New-York tribune., 1881-03-31


pare them with he English tsi' -.
A letter Of regret was also read from Professor
Spencer F. Bard. -, cf chad
INTO Germany was opposed by s0me on the EIOnnu EI
that Ma, fish, kind of German shad "eIo snDJ' ;I
10 the An.rIcan and last wear tHe Aih.i 10" @ Ar
Commissioners w,re invited 10 Try the'u. ~
NJ tb"r fcnnd br1tjing TO be unknown there pnt
improvIsinQ griiiron of wires, he Oro'i1 ~, - &c % -,
fsh aud found 1t of inferior qual'" "iigi.rence IN
GnOde explained th3t he @ Was - uiii1'
the scales some of the bones and the gus "A e.
Article IT, Of the constitution WIS i, ui,.' n,5r
read: Persons distinguished ~ ma chIlurr 2 u,ag
~ e'e.teI as bonorafv members bY tWn-th'''S
yoteD ana one honorary memb,r. an ageu "es'o'"
plscicultnrst, was elrrird. - l., So.,,
A paper on "Hybrldiz1fion," wrl'Pn 10y 32'I
Green Snpprlufendent at the New York Stale flSh
JatrIery was Then read. The problem was siateu
fn be how to better fish rs 70 ann secure
S-v.ral experiments were related, tho first
DeIng a cross between female native hrH3k unut
and a male Lake Onario So mon front Inc eggs
were hatcbcd aud the youhg by last September
attained % weight OF threr-quaitefs OF p'und,
when tuey spawned. aud thrIr voun0 are now dong
well, proving that uybrlds breed. ana Mr' Difeb =
opinion waH thar they would renTodure ilelr klld.
Crosses between California salmon and brook front
were legs successful An account was gwen OF
SIX other eXpcr mems ~ lmpTrgnallhg TIE
eggs bv various mrth0ls. and nj different intervals
OF time. which seemed 10 show that the least pos
siDle time shou.d be allowed 10 eapse. MIR. Grren
spoke of the tact at aeWlves were breeding freely
IN inland lakes as eSprclal, important Oh account
OF their rapdltv Oi Reproduction ana iood vain III
some small lakes winch have hecr closely iroz'n
over many fish have brcu sulOca ed wtlOui tIe
fact becoming apUareni, as n4i one deau h'h in ten
ever CORES iO The surface 10 0pat.
Glscu.s Jn arose ~ regard 10 the cii'ct OF the
freezing of ponds on h~u. and the member b'Hah 10
tell Il slurits. Mr.. Amin sad tnat some small
pnpds nn the Grrese. RIVER 1lt5 were fr0z'n over
last winter with he exception Oi one sppl |Irr' "a
spung buhbied mp. ! err the hsh cou2reEaleu VI
gIcb nam lers tna they were taken uut by tho bar
rri Prof .s,or GaOlc told ahuni t' cs III lndIa ana
A lrica sumbrrlug peacefully IN Inc mud Wnen thr
wlier of lie ponds entirely dred mp. SIT.
Nathrr said that he once cut holes throu b tue
tnick zee covering . small shallow p0nI and tir
water rushed out perfectly fOu with the stencil ol
dead fish.
eutitled "FxDrr mrntS on Carp IN New 1hi X
Waters" Alr. MrGDvern's carp, eng lteeh months
old and weighing irom two 30 three pounds, were
p aced in a small nOni, t1ree eat deep, WIN n 'oa'n
hotom fed by sotiugs They were examined daily and
feI through KIND Ot shaft. eating oar meal anu a
dough oI rye meal and raObage greediY. Whth me
pond WAS irOz'n over and tue Thermometer al gro
the snafL became close no An opening vas "rskrn
in the zee aud the fish. cnminl up were Il Z'n iast
TO he zee ihev were taken out, put INTO wet baV,
aud two hours and hall atterWarh Wheu pldCed
ina tank, swan OIL uniblured
Proics or Goode stated that the carp we're
best adapted 10 SOuth5fn waters, tiOse on lho
Government carp farms N Washington. oHRinai ~
lrOught from Germany. having increased TO weight
Oi ii teen pounds, 50 hat the Tmhn bo'erhhth'
had requested the return "i sons LOT Dree"lnS pu-
poses. carp sent 10 ltGis was rc'nInt" d, Iue
end OF ten months having grown from Tour Inchts 10
eighteen Iucues ~ length u . -
Mr. Phillips read paper bg DR.. !. H. Beane, en-
titled a Contribution 10 the BlngIaphY Ot the
Commercial Coz OF Aiaska.' wnIcn stated that true
cod. tomcod polar cod. pollock ana nabul were
found ~ DrOfusiOn aud of good ,ze near many paris
of the shores II Alaska especially o. the soui ana
west ana all the year rIuad near fori Ai~Xancer,
drspe their eneues, tue seals. sea Hons and some
dOVush.
Professor Goode read long ard carefully prrpare,
paper on Lpuris IN the History Oi Fish Culture.
winch gave Chronological record OF the chang 3
ana discoveries n nsh culture, from lts first ntla-
ductIOn bv JdCDbi, y weIi Nv landed proprietor Oi
Northwestern G-rmAuy, ~ lIil. down 10 the
present time. lIsn ca turc wa, introduced ~ 1870
iato France. ~ 1892 ntu England. aud ~ 1893 'nt0
lie United states, aud salmon breruug was III cess
mlly accomplished here Dy Srth Green ~ 1861 ana
1865.
A diScus.iO OF m-thod- of an~pOrting q n and
egg. f. lowed caused BY Professor HuN.r re-
quest lur sad eggs. Ii Wa. suRtrstet tuat tue
attention oi the Government rr cu"i 10 tir di-ap-
pelrauc. uf s.uigruu from the Hudson Rivtr uHd
OF .cr WatrrS ~ tHc vicinity of markets. Nr-- =.
iu s0u NJ ans Mlluur ami Miller were appointed
comuutrr tu nominate uHI .rr~, aud the a-+ocitunn
adjourned {, euj % "a h,u tuurI ~ tn" my tajOn ol
Lngcnr g.. 81 lc- iort I0-dty lIoiratol GupIr Wiil
rad Il PAPER caLrI LA-.t 90 Europe OD tu~ Eri
q icsiiuuG Mr. Ml'hcr WI dI-c1u,.- on " F.sIrs
+ wing n Fr,.A aud sail Water Mr. Amin wtl
tell aoOdt Puic1"Ts.' aud Pror'-ur W. q. Atwuter
wul read paper on cue " Food Propuftios oi Fem