The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-30

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have 10 be provided. would,
therefore. ask that the matter Oe
brought 10 the attention 81 me
General Assembly, ami would
recommend that section . OF the
act he so amended as 70 require
the Boards OF County Commi@
sioDers OF the several counties 10
emp,av sufficient clerical and TO
the assessors to take these lists,
and TO provide for their compen-
sation. aud also for the compen-
sation of the Registers Of Deeds,
for collaling these returns, as
now required by law.
FISH PROPAGATIoN.
Section I of the act requiring
the Board " at once to Prov e
for stocking all available waters
Of the State with the most APP
proved breeds of fishes" evident
l. contemplated immediate ac-
ton on the part OF the Board, IN
instituting measures tor the
prosecution of this branch of Its
work. Accordingly the services
of an expert were secured, and
hatcheries established in the
month of May, 1877, on the
Neuse River, in the vicinity OF
Newbern. Having to arrange
and prepare cans. boxes, and
other appliances for Matching
and transportation, and having
to contend with other and un-
foreseen obstacles, such as nn-
usually high waters, kept at a
low temperature by constant
rains, his efforts, though faith
full and untiring, were rewarded
with only partial success. How
ever, they were by no means
barren Of good results, for the
knowledge acquired by the
young uen appointed to assist
him, and the outfit of apparatus,
has been utilized to profit during
the present season.
Encouraged by the success at
tending the efforts of theU nited
States Fish Commission, in IN
PRODUCING the California Salmon
into the waters of the Atlantic
slope your Board, in 1877, es-
tablished a hatchery at Swanan-
noa Gap, in the Blue Ridge, for
the propagation of this desirable
and profitable food fish. Our
numerous streams having their
sources in the mountains and
furnishing a never failing supply
OF water OF a temperature similar
to that Of those streams IN Cali
fornia in which they flourish so
finely, fully justified the expert
ment Of testing their adaptabili-
ty to our streams.
The house and all necessary
appliances was constructed un-
der the supervision ofMr. w. F.
Page, of Lynchburg, Va, assist
ed by Mr.. S. G. Worth, Of Fay
etteville. Although conf onted
by many difficulties, their sue
cess in Matching was all that
could have been expected. even
under the most favorable circum
stances. The hatchery has been
greatly improved and enlarged
by Mr.. Worth, and is being
operated the present season un-
der his exclusive supervision.
His untiring and assiduous la
bors and skillful attention have
been rewarded with the most
gratifying success. Without ex-
perience in handling their ova,
he has secured, at great labor,
twenty-five hundred of our beau
tiful mountain trout, from which
he has procured several housan-
DIS of eggs, which are now in
successful process Of Matching.
In December, 1877, upon the
invitation of several gentlemen
largely interested in the fishing
grounds of the Albemarle Sound
Maj. t. B. Ferguson, Fish Com
missioner of the State of Mary
land, and myself, visited those
waters for the purpose ofinvesti
eating the feasibility Of estab-
fishing a cO-Opprative shad