Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-11
FISH.

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tor the position. The lnte!llgenccr WAS
the first paper in the state to urge upon
the taSt legislature the Importance OF
having ~omr law under which the spawn
and Young fish distributed by the United
States fish commission might he most
aivlntagcuu>iv used in Missouri. and
making il some ones business to look
after the propagation of food fishes IN
Til" stale. Seeing that nothing WAS be-
Imw done III the matter. we interviewed
MIR. Anderson, chairman OF the house
committee on agriculture, and succeeded
in interesting him i'll the matter. and the
existing .aw j. the result OF his >ubse-
pucnt efforts. While We think that the
lmpNTtauc" Of the subject would have
warranted Il larger appropriation than
was made tor II. we believe that much can
be done a. it sand we hope that all our
country exchanges which have near
them streams capable ot being stocked
with line 1i>l. viii give the subject the
attention which 1t deserves Although
Missouri has. comparatively speaking.
but few lakes. She has 4 great many fine
streams. The southern tier OF counties
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with their many tributaries. form L
net work of streams on the nnr.'. "a,
"r r, ,'nnth>. ana the hundreds of
rivers and creeks which How into the
Missouri ami Mississippi furnish the
northern part OF the state with thousands
" / acres oi water adapted 10 the growth
al food fishes. These streams were At
u time generally we'll stocked. but the
indlscrimInats destruction OF fish by
wrirS. dams. traps an't nets. in and out
az season. hstN depleted them until but
lvw game fish can now be ioumd i'll any
OF them. excepting, probably the streams
III the southern part ot the state. The
law passed by the last Legislature for
their protection. will. OF course, do
much 10 pertHit them IL rcc"ver by rat
nrai means. bUt 1T i that something
s'""!" DE zone L" 'id nature II! eA'eh'-
in& Inc supply q! TINS Wholesome io"d
''t man oE l''' introduction "i NE" ana
Valuable varieties oil fi>h. ~ important
h''> TINS subject oee' Thought th"t SeN-
era. state notably !fS!'i', 'atI'oFl''.
H'''H'' H'cl'T'h ana 'h'o. nave h>t
laws. and commissions which are per
'i''Ilto 10 eApeh' aiii''a!!E several t!ou-
SAM collars III each state Tor the pr"pa-
CATION OF the better varieties OF lI1h
iFot spencer +. Hairi. OF the smith
>oHian Institute. Hon. li"ratio Seymour
ami Mr.. seth Green, OF New York. have
i"F some wears gwen the matter much
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