Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-09
LITTLE FISHES.

When the Judge talks about putting
into streams, here $4,000 and there ,OOO,-
900 of young fish, it sounds almost incred-
ible, and the least you can do is to admire
the activity of the authorities in charge of
this branch OF the States public works,
and the great care and attention bestowed
on the work put in their hands.
Some 200 young salmon were depos-
tied last Spring in the Maumee, in Lake
Erie, and other streams of the State, dis
trbuted as follows
In Castnlia Springs $4,000. Mr.. Potter
visited these a few days ago and found
them in fine condition. They were about
one inch long when deposited now they
are three times that length.
At Middle Bass and the Islands about
Putin Bay, 10000 were deposited.
In the Maumee, at the rapids, 1000
were deposited about the same time.
These are working down the stream and
may be seen every day. They are now
fully three inches in length.
At Defiance 10000 more were placed,
making in all 10000 Of these diminutive
salmon now living In the waters Of the
"beautilll Maumee."
button IL as follows: In the Scioto River
at Columbus, 10000; in the CosIrocton,
10000; in the Walhondin, 80 600 Tus-
carawas, 10000; Muskingum, 10000. The
balance, numbering some thousands, were
deposited in the Maumee.
The eggs from which these fish were
produced were received from California
last Fall Ton election day. and we're hatch
ed about November !. They were then
kept at the hatchery until March last,
when they were distributed as mentioned
above.
Besides these California salmon some
5000 handbook salmon, the eggs OF which
were brought from Maine, were placed in
the Matinee at the same time.
Ten million white fish were deposited in
the Maumee Bay and Lake Erie last
Spring. OF these nothing can be yet
kEown. They do not mature until three
years after Matching, and we can expect
no account Of them before that time has
elapsed, and then only by observing the
increase IN fish.
Important improvements are to lie m ade
in the buildings at this point. Workmer
are now engaged in building an addition
| to the main structure. 1t was found last
keep the d.h after they were hutched, man,
! having perished srom not having enough
reom and consequently not proper care
| The addition now being built win be AZ
feet in lengh by II feet in width. 1t vii
be used exclusively MS excepting" room
| It will contain Tour boxes, each 80 fee
| long aud 20 inches IN width by s inche
| i'm depth, and through these a consian
current Of water will flow during the tim,
the boxes are in Use. Considerable car
must be observed in keeping white fish
and it II hoped that by anotherye0r all ma,
he saved. "Samon," to Use Judge Potter
own words, "keep easy and live like hogs.
They have the merriest sort OF time iron
the day they are hatched until they ar
comuAitted TO the bosom of the deep am
The enmiiy Of the common fishes. The
become very dame while in the keepin
loves, and learn to cat from the keeper
hand. They are voracious ms young lion
only not so dangerous; and It was lhei
voracity that Judge Potter was thinkin
of when he said they lived like hogs.
NEW METHOD OF HATcHIES.
The most important changes ahoht III
building will be in tho method of hatch
N ing. Heretofore the process has been ca,
ried en- Ivy means OF boxes and trays, al
of which have been INFINITELY described j
these co6ens Hut now Judge Poue
contemplates replacing these with elai
jars. This is a single glass jar holdin
about two gallons Of wRte; with one sit