New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-01
CULTURE or FOOD FISH.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE FISH ASSOClAlION'
PAPER ON THE PROPAGATION OF THE oYSIER-pE-
sTRUCTIOS OF IMMATURE MISUNDERSTANDING
VALUE OF DIFFERENT FISHES.
There was larger attendance ut the meet
ing Of the American Fish Cultural Association yesterday
than on Tuesday. In addition to those VINO were pres
emf M The first DAYS session, there Professor Awa
for of Wesleyan University DR.. W. j. 0oks " Johns
Hnkins University, Samuel Wcbbcr fIsh Commissioner
OF IIamnsirc and many others. The chnir was Or
cup:cd by the president of the associations Robert H.
Roosevelt
A lecture on the propagation Of the oyst r., u
| lu,tratcd by charcoal sketches, was civ by DE-
W 7 Drook of Johns IIo ,kius University. He said
he believed that he WAS The dscoyerrr OF tn n"'h"l
nv which tho American oyster propagat"s tS Species
and that he had solved n problem thai had lhng per
rlcxcd students Of natural history. European
na,uralists are agreed" lie said that the oysters
which are found European waters hatch their cS-H
AMI carr their youug for certain the |il.Hh the
she'll THIS may BE- true hut In t'at ease they are
different from the american oyster Li't Summer l
| made n series OF experiments at trrsfcld "n "}st'
town III Maiy,and to fnd tut the mchoi Oi nr"IiEi-
ton aud 10 attempt The mprcguniion Of "e- ariit-
| ciay, The result that 1t was found tha'
American oysters do not breed their young
| within the shell, aud that the eyes chn hr
| fcrti!zcd artin,ially in the S"hr manner
as those Of the fish, There ia no way 10 discover the
male from the female oyster except hy the u" ~ g.
J
SIZE OF GG~rcn irregular shapes and have clear spot
IA the centre An average oyster cant in- from eN To
nine million and one u! Iigr SIZE may contain ~
many IL fi.ty millions The plan pursued ia frtz ns
thc eggs Is chop the male ard f"nl ny'i'rS ~ 10
grihcr ana thus fuids mixed ana the iinl Sh"'
zion is made complete. Immciiatcy the rr"c's- "t de-
v.lon,,nt begins aud goes RAPIDLY i.G r"'''S"
can he noted every fifteen seconds In v ~ r." "n'
t,r embryo sufficiently formed 20 SWIM Ia -" water
r.. sl.s AZ frat are very small and are l',l ccai
TO each other. They grow very rapidly CLOSING
down over the sides, aud hralN unite h'i
form, the hinge In the time of t"rptv-foir h"n
,,e yUng oyster Is able take fuod aud from thr'e
days to week t. n,tnins pereci iurn Daring IL rai "
lie 1t fs n swimming animal Al on" TINE !
| bnd "A many III hall million Of embryonic
! o,.tcrs In a watch rrystal--at certain sage oil
dcycoprcn An oyster Is able 10 reproduce IT. sPce"7
,ftcr attaining years growth, and II j. tHIkrtaDe nj
| INC ace OF tLrcc years Thee experiments w'r" 80
complete and successful thai u IrI no u"i,' VI H3
m nmdrls sH'' oysters '"' " r'"'''6'''"
IT, ,s0or to the question WHY oyscis not NJ fnr
| mar Iuring me lIoLtas thar diI not conttiI tie
letter "r" thu Professor lcpied That they ere e,o1
whrn taken fresh fran the war; But Gmi"g lie
snv,jn. asou They bro.n. easily spoiled On accom-.
of the hrrali'ns ot he ,.:s. IN h1i''linE III ~.
A short uap"r road hy George Sh'!Pnrd ] lsr ~
the Introduction 90 lack hass luin Mai"r wnirH inc"
were, mr.. itrouc "a. hc .ad III 500, ard hti ,hoy,
a valualr importation. the stock WA taken 'i,H il'
Hudson Iiycr at Ncwnure. james Amin cNAin''ri
modeI Tor glc-'o hr Pacrd, r a, ' , " ,. :"
In having tie screen at lhr bottom OF the box Instead o.
side, hiS preventing III rom ActtHS hItl lt
WITH weeds and r'Nc-.
eon Itu:rs in regard e. Tie SAFE 81 lobster. 'ilt
tIk -hoild he done. hc said Ia proven" NE llcnI inh
! Iurr ol,str IN tYc NewYurg market lnlrfs The '"f,
l1iurp iHss"h bill the IN. in'sH would 'Hn u" riiIri
Mr. Eo,syrlf aid that bill had hrrn Pre-, niri - Ia
LEGISLATURE i,t year which vas la1orthl' con iti u
Wr.. taken M IL WIS rt a4it"
TLc discussion WIS continue by = VI johnson OF l. +
ton who sad that a. long ~ Nr% l0iH was an "cu ID r
LET, immature HOLSTERS would be act from Mis'hrhucit
and other STATES.
n.,,r was +, al hv TrOf.s ". % Atwttr, OF Nrs
c, an Vnyrtsv Giving the results ~ chemical aialF-
~ different spects Of Ii, DaGc by hn al ~" isinri
of Professor Baird. u the Smithsonian Int uu1 n
I'.{trd states Fish Cn:iiesnil'T lie rNhlN" = li
snoyIug that different varieties at liza h'l wl"l
ulq, nj proportions sOd nutritious iit'1 "n'
water M IN IT. cumpusliIUn. The nc.h ~ the cod wa
only oucsX zenith solid matter, Wlc that oi the hIllni
was Orcthird solid. c"nrari*"n {" the nnaj So made
suoWcd that The rarKcri,l contained II cent Z"
{ said mgttfr-tlir rcH brlrC UHic.; hdlllui Cr'n
: gnG slad 81, salmon %BJ. ard hinrusl -
d Trking medium beef rs snrd rat 81 iU'
In. nutritious value o. lean h'c would br 81 st bee
H.; fat pork ZIG cows milk, - huti"r III Irr@
cOlish G4 shad % salmon. lpi, ana dried col Jit
Tnr officers OF the as~orIatI0u unanimously Ic
: tlectnd and are az follows:
r Prcsi,lcmt-;obcrt r. RO scvclt
Wee TIysidcIt--trrrs, SHEPPARD Page.
q JrcnSHrCr-Engcnc q. BdrktOrd.
(0,rcspondia0 SrcrchDy -Iiarnct Phillips,
i, JIccO,nfng SocFctID-Jtn,r> Amin. IT,
ErrcHtir6 COD,UitHcc-F. Mathcr, Z. H. GoOd", Samut
". mot Brl1dullH Mtsi, lHulllS rclkhruh uhu IL
y VI Govern. :, .
The convention adjourned sine die. IN the cvcnin
trc animal at the M"ii"iu.ita
Hotel There whs formal rlaSt Est hni sprt rln
~. r.. made hy President Km-cvct prnc -Ol Ait"Hlc
Professor Brooks. Joan FOOrl. /. W. England, Sci