The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-01
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annually expended by the Goyefnmen
ana inc VARIOUS beates Tor snis surpose,
have thought brief account or how 1t
managed might not be IninteTestlpg !
your feadefs. am indebted 70 hon. g
I. Butler, C0mnlission OF a grieuiture
anf y. v. J- HCske, superintendent Q
Hisherles, for South CaEoiina, lot IN
following information
The art CT artificial impregnation. ait
Matching of tish eggs hrs Long peer
known and practices IN the civllizet
world, bnt at no period In itg history
probably. has ID been so; extensively 9ant
successfully carried on as at present
It's progress % watched with the Creates
satisfaction in our OWN state ana thu
iivellest interested 10 manifested in tbt
work b3 oar own best citizens: In 20
stocking the streams and ponds OF tht
State with the beet varieties OF fsfi 20 Sft
put into che hands OF, not cceftaiE Glass
but tho whole people, O good auu whole
some article oftood, the need OF which
il much felt. The Commissiouer OF FIST!
/ and Fisheries OF this State has succeeded
IN placing IN our waters nunbar Of
shad, California aaiinons California trout,
Land Lock galnion and the German carp,
eud hopes to carry On the work III future
seasons TO 0 much larger extent.
The California salmon are taken on
McCl0ud river, California. and donated
to UJ different States GDvernment.-
They begin she ascent Of the river Ia the
month OF August, seeking their natural
spawriI grounds, near its sources, where
the water 10 clear and shallow. end
where they find erAyelIy beds suitable
f0Y6fhA' SiEnr,aff df fbniIfsefrnng = They aIe
captured when going ne the river, for
the purpose OF procuring the spawn,
which Is dong by men proficient in the
tho lart of fish culture. The eggs are
forced from the, female by compression
of the the sbdener, into dry. pans, and
are then covered with the mlt OF the
male fsh, which 10 taken in the same
way. They are then thoroughly mani
pnfated and allowed to stand till i'm.
pregnation takes place, when they are
cleaned and placed an wire trays in
troughB of running water, prepared icr
their reception, where they remain till
the eye.spcts on The egg begins 90 devel-
op. They are then packed In crates pre-
paratory TO; the long journey across the
they reach their destination. There 10
probably nothing that takes 80 long q
trip in this delicate embryo state are
tEess fish. The utmost care and pro-
caution ia taken ir packing, so shat uan-
ally they reach their destination with
but small l6ss, In packing, q crate
about two feet squsre and six inches
deep, made OF white pine IS used In the
bottom Of this Is carefully laid d coat OF
fine green moss gatheTeu from the rocks
on the iionntaia sides, nnd on, this q
piece Of mosquito netting, just The -size of
She box, .lien layer Of eggs, eEd on
this another piece Of netting, then moss,
and 60 on until fvo layers Of eggs have
been placed in, which usually ills the
box. The top Ia then carefully screwed
down, nails not being used because the
driving would far the egga. Two Of
these crates are secured firmly in a
larger one made Of stats, with an Ice
chamber between, and ferns packed
firmly on all aideas "a, frae ilae of; ;ce is.
then Tesorfed to on the journey, to pres
vent tho eggs froEi becoming 0varheated
en- s'0ttf 3or, in seuch q case, they would
hatch mud Perish befoFs reaeling the.
matching house, u hero they are t0ebe
cared for until sufficient siz5 to be re-.
leased IN the diilerant streams. There ~
Of theBe ere fTogl tile line they. geaci,
the house. The hsh cuituriss satahes for.
their arrival sanxiously and halls them
With deliGht. When they arrive the
..empeEa!1re OF the water is takens ans
II tefiaiiy ;diiieFen from the water IN
S,ilien \, shei ere 70 90 placed the weter is
aitoWetS 70 xtiss: on Y them ~, unti! tney are
ABOUT eaaal osness. This ssgdOne to
nh
provo very detrimental to the eggg.-