The New York herald., 1876-01-31
SALMON CULTURE.

THE PRomEAh OF STOCKING CONNECTICUT
RIVERS WITH ssALMoN APPROACHING soLU-
TIoN-wHAT IS DOING By HATcH1NG AssooI-
ATOMS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE STATE
FISH CoMMIssIoNERs
WEsrPoRT, Jan. 81 1876.
The subject OF fish propagation by artificial processes
has received the attention Of scientists and others In
teresed to such an extent during years that the
ores have given place 70 actual work and to-day NAV
be seen results which are sufficient OF themselves 70
convince the most increduous that the ro-
stocking or the rivers OF Connecticut with
salmon is no longer problematical. but is to
all ntents ana purposes a nxed fact To the wisdom
and foresight Of Professor Baird OF Washington aided
by Fish Commissioners appointed by many State Leg
isatures ana the suggestions OF such pscators as Mr.
Seth Green of Now York. and Dr. Hudson, OF Connec-
cut the people indebted for the advancement thus
far made In this connection Rev. Livingston Stone OF
the United States Matching house. the Accoud River
CALIFORNIA; Mr. Charles Atkins, OF the Matching house
Bucksport, Ne, and the Rev. Mr.. Cliff, OF Mystic
Bridge, Conn.,. should not bo forgotten The ap-
plshment OF this object is deemed indispen-
SABLE as private enterprise would not be
likely to cover work intended to be general
In It's results SO viewing tho case, the General AS
sembly OF this State has annually for a number OF
years appointed commission and yearly apart the
important work The Commissioners for this State
are William N. Hudson, NJ. d. +; Robert Pike and
James A. Bill gentlemen who IN all respects, are
capable by familiarity with the subject OF advancing
the States fish interests. In the State are several
Matching houses. that Of the Watonian Club, near
New Haven; the Matching house Mystic Bridge
and the 'Westpor Trout Association's establishment
at Poplar Plains in the town of Westport, being the
most important Tho most successful matching for
the State has been done under the supervision Of
Superintendent George Jeide, at the latter place
Following is showing OF the work done at Westport
aalN, f~r
with January, 1S78:-In 1872 there were re-
ceived from Bucksport Me-, 10 900 salmon eggs.
These were hatched at loss OF twenty i've per cent
and were deposited In equal proportions in the Sauga
tuck River, at Westpor and Mill River Southport
In 1878 there received from the same place
$50 900 eggs These hatched at loss of only Eve
per cent and were deposited 40 900 tho Saugatuck
River, 5000 in Mill River and sos 600 In the head
waters OF the Connecticut River In 1874 from the
same place. received 375 900 eggs BY delay In
packing some OF these had hatched before Shipment
and on their arrival at the ponds many of the eggs
loss OF only five per cent During the same year. from
the United States Matching house the McCoud
River, California, were received 10000 eggs These
were hatched at trifng loss OF this fry As 900
placed in Butter Brook, town OF New Milford and
90 900 in the Pennington River at Now Hartford or
the fry from Maine so 600 were placed in Butter Brook
200 600 in the Pennington, $4,000 in the shetucket
a tributary of the Thames at North Wind
ham, 10000 In stream in the town of
Guiord near New Haven, To- 900 in Mill River, south
port and 10 900 In the Saugatuek River, at Westpor
In 1875, October 10, were received from California
rival The loss in Matching was L. 500 less than four
per cent record better than that OF any other hatch
ing house In the country OF these So Oco placed
In the Shetucket 900 in the Pennington, and
100 900 In Butter Brook, tributary of the Housatonc
In the spring OF 1875 there received from Lubec
Me-, Is 900 Of land locked salmon There placed
5000 in Hog Lake, town Of Lyme 5000 in Lake Poca-
pang and 5000 In Crystal Lake, town of Eastford
The total number Of eggs, exclusive Of land locked
ceived by the association from the beginning,
is 1855 600 The total loss during Matching has been
S. $50 Total number Of fry placed In the OF the
State 296 750 HatchiDg has been done successfully
at the other houses named The Try placed in the
rivers four years ago have than heard
from. They have been caught by hook at different
points by pscators in search OF trout That the young
fry thriving and destined to attain full growth
not be reasonably doubted II is known that years
ago the principal rivers of The state aboundcd In
salmon that hoy were more plenty than shad; that
though for eating purposes superior shad they had
at time become drug In the markets. In verihca
ton OF this statement IL is known that
eighty years ago, when men placed their
sons at trades, the indentures agreements
entered specified that salmon should be put be-
the apprentices at their meals only
each week the fish were plenty that 'bosses'
took advantage OF II 70 cheaper the matter OF board
All this has changed in the absolute disappearance OF
the fish from waters. In order to them and
enable the people TO taste the fish at price less than
the fifty cents per pound now charged the plan for
stocking the rivers by artificial process has been
Eurated. The thus far achieved tho
belief that that expectation WILL at no distant day be
fully met