Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-03-26

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lecture on Pisciculture, last week, giving
a very interesting view of what has been
accomplished, and what may be, in future, in
the way of raising fish for food. The close Of
his lecture was as follows:
Admirable subject of the fish culturist' 5
skill, the shad offers every inducement to
his cultivation. He is found everywhere
along our coast, is unanimously prolific, and
is easily handled chea, implements only are
needed the eggs hate in few days they
are laid in the pleasan; summer time no
especial care Is demanded the conditions Of
success are simple he requires little super
vision when hatched he does not have to
he fed : he takes his own way unaided to
the sea. there he grows and fattens at the
expense of snails and worthless animalcule
| he comes back of himself to the river where
he was bred he lets himself be taken in
all manner of nets; and, finally, when he
presents himself in his full blown glory Of
some half dozen pounds upon the table, he
is a dish fit for the g)ds. Moro than that
far more important to US wretched mortals
fit for the poor. lie can be sold for three
cents a pound, and is the cheapest food in
the world for the people.
II reduced by such efforts at fish culture rs
have been possible in face Of neglected legis-
lation and unlimited fishing For four years
past the New York Commissioners have
yearly deposited 5000, 900 to 10000 600 Of
shad fry in the Hudson, while the COnnecti-
cut Commissioners in one year raised the
enormous number of $4,000 600 Fisheries
which were exhausted have revived the
number taken al a single haul Of net has
been largely increased, while the price has
been reduced 50 that shad were sold Gt
wholesale last wear at the fisheries on the
Hudson for 50 hundred, whereas two
years before contracts had been made at SIS.
The Weld from the Connecticut River in 1870
| and ISL was greater than it has been since
1902. As many as 3, eco were taken in one
haul, the largest haul previously on record
being ,, 300 in ISL. In the mean while
the southern rivers, which were extremely
prolific a few years ago, are de.ccndiug
rapidly from bad to worse
The admirable domestic qualities Of black
! bass are taken advantage Of By the fish cul-
tarist. The eggs Of this class Of fish cannO,
be hatched By the means ut present within
our knowledge to any advantage. They are
surrounded with q gtlatinous or mucous
fluid, which units them for being deposited
either in the salmon tr,nqb. o- !, the slai
boxes. Ii is possible to develop them. but
n, a c,s. or time care and labor which +
too great. Al that Is done i - put the
In,t1re fish in now woters They in,reass
with astounding rapitiiy, il the conditions
are favorable. No other variety can stand
before them. Defended as they are with their
SHINY fms tbev are mare Than n match for
enemies l,-,er tl,,n themselves ,vbie tbcir
rapiiity Of motion enah,es them to seize
smaller sorts with else Oar farmers have
I'm some .seti,ns of the country In their aov-
ietrt, ,l..si, f.L r,,5 i,-roj-,,cI ,.;,.,-.l
irt-, tls;r ,.,,,ls ar4f,kfs f.b r1r,.,- ~,
af- lgtsIv worthless rerba,s buta rieler.l
Is as rc,r ,y.r,ila.-nr.s esa e.b can be-
catfish i. kinr Lv. c,,urar;s.n. v. nick
ereI are ,or9ci7ns nnlj. ba. bero n mes
tio,. ,r .o,rc d.i5'.,,,r IN crf riI ,f ibe-,
Nc, +b,.,- ,,,-o r-..o ,,.,ll,-Led +, any, ~
-e~ Tbe bl,cl. Io.s has removed ms diff
...--y p bc vii 5;sr,.s If Tho r.i.tc-si and
,'.,,,cr+ lin, ;D,, p, b,,hcr Lid NJ animal
,,.,, ,-.-, d, -r..,.i;.,' nj, T.. .--,,if,;r. >,
all m,ei- og ro1i living.
O-weso bass ee-e introduced into tic Po-
tomac River IN 1850. There were oulg
some fifteen or twenty OF them, and Yet for
years past the bass fishing there has been
wonderfully fine Millions have Irohetly
been taken from that parentage' and millions
are destined YET 70 be obtained from The
same source. The conditions in this in-
stance were favorable. Although the riFer
produced hut littlc Of value TO man II was
fall 1t ii-a food. aboanting in minnows,
daec, caaas, suckers. cTayiisa, and in.sti
i.e. Tie bass breed pr1dlig'oaS-y. Inc
young hatch in eight or ten days, and reach
,aat-r.-y ia tw0 OF three years. Through
tae care of tAo parents few are destroyed te-
fore they are matched, and aiterward ;.eT
are pretty Wei able - take care Of them
sel'e-. Their marvellous increase under such
circumstances is not surprising II such re-
suits can be achieyed by an individual 10
single venture what might not be done hy
S-ate authority, or by united action among
number oi State. The plan has heen io--
lowed IN New 3rk, and huudreiS ot axes
which were exhausted, IN instances utterly
. deficient in any fJot-i-Aes, have been r'-
>-acseI with those most admirable i>a.
1HE FUTURE OF rIsc.crIruRr.
1.,, f,-,re 7ro,yi.e. ,.-eat rc.,,lrs M.
asfy can f;sb he raised a. easily as vere..3!es
Greater. The waters will Vet tecm with