The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-06-18
PIsICULTURE.

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The sixth annual report of the Commissioners
Utica, Edward N. Smith, of Rochester, and Rob
ert B. Roossvelt) has just been published. #
10 very interesting document. During the
year ding December 81. 1878, the shad hatchs
ing operations otthe commissioners, despite the
baekwardness Of the season, were very successes
full. Five million and Forty-one thousand shad
hat were successfully Matched ere turned loose,
the greater partin the Hudson river. according
20 the repart doubts have been expressed as to
whether these FISH will thrive Lii fresh water
nasmueh as 1t their habit to seek the salt water
every winter. To test the question, shad IN 1879
were deposited in The Genesee and other rivers
flowing into fresh water lakes and. the following
summer these fish Were caugnt in lake Ontario
Again "a, OOyoung shad were deposited in Cans
Andaigua lake,son June 12th last year; 3d.
600 in Grand rivsr, Michigan, on june 18th;
81 900 in Cayuga lake, on June 10th, 60, 600 in
FOX river, Wisconsin, on June II, 70 900 IN
Genesee river, on June 10th; 600 in Ashtabula
river. Ohio, on June 2Sd; 10000 in the Ansacle
and Racine rivers, Michigan, on June 26th; and
$4,000 In the Wabash river Indiana. on June 2Sth.
During the year 1a0, 600 young shad were taken
by the U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries from the
establishment of the New York Commission and
deposited in California waters. In January 1873
the following shipments were made from the
state Matching House, in Caledonia, N. Y. to
several points Twenty boxes OF salmon trout
Eggs 81 boxes of salmon trout, 11s, 900 white fish
in February, $4,000 salmon trout for Canadice
lake, 10000 white fish and 10000 salmon trout
for Seneca lake, 1909 salmon trout for Hemlock
lake, 70 900 salmon trout for Cayuga lake, 10000
for Little lake and Long lake, 10000 for Green
lake, 20, 900 for Schuyler lake and salmon trout
Saratoga lake, saratoga county $4,000
Hemlock lake, Ontario county 4 $4,000
sand lake GLASS lake and Crook ed lake $1,000
silver lake. Wyoring county $4,000
Fennleon and Pointee likes, Oswego county $4,000
Ineka like. Yates county #E $4,000
Oswasco lake, Cayuga county 2S,Oos
cayuea lake, schuyler county ataa 1000
Casadaga lake, Chautauqua county 10000
Arien lake and West land lakes, Rensselaer, @
| County T4yc. II. erfs 140O0
| Crooked lake, yates county 10000
Whiting lake, Columbia county .Il SOC
Copaka lake. Columt ia county ev $500
Lake George, Warren county Il 10000
Mlndeva lake. Wisconsin - 5000
Seneca lake, Seneca county .ss.. $4,000
Fishkill lake, Dutchess county ~ .. q, 600
cansndaigua lake, ont1rio county Pc es,ooo
Dewitt, Irnais, and Clappef lakes, Rensselaer, ~
county 10000
Little Fork lake, Cortland county sbs5 $4,000
can.ndagua lake. Ontario county 10000
Scott lake or Little Pond, Washington Co. 10000
Crooked lake, Yates county 2O,OOO
Bear lake, Chautauqua county 10000
Besides this large number of salmon trout sent
to the various lakes, several thousands were
forwarded to various private parties. The report
contains an interesting description Of the artificial
spawning and Matching process and many fects OF
ivtsyest and .xalna to pisculturist -Neu York