The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-13

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Pinchen or jacob, hence he de-
serves to be ranked as a d~lscoverer.
After long watching and thought, he
associated with himself a friend.
Antoine Gehin, after he had more
than hall succeeded. By close watch
inc of the habits of the trout, they OBJ
served that towards the latter end OF
November. the .'spawners ran up the
streams into the clear water TO the
gravel beds. They observed that n
females removed the gravels by t1lrt-
ing their tails aud rubbing their bel
lies. Remy rightly reasoned that tins
was to assist in the depositing of the
eggs. On catching them IN this state
they found hat by gentle pressure OF
the hand on the abdomen, the matured
eggs could be made 10 flow. Suspend
ing u female over a dish, partly hlled
with water, they pressed out the eggs,
and repeated the operation, III the
same dish, with the mllt OF a male.
Their next step was to place the eggs
thus impregnated, III a perforated poA
which was deposited IN a stream OF
water. Their experiment was success
full. Their experiment was almost
identical with that Of Jacob, but they
went a step beyond they prepared a
diet and reared their young. These
facts Remv embodied in a letter TO the
| prefect of the Nosges III the year after,
viz. 1913. In 1913, Nj. de Quatrefages
| set on foot a scientific research into
the p~ropagatio of fish. The effect
was TO call into notice the humble and
| obscure peasants Reny and Gehln, I'M
I'll then unknown TO the world beyond
the Nospes. Soon afterwards the
French government investigated the
| matter and at once entered upon the
artificial propagation of fish. To-day,
| the establishments at Concarnen and
| at Huengine are probably the most
| complete in the world. But the men,
Remy and Gehin, were but poorly re-
paid for the toll, %privation, and expo
ire which they underwent in arriv-
ing at their discovery. They each re-
ceived a pension of 5000 per annum;
besides the privilege of selling tObac-
CO in a village of , u inhabitants was
granted to Remy. Since his death a
monument has been erected to his
near the scene of his labors,
by the citizens of France, who are
proud of the honor that he brought
their country, now that he is lead !:
but who were too tardy in expressing
their admiration and gratitude at a
time when it could have been of ser
| ice 20 the great benefactor OF his
race"-Prof. Chas. A. Joy.
1t is stated that fish were artificially
Matched III this country as early as
1904 by DIR. Bachman. But the first to
Garlick and Prof. Ackley, of Ohio.
DR.. Garlick in a letter of Sept. 10, 1877,
to Prof. 5. f. Baird, u. 5. Commits
sioner of Fish and Fisheries, y
In 1853 the subject Of fish culture
was brought before the people of the
- A4INS' 1ANNANo. III tt ASNNSA ~ a ~ io.
: 1t was III substance the report
of Milne Edwards upon the expert
ments of Remy and Gehin. :
When we saw this article DR.. Ackley
II myself Went into the work enthu-
sIastically, made artificial ponds lii the
vicinity of Cleveland, spent several
thousands dollars, produced brook
trout which we exhibited at two of the
ONO State fairs. : = x Our first
artificial formulation of trout was on
the Goth of Nov. 1853, which were
hatcned and alive on the 24th of Jan
uary 1904"
Be this as it may, to-day twenty odd
States of the Union have fish com
missioners whose duty it is to restock
the d~eplenished streams and enforce
the laws eXacted for the protection of
the fish. Besides, Congress in 1871 APP
pointed a Commissioned of Fish and
Fisheries for the United States Is. +.
Baird to examine into and report
upon the diminution OF the food fishes
OF the country but his duty has
grown into something more, for sew
eral years past he has had Matched out
and deposited many millions of fish in
national and Interstate streams.
Each year he also donates many mil
ions of salmon spawn to the different
States.
The work continues to 20 on, increas-
ing year by year, III this and other
countries. With the limited authori-
ties at my command give the names
Of h following countries known to
be Interested in fish culture France.
Prussia, Germany, Great Britain, Nor
way, Sweden, Russia, Denmark, Hol-
land, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Java,
India, Australia. New leland. Sand
witch Islands, Canada, L. 5. America.
Chilli, Hungary and Tasmania.
So we see, the works of Dom Pinch
en-, jacob. and Remy are firmly en-
grated upon the arts of the world