Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-03-31
The Experimental Fish Iatcheries-
The State Hatchery TO be LO-
. cnted on the Maumee,

The efforts of Hon. f. d. Potter, OF this
City, in hehalf of Pisciculture in the State,
and especially in the Northwest, seem about
t. be crowned with success beyond anticipa-
tions at the beginning. What these effects
have been are too woll known throughout
Northern Ohio for rehearsal at length. Il
WIS through the Judge that the subject re
ceived the attention OF the Legislature
and action which gave it practical exam
nation. Recently that gentleman has given
to the public detailed report of the trans
actions of the year, which give it an ex-
hibit warranting warm endorsement OF
the work of the State Board.
THE EXPERIMENTAL HATcHERIFs.
When the Fish Commission began its
labors last year, there was strife as to where
the State Hatchery should be located.
TO decide it experimental hatcheries, to
be cheaply equipped, were erected, at To-
ledo to tcst the Miumee water; at kelley's
Island, for Lake water; at the village of
Cdstalia, to test spring there, and mt Cleve-
land. Tho latter put itself on the same
basis rs the Kelley's Island test, bv using
the Lake water through its Water Works.
Judge POtter's report admits this summary
of the results attained:
Kclley's Island has been quite successful
but from the difficulty of communication
with the Island, the exact numbers of fish
hatchcd are not given. Castalia received
300, 900 eggs, but the spring water proved
too cold, aud of the whole number but 25,-
600 young fish were produced. These were
placed in stream leading to Snndusky
Bay, Mt the town of Venice. Castalia is re-
garded as impracticable for fish Matching.
The Cleveland hatchery received in all
100000 eggs, fully half Of which, however,
proved unsound. The resNlt there is called
satisfactory, though but a small proportion
of The eggs seem to have been successfully
hatched. Ten thousand young fish there
from, were placed in small lake at Akron.
The Toledo Hatchery has had total of
100000 white fish eggs, most of them OBJ
tanned from the Islands of Erie. OF these
100000 proved unsound, so that 650,O00
were actually placed in the processes
| From them there have been successfully
Matched So per cent, and they were depos-
tied, 100000 in the Maumee, and 100000
in the Lakes clear waters. Besides this,
there have also been planted in the Lake
waters beyond Maumee Bay, during the
winter, 100000 more, frc IN the United
States Fish Commission, from the Hatchery
at Worthwhile, Michigan.
This makes the Toledo experimental
Hatchery and its agency successful in plac-
ing at least 100000 live and sound white
fish in the waters Of the Lake,--a very re-
spectacle reinforcement 10 the supply Of
brain-making material.
THE STATE HATCHERY.
In view Of these facts, II is gratifying
that Judge Polter's efforts for the State
Hatchery TO be placed on the Maumee,
have been successful. At recent meeting
Of the State Commission, Toledo Was Sc
Iected as the place, the location aud details
not yet fixed upon. The capacity will be
for Matching from 100000 to 10000
eggs. Varieties named to he propagated
are white fish, lake trout, salmon, shad, and
brook trout. Judge Potter has also put in
a strong plea for the mnscalonge which he
urges can lie multiplied without difficulty,
aud be improved and developed greatly,
The building will be a structure Of one
story, 100 feet by 80 feet, and the Hatchery
will employ IA or l6 hands. twill he kept
In operation from the middle Of November
10 about the middle Of March,
The Judges report and the work Of the
Commission for the year, are highly salts.
factory. Toledo Sunday JoBHh