The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-12
The Fishing interests Of Eastern
North Carolina.

following ement Of tla valnr
o. lie Catch OF n>h Ia Alternate sound
anu tn streams which empty herein,
has been 5 ut the Department Of Az
r~cniture for p1~bl1ca.on by DR.. w.
X. Capeh-art. OF Avocs. The esrimara
y carefully made from Ia a which NAV
be rel cd on, a. the Dr.. Is admirably
informed o. al the q tails OF the sub
J-ct. de says there are 1900 hands
employed In n. fisheries N that sound.
ana tue nsh are caught by means OF
immense SENS, Dutch nets etc. The
anIuai eaten OF herring Is Il UU0. O0J: IF
shld 80. 600; Of striped bass, los. 900:
of White perch, l25, 600; Of
l,lo0. The actuat cash value of these
Is $40, S52 80. The estimated expenses
for the time are $40. 100, leaving a
balance OF 81 $500 as The reward OF
the industry.
The above does not include the fish
caught IN the thousands OF gill nets.
d fertliIziug ma. erlal, oifal and re-
iuse OF the fish moun 10 8 400. 600 lbs.
a quantity sufficient To manure 4 700
acres OF corn, giving an average in
crease Of 10 bushels t. the acre. and
this adds 10 the sum before given SO.
3o2.oU, making the grand total net val
ue OF The catch So 352 90 DR.. Cape
heart further says that propagation will
IN 10 :ears treble the vaiue OF the shad
catch In these waters.
Inc Commissioner has received from
Mr.. w. II. Oliver of Newborn. who has
given the matter special attention. and
whose statements are of much value.
the following In regard to the catch Of
hSh III the waters near Newborn: The
quantity of fish taken annually is
enormous, while the variety is i~nfinit..
lie IS Impossible to accurately estimate
the quantity, but QUE idea of It NAV
be formed tom the fact thai on the
A. u n. Z. K r. alone. from n TO
wv" carloads are daily shipped. The
various mes of steamers also take away
enormous quantities. THIS does not
include sailed fish. No fish are more
esteemed north than those from these
waters. The number of persons de-
pendent upon tie fisheries far support
is from s to 10 thousand.
Fish from this section 20 20 ali the
northern cities, and to al. pass of this
State. The value Of the Shipments of
fresh fish Is not less than 800. 90 per
annum. The business IN salt fish is
large, and has greatly increased Ia the
past few years.
The first shad which were artiicially
Matched under the supervision of the
Agricultural Department. of this State
were placed in the Neuse two wears
past, and in one year more they will, as
usual. turn to the river in which they
were released. 1t is important, and
l. should receive the special attention
of the Legislature that some mears
be taken to stop the great destruction
of fish which has been c FRIED on. 1t
has been aud still is the custom t. take
thousands Of fish while speEing. They
are tnen worth ess, and when it is
known that each spaweer produces from
40 to 80 thousand young. it shows the
Importance of stringent laws for the
protection of the fish, as the present
ones are totally inadtquate.'
The valuable data contained in these
STATEMENTS are to be embodied in the
Handbook of North Carolina, which
Col. Polk is now engaged in preparing.
They will form a part ola work of the
greatest interest to the people of the
State. By the courtesy of the Com
missioner These acts are gathered from
the communications mentioned.