New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-15


they we're placed in ordinary
"na nuG 'nouS Current Of Water was turned
to tho extent as with trout .n tS smno,v WAS
.he enc so H thew retained their places died
Of scaon II was only after many nMsf ws as
c"ycreda ,mpie boz with the Enocsed out and
replaced by wire game netting THIS box Is T 'ho
Uy At an angie TO the current. tho de
gree OF inclination being determnea W Inc ssrren
the current The water sI,sn and, lifting tho eggs
keeps them in gentle motion ike inc IA
20, III merfsc,ioo it answers its purpose admirably
and is one of the greatest discoveries y, .hns horas
'ha ather IN o1g row. anchor them IN tho
p,Ver and All them With mpregnated spawn; ana tae
wore u rood zach egg aud holding 1t suspended
asrates II perfectly and makes us halchs , Iva
scarcely one per cent OF neas a nv, care or tten
on il reoured Fish aud eggs caonot enter tue boxes
can the eggs % Gren h Ss' M arso
" ~"'o wonderful stride forward in piscculture
taken in seinos from their spawning beds The haul rs
made at night at which Time only eau rlpe nsh DO
found in any considerable number Inc cLptireu nsh
are into aiDoat. and are stripped
at once. they die quickly Tbey are aitefwaru ro'u
markets. The eggs. after beug allowed 10 s,anH
for few minutes until preRnailon IL cOpieIe, Wnsn
is signled by their swelling in sze and reducing inc
temper Of inc water somo ten degrees are pouou
tho Matching and left 10 themsclves Nothing
more il required In "a hours the black eyes OF the
young fry will be visible through tho shell. ana In from
three 10 tea days they will be hatehed. 80 raplo
pie and inexpensive ia tho process Of sDad culture
Admirable subject Of the hsh culturists skill INC
sad Off IA every ind lceent his cultivation. lie Is
fonnd alog our coast, is unanimously pro-
lic aud IL easily bnuled; cheap implements Onlv arc
needed the eggs hatch ID few days; they are laid IN
The pleasant Summer time; especial care Is dc
mLnGed; tue conditions OF success are sinpo no 10
quires httle supervision; when hlscneu e uoes hTt %
to be- fed; he takes his way unaided To the sea-
there he aud fatIens at the expense o shs anu
worthless snnacule no comes DaeA ., nnso W tu r
,;va Ia. hraI IA
manner OF nets; and huaiiy, when he presents nmseH
III MS full blown glory OF some nall d'zsn ponnuS upon
the liable he is dsn t for the gods. More than tha
far more Important to wretcbed noitals-1i Tor me
poor. He he sold for three cents pound. and 10
tho cheapest food in the world for tho people
Already the price Of siad been Largely reduced by
such efforts at fish culture AS nave been possipe Ill ase
years past the New York Commissioners have yearly
deposited bO00 10 1OCtoOOO OF shad Try III the HUDSON
the enormous number OF 92.0O0.uC0 Fisheries which
were exhausted have revived; tIe number takon az
siuge haul of has been largely Increased, Whie
the price mas been reIncei SO tat sau rgro sond a.
whoesale last year at the fisheries on the hudson LOT
81 hundred whereas two years before contracts nad
been made at $lS The yield from tho Connecticnt
RIVER in 1870 and 1871 greater than IL has been since
largest haul previously record being 1900 III 1911 La
the whle the Southern rivers, "hlcn
were extremely prolific a Few yedIs ago, are
descendinv RAPIDLY from bad " worse.
The admirable domestic qualities OF black bass are
taken advantage of by tho hsh cuurist Inc eggs ot
present within knowledge to any advantage. Ihey
surrounded with geiainous or mucous nu, wien
tOughs the shad boxes IL Is possible 70 develop
them. but at cost OF time care and aoor %nica 700
great. All tnat Is done - u put the mature hsn III nc"
waters They increase with astounding rapdity, III inc
conditions are favorable No other variety can Stsna
before them. Defended as they are WIN their
spiDy fns they are more than iDatch ior eheiaios
larger than themselves while their rapdty OF motion
enables them 10 smaller sorts with ease our Iar
mers nave In some sections OF the country In their an1
iety to obtain fish TODD introduced pckerel INTO tLer
ponds and lakes tsh cannot be absolutely worthless
perhaps but pickerel Is wortnessness as .h
can be. A catfish is king by comparison. YET pick
ere are yoracous, and 1t has been question OF some
douy to get rid Of them when they were once csao-
lished In water. The black bass has removed ts
dicuty: Inc VIII DISPOSE OF The pickere and convert
hun in a higher kind OF animal tissue with rapldiiy
which IS gratifying 70 all lovers OF good hvlng. nil,
OswcsO bass introduced into the fotVmac RIVER
in 1850 There we're only some fifteen IT itwenty oi
them. anc for years past tue pass hsng tre nus
taken from mat parentage and millions are destined
yet TO be oDrained from the same source Inc cond
river produced little u value to man ii was fl OF
fsh-food, Astounding fn mnnows dace chubs. suckers,
crayf,h and insect life. Tie bass bred prodlgiousy.
Tae Young batch in eight ten days and reach maturity
IN two three years Through the care or the parous
are desroyed before they hatchcd, and after
ward thew are pretty we'll able to take OF them
selves Their marvellous increase under sIcn circuHi,
stances is NOT surprising IL such results can DC
done by State authority or by united action among
Der Of states rae sn mas Deen e m IN
instances utterly deficient in food have boon
restOcked with those most admirable nsh.
TIE FUTURE OF PlSClCtIlui'h'
have thus taken cursory glance at the various art-
fetal methods of cultiyatng ,h IN our country lcoud
not enter into more extended review OF the subject
and the wonderful results already produced were
there sufficient time. Incidentally, however something
has been shown OF what benefit has been Effected but
far more lies behind The Iture promises great results
Not only car fish DO raised easily as vegetables are
raised but with productiveuess teniOld greater The
waters WIN yet TEEN with them, and our myers aua
lakes will be cnItiyated precisely as the land Is cult
y.tp
pan beings. Nor is this all. lpt scciina zaiion mas
done for the tilase OF the earth 1t IL destined 70
Of animals have been introduced hto eoun-
tries 70 whose climate they were 'pGsa els
TO gher development; while vegetables aud grasses
new areas where they flourish with increased luHur'-
ance. The same willsDe done Win nsh. Shdu VIA DC
taken to the Pacific salmon will be brought to own
apiece, will replace the fngerngs OF our brooks, ana
bass will abound in every pay lagoon or Inlet OF our
and generation when the thorough exploration OF Tie
world and the rapid increase OF population make II
necessary We have only u 40 our duty IN order 10
for ourselves and our follow mon the full benefit OF
tho wonderful discovery
Among benefactors OF the human ~ classed
ono who makes two blades OF grass gov wbero only
one grew before Much more praise IL due 10 Him VINO
teaches cultivate what has heretofore been left
waste and barren, and converts II into fields Of fruitful
ness and abundance. But FISH culture Ia not wholly
interest largely public perhaps, and teaching
more brothery feeling OF mutual dependence and
far as the proceeds OF the AFT be kept md dual
property As pubic possession OWED by The entire
community, and yielding more or loss OF beneH
member OF society deserves tho most liberal cOnsIde
ration. THE poor yehave always with You" int poor
may be fed and rendered comfortable and ppJ by
simply turning best account what has been heretofore
elected All that IL needed 10 BRING this about is
ge knowledge among the people OF what Ia, been
done still be done ny this para
lively new source OF fish culture.
THE BRIDGE AT LION.
To me Rdttor Of The Tribune.