The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-12
THE FISH CULTURISTS.

HE ElSa OOA1 On4oxo.
Second and Last boy or the Annual
Meeting OF the Anne rican Ass0cintton--
% Interesting Discussions - The Trout
Bass and salmOn-Pr0tecttvc Legfsla'
tton sOught--MiscenaneO us Business.
The members OF the American Fish Cultursts
Association again met in session yesterday morn
ing. at the ONCE OF Mr.. George s. Page, No. II
Warren street, Robert b. Roosevelt in the chair.
Mr.. FREQ. Mather, OF HOneoye Falls, N. y, was
called upon by the Chairman to address the mem
bers upon any subject he saw lit relating to fish
culturesn Mr.. Mather willingly responded, and
touched upon the matter OF transporting trout
Two years ago last June he obtained 900
trout from lake in Canada, and before
reaching his home he lost by death all
but AGO. They were In eight barrels, and
when the wharf at Coburg was reached the lot
was in q comparatively fair condition. Detention
at this place by the non-arrival OF the steamboat
caused the loss, although fresh water was being
constantly dipped from the lake and put in the
barrels. None Of these trout which were placed
in pond where there were no Otner fish, ever
produced any eggs, and this circumstance was
particularly puzzing. Were they made barren by
the hard usage which they had received He had
fed them on beef lights uncooked, as he could not
obtain liver in any quantity at his place.
This statement drew out many expressions OF
opinion regarding the number OF years trouts
would deposit their Ova and the number OF eggs
that mad been found in SUCH One delegate had
known trout nine years old to deposit Ova aud
another had counted $500 eggs In six-pound
specimen; while still another had counted . $50
eggs in trout four years DID, and ,62O in one
three years old.
Mr.. Reeder, Commissioner of Fisheries OF Penn.
vi okoAt add
fish culture in his State. He referred to the dif.
fculties the Commissioners met in the outset In
Obtaining money, but when the subject was under
stood there were but few obstacles interposed.
They had put 81, 900 California salmon In the Sus-
qucnanna River and in the Delaware 90, 900,
and by the aid OF the United States
commissioners hoped to largely add to those num-
beers. They are hopeful OF the experiment, and
know that the young salmon are thriving well.
Mr. Reeder thought that the fish, after going out
to the sea- would only refuse to come back for lack
of good spawning grounds, and of such there were
plenty IN the rivers named The speaker also al
luded to the experiment of stocking the rivers
Delaware, Susquehanna and Juniata with bass
from the South. They were taken from the Poto-
mac with hook and line IN 1870, and 600 placed in
the Delaware To-day he believed that this river
contained from 100000 to 100000 OF bass, all
lated much that was Interesting about the growth
OF this fish, He had experimental and could tell
facts. 1t was found that in four weeks
the young were one anu o half inches long, and in
four months were from five inches TO six inches
In length. The bass make their beds where the
by its rays. The speaker is now giving this fish
much study, and It was his impression-though he
was not prepared to state 1t as !act-that IN the
black bass there are no structural differences; 1t
Is the color only and that Is caused by the water
In which they live. In answer to the question
Mr.. Reeder said that Pennsylvania had first appro-
priated $lS, 600 for this matter OF stocking the
rivers and propagation Of fishes, $4,000 for fish,
ways an additional $4,000 for the river business,
and probably they could obtain still another
$1,000 for the same object.
Mir. Charles Hallock, of New York, read paper
calling for the protection OF fish and game asking
JudciOus legislation and cooperation Of the sew
eral States, SO that when the sale Of fish or
all the others. he also desired that there should
he uniform names for fishes, as the Identification
of species WIN go great way in bringing to justice
Nh: Bowies, Of Springfield. acting upon the sug.
gestion, introduced the following, which was unan-
imously passed.
the different States secure laws for me better proec
i resolved, That this associSton use its influence to
re- e Of laws rnes e n as
and similar IN their object and purpose to better pre-:
and promote the increase OF all the game birds
and useful food fishes.
Many statements were made at this juncture by
Mr.. Wilmont, OF Canada; Mr.. Reeder, OF Pennsyl-
vanla; Seth Green, OF Rochester, and the Presi-
dent regarding the different species OF bass and
their habits. 1t was very interesting to those
W. Z. Edmunds, Fish Commissioner OF Western
Vermont, advised the members Of the efforts made
in his State to stock the waters with salmon. As
yet 1t had not been very successful, but was Ger
tain to result So
The question OF raising trout to sell and make
would seem many OF the remarks were addressed
to Seth Green, who acknowledged at last That II
CHEAP spua be 4
was too much to ask at this early day, when hun
dreds have been and are making experiments IN
the matter. and SO much had been ascertained by
y few in a short time. In this discussion the dill.
ferent kinds OF food the several cuiturlsts mad FED
their trout instanced, and but few agreed, as
each had used hundred things
On motion Of Mr.. Reeder the last paragraph Of
article Of the constitution, making the Commits
sioners Of the various States members eE oDScO,
was stricken out, so that they now become active
members upon complying with the usual condi-
MIR. Rcedcr also moved that the President vice
President and another TO be selected by the Chair
be committee with power TO agree upon subjects
annual meeting, such members soon to be notified
OF the action OF the committee.
Mr.. samuel Wiimont, of New CASTLE Ontario,
and Mr. W. F. Whcher, Commissioner Of Fisher
les, Dominion of Canada gave brief resunGs Of
the manner in which their salmon fisheries are
fish could have an opportunity OF spawning and
the young to live, and the result has been most
satisfactory. Six years ago. in their own market,
this hsh was from eighty cents to thirtyfive cents
per pound, but 1t was sold on an average during
the WnOle Oh laSL sedSOu AT ultecu ceutS pOuuu
The United states had consumed 20, O00, 900 Cana
dian salmon, season OF 1874. Mr. Whicher hoped
that states bordering the lakes would cooperate
with.the Canadian government in passing needed
laws for the protection or the fisheries in these
waters, and with such laws he would advocate the
establishment OF O joint United states and cana.
dian breeding establishment on the border.
The annual report was ordered printed, six
members elected and the association adjourned 10
meet In New York on the second Tuesday of Fen
ruafy, 1875.
LOVES LABOR LOST"