Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-14
rusu 0uf.TURE.
FISH CULTUREs
The Board of Fish Commissioners
recently in session at Dies MONIES,
adopted the following

The Board Of Fish Commissioners
recently in session at Dies Moines,
adopted the following
RULES.
In delivering spawn and living fish
from the State Matching House, the
following rules have TO be obeyed ex-
aotly sss
Only public waters, and no private
ponds can be supplied.
The impregnated spawn of the SAL
mon Trout and Whiteflsh, can be sent
in October, r. such places e have
convehfences for Matching it. Living
Salmon, Trout and .Whitofish can only
be delivered at AnAmOsa, and All per.
sons wanting living fish of any kind,
must send . man for them, AZ there
are large numbers of lakes in this
State, not to speak of streams and
rivers, and the means at the disposal
OF the C0nmissiouers are too small to
Justify the attempt TO deliver fab ct
the expense OF tho State. To avoid
jealousy and dissatisfaction, no cxccp-
ton will be made 10 this rule. The
expenses Of the persons coming for
Ash will b two dollars at Anamosa,
and carriages, besides their travelling
expenses.
Young Whltefish are in condition
TO transport from the first to the tenth
Of February Salmon trout from the
tenth to the twentieth.
White Bass, Rock Bass, Black Bass,
fAfE r1.-.G ~ -,~1t c,,.l n.,-
Bull heads cAn be delivered at any
time during the winter months. APP
plication to be made to B. F. Shaw,
AnamOsa.
MIX cans are used to carry all
kinds Of flsh. "A Ave gallon milk can
will hold two thousand whiteflsh or
one thousand salmon trout; or from
ten to twenty Of the other fish above
named, according to their size.
All communications must be cd.
dressed to the undersigned, and must
describe particularly the waters to be
stocked. giving their names, location
and size, and stating whether the
ponds have rocky or muddy bottoms,
lies.s The wall-eyed pike, rock bass,
white bass, Hack bass, whitehall md
|salmon teoat, arc auited to clear va
Etsr, with rocky bottoms whero the
FcrAwhsh etos6e found, and Oswo9o
bass, perch, strawberry bass and bull
heads will only live on muddy bot
toms with flags and pond lillies. II
should also be stated what kinds or
hsh arc found - tho lake.
All Ash should BE- deposited % near
the head Of the lake as possible, %
they will not 20 into the outlet before
they become familiar with the waters.
The young flsh should be Deposited
during the night when most large
Ash, do MT I'D, and they win Ind
hiding place befo1s morning.
B. r. SHAw.
From Saturdays Register We clip
the following:
Commissioner Haines was appoint
ID . committee to examine the var
i0us kinds of Ash ladders, and In
structed to report ON the merits OF
each at tho next meeting Of the
Board.
In order thak nene shall be nislsd,
the Commissioners desire ms 70 siAte
tint che fsiss a1epASd are Tor IL d.
livery Of flsh sukss they hare .JtsA to
deliper, ct present they have none, NOR
II the Matching house yet built. Il
will probably be constructed some
where In the vicinity of Anamosa,
and perhaps on Mr.. Shaw's farm,
where there 10 . fine creek Of clear
water proceeding feom . spring. Due
noeicd wial - given through The pub
ID piants whsa sAsrs are any flsh
ready for del iycry.n