacted, That the commission
hereby authorized. shall continue 10 existence
for two years from the date of it's appoint
ment, and shall cease aud determine upon the
presentation of its report, as herein required,
unless its existence be further prolonged BY
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