New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-11
HYRRIpIlATION OF FI.H.



SIR: Since the establishment of the New
YORK state Ha,cHing House. experiments have been
made 10 crossing fereut hsh ana ine results
Lave been very interesting II was found thar trout .nt
salmon could Dc crossed successfully and that healthy
Hybrid possessing u the characteristics and qua-
Tics of both parents. was produced several other -pr
ccs were ul.fei Iu such unaccu-tomed bonds o. vel
lcL bur pranal y The most maThaDe cr0s was HAT
OF .had and srured-oass. Tls vas first accomplished
n the year 1873 40 tle fishery tne Hllsou River
fle eggs OF tle slat being mureguateG viii tie mt o.
tAe striped bass. Every taken % make the
pertinent satisfactory and trustworthy. AMI - male
-lad beng stripped 20 the same time anC place ant
their Il.t might be- 10 the WAFER used with tile eggs
Other brought from some dist nee mp
stream. The Try OF these impreguauons hatcned IN
the ordinary time and could be distinguished by
the praclsed eye from Tue common run Of shad fry.
This experiment repeated in ls77. whea fully ten
thousand young % This eItraord nary mIsce
were hatched and turned loose in the HUDSON River
None ~ the fry Kept where they could boz watched
.ubs quenily as they VIII not i've IN condn but
expected shall hear Of This
pound OF hair bass and half shad, which las been
grated By mans hand up Nature.
has been generally supposed that none OF the mon
strosIe. thus produced would breed. but would always
remain blrien leaving The experiment mere scientific
or curious Investigation II no pubic npor ance. but
this opinion seems 20 Dee erroneous am 10th 10
form conclusions from Few instances. or Dy deductions
from doubtful premises out nave proof tnat az least
OF these hy0r.ls may De expected 10 reproduce
their KIND. received. few DAYS 1go, from Mr. seth
Green fish OF the OF the California salmon
aud our Eastern brook trour winch was full OF eggs
aud nearly mature. The fish eight VI nine inches
long. and must have been fully two Old and proba
bly, Il weighed about onetud u pound and the
eggs large and nearly mature that undoubtedly
httle severe pressure would have forced tner
sion. They would ~ tIe natural way have been cer-
tu'v deposited IN CctOper or NOvemuer OF tAis
and irlm tuer neal hy aud natural appearance there r
no doubt fnas they could De imiresnatrl ini htelei
They free IN the ovaric- flat they could be-
rather larger tAaa Trout esss III tie same stage o a.
Tao ash. " which this specimen one. have always
pr"n krp h collurhirll ai9 i.rf pe4-Ier is An""u'
all there many hundreds Of them .nry sill De
Numerous enough % sefue tie question whether
- race las been prepared and connected vita
watched carefully. THIS - tne ar-t OF tue alton
uf new breed 90. Dish. for suel 20 certainly "a Il ~ aae
cannot believe pos-ioe wtn fle and constant
p-rv-IYa nca are Exercised b., Nj Gree 40 zoe state
crossed ~,-.lv dlslurlishale from either youl-
tr0u or young salmon. aud itsr plr lclIr ones have
,,rr 80 - sac 1sr.e,s am fl,- t,.y Ar. lei " RI.
:, .-,. any one can -afi-.v b'n-e hv al Irr m
Office where shall nave the lsn preserved n aco-
Does qud what even tl- greatest enthusiasts I'd rs
pursuit nav. su-cnatel Il breeds of s can be- r -sed
attained ID 'rut- I'll wrrs ara v'1rtaoesf Ulder ais
Ii. best qualities of each -prC"~ may De- preserved
aud added O PEE best qualities nf other -or-. t4At
wholly lcw aD4 altogether superior varieties nr
producei and rendered permanent We may have he
-uceu l Richness ~ Tie salmon rugrafteC on le hardl
H- OBJ. l.. le dome 'ltlry OF tue trout. Tier
D. Improvement iu lisa iu TIE chance,
poisonous tID,s0s root into the potato the COM
version 90 fhc d irus uto the c1us cllfl-
waited ones. tuerr is 10 telling what set be- Tie
Harvest ~ tAc " Il man can lI rove T. oy hyDrid-
Ztiluu. Ia tAl- particular some OF the AL rlnt
axes - bUtI uarelf- retained. i saim0a VIII not
mature lfs ln conhn. mcn though the mt l. de-
Welcomed the u-u does Tot ATTAIN IL iI and Jos
t. r.cnue-s Of hr-h while tAe tr.ut i- too dluuuuVe
.md DRY flavor be- first Lies table
l-I. TITO trout--sl luit- sritn luc name VII puzzle
trends. th- utf lrll-t7t- -rra-r imam the
trout ana richer h-~n, Wue DO seems 10 i've and breed
cpnnnenr mus DO j. ln ina 1rOvcmcut on both THIS
discovery FURNISHES also With tile possible eNpIAul-
fIsu - tue nature AID Orglu OF what l1s
ofnalY among ash AID stumbling block fo n4turallsf-
TIE iand locked -HlmCu or wlnuunlsn. BY scientific
DO Aa- been valiou-ly class ned specie,
a dwarted confined sea "a mon Vow 10 would seem
That might 0e cross either Of salmon trout or
trout aud iakn-fi out, taking accieutv mas
been pcrprtuated. L. BAKSNELL ROCKWELL
Ncr-l OIk, Oct. 3. le19