New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-23
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yurArLF WORK ~ TUE FlsH ,oNNI~sr 'N'.R-
I>.nIA-,D r4,Y. CIISi>G,s or IliE Fia4nND-
GEptSp- uF TaE sTAIE
fy,,,u A. u,rA.IoNAL CORRESPONDENT oF ruE rEIa ~.
TrrSroV. y. j., May 2l.-Exccptng That
tlr Legislature IL annually a.L'd for siil aYpropn
tom of for thousand dollars. hit!r heard ~ h'
Ib Con,ni,son of Srw,~rsry. Nr,rrar!es-. e. Is do
i.y a great and ,auahe wora. and hp- made wonder
m increase n the population Of the wnirrs 81 th" SLATE
When IL VIZ orsluird. u. recently ~ IN l-'@' iAc
,l 1ul shore -iID. o. thr state Wtrr 10 very p""t
o. ON aud Sew jersey historic cOnHerv"i'' eh"""
s head at al projects for Their improvement IAe -
us o clos, sprrt i.on strict but rcas"uabe h"r' AMI
continued propagation on LIE u'h pi"dH"u'h OF u"
stat. have. however. bern oAce'aiu-Y g'aiyins. u
H. only during last season and the ohe no" c"s5 l"h'
III, results have been clearly shown
The estimntod increase IN shad production IL
from, 100000 TO 2OOOOo, willie the change 10.
,unltv has been even greater propori'onatcy Tie
av,rnrs weight Las risru from folr AL om'
half TO six pounds with p'rccptihe Increase
,h v,ar shore nslas has been especially encouraged.
and -. fisheries ar. the most profitable Tho d-iii
net Fisheries have been benefited nearly ~ much and tho
rrsnLne profit h. ~ course. enounor~ Along the Del
a,nrc 500 oJO r. invested VA shad fisheries aon" ON
Moving $500 To $500 men. nsing 100 miles ~ nets
cor. Mnv Cty during the fashionable season. r"usnrs
,tncnac quantities ~ hrh. and all the wo'id knows.
LING Irnnch IA an cunrluous consumer. The men en-.
Mayed Ia the shad nshcrrS have somewhat rongh llt
and get only $50 month Tor labor that j. sometimes
c.ccssve The dritnei fishermen for the most part Of
the season live IN odd little arks, which noat upon The
waller as lid Noshs OF old Each tide they cast helr
nets and take turn and turn nj the weary work The
catch ~ Monday. May 2. the most notable OF the
ason the lower Delaware, exceeding any II IA said
for nearly twenty The shore fishery al howeis
cove canght 800 hsh during the twenty Tour hours
another Gloucester city, 5000 third just above
Camden. 5000 and the gll-ne fishermen opposite Cam
about 900 nkng total OF "a 200 In about twenty
uve miles nf river That THIS plenty "a well ~ INC sttAy
Increased catch OF bass and trout IL 70 be aSefned F
nav TO the work of tan culture there seems
no doubt During the year the Commissioners nave
rionted 400 900 trout $4,000 black bass and $4,000
california salmon. These latter have made theT gp
nrnraucc in good shape full grown nah In The lria
ware aud barring little cOarroncsa 81 hsvor OCCASION
ally they rank With the California production Inc Ma
| tiona Commission has sent number OF samples 81
German Carp to various applicants throughout NE stat
fnr propagation. They placed In ponds where th'
water is too nHnt and too warm FOR ornhrY nsh hh
1,r,sper nobly making when mature food hsh vAlcl
viii se almost wen any the market affords flsh
ernen have only lately learned thai the value OF thr
products Ia vastly increased by perfect freshness ny
before long they hope u send fish into market alive tn
dealer Ia Nil them when they are sold to the consumer
and never " permit their dellcaey ~ suffer BY gym
| from sudocAuon.