Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-04
fi>a Culture In Vermont.


ua.ol the most interesting portions Of
the rep5r. " Fish Commissioners Emu Rds
a.I q Goldsmith for 1871 Is DR.. Goldsmith
account Of his interview with the members Of
the German Fi-h Union, in which such diNtin-
rui,hei ,Aenas Dr. Firchow and Dr. Peters
hold prominent positions. lie states that IN
Germany fishing rights in some cases belong
81 the municipality, and sometimes 10 the
and owners, but that in all cases they are
regarded rs valuable property and fully
protected. The scarcity and cost Of animal
isol in Germany has led to the 9 lure of
h,h "a. a domestic economy. While beef
ard bread are nearly double the price that
iloy are in Vermont, fish from brooks and
little rivers are much cheaper Every arti-
fetal pond IS made to yield fish and the
Iretrutioas lakes about the Royal hunting
clst!e, are drawn off once in two or three
yeas md made to yield their crops .or the
market Tie quantity and cheapness Of f.
in Germany. DIR. Goldsmith says. i due to
the conservative influence Of the fishing laws
and to the utilization Of all available water.
IIesays that there are many farms in Vermont
whi.! could be rented for more money than
the land IS worth, if greater attention were
paid To- the propagation Of fish, and suitable
law, we're enacted for their protection.
Vermont has larger water area, in pro
portion To its size, than any other State in
the Mon There are no less than = ,3lj
acres of water, in lakes and ponds Of
fifty acrts and upwards. Most Of these
waters haze been left to their original fish,
tie Iickerel. dace, sunfsh and sucker.
Dr. Elmund- and DR.. Goldsmith recon-
men that in place of these fish, black bass
be substituted and in some waters handbook
ed salmon, salmon trout and whitefsh. The
black ha>, viii kill the pickerel, and both
Tor >gor; and the table, is a much better fish
TIE Ah,r~ Of the commissioners have been
mainly devoted within the last two years
t. stugkiB. some Of the rivers Of the State
NTH >lad and salmon. and quite a stock
d! these fishes have been placed in the
rivers ri this State. About $4,000 Califor-
Hil salmon were put in the Missisquoi river
last year, and during the past summer
aboat ldo,00o young fry of the salmo salar
were placed in the Connecticut and its
tributaries
Tie commissioners for the States Of New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and
Conneeticat have agreed to maze the Con-
uectlcut te>t stream as to the feasibility
OF restocking the depleted rivers of New
England with fish. At present about one
million OF salmon have been put into it,
Wit proper precautions, such as construct
iag to- SAYS and protecting the fish, it is
hoped that salmon will become as plentiful |
in time tl come in the New England rivers
a. they are in the streams of Scotland.
iaausa tie aid Of the United States
touni~,iorer, some l,l7O,OOO young shad
have ben placed in Vermont waters.
Ills experiment. Is most interesting
one in regard 10 stocking streams which
empty iutJ lake, and not into the
sea. II i an endeavor to change the nigga
tory instincts of this particular fish, an i to
eonhne 1t to rivers and lakes. Messrs. Ed
munds and Goldsmith state that this summer
large school. Of Young shad were seen in
Lake Champlain. confirming Mr.. Seth
Green theory, that shad may be taught
to find their food in the deep waters of our
lake. and become permanent
Tie fall results Of these experiments will
be awai,ei with great interest.