, 1876-06-01
FIsII-BREEDING.
Third Annual Convention Of tho Illinois
Fish -Culturists,
The Session Held Mt the Presidents Fish
Farm, Near Elg1n-..Ilis Address.

piactcnltttfhl, and with lltlt more eglA0ton or
q henithy character, will soon assume front rank
In tls in,uatr!cs Of Illinois and tho wcst. Tho
prctcnt leading representative of hsh-cnitnro
In this Fectlon III tho country Il UF.
W. A. rrast Of Eigin, who In the
possossor Of ono OF the finest stock farms In tho
State, md which covers 700 ncres Of land On tlla
farm there arc ponds containing front, eal'nnn, and
bnes, and covering 40 acres Of ground. The land
is situated on tho Frceport branch Of tho North
western Nawny, 2 miles west Of Rlg5n, md IL OF
tho most romantic kind 1t WAS here that thu de'c-
gates to tho rlsh Convention assembled lo.thy,
and partnok Of tho houateons Hospitality OF Dr..
Pratt and hls mother anil sister.
rItg CONVENTION. ....,
The third annual convention Of Che Illinois Slate
Fah Cuiturlsta Association held In thu pavilion
on Dr. ". A. fFntt'a farm this afternoon A. A:30
o'clock,, after the ncmbers present haa takenn |
.amblo over the exten.Ire psei',scs and lG0koh st
and sweet specklcd trout in the n,',norons ponds,
and chasel the buffalo and elk IN the parks.
So 3os r. Wses Sses'' wPalsnsye Ill., T.; b.
4. Plun.Go. chicago; v. Y. corbe.t chisago:
Simon Duolittle, carpentesvil'o; C.. IL, Atkins
dr. prntt, President Of tho Assoe!ation called
the ncmbcrA 10 oraer, aud, In the alscnce Of tho
Secretary. ueor9r l. Pinmbc, OF tho i"ter. 0ctdn,
was elected to that poatlon pro te,n.
The President read thu following addlchs, and on
nation 1t was ordered printed with tho minntea
snl ! records of previous meetings. In pamphlet
"1a !at 35sasfrs of the n"o'' s'as' Fun ca'tur-
iii has bco1l the custom, md has been expected
by aasoclattons Ut thla kind, that the President
ahould furnish an addfcss at thcis regular annaa!
% Mrns e s rast senr, s and tho success q tho Asso
ct" Ths a II h. 5en s sa't9 m 81
o ne ns S ess o9 u oeeaon
fur want Of time. q something clac. Tho want Of
timc would probably hc tho bcst excuse for mo.
my ,ncn,ornnduu, baok Of w!nt was doing and what
had bsen dong since our iast =, meeting. ,.,.
ciatson 10 the Aal and spawn distribution In this
state; Through the asn!sanse % q Q2y heyes!dgs.
eG% n Gf S p'fa n nd sesSa
have been Distributed through thin State to clubs
md associations. md turned out into tho
cation, VIC could have had many more 0r. III
hn Ind the capaelty for Matching TINT shall havo
this year. s9nld hsvo turned nat %an5 sg more %ae
s''" Tiil!rB IN MiLi.ios or rrsn AT ONCE,
mads, md aho spawn rocurcd irum ths ucncral
| Government mnst have tho express and packing
H TIC sato rSsGyng s =, Ths
what has hccn dono Is by fishing CLUBS and asAoca.
tons Many having paId I, ms fot hateling !heir ir
themselves and hntched thcis own spawn. I can
eay nothing more for Illinois than that 1t i nhamo
hs ey as a s
tton for tho stocking Of the public wAtcrs, o. lass.
ed laws for the protection Of fRh, while hut fcW OF
these stntes hnte bette. waters than Illinois, AND
had 1t not bncn for tlH Association md the few
ashing clubs that hayo taken tha matter In hand,
wa should not have had the fish that haye been
turned ont the past Yeas, ma wo hayo taeh now
| ONLY THROUGH THR ASSISTANCE OF GOV BEV-
1 ERlp0E.
Thfa II, however, ono step ganed By cur Asaocla-
tlop and VIC can hone for nothing more tho coming
year than what will bo dono by this Association
and by Hh!ng clubs, ar all or nearly all tho spawn
furnished by the General Government Is dlstrfb-
Micu before any Legislature mccts, anu cttDs anu
a.soclations wanting fish or spawn of the Calitor
MIA salmon to bu put into anJ Inke wheso clubs
huyc fishing grounds, should make application to
me hcfors Tho 1st Of August 70 thnt ean make up
IN estimate of tho amount Of SPAWN VIC Will bo
prepared 10 thko and report tho SAME to lrof.