Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-01-01
Stocking the Waters of Maryland with
Salmon.

Major 1. Is. Ferguson and Col p. w. Downs,
the Fish commissioners of Maryland, have just
completed the work of stocking the waters of
Maryland with young salmon Matched from
eggs brought from California by Professor
Baird of the United States Fishery Commits
sion, al the Kent farm, Green Spring Valley.
Baltimore county. The following numbers of
these Young salmon have been distributed In
the Potomac tributaries, Is, 600 in North
Branch; ), 900 in Savage river; 3, 900 in VIII s
creek. !. 900 in Evart's creek; 1000 in the
Antetam, 10, 900 in the Coconague, and Is, 900
in the Monocacv. In the two branches of the
PatapSco, 6 600 in each were distributed; II 600
in the three branches of the Patuxent II, 900
in the Gunpowder; To- 900 in Deer Greek :.
6, 600 in octara; 5000 in the other rivers of
the Eastern Shore, making a total of l26, 600
in the waters of Maryland.
The State of Virginia not having a commits
sion the Maryland Commission promised a sup
ply of young salmon from the Matching estab-
liShment of Mrs. Slack, at Bloomsbury. n. j.,
at the expense of the United States Commission,
and distributed $4,000 in the south branch OF
the Potomac, 10000 in New river, 5, 900 in the
Upper James, 10, 600 in the Roanoke, and ), 000
in the Rappahannock. The fish are Matched
in troughs from the eggs, and are kept until
the umblical sack is absorbed, a period OF
about three weeks after they first break the
shell. They are then carried in cans contain
ing each from one to two thousand, and are
emptied in the sources of the rivers of streams
TO be stocked. They Immediately seek their
hiding place and procure their natural food
from the water, and remain in the rivers some
eighteen or twenty months. when they make
their first mi grafton to the sea. They return
to spawn in about eighteen months, weighing
from twelve to fifteen pounds, increasing rapid
y i'll size during each years migration to the
sea. They return to the points where they are
first placed, and if Instructions in the stream
prevent, they ascend as near possible to the
point ut which they were placed in the stream
Major Ferguson states that he is in hopes that
the Legislature of Virginia, at its present SEES
sion, will provide for the appointment of a
Fishery Commission TO cooperate with the
Mary Commission in stocking the Potomac.
The next work for the Maryland Commission
to do is to obtain bass to stock different streams
in the State, to be hereafter decided upon.
Major Magruder will be present next week when
the water is drawn from the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, and has prepared nets boats, &C.,
for the purpose of catching all the bass possible
when the water is drawn. In this he will re-
ceive the active cooperation Of A. p. German,
Esq, President, and the other officers of the
canal who have placed every facility at his SER
vice. Major Magruder will be accompanied by
several members of the United States Commits
sion, and Prof. Uhler, of the Maryland AGA
deny of Sciences, and Investigations will be
made by them into the spawn and habits Of
fish. Baltimore Gazette.