Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-01-19
Fish Culture at 0rland.

Among the interesting local attractions at
this place are the salmon works, or Matching
house, on the northeast side of Great Pond.
near the house of Mr.. Thomas Partridge.
These works have become a sort of fixture.
Tor series of Years salmon have been
brought from the salt water and deposited
IN an enclosure IN Dead brook, which has been
fitted up for this purpose. Extra pains have
been taken the past season to improve the
sporting ground for the salmon during their
summer visit TO the fresh water. The num-
Der taken last wear was $40. The usual
casualties have been less than the average
ior the past. 321 females were stripped. oh
tanning ID millions Of eggs winch we're
conveyed to the Matching house about two
miles distant.
ll:ls work was done the last week of Dc
tobcr and the month of November. This
has been place of unusual activity the past
season. Until this winter the stream (which
j. the outlet of Craig's Pondl has supplied
the water for the Matching troughs. Finding
1t warmer than was desirable. plan w.
devised for obtaining the water Ihecty from
the pond. !lcnce-e d.tca was dug, 100 rods
long 5,.yW the first. IN the bottom of which
a cement aqueduct was laid. having bore
of inches IN diameter
Al present the Matching house is supplied
with cold and warm water. SO arranged that
either can be used at a minute, notice. If one
is too warm and the other too cold the gold
en- mean comes by running both together.
II would be proper to say that Harry Buck,
assisted by Perry Hartman. has superin-
tended this work for several wears, the lat
ter spending most of the time at the hatch
ny house.
Once IN three DAYS the trays containing
the eggs are taken from the ;roughs, and the
poor ones taken out These are white hence
easily distinguished.
The work of packing will commence
about the 10th of January. The method of
doing this has changed. Formerly the eggs
were transported in tin cans. now in wooden
trays These are OF two sizes one size.
inches high. 10 inches wide and Is niche.
long. The eggs are packed as follows
first LAYER Of bog moss. wet with water, the
same temperature as in the Matching troughS,
then the mos, is covered with a piece Of
netting upon which a LAYER Of eggs, say
$500 j. laid. Several Of these trays are
filed. fastened together and placed in box
large enough for an air streak Of inches
al round IL lN i EiltO win CIV ltANt~.
thus Keeping the temperature about the same
a. when the eggs were IN the troughs. We
are indebted 10 the Report Of Fish Commis-
s.ogrr for the following. The contributions
to the Or.and works were a, follows: BY
Maine. 5000 dividend q. eggs. l,0S0. 900.
BY Massachusetts, 500; dividend Of eggs.
2.0.o00. BY Connecticut, $500 dividend Of
eggs. 1872 900. Bv the nited States. : 7j7
dividend of eggs. $4,000. Total. money,
Si.j57; eggs. 2.i62.O0O. The Penobscot
river Is the only ri,er on the Atlantic coast
of the Iniied States from which supply Of
sea salmon eggs can be obtained FOR prop
aga;iou."
The novelties are two. Al the Matching
house can o. seen >,ycra! thousand egg.
eros, between the brook and salmon trout.
These ART developing finely. Mr.. Par
fridge has received from Prof Bard -
German Carp" probably the drsl ever
brought 70 Maine The fish resemble the
quNcr in shape less bony grow in leugth
two iect. sometimes. general, abou; y
inches One of the best Of table fish.
Product Of eggs. occasionally. 1oo.ooO each.
Domesticated. at home. and fed a. chickens.
These will most likely spawn next fall; #
they do Mr.. Partridge will become mil
AonalIe.