New-York tribune., 1873-02-12
AMERICAN FISH CULTURE.

EXPERIMENTS IN SALMON AND TROUT BREEDING
REHEARSED.
The American Fish Culturists' Association
held its second annual meeting, yesterday at the office
of George Shepard Page, at No. 10 Warren-st Those
present we're:
George Shepard Page Of Stanley, ~ j. William Gift OF
Mysuc Bridge, Conn; A. s. Collins OF CALEDONIA, n. Y
Weston Vt; A. p lockwood OF salt Lake CITY, Utah ;
@. W. Chrysler Of Kinderhook. n. y f. b. Paxton Of
ret Van Cleve Of Corona N J John H. BaTden of Rhode
Island; Philip Brasher Of Brooklyn, n. Y; Thaddeus
Norris OF Philadelphia, Penn W. A. Ftzhugh OF Gen
esea n Y: b. B. Porter OF Baltimore, Md; Joseph Van
Ceye OF Newark, Nj; and A. j. Beaumont OF New
Hope, Penn.
After the presentation OF the usual reports the Pres
dent the Rev. william Gift delivered the annual ad.
dress Mr. Gift who is largely interested in the culture
and propagation Of fish, recounted the progress of the
past year in pscicuure throughout the United States
Among the papers which had been promised by
Prof Spencer +. Baird the United States Fish Commits
sioner, "Deepsea Dredging" but 1t was not read,
the recent importation Of salmon spawn from Germany
has occupied his time George Shepard Page read his
Notes on Fish Culture Abroad" Mr.. Page referred
TO the culture Of fish China which is OF ancient origin
and is principally carried in submerged rice fields
fagos being placed catch the spawn Of fish. He
spoke also Of the early practice OF the Romans IN
ductng fish by OF canals from the TO the in
teror-a method which has been followed in Great Brit
and Norway. In France the Government erected
the first piscicultural establishment at Honingue IN
Is49 This establishment has been conducted larger
scale by the German Government since the conquest OF
Asace and Lorraine. In Russia the system OF dry i'm
pregnatioD prevails. In England Ireland and Scot
land IS years salmon had become almost extermi
edtIhe Of those countries bountifuiy
restOcked. On the Tay River, at the StOrmOntfield
Works, $4,000 salmon eggs are Matched annually, and
the rental OF the Tay fisheries Is $4,000 per annum.
paper by Fred Mather on Natural versus Artificial
CULTURE in the breeding OF Brook Trout read He
advocated the natural impregnatOn of eggs Mr. Collins
excepted 10 Mr.. Mathers view. and insisted that the
artificial method by pressure stripping" was the
better one. The following papers were also read r.
ROckwOOds on the Naive Fish OF Utah." and Charles
Bells on the "ZOosperm OF Fish, communication from
Col James Worrall on the fish restoration movement in
Pennsylvania during 1872 showed that by the Governors
veto Of the legislative appropriation OF $4,000 very little
had been done In that State, although he still hope
iu He has 1000 Sacramento, Cal, salmon and 1000
salmon trout from Seth Green's Matching establishments
which are TO be placed In the Susquehanna River
paper, read by George X. Dykeman on the Upsuc.
cessful Taking and ImpTegnaOn Of Trout Eggs ELECTED
discussion In which the sentiment OF the majority of the
members seemed incline the belief thai the want OF
is due TO inexperence Mr. Paxton OF Michigan
referred 20 the great diminuOn OF white1sh in aRes
600O0 fish In locality where he only caught 20 ast
son. He was contemplating starting breeding estab-
bshDent Tor whitensh at Windsor, Canada, where te
authorities have offered facilities at little cost
and Tor the support OF which appropriation from the
Canadian Government is eX peced
Some discussion was had to the number OF eggs 10
DE procured from trout, and a difference Of opinou
seemed 70 exist. II claimed that a trout o. one
pound weight would not produce more than 500 eggs
and TINS was met by an assertion that yield would
De double Inc following officers were reelected:
President. william Gift; Secretary A a. Coulna g.
treasurer, H. +. Bowles; Executive Committee, seth
Green, r. A. Bracket, NJ c. Edmunds.
lne association after an informal discussion ad-
lonrned TO meet In this city the second Monday of
February, 1874