The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-08-20
Household and Farm.

There is no doubt about il, many
q farmer'may just rs well as not, add
n healthiul and delicious article of
diet to his usual dinner at very
trifling expense. He may, also, just
rs well as not make an acre. or II few
square rods. of water as productive
aud profitable rs any acre or few
square rods of the most fertile land
he possesses, and at much less labor
and expense after once properly
stocked. Fish are always palatable.
always healthful, and great luxury
on the table in the farm house. a
little trouble. little expense may
make them plentiful in almost every
neighborhood where there are living
springs, small permanent brooks or
ponds, or where ordinary sloughs
that are unproductivc, and COM
mon nuisance, can be transformed.
by excavation, into permanent ponds
of tolerably fresh and pure water.
And great many of them may he
thus transformed. as large number
of stock men know, who have made
of them reservoirs of water for stock.
throughout the dyrcst seasons.
The national government. qua ma
ny of the different state authorities,
have of late years taken an active
interest in the laudablc, work of
stocking the rivers. smaller streams,
lakes and ponds with fish adapted
to different localities and waters.
Within four wears the United States
Fish Commission, under direction of
its capable and enthusiastic chief,
Prof. Baird, has distributed fish eggs
and Young fish to the amount of
seventy or eighty millions, and still
the good work continues. These
have been sent to the different State
Fish Commissioners, where such
officers have been appointed, and
these State officials having charge of
Matching establishments built by
State appropriation, in their turn
have deposited them in the different
streams and lakes of the States, and
distributed them to fishing clubs and
private individuals having appro-
pirate waters at their discretion.
In Illinois we have n nominal Fish
Commissioner, DIR. w. A. Pratt, OF
Elgin, but the state has never made
an appropriation Tor propagating
establishment, or for providing, in
any way, for the expense of Matching,
caring for, or distributing the fish.
Hence il has been necessary for the
commissioner to devote his own
ponds and Matching houses to the
service. II is fortunate that he has
on his own farm an abundance of the
best of water for the purpose, and
thnt hc has the facilities for hand
ling any number of spawn or fish.
lie last year distributed over one
million Of the different varieties OF
fish and eggs, to the various parts OF
the State.
The California salmon has been
very largely disseminated in Michi-
gan, Pcnns ylvania, Illinois, Wiscon-
sin and other States, and ii is u set
tied fact that they are well adapted
to very large area of country.
In October of this year another
distribution will be made TO the diff
lerent States. in proportion to Their
needs or calls. Those desiring Il
portion should notify the State Com.
missioner of the number they would
like us early ms the first of Scptem'
bcr--bettcr if before. In this State
express charges must be provided
for, for the State has no appropria
ton, as stated above.
In our next issue we will give som,
information concerning the Carp
IN European variety of fish that is Il
he tried here this year, and which
promises to be especially adapted Il
all sluggish streams and ponds, ant
especially TO Southern Illinois, anC
similar ATTITUDES, and in fact all the
Southern States Chicago hdJm
erS' RereRue.