Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-12-18
Fish Culture in the United States.

Fish and Fisheries, meeting was
held in New York on the 10th ult,
at which were present many members
of the various State Commissioners of
tho Northern and Now England
States, and several members Of the
American Fish Culturist's Association
and others.
r. b. Roosevelt was chosen Chair
man and Mr.. Hudson, Secretary. On
taking the chair, Mr., Roosevelt said
that fish culture would in time become
ono Of the most important industries
in this country, and the speedy con-
summation of this result depended
somewhat upon their efforts and the
general intelligence in regard to it.
1t was only n few years since fish cul-
ture was first known in this country.
The success of the experiments made
here, originating in Connecticut, had
led to development that already has
caused the appointment OF fishery
commissioners in most of the North
ern States, and even in California.
The subsequent results were of SO on
couraging a character that even the
Southern and Western States have
expressed their desire TO unite in this
movement.
Professor Baird then gave an ac-
count Of his own operations in the
administration of tho trust committed
to him, namely, the
PROPAGATION OF USEFUL FOOD FISHES
in the waters of the United States.
He referred in the commencement of
his statement to the origin of the
movement, when the American Fish
Culturisps Association at its Albany
meeting in February, 1872, appointed
Mr.. George S. Page as the chairman
of committee to urge upon Congress
the granting of an appropriation for
this work. This APPROPRIATION, which
was finally made to the amount of
$4,000, was not available until the
lst of July, when it was almost too
late TO do anything in securing young
shad for distribution. But through
the efforts of Mr.. Seth Green and Mr.
William Cliff, seconded by the Fish
Commissions of New York and Con-
necticut, a beginning was made. Mr..
Green succeeded in planting several
thousand young shad in the Allegheny
at Salamanca, and large number in
the Mississippi, above st Paul. Mr..
Gilt placed about 1000 also in the
Alleg ghany ut Salamanca, as many more
in the White River at indianapolis
and the balance OF his stock, amount
ing to several thousand, in the Platte
River, near Denver Col
STOCKING RIVERS WITH sHAD.
Professor Baird referred to the fact
that sbad had been taken for several
years past in the Ouachita, near Hot
Springs, Arkansas, and in the Ala
bama River, and more recently in the
Escambia and Choctawhatchee. This
fact gave good ground to suppose that
the Mississippi or its tributaries, as
well as many of the rivers emptying
into the Gulf of Mexico, are capable
of being stocked to great extent
with shad. Ho proposed, should Con-
gross favor tho plan, to continue the
experiment of placing shad in as many
suitable Southern and Western rivers
as possible during the coming year,
when it is hoped he may have means
of entering the field at a much earlier
season than il was possible to do this
year. Ho then explained the meas
ures he had taken 20 procure salmon
eggs for stocking American waters.
He had, in rccordance with suggcs-
tions of the Commissioners of several
States, at a meeting held in Boston on
the 18th of juno, made an arrange
went with Mr.. Atkins, Of Bucksport,
Me-, to procure for the United States
q large number of eggs from tho sal
mon OF the Penobscot River. This
gentleman by the aid afforded him by
the United States Commissioners bad
been enabled greatly TO extend the
operations originally undertaken in
tho interests Of the New England
States, and now has about 600 large
healthy salmon in an enclosure staked
off in the centre of pond Of 15C
acres. From these fish the eggs are 10
bc,taken at the proper time, and, i'm
prcgnated, the salmon themselves
then TO be again set free. From this
source be hoped to receive several
millions of eggs. Wishing 10 increase
tho certainty Of securing q supply o.
eggs, he entered into correspondence
with the officers Of
THE DEUTscHE FIsHEREI yERElN
in Germany, and through their inhu
encc the German Government hat
kindly offered to present to the United
States quarter Of million OF egg
of salmon from the Rhine, on the SOLE
condition that the United States shoulC
employ an expert to accompany thu
eggs TO the place of shipment. Thi
condition was gladly accepted, anC
subsequently a contract was mad'
with Mr.. Schuster, OF Freiburg, for |
quarter of million moro eggs of tn
same variety of salmon. These II /
expected will be cared for and trans
ported to the coast by Mr.. Rudolph
Hepcl, an experienced fish cuturisi
and il is even hoped that he may &C
company tho valuable cargo (whicl
win weigh 5000 pounds, 10 America
In accordance with the suggestion 0
the meeting at Boston il was decides
TO try to secure an additional suppl.
of eggs from California, and Mr.. Liy
ingston Stone was despatched for tha
object carly in August. lie establish
ed himself on the Mount Cloud River
"a tributary of the Sacramento, bu
contrary TO the expectation dcrive'
from the most trustworthy informa
tion, found he was little too late, tn
spawning season having already pass
cd. A report by Mr.. Stone of hi
work was read, in which he expressc
the opinion that, inasmuch as ho ha
already erected Matching house, an
solved many of tho problems whic
N,aro nanoscary IN ha doaidod tl