The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-09
THE PROPAGATION OF FISH.
ETGHr MILLIONS or THTTE FISH
TO STOCK LIKE ERIE.



seth Green's Letter 10 the American Fish
Cuiturlsts' AssOcintlOn-A DOuble-ii On dcd
Trout for the Centennial Exhibitions
TIE NTH annual meeting Of the Amcri-
can Fish Cul,urlsts' Association, yesterday, fore
shadowcd a small part Of what the world viii SEQ
a. tho Centennial Exhibition. The Smithsonian
Institution and the United states Commission
Of Fi.h aud Fisheries in their Ofici circular
describe the collection that they are anxious to
secure for the Illustration 81 thc Cnitcl States
fisheries. ombra Ing not only live, iced, orstufed
n.hcs, whales. seals, porpols,5, turtles, fiogs,
algl.ors, crabs, lobs,ors. corIli, spongcs, alsT,
and other marine Great ures, hut prepared fish
and rocs, dried, saltcd, smoked, N hlcd, or
crrnrd, "a well "a Oils, spcrmacuti. gel tine,
isngllss, glue, leather, shell, and WhaebOne.
To render the exhibition of the wonders Of the
deep exhaustive, TIE various apparatus for nsh
capture and the plans II iscicultural establish
incnt- are to be shown either In their Kind or In
model
Mr.. r. II. Roosevelt. "a President Of the so
cietS. briefly reviewed the lhhOrs OF the past
wear, and sad thai the ceutenni u displ.yis only
tho OutcrOg nf tho suciety's cndeavprs to pro-
vide cheap ard Wholesome food for the people.
Sturgeon was 40 abundant In Old times nay u
sold us low M cent per noun !. hut It's indis-
crmnatc destruction promised u iuu w the
price To a dollar n porud. Ike that uf trout.
sturgeon was most excellent ann nutritious
fish. 4n VS. the fresh hrffiug, much valued In
the old country, but here both were treated with
contempt.
A panor on tho present state Of American
pi-cicuiure by SETH Gre u, Sunerntend' mt OF
the sew y fk State Hatching Establishment at
Rochester was read rs follows.
since tho last meeting of the Vow York state Fish.
cry commissioner have been king some additions
brooS trout win be- diitri0utea In addition To- salmon
salmon trout whi Gsh placS oass &c. We shan have
about Que miioa brook tr,gt | am receiving orders
When they are dcp'stcn In Nc streams they shoui BE-
Two WIDE. thar ios the streams and Lot deposited
all ~ one place, but distoutcd 81 along l- stream.
Ter STOW tSect ont u TIE way All a. L were p.si5e
to deposit them IN the night mucn larger u"rc n,aec
would arrive At maturity, ~ 10y morning they would Al
shallow vat, r on ne edge Of the stream. ,., -.
streams eau be rcstocscd As iaeideni, val cite
"a in,eTctns exp .. hoa5 ycss ..o Mr. G.
barren trout stream. lie Wished to rc-tock It with
trout fry During he sumner i could be seen iaii the
stream was awe WIN te mt fe.9ws NcN summer h,
take would be from % to 100 IN an hlternoon. Next
take Ias - his largest g. Llsi seas IN, when they
four ycrs old, his lowest take d. his highest
Of mon Toni We shall have about .O)0ooo enough
dos anew f6ev are an ,Scesnt f.S and ihcTe are
more q oui little acs suiase for tins Lnd tan any
The white nsh interests a-e heinz looScd into I'M,
lgan Fish Corsn sioncrs made GA arrangement Niih
lie last fall 10 put the Hoiton Ina eAns oox In their
OF my assistant. more aud h. pu TIE boxes IN. and he
] has now SOolUnl 81 whi'c h4r spawn nearly to the
haci INK point. ih' nrt - taking AID haclin- white
/ rsh spawn - special Dranca 81 nsn culture anu n
tuslness bY set ivan may be wei csurat,d IN the
art Of rSin- aaa hstclng ne spawn OF other hsnee,
an 4 ht does not understand 10, he ~ make rice.
} faiiurc at h.iNhing Waite rsh.
ne no,ion haicnins los VIII hatch more white rsa
wit less Oar or an Win greaffr bfntns than any ut
Matching b. in the world fnc calculation nov is 10
o0llOu Write nfh m Lake Erie II tais Is uono.
IA iour Yes ln&c ric wil or IN measure rcstocsed.
Luz te Nor@ snlu ACT stop there the Commi.- rs
IN u.l H. putfiIg them q COR years. ana the time
VIII come when tongues Will ia to give utterance VI
| praise.
Tho association resolved TO urge upon the
! Government the regular collection II statistics
| with reference to tno catcn of Il hes.
| \. tue close Of the proceedings the meetln !,
| was surprised by an offer from "a t. Ctewell of
! LUDLOW. Pa, to forward to tue exhibition "A live
/ threc-year old brook trout with TWO perfectly
developed heads.