, 1881-02-03
FISE-CULTURE.

Fifth Annual Report Of tho Wise onAIn
Fish Colsltiltsxion-Alcccas Sennon
OF lRatcl,lnE nnd DI~tribuslng-Tho
Plants In tlie Lulecs nnd Rivers Dur-
Ing the Fuar.
Special Dispasrh 10 This Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, WIS.,, Feb. 2.-probably no State
III tho Northwest Is 30 well nlapted to the
business Of artificial sls-cuttnrs us Wlscon-
sin. It Is roughly estimated tllat there aro
t01 inland hikes In lila Stnte, covering ull
nrpa OF lnUre tlnn 50O, 600 acres nf clear,
pure w,lter tllat Ii nertccty adnptetl to fish,
raising, to whcl, nay ba added II arge ,iu,1,.
Der OF rivers, many Ut them nnvigaOlc,
traversIlg the State In nil directions, which,
Will, their COUNTLESS tributaries, ntTt,rtl uli
lL,nttttl opportunities for making this c01n
IHrNtlyely neW Industry 0llG Of pleasure nNl
profit.
Tho fifth annual report Of tho Wisconsin
Fish Commission llns lust been printed ninl
distributed, md from II nrc CLEANED fnets
which arc Of interest to tho general rentcr.
Ills work Of the Commission has been mainly
luyoied to the propagation Of wftc1lsii mil
lake trout for tho rcrsOn OF their Importance
to tho lake llsllurles, and bocn,lse thu spawa,
of those fish Is ,noro enstiy ob!nlnet tllan nny
others. 'fla MElwankce llatGlery planted
last SEASON, md distributed them TO tho fol-
lowing Vnints: -
Fourth Luke, Madison. .... ....,... ....... FOOD
i1!kn Mlcli!Kan, ltMene.. ,;.:;:..a a.u0&So
Lasu MIchGatl, shohoyH'|n ind hlHHtn'. ~, ~,
Lake. iliciiiHan, iilwaukco lay.
5.uEe tiniaosn: '.''"" m !19tH!
i.So S siirnuas,, Miiwatkco i,ay :. SsSSl
Lake ucnoya, wh!tctsh spAwH........... M0,0O
1ntal ".."....,'.."."...... 5so19m s!MGn
LhHG truut... ......,.........,..ACu0,O00
Tho result of tho work Of tho Commission
is nlrcnsly pcrccpttt!e, nlta there As been It'll
by far tho most valla.blu ,ss MI article OF tood
aln1 ln regard tO tllolr c0.alacrciAl yaluen tlat
nro taken from Unr ,WAturs. Tho facilities
f0r the btue!llng Of theso ISL! are nov, 80
larEaIy Increased. md the next season ptob-
ably Is, ,0Ou ,00l whietlsl md trout will bo
distributed. Tie aSu trOnt that havo been
p!anttal In the larger interim lakes are .!oi,sg
we'll nntl tllerD ~ 10 apprehension felt but
tllNt the plMitt may b., a sliccrss.
Next III popularity, comes the brook.troht,
Of which tfein woru llatclIest mud distributed
nbout l,WO.00o III tho lakes, streM,us, and
cggs, Miul viii ntii 500, ,000 moro before tlo
clUsg Of thu spawning s..aso,E. ''rlu4so now in
tho 'latel,lnE-boxes nra 'luyololi. tl!soly, 9lNl
of lsst sulls4iI. ;rho demand tor lroolt:tfoltt
by tlinsu. w'le ara starting ,p0ns!s of tholr
own Is already great, ,and, With their enlarged
faclai! les. ll1e Commission expect to supply
| all wl,0 apply, Thu yAst nurlbur Of stleNlls
IN the. Slnto t!lat wNre once sup
piled with tIleso lIttls speckieA beauties
anil tho Kr9tt l,Nmber.ot brooks aud lakes
tint are cnpable Ut supporting them II, llla'
limited, numbers, together with the POPULAR
ity Ut tho llsII. h,iye lhuuentl the Commission
70 ply particular Intention 70 their rr4paEa.
tloil. Theru aru now i. tho pol,tls1 this ulty
ycala old, 1000 year old, alAl nbout , ,0O0 Of
tll[s wlntur's batch. nnHktnx total Ut s9'u0
nf .ail ages, Tho hatchery at thu, Ntno
.0f tlle brook trout. Tho result Of their Li-
PRODUCTION anto stseN!ns thGt have never har'