The New York herald., 1878-03-30
BROOK TROUT.
OPENING or THE sEAsoN-HIsroRY OF THE
rrsH-rrs CULTURE. HABITS AND MARKET

rrsH-Irs CULTURE, HABITS AND MARKET
vALuE-ExHIBIroRs AT FULTON MARKET.
Monday next, April !. is the day established by law
for catching. holding and selling brook trout in this
s,ac The season this year is two weeks later than
last year and will close two weeks earlier, thus on
sblipg tho hnny decacies to reach greater degree OF
maturity and perfection than under the old law. inc
day is usually q notable by all amateur as
well as professional anglers in this CITY
and vicinity, the ponds and streams on
Long Island being especial objects OF inter-
est Tho principal association is tho South Side
club presided over by Recorder Hackett which mas
among It's members many OF our most prominent
Citizens They have the club house and other appur.
tenauces OF well regulated organization, and arc
rather an exclusive body. Members OF the club only,
With rarc exceptions entitled TO the convenences
srordeo for catching the little golden becd beauties
The day is also made gala one among tho fish mer-
chants in Fulton market Of the most extensive
dealers annually making extensive preparations to ex
b,bt aquara containing only beautiful specimens
OF trout but also specimens OF other tribes OF fish,
sporting in their natural element In crystal tanks and
under the spray Of miniature fountains.
HISTORY OF BROOK TROUT
we'll known writer on piscatorial matters remarks
mat "ths beautiful fish has been exhaustive theme
for pastoral poets Of all ages II has afforded recrea
ton for hundreds Of years to OF the lovers OF
lure throughous the temperate zone Of the Northern
Hemisphere. All classes. ages and conditions have en-
loyed the sport of angling trout. Although this
nsh is probably tho most plentiful Of the game fishes
and sought Tor by the greatest number OF coniempla
tive sportsmen, yet may be angled for with the CON-
mouest tackle, or IL may he fshed for with u very
elaborate apparatus and in either case afford genuine
sport"
nj latitude SO deg north SO deg. SOUTH though It
hot Ken nm N II n
deg and IN inc Appalachian Mountain ranges as far
south the northern border OF Georgia and South
Carolina Tho largest arc found IN Maine and In the
Nepic non River the north shore Of Lake Superior,
where one was taken weighing seventeen pounds
One specimen, weighing Ten pounds, was caught BY
George Sheppard Page. President OF the Oquossoc
Angling Association, In the Rangcly Lake, Maine.
New York sportsmen are peouiiary iavorca oy me
in the world. Commencing NJ Bushwick, just back OF
!hc city OF Brooklyn and extending 70 Greenpor. nj
The extreme end OF Long Island, Tho angler eau
lcarcely travel milo IN any direction without Cross
ing trout stream.
TROUT CULTURE.
The first known attempts a. pisciculture were made
by Tho Chiueso ancient Romans, though II ts
probable that they were preceoed by their elders 10
In which the Chinese commenced their experiments,
but everything tends 10 show that they reach back 10
tcenth century, find the first 10 practice fish ou
lure by the artificial fecunnation OF the eggs Of
Inc 5Sa 10 D9 wesens enHna0 ''.'s nsoS
conccvca The Of arincally batchinR tho eggs OF
FISH aud ol applying ths process to The repopuaing
of ponds anu streams. Tno experiments oil jacob
were uyon most esteemed species OF fsn. the
trout AMI salmon. rude sort OF haichng box smi-
lar IN pripcipel the modern process used. In
the Uniied states the first published record OF
pcr,nent artificial icCundatlOn was mado IN 1904 by
Rev John Bacnman, d. d., naturalist, of Charleston,
s. c. The trout was the isn selected In tho United
states from tho frs. for artificial culture
GREEN'S ESTABLISHMENT.
Seth Green's establishment at Caledonia Springs.
ucar Rochester N. Y. (receaty roIerred to IN con.
.ra,uatory terms by Mr.. Robert b. Roosevelt, among
Inc most enlightened anu experienced gentlomcn In
tnis country relating to ptsccuitureI
erected 10 1864. IL the hrsJ hatching house In
this country large enough to prove the Importance OF
FISH culture u pecuniary investment Il took but
short time establish tho ac and from the interest
excited by Mr.. Green's vc-y marked successes among
toe wspapers and magazines t6o art obtained great
i'm petus IN this country.
Tho general demand Tor tho young living trout for
purposes OF stocking ponds and rivers nas mado II
article Of food. they bring bettcr prices with
smaller outlay than when 0sh arc retained and ted
and cared Tor IN III iuly maurcd. That II Is possible
TO raise thcm probably merely as article OF o0d
has however, 0een established IN two insta
whore the facilities for breeding largo numbers and
procuring their proper food in abundance and cheapy
have been Afforded
Az an OvIucce Of the cxtravagxns sxpectaii9sS from
front culture the following statement taken from .
paper published In 1865, will DO Interesting
FSs ns shoasand parents for spawn a; v
n.se n. 81 ,sad o4 laoIt 70, r" four 1000
Cost Of food for 0o0 trout three years o,d. loDW
Cost Of food for 1000 900 trout old.. 1000
Total cost. S47 100
Now tor their value The LOO 900 four yesr-ods will
average pound each. and are worth a. least ave
eon pound In the pond, which makes the
1000 O0n tour year-olds worth $3.50 900
100 900 three year-ods worth. 500
l.UyDU0O ods worth 81 800
one year-ous WORM
The worth Of all trouble and outlay At the end of
Deduct price Of growing. 1900
Total. .S493 900