The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

April 22d, 1873. 100, 900 in Tar River.
April 24th. 1873. 500. 900 IN salmon
Creek.
April 18th, 1873, goo. 900 III Salmon
Greek.
April 25th. 1873. 200, 600 in Chowan
River.
April 18th, 1873, $4,000 in Albemarle
Sound.
April a5th, 1878 $4,000 in Roanoke
River.
April Goth. 1s7s25.O00 in Salmon Creek.
April 10Th, ISIS 10000 in Albemarle
Sound.
April 2Gih, 1873 loo, 600 in Six Runs y
ECF.
April 2Gth, 1873 10000 in Goshen
Creek.
April 2sth, 1878 300. 900 in Salmon
Creek.
April 29tn, 1873 Is, 600 in Salmon Creek,
April Both, 1873 $4,000 in Salmon
Creek.
May, 21, 1875 $50. 900 III Tar River.
June 9Th, 1873 1000 in Yadkin River.
June 10th, 1878 50. 200 in Catawba
River.
Total, 3,e43.O 900.
The twol last lot were obtained from
the Us. Fishery at Havre de Grace,
the others came from the Fishery at
AvOca.
1t is proper to state by way of ex-
PLANTATION that the large number re
leased in the vicinity of the Hatchery
at Avoca and which gave TO the waters
of that immediate section, seemingly
an undue proportion. was unavoidable.
The run and catch of the spawners was
governed greatly by the state Of the
weather. The young fry had TO be
transported a distance Of 50 miles by
water, to reach a railroad, and 1t EN-
ployed the time of the messengers,
day and night to keep the Hatchery
clear. A heavy catch of spawners
would sometimes occur when the
boxes and apparatus were employed to
their fullest capacity, and if boats and
messengers were not at hand, they had
necessarily to be released to make
room for the new supply of eggs.
Our Trout and Salmon Hatchery at
S~wannanoa, under the supervision of
Mr.. s. @. Worth, has been enlarged
and greatly improved, and IS low be-
ing operated by him. aided by Mr..
Chas. j. HuSke as assistant. The
Hatchery being near to some Of u
best Trout streams, it was thought adj
visable as a matter Of economy to pro
cure spawners for our supply of eggs
rather than purchase them. Accord
ingly Mr.. Worth was employed during
the summer to make the effort. The
most accessible points to the Hatchery
where Trout could be caught in mum
bers could only be reached on foot
Hence they had to be transported in
cans by hand, a work of great care and
labor, yet he succeeded in placing
twenty-five hundred in the pond
where they have done we'll and are
now in good condition, and he is san
guine of satisfactory results. Under
instructions from your Executive Com
mittee | ordered $780, 900 California
Salmon G which Mr.. Worth reports
as having received on the 18th of Octo-
Der in good condition. These with
the eggs he hopes to obtain from the
Trout, will employ perhaps his full
time for the next ninety days.
COUNTY MAPS.
Your resolution adopted at the regu
lar meeting in July, 1877, i~nstructing
me to apply to the County Commits
sioners for maps of their respective
counties was promptly obeyed. but as
yet very few have been received. |
renewed the application again recent
ly and have been notified by many of
their intention to supply them.
STATISTICS OF FARM PRODUCTS.
Returns from "a counties have been
received, and while some of them are
confessedly incomplete, (as doubtless
others may be- yet. | hope to obtain
such facts as will commend the utility
and value of this important feature of
our work to the citizens of the State.
Never in our history has the want of
reliable statistical information of the
resources, Industries and material in
terests Of North Carolina been SO ur-
gently felt, both at home and abroad,
as at present.
We need to be educated up to a
proper appreciation Of the truths, that
a faithful analysis of these reports
would make plain. Our sources OF
strength as we'll as our failure to use
them, may thus become known, and
incalculable benefits flow therefrom. |
will mention one item in the partial
returns received that developes a
startling fact. In the "a counties the
returns show that during the year end
ing the lst Of April last, the number
of hogs lost by disease was 12,155. AS
Stunning a like proportion of loss for the
remaining 20 counties. we have 2Si,-
GA hogs that have died from disease
during one year. If the absence OF re-
ports from many whole townships be
considered. this number may be great
~ augmented. SO | may be safe IN
the estimate to say that the loss to our
whole State from this PURGE alone
was not less than 800 goo. At the
anne rate, the loss since the introduce
ton of cholera in 1859, would amoun
to 81. 200. 900.
Such facts as these developed by the
collection and compilation of statistics
will not fail to impress the intelligent
citizen with the Importance of aiding
the Department in this work, and we